BLTH 8-K
American Battery Materials, Inc. (BLTH)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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ITEM 3.03 MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS OF RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS.
On August 4, 2023, American Battery Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a certificate of amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Amended Certificate”). The Amended Certificate is intended to effect a 1-for-300 reverse stock split of the Company’s shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) on August 1, 2023. The Board, and stockholders holding a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote, previously approved and authorized future amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock by a ratio of not less than 1-for-10 and not more than 1-for-1,000, at any time prior to October 20, 2023, with the Board having the discretion to determine whether or not a reverse stock split is to be effected, and if effected, the exact ratio for the reverse stock split within the approved range.
Upon effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, every three hundred (300) shares of the Company’s pre-reverse split common stock will be combined and reclassified into one (1) share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. The Reverse Stock Split will not modify the rights or preferences of the common stock. No fractional shares will be issued if, as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, a registered stockholder would otherwise become entitled to a fractional share. Instead, stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they held a number of shares not evenly divisible by the ratio of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be entitled to rounding up of their fractional share to the nearest whole share.
The Reverse Stock Split will not be effective until FINRA provides instruction for allowance of the Reverse Stock Split. At that time, the Company’s common stock will also be assigned a new CUSIP number. The Amended Certificate is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. All descriptions of the Amended Certificate herein are qualified in their entirety by the actual text of the Amended Certificate.
Important Information and Where to Find It
The Company has previously disclosed a proposed business combination with SGII (the “Proposed Business Combination”) and related transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”). In connection with the Transactions, (i) the Company intends to file Schedule 14C Information Statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); and, (ii) SGII intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus of SGII (the “S-4”), as well as other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. Stockholders will be able to obtain copies of the S-4 and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this communication is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this communication.
Participants in the Solicitation
SGII and the Company and certain of their respective directors, executive officers, and other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from SGII’s and ABM’s stockholders in connection with the Transactions. SGII’s and ABM’s stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and officers of SGII and ABM, in, respectively, SGII’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 4, 2023; and, ABM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 21, 2023. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to SGII stockholders in connection with the Proposed Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy statement for the Proposed Business Combination to be filed by SGII. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposed Business Combination will be included in the Registration Statement that SGII intends to file with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposed Business Combination will be included in the Form S-4 that SGII intends to file with the SEC.
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No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Forward Looking Statements
This Report includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this communication, regarding the Proposed Business Combination, ABM’s ability to consummate the Transactions, the benefits of the Transactions and the combined company’s future financial performance, as well as the combined company’s strategy, future operations, estimated financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current expectations of the respective management of SGII and ABM and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of SGII or ABM. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the business combination, including the risk that any regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the business combination or that the approval of the stockholders of SGII or ABM is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of business combination; risk relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to ABM; the amount of redemption requests made by SGII’s stockholders; the overall level of consumer demand for lithium; general economic conditions and other factors affecting; disruption and volatility in the global currency, capital, and credit markets; ABM’s ability to implement its business and growth strategy; changes in governmental regulation, ABM’s exposure to litigation claims and other loss contingencies; disruptions and other impacts to ABM’s business, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and government actions and restrictive measures implemented in response, and as a result of the proposed transaction; ABM’s ability to comply with environmental regulations; competitive pressures from many sources, including those, having more experience and better financing; changes in technology that adversely affect demand for lithium compounds; the impact that global climate change trends may have on ABM and its potential extraction operations; any breaches of, or interruptions in, SGII’s or ABM’s information systems; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of electricity and other raw materials and contracted products as well as foreign currency fluctuations; changes in tax laws and liabilities, tariffs, legal, regulatory, political and economic risks.
More information on potential factors that could affect SGII’s or ABM’s financial results is included from time-to-time in SGII’s and ABM’s respective public reports filed with the SEC, including their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as the S-4 SGII plans to file with the SEC in connection with SGII’s solicitation of proxies for the meeting of stockholders to be held to approve, among other things, the Proposed Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize or SGII’s or ABM’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither SGII nor ABM presently know, or that SGII and ABM currently believe are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect SGII’s and ABM’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. SGII and ABM anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. However, while SGII and ABM may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, SGII and ABM specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing SGII’s or ABM’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: 08 August 2023 | AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC. | |
| BY: | /s/ SEBASTIAN LUX | |
| Sebastian Lux, | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
| BY: |
/s/ DAVID GRABER | |
| David Graber, | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 3.1
| State of Delaware | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Division of Corporations | |
| Delivered 03:05 PM 08/04/2023 | |
| FILED 03:05 PM 08/04/2023 | |
| SR 20233171472 - File Number 4324016 |
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that:
First: The name of this Corporation is American Battery Materials, Inc.
Second: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 26, 2007 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
Third: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, by unanimous written consent pursuant to Section 141(f) of the DGCL, duly adopted the following amendment to Article 4 of the Certificate of Incorporation by adding the following paragraph to the end of Article 4:
Article 4 — Corporate Capitalization. Effective upon the filing of this Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), every three hundred (300) shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding or held in the treasury of the Corporation immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be combined into one (1) share of Common Stock, without any further action by the holders of such shares (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split will be effected on a certificate-by-certificate basis, and any fractional shares resulting from such combination shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share on a certificate-by-certificate basis. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. A holder of Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive just a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will receive one whole share of Common Stock in lieu of such fractional share. Each stock certificate or book-entry position that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate or book-entry position have been reclassified pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split. All rights, preferences, and privileges of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split in accordance with this Amendment.
Fourth: This Amendment shall become effective immediately upon being duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.
Fifth: That, by written consent executed in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL, the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, and the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, was given written notice of the proposed Amendment and voted in favor of the adoption of the Amendment. The necessary numbers of shares, as required by statute, were voted in favor of the Amendment.
Sixth: The Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL.
Seventh: All other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the 3rd day of August, 2023.
| AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC. | ||
| BY: | /s/ Sebastian Lux | |
| Name: | Sebastian Lux | |
| Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | |