ESS Tech, Inc. Files 8-K for Security Holder Vote

TL;DR

ESS Tech (GWH) is having a shareholder vote soon.

AI Summary

On October 13, 2025, ESS Tech, Inc. filed an 8-K report to announce the submission of matters to a vote of its security holders. The company, formerly known as ACON S2 Acquisition Corp. until July 28, 2020, is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates that ESS Tech, Inc. is seeking approval from its shareholders on certain matters, which could impact the company's future strategic decisions or corporate governance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a routine disclosure of a shareholder vote, not indicating any immediate financial distress or significant operational change.

Key Numbers

• 001-39525 — SEC File Number (Identifies the company's filing with the SEC.)
• 98-1550150 — IRS Employer Identification Number (Company's tax identification number.)

Key Players & Entities

• ESS Tech, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• ACON S2 Acquisition Corp. (company) — Former company name
• October 13, 2025 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• Delaware (jurisdiction) — State of incorporation
• Wilsonville, Oregon (location) — Principal executive offices

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.0001 — ge on which registered Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share GWH The New York St
• $11.50 — of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 GWH.W The New York Stock Exchange Ind
• $25 million — any's outstanding common stock of up to $25 million of securities under the Company's stand

Filing Documents

• wk-20251013.htm (8-K) — 42KB
• 0001819438-25-000057.txt ( ) — 207KB
• wk-20251013.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• wk-20251013_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 16KB
• wk-20251013_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 30KB
• wk-20251013_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 17KB
• wk-20251013_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) On October 13, 2025, ESS Tech, Inc. (the "Company") reconvened its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") exclusively online via live webcast. The Annual Meeting was previously convened and adjourned on October 6, 2025 without any business being conducted due to lack of the required quorum. Of the 14,740,884 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on September 16, 2025, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 7,667,105 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the reconvened Annual Meeting. At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected one Class I director to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's 2028 annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and (iii) approved, for purposes of complying with the New York Stock Exchange's listing rules, of the issuance of shares of common stock in excess of 19.99% of the Company's outstanding common stock of up to $25 million of securities under the Company's standby equity purchase agreement and up to 129,312 shares of common stock upon exercise of certain of the Company's warrants to purchase common stock. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on September 22, 2025. (b) The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below. Proposal 1: Election of Director At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected one Class I director to the Board to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The table below se

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