---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819142-23-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SES"
cik: "0001819142"
company_name: "SES AI Corp"
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T02:36:21.890769+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SES AI Q2 net loss $0.04/sh; advancing Li-Metal battery to B-sample with new EV and UAM lines

## Summary
- Net loss of $0.04/diluted share; operating expenses of $19.3M, with R&D $6.4M and G&A $12.9M.
- Ended Q2 with $357M cash and securities; YTD cash used in operations $30.9M.
- Guidance unchanged: total 2023 cash usage $130-$170M, trending toward lower end; CapEx $50-$70M.
- Transitioning to B-sample: Line 4 for EV, Line 5 for Urban Air Mobility (UAM); targeting 1,000 cells/month/line.
- Building Electrolyte Foundry near Boston for novel molecule discovery; hired SVP of Quality Kojima Atsushi.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819142-23-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SES
- cik: 0001819142
- company_name: SES AI Corp
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819142/000181914223000069/0001819142-23-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819142/000181914223000069/ses-20230808x8k.htm

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