American Battery Materials, Inc 10-Q for FY2023 Q3
American Battery Materials, Inc. (BLTH)
About this 10-Q
American Battery Materials, Inc filed this 10-Q on November 14, 2023, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (FY2023 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2023, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net loss
- $943.02K
- compared with a net loss of $506.87K a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.00
- compared with $0.00 a year earlier
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AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Noncurrent assets | ||||||||
| Mineral claims | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Promissory notes payable, net of discount | ||||||||
| Promissory notes payable – related party | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable, net of discount | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable – related party | ||||||||
| Current capital lease obligation | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other Expenses / Income | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on change in fair value of derivative liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on settlement of liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of stock issued for note modification | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Extension fees due to SPAC Sponsor | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Total other expenses / income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | |||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
| Preferred stock | Common stock | Additional Paid in | Accumulated | Total Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock issued for cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for note conversion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2022 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for warrant exercise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for cashlesswarrant exercise | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for note modification | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued with notes | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2023 | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2022 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock issued for cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2022 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for cashlesswarrant exercise | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for note modification | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued with notes | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Gain on settlement of liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gain on change in fair value of debt and warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Fair value of stock issued for note modification | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ( | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Acquisition of mineral claims | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible notes | ||||||||
| Proceeds from promissory notes | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from warrant exercises | ||||||||
| Repayment of convertible note | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | ||||||||
| Cash, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosures: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash items: | ||||||||
| Convertible notes converted to common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued payable exchanged for convertible note | $ | $ | ||||||
| Promissory notes converted to convertible notes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued interest on promissory notes converted to convertible notes | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
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AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Nature of the Business
American Battery Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) is a US based renewable energy company focused on the extraction, refinement and distribution of technical minerals in an environmentally responsible manner.
The Company formerly developed, marketed and distributed various self-serve electronic kiosks and mall/airport co-branded islands throughout North America. Due to the nationwide shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company spent a portion of 2020 restructuring and retiring certain corporate debt and obligations, while focusing on implementing a new operational direction.
Through the corporate reorganization and repositioning process, the Company found itself with the unique opportunity to expand its management team and acquire mining claims that historically reported high levels of Lithium and other tech minerals. The Company hired and affiliated itself with industry veterans that bring decades of experience, credibility and relationships.
On
November 5, 2021, the Company acquired the rights to 102 Federal Mining Claims located in the Lisbon Valley of Utah for $
On
April 25, 2023, the Company formed Mountain Sage Minerals LLC, a Utah limited liability company, of which it is the
On May 1, 2023, FINRA completed the processing of our application for a name change, and our name was officially changed to American Battery Materials, Inc. At the same time, the Company’s trading symbol was changed to BLTH. These changes better reflect the business of the Company.
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SGII”), and Lithium Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SGII (“Merger Sub”). SGII is a blank check company, also referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. SGII is an early stage and emerging growth company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger. As a result of the transactions under the Merger Agreement, ABM will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGII. The stockholders of ABM will become stockholders of SGII under an exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement. The closing of the transactions under the Merger Agreement is expected to be consummated in 2023, after the required approval by the stockholders of SGII and the fulfillment of certain other conditions.
On
July 14, 2023, the Company, SGII, and Merger Sub (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Parties agreed to (i) reduce the value of the shares
of SGII common stock to be paid as consideration to ABM’s stockholders from $
On August 4, 2023, the Company filed an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) in order to effect a reverse stock split in the ratio of 1-for-300 (the “Reverse Split”). The Company and its shareholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote previously approved a reverse stock split for not less than 1-for-10 and not more than 1-for-1,000, at any time prior to October 20, 2023, with the Company’s Board having the discretion to determine whether or not the Reverse Split is to be effected, and if effected, the exact ratio for the Reverse Split within the above range. On August 1, 2023, the Company’s unanimously approved the Reverse Split and authorized the filing of the Amendment. Although the Amendment has been filed, the Reverse Split will not be effective and will not be reflected (i) in the stock price of the Company; or, (ii) in the Company’s financials until the Revere Split is processed by FINRA. The Company has submitted an application to FINRA for a corporate action in order to implement and effect the Reverse Split.
