Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2022

PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-38427	36-4996461
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

32 North Main Street, Suite 100 Belmont, North Carolina		28012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (704) 461-8000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	PLL	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On April 22, 2022, Todd Hannigan, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Piedmont Lithium Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Board. Mr. Hannigan has been a long-term shareholder of Piedmont and joined the Board in February 2021 to enable the Company to meet the requirement to have an Australian resident director while the Company was domiciled in Australia. Given Piedmont’s redomiciliation to the United States and Mr. Hannigan’s other substantial business commitments, he has chosen to retire from the Board effective April 22, 2022. The Company is pleased that Mr. Hannigan will continue his service to Piedmont by serving as a Technical Advisor, and he is expected to join our Technical Advisor Council when it is formally convened later in 2022.

The Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has developed policies and objectives with respect to the future evolution of our Board, and additions to the Board are expected in the coming months.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.