SEC Form 4

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 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RUTLEDGE MICHAEL A (Last) (First) (Middle) 12 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 1100 (Street) HOUSTON TEXAS 77046 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country)	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) Chief Financial Officer
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/02/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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	06/02/2026		M		450,000	A	$0(1)	450,000	D
Common Shares, no par value	06/02/2026		S		197,292(2)	D	$0.094	252,708	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)	06/02/2026		M			450,000	(3)	(3)	Common Stock, no par value	450,000	$0	0	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Units	(4)							(5)	(5)	Common Shares, no par value	900,000		900,000	D
Performance Based Restricted Shares Units	(4)							(6)	(6)	Common Shares, no par value	300,000		300,000	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Units	(4)							(7)	(7)	Common Shares, no par value	1,937,036		1,937,036	D
Performance Based Restricted Share Units	(6)							(8)	(8)	Common Shares, no par value	1,076,131		1,076,131	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 the number of shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person as a result of the shares received on June 2, 2026.

3. 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 2, 2026. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Common Share.

4. The Performance Based Restricted Share Unit ("PBRSU") each represent a contingent right to receive one common share of International Battery Metals Ltd. (the "Issuer").

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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 for Michael A. Rutledge	06/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)