secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESS Tech, Inc. (GWH)
CIK:        0001819438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-11T20:10:42+00:00
Accession:  0001819438-26-000072
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESS Tech Q2 revenue $73K, net loss $15.6M; signs LOI for $515M EV business combination
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- Revenue $73K vs $2.4M YoY; net loss -$15.6M (-$0.46/share); adjusted EBITDA loss -$7.9M.
- Signed non-binding LOI for strategic business combination; implies $515M combined EV; ESS holders get 5-10% of combined co.
- LOI with Juniper Energy for 500+ MWh sodium-ion storage; planned 10MW/80MWh California project, commercial op 2027.
- Cash $5.6M at July 31; repaid $37M of $40M Yorkville note; pursuing incremental liquidity.
- Sodium-ion early-stage opportunities ~$1B; first Bridge module testing begun; Alsym LOI for 8.5 GWh cells.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000072/0001819438-26-000072-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000072/wk-20260811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819438-26-000072

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