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The Company has been moving forward with its strategy of employing advanced brine extractive technology methodologies and has been in talks with numerous extraction providers. Selective mineral extraction is clearly the most cost-effective and ESG friendly approach currently available. Technologies are being utilized that can extract the desired minerals and metals from the brine and then re-inject the brines back down into the aquafer. The prospective partners have been provided the analytical results from the technical reports, but will soon provide current results, analytical, geotech modeling, aquifer modeling, recharge, flows, and depth.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are condensed and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair and non-misleading presentation of the financial statements have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2022 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Battery Materials, Inc. and the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiaries U-Vend America, Inc., U-Vend Canada, Inc., U-Vend USA LLC, and Mountain Sage Minerals LLC. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and be based on events different from those assumptions. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; estimating, therefore, requires the exercise of judgment. Thus, accounting estimates change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, or as additional information is obtained.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets. Equipment has estimated useful lives between three and seven years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If it is determined that an asset group is not recoverable, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value.
Mineral Rights and Properties
The
Company capitalizes acquisition costs until the Company determines the economic viability of the property. Since the Company does not
have proven and probable reserves as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulation S-K 1300, exploration
expenditures are expensed as incurred. The Company expenses mineral lease costs and repair and maintenance costs as incurred. The Company
reviews the carrying value of our properties for impairment, including mineral rights, upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances
that indicate the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. During the period ending September 30, 2023 the Company took action
to expand on its rights to 102 federal mining claims located in the Lisbon Valley of Utah that it purchased on November 5, 2021 for $
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Earnings Per Share
The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic earnings per share reflect the actual weighted average of shares issued and outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed including the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential shares had been issued. In a loss period, the calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share is considered to be the same, as the impact of potential common shares is anti-dilutive.
As
of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were approximately
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. Certain warrants issued by the Company contain terms that result in the warrants being classified as derivative liabilities for accounting purposes. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair market value and then is revalued at each reporting date, with changes in fair value reported in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
| ● | Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
| ● | Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that the Company values using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the derivative instruments, can be derived from observable data, or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. |
| ● | Level 3: Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 instruments include derivative warrant instruments. The Company does not have sufficient corroborating evidence to support classifying these assets and liabilities as Level 1 or Level 2. |
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” which requires all stock-based awards granted to employees, directors, and non-employees to be measured at grant date fair value of the equity instrument issued and recognized as expense. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally equivalent to the vesting period. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The measurement date for the non-forfeitable awards to nonemployees that vest immediately is the date the award is issued.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” the core principle of which is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of control for promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying the revenue recognition principles, an entity is required to identify the contract(s) with a customer, identify the performance obligations, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and recognize revenue as the performance obligations are satisfied (i.e., either over time or at a point in time). ASC 606 further requires that companies disclose sufficient information to enable readers of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
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The
Company recognized $
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On August 5, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. This ASU is effective for public business entities, excluding smaller reporting companies, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and for all other entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted for all entities no earlier than for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the effects this ASU will have on its financial statements.
The Company has examined all other recent accounting pronouncements and determined that they will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Note 3 - Going Concern
The accompanying
consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company had net loss of $
Until the Company can generate significant cash from operations, its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining additional financing. The Company hopes to raise additional financing, potentially through the sale of debt or equity instruments, or a combination, to fund its operations for the next 12 months and allow the Company to continue the development of its business plans and satisfy its obligations on a timely basis. Should additional financing not be available, the Company will have to negotiate with its lenders to extend the repayment dates of its indebtedness. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully restructure its debt obligations in the event it fails to obtain additional financing. These conditions have raised substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the financial statements, which has not been alleviated.
