UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NO.: 1-33726

Date of Report: October 25, 2011

ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	22-2497491
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


15 West 39th Street, Suite 14A, New York, New York	10018
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

212-391-2752

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

On October 25, 2011 Guohua Wan submitted her resignation from her position as the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer and from her position as a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Wan stated that she was resigning in order to attend to personal matters.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: October 31, 2011	By:/s/ Zhiguo Fu
	Zhiguo Fu, Chief Executive Officer

ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8-K