---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-024545"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWH"
cik: "0001819438"
company_name: "ESS Tech, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T11:20:43.103610+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESS Tech annual meeting elects three Class III directors, ratifies KPMG as auditor

## Summary
- Stockholders elected Raffi Garabedian, Michael Niggli, and Alexi Wellman as Class III directors to serve until 2027.
- Ratified appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2024 with 141.6M votes for, 0.6M against.
- Proposals passed with strong support; broker non-votes of 40.4M on director election due to discretionary voting rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-024545
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWH
- cik: 0001819438
- company_name: ESS Tech, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000162828024024545/0001628280-24-024545-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000162828024024545/wk-20240521.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-024545
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-024545.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-024545.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.