| 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 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL BATTERY METALS LTD. [ IBATF ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 02/23/2026 | P | 26,427,053 | A | $0.08 | 108,784,978 | I | See notes(1)(2) | ||
| Common Shares, no par value | 541,126 | D | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Warrants(3) | $0.1(4) | 02/23/2026 | P | 26,427,053 | (5) | 02/23/2030 | Common Shares, no par value | (3) | $0 | 86,426,183 | I | See note(6) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes (i) 9,792,659 Common Shares held of record by Elegante Energy LLC, (ii) 2,665,625 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals LLC, (iii) 746,250 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals II LLC, (iv) 735,000 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals III LLC, (v) 3,970,000 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals IV LLC, (vi) 18,640,667 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals VI LLC, (vii) 29,297,348 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals 7 LLC, (viii) 10,906,000 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals 8 LLC, (ix) 2,355,872 Common Shares held of record by JAW Puerto Rico Trust, (x) 3,248,504 Common Shares held of record by Perk Salar, LLC and (xi) 26,427,053 Common Shares held of record by EV Metals 9 LLC. |
| 2. EV Metals GP LLC is the Manager of each of EV Metals LLC, EV Metals II LLC, EV Metals III LLC, EV Metals IV LLC, EV Metals VI LLC, EV Metals 7 LLC, EV Metals 8 LLC, EV Metals 9 LLC and Perk Salar, LLC. Mr. Warnock is the Manager of EV Metals GP LLC and Elegante Energy LLC, and Mr. Warnock is the Investment Trustee of JAW Puerto Rico Trust. As a result, Mr. Warnock may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the foregoing entities. Each such entity and Mr. Warnock disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any. |
| 3. Each Warrant represents the right to acquire one Common Share. |
| 4. Represents an exercise price of $0.14 Canadian dollars, converted to U.S. dollars using the Bank of Canada daily exchange rate of $1.00 to CAD$1.3689 as of February 23, 2026. |
| 5. The Warrants are immediately exercisable. |
| 6. Held of record by EV Metals 9 LLC. Mr. Warnock is the Manager of EV Metals GP LLC, which is the Manager of EV Metals 9 LLC. As a result, Mr. Warnock may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by EV Metals 9 LLC. Mr. Warnock disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. |
| /s/ Norma Garcia, Attorney-in-Fact for Jacob Aaron Warnock | 02/25/2026 | |
| /s/ Norma Garcia, Attorney-in-Fact for EV Metals VI LLC | 02/25/2026 | |
| /s/ Norma Garcia, Attorney-in-Fact for EV Metals 7 LLC | 02/25/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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