Note 4 - Debt
Promissory Notes Payable
In
2014 and 2016, the Company issued two promissory notes in the total principal amount of $
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued two additional unsecured promissory notes and borrowed an aggregate amount of $
Accrued
interest at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 on these notes totaled $
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During
the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into 5 promissory note agreements in the aggregate amount of $
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into short-term promissory note agreement in the amount of $
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, $
Convertible Notes Payable and Convertible Notes Payable – Related Party
In
February 2023, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement in the amount of $
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into Note Purchase Agreements with seven investors not affiliated with
the Company (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Purchasers purchased from the Company convertible notes (the “Convertible
Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $
The
Convertible Notes provide for a maturity of 12-months;
(a) The Convertible Notes automatically convert into Conversion Shares upon the shares of the Company’s common stock being listed on a higher exchange due to the (i) pricing and funding of an S-1 registration statement; or, (ii) the closing of a transaction resulting in the uplist (either, a “Triggering Transaction”). The conversion price for the Conversion Shares in an automatic conversion shall be equal to:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(b)
The Purchasers have the right to convert into Conversion Shares, in whole or in part, at any time after 180-days following the Issuance
Date. The conversion price for the Conversion Shares in a voluntary conversion shall be equal to
| 2023 | $ | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| Total | $ |
| Nine months ended | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Balance of embedded derivative at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Change in fair value of conversion features | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance of embedded derivatives at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
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Note 5 - Capital Lease Obligations
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company entered into various capital lease agreements. The leases expire at various points through the year ended December 31, 2023.
| 2023 | $ | |||
| Total minimum lease payments | ||||
| Less: Amount represented interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of minimum lease payments and guaranteed residual value | $ |
Note 6 - Capital Stock
On
October 20, 2022 the Company , following receipt of written approval from stockholders acting without a meeting and holding at least
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting, filed an amendment to its Certificate
of Incorporation to (i) change the name of the Company to “AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.” (the “Name Change”);
and, (ii) increase the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $
On
October 20, 2022, in addition to the Name Change and the Authorized Share Increase, the holder of
| 1. | Future
amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to implement a decrease in the authorized shares of the Company’s
Common Stock from |
| 2. | Future amendment of the Company’s 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, (the “Reverse Split”), at any time prior to the Anniversary Date, with the Board having the discretion to determine whether or not the Reverse Split is to be effected, and if effected, the exact ratio for the Reverse Split within the above range. |
Preferred Stock
The
Company has authorization for “blank check” preferred stock, which could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and
other rights superior to common stock. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were
On
August 12, 2022, the Company effected with the Delaware Secretary of State a designation of
The
Series A Preferred may vote on any action upon which holders of the Common Stock may vote, and they shall vote together as one class
with voting rights equal to sixty percent (
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company converted
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Common Stock
The
Company has authorized
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued
Note 7 - Stock Options and Warrants
Warrants
| Warrants | Exercise Price | Expiration | ||||||||
| 2018 Warrants – financing | $ | |||||||||
| 2018 Warrants for services | $ | |||||||||
| 2019 Warrants –financing | $ | |||||||||
| 2019 Warrants for services | $ | |||||||||
| 2020 Warrants for services | $ | |||||||||
| 2022 Exchange warrants | $ | |||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
| Number of Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term | ||||||||||
| Balance outstanding at December 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ||||||||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Balance outstanding as of September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
| Exercisable as of September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
The
intrinsic value of the outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2023 was $
Equity Incentive Plan
On
July 22, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
and on July 26, 2011, stockholders holding a majority of shares of the Company approved, by written consent, the Plan and the issuance
under the Plan of
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Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies
As
disclosed and discussed and Note 1, above, the Merger Agreement was amended on July 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties
agreed, among other things, that the Company would fund one-half of the additional payment into trust (i.e., $
Note 9 - Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated events occurring subsequent to September 30, 2023 through the date of the issuance of these financial statements and noted the following:
On
October 20, 2023, the Company issued
On
October 20, 2023, the Company issued
On October 26, 2023, the Company dismissed Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah (a dba of Heaton & Company, PLLC) (“Pinnacle”) as the Company’s independent registered accountant.
