---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-001173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QSEP"
cik: "0001103795"
company_name: "QS Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:46:36.445397+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QS Energy enters employment agreement with CEO/CFO including $420k salary, $1.56M bonus, stock options

## Summary
- Base salary $420k/year ($35k/month); term 1 year, auto-renewing unless notice by Dec 1.
- Retention bonus of $1,557,500 payable in three milestones: signing, customer contract, $5M financing.
- Immediate stock options: 20,817,500 shares at $0.03, plus 3.5M shares at OTC pink sheet price; both fully vested, 10-year term.
- Renewal options of 3.5M shares each year, vesting monthly over 12 months.
- Additional benefits: $1,000/month home office allowance, $500/month auto allowance, health benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-001173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QSEP
- cik: 0001103795
- company_name: QS Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1103795/000168316825001173/0001683168-25-001173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1103795/000168316825001173/qsenergy_8k.htm

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