FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GALLOWAY JAMES GARRETT (Last) (First) (Middle) 12 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 1100 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77046 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERNATIONAL BATTERY METALS LTD. [ IBATF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP of Corporate Development
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2026
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares, no par value	06/15/2026		M		400,000	A	$ 0	400,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(1)	06/15/2026		M			400,000	(2)	(2)	Common Stock, no par value	400,000	$ 0	0	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Unit	(3)							(4)	(4)	Common Shares, no par value	800,000		800,000	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Unit	(3)							(5)	(5)	Common Shares, no par value	200,000		200,000	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Unit	(3)							(6)	(6)	Common Shares, no par value	1,721,810		1,721,810	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Unit	(3)							(7)	(7)	Common Shares, no par value	860,905		860,905	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") each represent a contingent right to receive one common share of International Battery Metals Ltd. (the "Issuer").

2. Represents Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") granted on June 2, 2025, under International Battery Metals Ltd.'s (the "Issuer") Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended, the "Plan"), which vests in full on June 15, 2026. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Common Share.

3. Each PBRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.

4. Represents Performance Based Restricted Share Units ("PBRSUs") granted on June 2, 2025, under the Plan, which shall vest upon completion of and deployment of two additional Direct Lithium Extraction Plants, subject to the terms of the associated Restricted Share Unit Agreement.

5. Represents Performance Based Restricted Share Units granted on February 4, 2026, which will vest in full 60 days following the Issuer's successful listing on a major stock exchange.

6. Represents Performance Based Restricted Share Units granted on February 4, 2026, of which, 50% shall vest upon the Issuer achieving an annualized EBITDA of $25 million and the remaining 50% shall vest upon the Issuer achieving an annualized EBITDA of $50 million.

7. Represents Performance Based Restricted Share Units granted on February 4, 2026, of which, 50% shall vest upon the Issuer achieving a $750 million market capitalization over a 60 day volume weighted average trading price and the remaining 50% shall vest upon the Issuer achieving $1.5 billion market capitalization over a 60 day volume weighted average trading price.

	/s/ Norma Garcia, Attorney-in-Fact	06/17/2026
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