On October 26, 2023, the Company engaged and executed an agreement with GreenGrowth CPAs (“GreenGrowth”), as the Company’s new independent registered accountant. This change in the Company's independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company's Board of Directors effective October 26, 2023.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements.” Except for the historical information contained herein, this report contains forward-looking statements (identified by the words “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “hope,” “strategy” and similar expressions), which are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those discussed under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023, and those described herein that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements, and the following:
| ● | Our limited operating history with our business model; |
| ● | The limited financing currently available to us. We may in the near future have a number of obligations that we will be unable to meet without generating additional income or raising additional capital; |
| ● | Further cost reductions or curtailment in future operations due to our low cash balance and negative cash flow; |
| ● | Our ability to effect a financing transaction to fund our operations which could adversely affect the value of our stock; |
| ● | Our limited cash resources may not be sufficient to fund continuing losses from operations; |
| ● | The failure of our products and services to achieve market acceptance; |
| ● | The inability to compete in our market, especially against established industry competitors with greater market presence and financial resources; and |
| ● | The failure to close the proposed Merger Agreement with SGII, as described below, or the failure to successfully integrate our business with SGII upon a closing of the proposed Merger Agreement. |
Objective
The objective of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is to provide users of our financial statements with the following:
| ● | A narrative explanation from the perspective of management of our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect future results; |
| ● | Useful context to the financial statements; and |
| ● | Information that allows assessment of the likelihood that past performance is indicative of future performance. |
This MD&A is a supplement to, and should be read together with, our financial statements, including notes, referenced elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, and is provided to enhance your understanding of our operations and financial condition. Due to rounding, some parts of this discussion may not sum or calculate precisely to the totals and percentages provided in the tables.
The following discussion and analysis provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes that appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Overview and Outlook
American Battery Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) is a US based renewable energy company focused on the extraction, refinement and distribution of technical minerals in an environmentally responsible manner. The Company formerly developed, marketed and distributed various self-serve electronic kiosks and mall/airport co-branded islands throughout North America. Due to the nationwide shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company spent a portion of 2020 restructuring and retiring certain corporate debt and obligations, and focusing on implementing a new operational direction.
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Through the corporate reorganization and repositioning process, the Company found itself with the unique opportunity to expand its management team and acquire mining claims that historically reported high levels of Lithium and other tech minerals. The Company hired and affiliated itself with industry veterans that bring decades of experience, credibility and relationships.
On November 5, 2021, the Company acquired the rights to 102 Federal Mining Claims located in the Lisbon Valley of Utah for $100,000. The acquisition was driven by historical mineral data from seven (7) existing wells with brine aquifer access. We have not yet commenced any mining operations, and we are an Exploration Stage Company, as defined in Regulation S-K, Subpart 1300 (“Regulation S-K 1300”). An independent third-party technical report indicated that further investment and development in the claims was warranted, although no determination has been made whether we have any reserves of minerals. Similarly, no determined has been made whether mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted. We have no reserves as defined by Regulation S-K 1300.
On October 20, 2022 the Company, following receipt of written approval from stockholders acting without a meeting and holding at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting, filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to (i) change the name of the Company to “AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.” (the “Name Change”); and, (ii) increase the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 600,000,000 to 4,500,000,000 (the “Authorized Share Increase”). The Name Change was processed by FINRA and was effective on May 1, 2023, at which time the Company’s trading symbol was also changed to BLTH. The Authorized Share Increase was effective as of October 20, 2022.
