Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from ESS Tech, Inc. (GWH) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow GWH and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full GWH filings page.
ESS Tech, Inc. seeks approval for a board-discretionary reverse split at a whole-number ratio from 1-for-8 to 1-for-30, with a proportional reduction in the 1,000,000,000 authorized common shares. If approved, the board may choose the ratio or abandon both actions before the meeting’s one-year anniversary; approval would not require implementation. ESS says the proposal is intended to address an NYSE minimum-price deficiency after its average closing price was below $1.00 over 30 consecutive trading days; the stock closed at $0.3510 on the September 14, 2026 record date.
Stockholders are also asked to approve issuance upon exercise of warrants from the August 2026 offering: 6,400,000 shares sold at $0.50 per share, plus warrants for 13,120,000 shares in total, including the placement-agent warrant. The offering closed August 21, 2026 and yielded approximately $2.5 million in net proceeds. The warrants cannot be exercised before stockholder approval; specified price-protection and reverse-split adjustments could increase the number of warrant shares. The board recommends a FOR vote on both proposals.
ESS Tech, Inc. is calling a virtual 2026 annual meeting on May 29, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time for holders of 27,922,991 shares of common stock as of April 6, 2026. Stockholders will elect two Class II directors, ratify KPMG LLP as auditor, and cast advisory votes on executive pay and how often future say-on-pay votes occur.
The board recommends voting for both director nominees, for KPMG’s ratification, for approving named executive officer compensation, and for holding say-on-pay votes every one year. The proxy also outlines board independence, committee structures, a prior 1-for-15 reverse stock split, and detailed 2025 compensation for senior executives.