secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESS Tech, Inc. (GWH)
CIK:        0001819438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-23-015233
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESS Tech appoints KPMG as new independent auditor for FY 2023 after EY declined re-election
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- Audit Committee appointed KPMG as independent registered public accounting firm on May 2, 2023, effective immediately.
- No consultations between the company and KPMG on accounting principles or audit opinions during the past two fiscal years or subsequent interim period.
- Predecessor auditor EY declined to stand for re-election for FY 2023 as previously disclosed; no reportable disagreements or events.
- EY confirmed agreement with company's statements in a May 3, 2023 letter attached as Exhibit 16.1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000162828023015233/0001628280-23-015233-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000162828023015233/wk-20230503.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-015233

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