On October 20, 2022, in addition to the Name Change and the Authorized Share Increase, the holder of 63.86% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote took action by written consent and without a meeting, pursuant to Delaware General Corporate Law Section 228, and adopted and approved the following actions:
| 1. | Future amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to implement a decrease in the authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock from 4,500,000,000 to a number of not less than 10,000,000 and not more than 2,000,000,000 (the “Authorized Share Reduction”), at any time prior to October 20, 2023 (the “Anniversary Date”), with the Board having the discretion to determine whether or not the Authorized Share Reduction is to be effected, and if effected, the exact number of the Authorized Share Reduction within the above range. |
| 2. | Future amendment of the Company’s 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, (the “Reverse Split”), at any time prior to the Anniversary Date, with the Board having the discretion to determine whether or not the Reverse Split is to be effected, and if effected, the exact ratio for the Reverse Split within the above range. |
On April 25, 2023, the Company formed Mountain Sage Minerals LLC, a Utah limited liability company, of which it is the 100% owner. The Company will look to expand its holdings in the Lisbon Valley area with the acquisition of additional mineral claims and joint venture opportunities through this new LLC.
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SGII”), and Lithium Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SGII (“Merger Sub”). SGII is a blank check company, also referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. SGII is an early stage and emerging growth company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger. As a result of the transactions under the Merger Agreement, ABM will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGII. The stockholders of ABM will become stockholders of SGII under an exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement. The closing of the transactions under the Merger Agreement is expected to be consummated in 2023, after the required approval by the stockholders of SGII and the fulfillment of certain other conditions. The Merger Agreement was amended on July 14, 2023 (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties agreed to (i) reduce the value of the shares of SGII common stock to be paid as consideration to ABM’s stockholders from $160 million to $120 million; (ii) extend the Merger Agreement’s termination date from August 19, 2023 to February 19, 2024; and, (iii) amend the Merger Agreement to obligate the Company to fund one-half of the additional payment into trust (i.e., $0.015 per share by the Company) that SGII intends to make in connection with an extension to the date by which SGII must complete a business combination. If the Company fails to make any such contribution that is subsequently funded by SGII (each, a “Contribution Shortfall”), then the Company shall issue to SGII’s sponsor a number of shares with value equal to two times the amount of all Contribution Shortfalls either (a) if the transactions under the Merger Agreement close, of the post-business combination company; or, (b) if the transactions under the Merger Agreement do not close, of the Company.
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The Company has been moving forward with its strategy of employing advanced brine extractive technology methodologies and has been in talks with numerous extraction providers. Selective mineral extraction is clearly the most cost-effective and ESG friendly approach currently available. Technologies are being utilized that can extract the desired minerals and metals from the brine and then re-inject the brines back down into the aquafer. The prospective partners have been provided the analytical results from the technical reports, but will soon provide current results, analytical, geotech modeling, aquifer modeling, recharge, flows, and depth. We will need funding to support continuing operations and support our growth strategy, and we will need to finance operations by offering any combination of equity offerings, debt financing, collaborations, strategic alliances, or other licensing arrangements. There is no assurance we will be able to raise sufficient capital to finance our operations. There is also a risk that the proposed Merger Agreement with SGII, as described below, will not close, or that we will fail to successfully integrate our business with SGII upon a closing of the proposed Merger Agreement.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Revenue
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no revenue.
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $624,952, an increase of $293,217 or 36%, compared to $331,735 for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in operating expenses was mainly due to an increase in professional fees, mining maintenance fees and stock compensation expenses. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company activated consulting teams to pursue additional land acquisitions, and to begin the State and Federal permitting process for project development work.
In addition, the Company initiated construction strategies based on reports from RESPEC, the Company’s engineering partner, for geological modeling and drill entry design and related planning.
Fair value of stock issued for note modification
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a fair value of stock issued for note modification of $168,856. No such transactions were noted during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Extension fees due to SPAC Sponsor
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $101,662 of extension fees due to SPAC Sponsor. No such transactions were noted during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was $47,554, as compared to $175,133 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to the conversion of convertible notes payable during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $943,024 as compared to the net loss of $506,868 during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Nine months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2022
Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no revenue.
