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American Battery Technology (ABAT): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $3,562,483FY2024
- $1,598,997FY2025
- $21,546,331FY2026
CEO total pay was $21,546,331 in fiscal 2026, up from $1,598,997 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $425,000 · bonus $646,875 · stock awards $5,213,916 · option awards $15,260,540
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Melsert | $425,000 | $646,875 | $5,213,916 | $15,260,540 | — | — | — | $21,546,331 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Steven Wu | 300,000 | 347,625 | 3,330,450 | 6,887,869 | — | — | — | 10,865,944 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Scott Jolcover | 240,000 | 143,100 | 246,729 | 442,152 | — | — | — | 1,071,981 |
| Chief Resource Officer | ||||||||
| Alejandro Flores Arteaga | 107,692 | 10,500 | 21,585 | 55,591 | — | — | — | 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 officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Melsert | $21,546,331 | $1,598,997 | $3,562,483 | ↑ +19,947,334 |
| Steven Wu | 10,865,944 | 942,485 | — | ↑ +9,923,459 |
| Scott Jolcover | 1,071,981 | 511,008 | 1,189,034 | ↑ +560,973 |
| Alejandro Flores Arteaga | 195,368 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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 policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Jolcover | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | $300,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Jolcover | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 881 | — | $1,656 |
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 1,303 | — | 15,636 |
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 1,319 | — | 2,730 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 4,404 | — | 9,116 |
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 8,334 | — | 62,922 |
| Scott Jolcover | RSU | 10,850 | — | 22,457 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 20,834 | — | 157,297 |
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 25,521 | — | 126,954 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 28,972 | — | 28,103 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 44,353 | — | 224,560 |
| Steven Wu | Option | 44,393 | 1.07 | — |
| Scott Jolcover | RSU | 51,423 | — | 106,433 |
| Ryan Melsert | RSU | 87,901 | — | 181,949 |
| Ryan Melsert | RSU | 102,582 | — | 163,170 |
| Scott Jolcover | PSU | 103,009 | — | 269,834 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 161,696 | — | 388,070 |
| Scott Jolcover | RSU | 176,663 | — | 365,648 |
| Ryan Melsert | PSU | 849,779 | — | 3,049,102 |
| Steven Wu | PSU | 923,436 | — | 2,081,602 |
| Ryan Melsert | RSU | 1,171,990 | — | 2,425,945 |
| Ryan Melsert | Option | 1,420,591 | 0.99 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 43,750 | 128,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172,118 |
| Susan Yun LeeIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair) | 43,750 | 128,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172,118 |
| Lavanya BalakrishnanIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating | 19,712 | 78,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98,642 |
| Sherif MarakbyNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 11,538 | 41,834 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53,372 |
| Ryan MelsertEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
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 | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Peer group, and who names American Battery Technology as a peer
Companies that benchmark against ABAT
1 company names ABAT as a compensation peer
- Lightwave Logic, Inc.LWLGFY2025
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.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Battery Technology Co | 2026 | Ryan 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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-13 | 13,056,508 | 5,256,022 | 267,853 | 71.3% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-13 | 71.3%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.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (17 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Ryan Melsert. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 21,546,331. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Steven Wu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 10,865,944. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Scott Jolcover. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 1,071,981. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Alejandro Flores Arteaga. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 20. As printed: 195,368. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Scott Jolcover RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2025-09-18. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Rick Fezell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,298. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Elizabeth Lowery. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 172,118. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan Yun Lee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 172,118. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Lavanya Balakrishnan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,642. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Sherif Marakby. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 53,372. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ryan Melsert. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-11-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 71.3% (votes for as printed: 13,056,508). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 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).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 118,750 + equity 642,798 + all other 0 = 761,548, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- American Battery Technology Co (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. CEO total compensation as printed in American Battery Technology Co's own proxy. As printed: 21,546,331. View filing ↗