secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESS Tech, Inc. (GWH)
CIK:        0001819438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-03T20:36:15+00:00
Accession:  0001819438-26-000080
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESS Tech signs employment agreements with CFO and CSO/GC, $380k base salary each
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- Agreements with CFO Kate Suhadolnik and CSO/GC Kelly F. Goodman dated Aug 28, 2026; no role changes.
- Each executive receives $380,000 base salary; annual cash incentive eligibility unchanged.
- CIC protection: 12 months base salary, 12 months COBRA premiums, full equity acceleration if terminated within CIC period.
- Agreements include customary confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition covenants.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000080/0001819438-26-000080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000080/wk-20260828.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819438-26-000080

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