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title: "ESS Tech sets $380,000 base salary, change-in-control severance terms for CFO, general counsel"
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description: "ESS Tech announced employment agreements for CFO Kate Suhadolnik and General Counsel Kelly F. Goodman, effective August 28, 2026. Both executives will receive a base salary of $380,000. The contracts include change-in-control severance provisions, granting twelve months of salary, COBRA premiums, and equity acceleration upon qualifying exits. Agreements also contain standard confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition covenants."
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# 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. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. ESS Tech Inc published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001819438-26-000080), on September 03, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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