As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2026

Registration No. 333-299017

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 1 to

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

With a copy to:

Amy Bowler

Holland & Hart LLP

555 17th Street, Suite 3200

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 295-8000

From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) is filing this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-299017), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 18, 2026 (the “Registration Statement”), as an exhibits-only filing solely to amend and restate the exhibit index set forth in Item 16 of Part II of the Registration Statement accordingly.

Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16 of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the exhibit index. The base prospectus, the sales agreement prospectus supplement and the balance of Part II of the Registration Statement are unchanged and have been omitted from this Amendment

Item 16. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Registration Statement:

* To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document incorporated by reference into this registration statement at a later date in connection with a specific offering.

** Previously filed.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Reno, State of Nevada, on September 30, 2026.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.