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Fiscal year 2026 · Filings through 2026-09-22

American Battery Technology (ABAT)

CEO Ryan Melsert was paid $21,546,331 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 1247.5% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001493152-26-043609 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$21,546,331 ↑
Ryan Melsert total, FY2026
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
71.3%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2026

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Ryan Melsert$425,000$646,875$5,213,916$15,260,540———$21,546,331
Chief Executive Officer
Steven Wu300,000347,6253,330,4506,887,869———10,865,944
Chief Operating Officer
Scott Jolcover240,000143,100246,729442,152———1,071,981
Chief Resource Officer
Alejandro Flores Arteaga107,69210,50021,58555,591———195,368
Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Ryan Melsert$21,546,331$1,598,997$3,562,483↑ +19,947,334
Steven Wu10,865,944942,485—↑ +9,923,459
Scott Jolcover1,071,981511,0081,189,034↑ +560,973
Alejandro Flores Arteaga195,368———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against ABAT
1 company names ABAT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ABAT in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named ABAT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2026 total
Jesse DeutschCFO$421,326
Ryan MelsertCEO$21,546,331
Scott JolcoverChief Resource Officer$1,071,981
Steven WuCOO$10,865,944
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2026 total
Elizabeth LoweryIndependent Director$172,118
Rick FezellChair of the Board$265,298
Sherif MarakbyFormer director (through FY2025)$53,372
Susan Yun LeeIndependent Director$172,118
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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Scott JolcoverRSU—————$300,000
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Scott Jolcover$300,000$0$00.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Ryan MelsertPSU28,972—$28,103
Scott JolcoverRSU176,663—365,648
Ryan MelsertRSU102,582—163,170
Ryan MelsertPSU849,779—3,049,102
Ryan MelsertRSU1,171,990—2,425,945
Scott JolcoverPSU881—1,656
Steven WuPSU923,436—2,081,602
Ryan MelsertOption1,420,5910.99—
Ryan MelsertPSU161,696—388,070
Ryan MelsertPSU20,834—43,125
Scott JolcoverPSU8,334—17,249
Scott JolcoverPSU103,009—269,834
Ryan MelsertPSU44,353—224,560
Scott JolcoverPSU25,521—126,954
Steven WuOption44,3931.07—
Ryan MelsertRSU87,901—181,949
Ryan MelsertPSU4,404—9,116
Scott JolcoverRSU51,423—106,433
Scott JolcoverRSU10,850—22,457
Scott JolcoverPSU1,319—2,730
Scott JolcoverPSU1,303—2,697
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We seek to ensure that the total compensation paid to our executive officers is reasonable and competitive. Compensation of our executives is structured around the achievement of individual performance and near-term corporate targets as well as long-term business objectives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)75%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingfalse
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20242024-11-1313,056,5085,256,022267,85371.3%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20242024-11-1371.3%a

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2026

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Rick FezellIndependent · Board Chair · Lead Independent Director · Audit Committee (Chair)$0$265,298$0$0$0$265,298
Elizabeth LoweryIndependent · Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)43,750128,368000172,118
Susan Yun LeeIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair)43,750128,368000172,118
Lavanya BalakrishnanIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating19,71278,93000098,642
Sherif MarakbyNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY11,53841,83400053,372
Ryan MelsertEmployee director—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$25,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$118,750
Equity awards (grant-date value)$642,798
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$761,548

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1American Battery Technology2026Ryan Melsert$425,000$5,213,916$15,260,540—$21,546,331

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at American Battery Technology in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Ryan Melsert (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at American Battery Technology in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $21,546,331.
How did shareholders vote on American Battery Technology's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 71.3% of shareholders supported American Battery Technology's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does American Battery Technology spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, American Battery Technology reported total board compensation of $761,548 for fiscal 2026.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Ryan MelsertDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 21,546,331. Filing ↗
2Section 01, Steven WuDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 10,865,944. Filing ↗
3Section 01, Scott JolcoverDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 1,071,981. Filing ↗
4Section 01, Alejandro Flores ArteagaDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 195,368. Filing ↗
5Section 03, Scott Jolcover RSUDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
6Section 07, pay ratio10-K2025-09-180001493152-25-014092Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
7Section 08, Rick FezellDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,298. Filing ↗machine: span 504981–504988
8Section 08, Elizabeth LoweryDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 172,118. Filing ↗machine: span 503752–503759
9Section 08, Susan Yun LeeDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 172,118. Filing ↗machine: span 507445–507452
10Section 08, Lavanya BalakrishnanDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,642. Filing ↗machine: span 508687–508693
11Section 08, Sherif MarakbyDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 53,372. Filing ↗machine: span 506221–506227
12Section 08, Ryan MelsertDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-11-140001493152-24-045758Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 71.3% (votes for as printed: 13,056,508). Filing ↗
14Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
15Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
16Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 118,750 + equity 642,798 + all other 0 = 761,548, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 761,548
17American Battery Technology (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-09-220001493152-26-043609CEO total compensation as printed in American Battery Technology's own proxy. As printed: 21,546,331. Filing ↗

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