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $2,165,494, an increase of $1,343,499 or 163%, compared to $821,995 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in operating expenses was mainly due to an increase in professional fees, mining maintenance fees and stock compensation expenses. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company activated consulting teams to pursue additional land acquisitions, and to begin the State and Federal permitting process for project development work.
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In addition, the Company initiated construction strategies based on reports from RESPEC, the Company’s engineering partner, for geological modeling and drill entry design and related planning.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a gain on the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $211,345. The underlying convertible notes were converted during the fourth quarter of 2022, resulting in no derivative liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Gain on Settlement of Liabilities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a gain on settlement of liabilities of $67,984, consisting of $7,008 in principal and $60,976 in interest forgiven by noteholders. No such transactions were noted during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Fair value of stock issued for note modification
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a fair value of stock issued for note modification of $168,856. No such transactions were noted during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Extension fees due to SPAC Sponsor
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $101,662 of extension fees due to SPAC Sponsor. No such transactions were noted during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $94,771, as compared to $537,938 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due to the conversion of convertible notes payable during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $2,462,799 as compared to the net loss of $1,148,558 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for capital expenditures. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company had net loss of $2,462,799 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, has accumulated losses totaling $20,317,636, and has a working capital deficit of $3,165,242 as of September 30, 2023. These factors, among others, indicate that the Company may be unable to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Since we acquired our first mining claims in November 2021, we have faced an increasingly challenging liquidity situation that has limited our ability to execute on our operating plan. The Company will need to raise additional financing in order to fund its operations for the next 12 months, and to allow the Company to continue the development of its business plans and satisfy its obligations on a timely basis. Should additional financing not be available, the Company will have to negotiate with its lenders to extend the repayment dates of its indebtedness. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully restructure its debt obligations in the event it fails to obtain additional financing.
Sources of additional capital through various financing transactions or arrangements with third parties may include equity or debt financing, bank loans or revolving credit facilities. We may not be successful in locating suitable financing transactions in the time period required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means. Unless we can attract additional investment, our operating as a going concern is in doubt.
If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may have to cease filing the required reports and cease operations completely. If we obtain additional funds by selling any of our equity securities or by issuing common stock to pay current or future obligations, the percentage ownership of our stockholders will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution, or the equity securities may have rights preferences or privileges senior to the common stock.
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company used $1,911,600 of cash in operating activities as a result of the Company’s net loss of $2,462,799, increased by gain on debt settlement of $67,984 and amortization of debt discount of $89,876, and offset by fair value of options issued for note modification of $168,856, share-based compensation of $446,113, and net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $94,090.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company used $720,338 of cash in operating activities as a result of the Company’s net loss of $1,148,588, offset by share-based compensation of $11,080, change in fair market value of derivative liability of $211,345, and net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $628,515.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company expended $106,000 for staking activities related to new federal mining claims located in the Lisbon Valley of Utah.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had no investing activities.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, financing activities provided $2,314,000, resulting from $2,025,000 in proceeds from convertible notes, $100,000 in proceeds from promissory notes, and $189,000 in proceeds from the exercise of warrants.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, financing activities provided $765,000, resulting from $590,000 in proceeds from convertible notes, $200,000 in proceeds from promissory notes, and $50,000 in proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, offset by $75,000 in repayments of convertible notes.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, an effect on its financial condition, financial statements, revenues or expenses.
Inflation
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the existence of inflationary trends on the U.S. economy and the recent increase in interest rates. Although the Company’s operations are influenced by general economic conditions, it does not believe that inflation or rising interest rates had a material effect on its results of operations during the last two years. While it is reasonably possible that such uncertainties, and governmental and societal actions to manage them, could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position in the future, the specific impact is currently not readily determinable.
