Form 8-K

8-K — AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co

Accession: 0001493152-26-045363

Filed: 2026-10-01

Period: 2026-10-01

CIK: 0001576873

SIC: 1400 (MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS))

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENT

REPORT

PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date

of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2026

AMERICAN

BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-41811

33-1227980

(State

or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(IRS

Employer

incorporation

or organization)

File

No.)

Identification

Number)

100

Washington Street, Suite 100

Reno,

89503

(Address

of principal executive offices)

(Zip

Code)

(775)

473-4744

(Registrant’s

telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former

name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check

the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under

any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐

Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities

registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title

of Each Class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common

Stock, $0.001 par value

ABAT

The

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ☐

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item

8.01. Other Events.

October 1, 2026, American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company received

approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security for a license to export certain recycled black mass material,

following the implementation of recently-enacted federal export controls governing critical battery materials.

copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

of Exhibit

99.1

Press Release, dated October 1, 2026

104

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its

behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN

BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

Date:

October 1, 2026

By:

/s/

Ryan Melsert

Ryan

Melsert

Chief

Executive Officer

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

American

Battery Technology Company Receives Approval for Sale of $100 Million of Exported Recycled Black Mass Critical Minerals with License

from U.S. Department of Commerce

Significant

scale-up of commercial operations at American Battery Technology Company’s domestic U.S. critical mineral recycling facility, demonstrated

by its over 400% year-over-year revenue growth and leadership in domestic critical mineral manufacturing

Reno,

Nev., Oct. 1, 2026 – American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical

minerals manufacturing company commercializing technologies for both primary critical minerals manufacturing and secondary recycled minerals

manufacturing, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the sale of up to $100 million of its recycled black mass

material through a license to export under specified terms following the implementation of recently enacted federal export controls governing

critical battery materials.

“We

are grateful for this license and continued support from the U.S. government for the sales of our domestic critical mineral products

as we scale both our current critical mineral recycling facility and also our second recycling facility supported by $150 million in

competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Energy,” said Ryan Melsert, CEO of American Battery Technology Company. “As

demonstrated by the progress reflected in our fiscal year 2026 financial results, we continue to successfully execute on the commercialization

of our technologies and expand our role within the critical minerals value chain.”

This

Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) license follows a year of significant commercial and operational progress for American

Battery Technology Company (ABTC). As highlighted in the company’s recently reported fiscal year 2026 financial results, ABTC continues

to advance the commercialization of its critical mineral recycling technologies, expand customer engagement, and execute against its

strategy of building a domestically integrated critical minerals platform. The ability to continue selling exported recycled black mass

critical minerals supports current operations, strengthens the company’s market position, and further enhances its ability to capitalize

on growing demand for critical minerals across global supply chains.

ABTC

currently operates its first commercial-scale critical mineral recycling facility near Reno, Nevada, where it processes end-of-life batteries

and manufacturing scrap into strategically recovered materials, including copper, aluminum, steel, lithium-rich intermediates, and black

mass. The facility began commercial operations in 2023 and utilizes the company’s internally developed battery recycling technologies.

Black

mass contains valuable critical minerals, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite, which can be further refined and

returned to the critical mineral supply chain for the manufacturing of new products. ABTC has previously emphasized its commitment to

supporting the development of a North American closed-loop circular economy through the recovery, recycling, and reuse of critical minerals.

The

company remains focused on expanding domestic critical mineral production through both recycling and primary resource development initiatives,

helping strengthen U.S. supply chain resilience and support the growing demand for critical minerals essential to electrification, energy

storage, and national energy security.

About

American Battery Technology Company

American

Battery Technology Company (ABTC), headquartered in Reno, Nevada, has pioneered first-of-kind technologies to unlock domestically manufactured

and recycled battery metals critically needed to help meet the significant demand from the electric vehicle, stationary storage, and

consumer electronics industries. Committed to a circular supply chain for battery metals, ABTC works to continually innovate and master

new battery metals technologies that power a global transition to electrification and the future of sustainable energy.

Forward-Looking

Statements

This

press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements.”

Although the American Battery Technology Company’s (the “Company”) management believes that such forward-looking statements

are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. Forward looking statements include, among other

things, statements concerning: the effect of the BIS license to export black mass, changes in government policy regarding critical minerals,

and our ability to develop domestic sales channels of black mass; offtake agreements with customers; the Company’s future sales

of products to customers, including the amounts, timing, and types of products included within those sales; potential loans, grants,

and debt financing arrangements, including due diligence, the amount and type of debt, its syndication, and the schedule for closing;

the scale of the battery recycling operations; the anticipated production from the integrated pilot facility; the scale, construction,

and operation of the battery recycling operations, integrated pilot facility, Tonopah Flats Lithium Project, and commercial lithium mine

and refinery; and the costs, schedules, production and economic projections associated with the foregoing. These forward-looking statements

involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from those anticipated.

Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s ability to maintain its

BIS license to export black mass; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; interpretations or reinterpretations of

geologic information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain permits required for future exploration, development or production,

general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements

and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable

terms or at all. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking

statements is available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form

10-K for the year ended June 30, 2026. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced in

this press release.

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American

Battery Technology Company

Media

Contact:

Tiffiany

Moehring

tmoehring@batterymetals.com

720-254-1556

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