5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 8, 2025. Filed Oct 27, 2025.
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Dec 8, 2025 · Filed Oct 27, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on December 8, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of 5E Advanced Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on December 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time (being 5:00 a.m. AEDT on December 9, 2025). To increase access for all of our stockholders, the Annual Meeting will be online and a completely virtual meeting of stockholders. You may attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting via the live webcast on the Internet at meetnow.global/M2PAGMQ. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person, nor will there be any physical location.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on October 14, 2025, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Holders of CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) of the Company at that time will be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend as guests (but not vote at) the Annual Meeting. We are committed to ensuring our stockholders have the same rights and opportunities to participate in the Annual Meeting as if it had been held in a physical location. As further described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, you may attend the Annual Meeting via the live webcast on the Internet at meetnow.global/M2PAGMQ. You may vote by telephone, Internet, or mail prior to the Annual Meeting. While we encourage you to vote in advance of the Annual Meeting, you may also vote and submit questions relating to meeting matters during the Annual Meeting (subject to time restrictions).
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting at meetnow.global/M2PAGMQ, you must enter the 15-digit control number found on your proxy card. Holders of CDIs wishing to attend the Annual Meeting will need to do so as guests.
The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
to elect the four directors named in this Proxy Statement, being each of:
(1)
Graham van’t Hoff;
(2)
Curtis Hébert;
(3)
Barry Dick; and
(4)
Bryn Jones
to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal;
to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year;
to approve, for purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, the participation by each of (1) Graham van’t Hoff; (2) Curtis Hébert; (3) Barry Dick; and (4) Bryn Jones in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Compensation Plan;
to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. 2022 Equity Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance;
to approve, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, our entry into an agreement to issue warrants to purchase common stock to BEP Special Situations IV LLC and Ascend Global Investment Fund SPC for and on behalf of Strategic SP, or their respective affiliates, as described herein;
to approve, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rules, the issuance of shares of our common stock upon exercise of the Proposed New Warrants, as described herein;
to approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposals Three, Four, Five or Six; and
to consider and transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
On or about October 28, 2025, we will begin to mail to certain stockholders this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as well as any amendments thereof (the “2025 Annual Report”), and instructions on how to vote online. The Proxy Statement and 2025 Annual Report are available at www.edocumentview.com/FEAM.
| Hesperia, California | By Order of the Board of Directors, |
|---|---|
| October 27, 2025 | Joshua MalmChief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on December 8, 2025. The Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 are available at www.edocumentview.com/FEAM. Your vote is very important. You may vote at the virtual meeting or by proxy. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to review the proxy materials and submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible. You may vote your proxy by telephone or Internet (instructions are on your proxy card, and voter instruction form, as applicable) or by completing, signing, and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope. Holders of CDIs can direct the Depositary Nominee to vote the common stock underlying their CDIs at the Annual Meeting by completing the CDI Voting Instruction Form.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | 1 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 3 |
| FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 4 |
| PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY | 5 |
| PROXY STATEMENT | 6 |
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 7 |
| MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT ANNUAL MEETING | 17 |
| PROPOSAL ONE (1) TO (4) – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 17 |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 20 |
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS | 25 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 28 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 30 |
| EXEUCTIVE COMPENSATION | 31 |
| SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS | 37 |
| PROPOSAL TWO – RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 | 38 |
| REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE | 40 |
| PROPOSAL THREE (1) TO (4) – TO APPROVE, FOR PURPOSES OF ASX LISTING RULE 10.14 AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, PARTICIPATION BY THE DIRECTORS IN THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2022 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN | 41 |
| PROPOSAL FOUR – TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 5E ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. 2022 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE | 44 |
| PROPOSAL FIVE – TO APPROVE, INCLUDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASX LISTING RULE 10.11 AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, OF OUR ENTRY INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ISSUE WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK TO BEP SPECIAL SITUATIONS IV LLC AND ASCEND GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUND SPC FOR AND ON BEHALF OF STRATEGIC SP, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN | 52 |
| PROPOSAL SIX – TO APPROVE, FOR PURPOSES OF NASDAQ LISTING RULES, THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF OUR COMMON UPON EXERCISE OF THE PROPOSED NEW WARRANTS, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN | 55 |
| PROPOSAL SEVEN – TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES IN FAVOR OF PROPOSALS THREE, FOUR, FIVE OR SIX | 56 |
| APPENDIX A – PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 5E ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.2022 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN | A-1 |
| APPENDIX B – AMENDED AND RESTATED 5E ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. 2022 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN | B-1 |
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