ESS Tech sets $380,000 base salary, change-in-control severance terms for CFO, general counsel

• ESS Tech entered employment agreements on Aug. 28, 2026 with CFO Kate Suhadolnik, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel Kelly F. Goodman.
• Each executive’s base salary set at $380,000.
• Change-in-control protection covers terminations from one month before to 12 months after a change in control.
• Qualifying exits trigger 12 months of base salary, 12 months of COBRA premium payments, full acceleration of unvested equity awards.
• Agreements include confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition covenants.

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