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Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023 describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and be based on events different from those assumptions. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; estimating therefore, requires the exercise of judgment. Thus, accounting estimates change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired or as additional information is obtained. The following critical accounting policies are impacted significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
| ● | Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis |
| ● | Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that the Company values using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the derivative instruments, can be derived from observable data, or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. |
| ● | Level 3: Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 instruments include derivative warrant instruments. The Company does not have sufficient corroborating evidence to support classifying these assets and liabilities as Level 1 or Level 2. |
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. Certain warrants issued by the Company contain terms that result in the warrants being classified as derivative liabilities for accounting purposes. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair market value and then is revalued at each reporting date, with changes in fair value reported in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks.
Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations
Our results of operations may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgences and the emergence of new variants, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the Ukraine. We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration, or magnitude, or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
David Graber, who serves as our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Sebastian Lux, who serves as our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Financial Officer (collectively referred to herein as “Senior Management”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Senior Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on its evaluation, Senior Management concluded as of September 30, 2023 that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, Senior Management believes the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly represent in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows at and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. However, Senior Management is currently seeking to improve our controls and procedures in an effort to remediate the deficiencies described above.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by any forward-looking statements contained in this report. As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide any additional information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The following information represents securities sold by the Company during the period covered by this Quarterly Report, and the subsequent period, which were not registered under the Securities Act. Included are sales of reacquired securities, as well as new issues, securities issued in exchange for property, services, or other securities, and new securities resulting from the modification of outstanding securities. All issuances were exempt under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act unless otherwise noted.
| ● | On August 7, 2023, the Company issued 6,883,399 shares of its Common Stock upon the cashless exercise of a Warrant. |
| ● | On August 15, 2023, the Company issued 3,299,293 shares of its Common Stock upon the cashless exercise of a Warrant. |
| ● | On August 23, 2023, the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of its Common Stock upon the mandatory exchange of the 50,000 Series A preferred shares, which Series A shares were then returned to treasury as authorized and unissued shares. |
| ● | On September 11, 2023, the Company issued 1,010,402 shares of its Common Stock to the holder of a note previously issued by the Company in the original principal amount of $100,000. The shares were issued in connection with the agreement of the holder to extend the maturity date of note. |
| ● | On September 22, 2023, the Company issued a total of 15,624,824 shares of its Common Stock to each of the five holders (the “Holders”) of convertible notes previously issued by the Company in the original cumulative principal amount of $1,550,000. The shares were issued in connection with the agreement of each of the Holders to extend the time by which each can voluntarily convert its respective Note into shares of Common Stock. |
| ● | On September 22, 2023, the Company issued a total of 4,546,809 shares of its Common Stock to each of two purchasers of convertible notes issued by the Company in the original cumulative principal amount of $450,000. The shares were issued as additional consideration for the notes. |
| ● | On September 22, 2023, the Company issued 8,500,000 shares of its Common Stock to a lender which provided $100,000 in net proceeds in exchange for a $125,000 short-term note issued by the Company ($25,000 of original issue discount). The shares were issued as additional consideration for the loan. |
| ● | On October 20, 2023, the Company issued 9,210,526 shares of its Common Stock upon the exercise of a Warrant, in exchange for the payment of $35,000. |
| ● | On October 20, 2023, the Company issued 525,000 shares of its common stock as compensation for services rendered by an independent consultant. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 21.1* | List of subsidiaries of Registrant. | |
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) | |
| 32.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document. | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| November 14, 2023 | AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Sebastian Lux | |
| Sebastian Lux, | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer, | ||
| President, and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| By: | /s/ David Graber | |
| David Graber, | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
Mountain Sage Minerals LLC, a Utah limited liability company
Exhibit 31.1
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Sebastian Lux, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Battery Materials, Inc. for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023. |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| DATED: November 14, 2023 | /s/ Sebastian Lux |
| Sebastian Lux, President, | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer, | |
| (Principal Executive Officer), and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Battery Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Sebastian Lux, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
| DATED: November 14, 2023 | /s/ Sebastian Lux |
| Sebastian Lux, President, | |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer, | |
| (Principal Executive Officer), and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |