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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819438-25-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWH"
cik: "0001819438"
company_name: "ESS Tech, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:57:48.837056+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESS Tech stockholders re-elect Hossfeld, ratify KPMG, approve share issuance up to $25M

## Summary
- Re-elected Class I director Rich Hossfeld with 7,439,737 votes for, 227,368 withheld.
- Ratified KPMG as independent auditor for FY2025: 7,586,982 for, 73,727 against, 6,396 abstain.
- Approved issuance of up to $25M in shares under standby equity purchase agreement and up to 129,312 shares on warrant exercises.
- Meeting reconvened Oct 13 after lack of quorum on Oct 6; 7,667,105 of 14,740,884 shares present.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819438-25-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWH
- cik: 0001819438
- company_name: ESS Tech, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943825000057/0001819438-25-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943825000057/wk-20251013.htm

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