---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001758766-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEM"
cik: "0001758766"
company_name: "STEM, INC."
filed_at: "2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:36:06.923473+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stem, Inc. dismisses Deloitte & Touche, appoints RSM as new auditor effective Q1 2026

## Summary
- Audit Committee dismissed Deloitte & Touche on March 12, 2026; no adverse opinions on prior financials.
- No disagreements or reportable events with Deloitte during FY2024, FY2025, or subsequent interim period.
- RSM US LLP appointed as new auditor effective Q1 2026 review and FY2026 audit.
- Company did not consult RSM on accounting matters prior to engagement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001758766-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEM
- cik: 0001758766
- company_name: STEM, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758766/000175876626000031/0001758766-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758766/000175876626000031/stem-20260312.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001758766-26-000031
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001758766-26-000031.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001758766-26-000031.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 49f34697297ab59b34e1d3f22ccbac3cbe9b8f20
  claim: STEM, INC. engaged RSM US LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (b) On March 12, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board approved the engagement of RSM US LLP (“ RSM ”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the review of the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, and including the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758766/000175876626000031/0001758766-26-000031-index.htm
- claim_id: a567b87195a1e5b1f23184a126ef5f90e61dc276
  claim: STEM, INC. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (the “ Company ”) approved the dismissal of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“ Deloitte ”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758766/000175876626000031/0001758766-26-000031-index.htm

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