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At ESS TECH, INC.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held October 13, 2025 and May 29, 2026), 58 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 217 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held May 29, 2026 — CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — ESS TECH, INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ESS TECH, INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ESS TECH, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 29, 2026: 4 items on ESS TECH, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026: 2 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.
Meeting of October 13, 2025: 3 items on ESS TECH, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 14, 2025: 2 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
Proxy season: 2025-2026
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These tallies are ESS TECH, INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. ESS TECH, INC. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Sandeep Nijhawan | 5,354,144 | -- | -- | 1,723,434 | 8,604,705 | 76% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Harry Quarls | 6,863,675 | -- | -- | 213,903 | 8,604,705 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered publi | 15,155,588 | 495,296 | 31,399 | -- | 0 | 97% | Approved | — |
| Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 6,877,414 | 126,602 | 73,562 | -- | 8,604,705 | 98% | Approved | — |
Source: ESS TECH, INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Rich Hossfeld | 7,439,737 | -- | -- | 227,368 | -- | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company's independent regis | 7,586,982 | 73,727 | 6,396 | -- | -- | 99.0% | Approved | — |
| NYSE Share Issuance Proposal At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders 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 Com | 7,434,603 | 120,785 | 111,717 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | — |
Source: ESS TECH, INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 14, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 58 asset managers that disclosed a ESS TECH, INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of ESS TECH, INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Meeting held May 29, 2026.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Harry Quarls
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Harry Quarls”): 6,863,675 for, 213,903 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 333,718 for, 1 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 175,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 136,751 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held May 29, 2026.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
76% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sandeep Nijhawan
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sandeep Nijhawan”): 5,354,144 for, 1,723,434 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 76% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 190,282 for, 143,431 withheld, 6 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 52,485 | 0 | 0 | 123,431 | Mixed |
| Vanguard | 136,746 | 0 | 6 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | Withhold |
| State Street | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held October 13, 2025.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Director: Rich Hossfeld
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rich Hossfeld”): 7,439,737 for, 227,368 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed October 14, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 3 asset managers below reported 128,126 for, 10,000 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 71,706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 56,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | Withhold |
Meeting held October 13, 2025.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, 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 our outstanding common stock of up to $25 million of securities under our standby equity purchase agreement and up to 129,312 shares of common stock upon exercise of certain of our warrants to purchase common stock.
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: NYSE Share Issuance Proposal At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with the New York Stock Exchange's listing rules, of the issuance of shares of com”): 7,434,603 for, 120,785 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 14, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: NYSE Share Issuance Proposal At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders 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 t…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 3 asset managers below reported 138,126 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 71,706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 56,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held May 29, 2026.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive ”): 6,877,414 for, 126,602 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 175,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 136,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 5 managers: 333,718 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 2,063,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 1,305,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arosa Capital Management LP | 759,846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 162,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Green Alpha Advisors, LLC | 111,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 71,155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 52,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 46,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 40,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 12,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GeoWealth Management, LLC | 10,974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 0 | 7,099 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 6,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 5,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ | 2,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 2,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC | 1,928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| LCM Capital Management Inc | 0 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | 1,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Parcion Private Wealth LLC | 1,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| National Bank Financial Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
Institutional-manager reports, all 55 managers: 4,690,985 for, 8,599 against, 832 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Meeting held May 29, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 5 managers: 332,913 1 year, 805 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Arosa Capital Management LP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Green Alpha Advisors, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GeoWealth Management, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| LCM Capital Management Inc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | 1,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Parcion Private Wealth LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| National Bank Financial Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Atom Investors LP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Institutional-manager reports, all 53 managers: 1,147 for, 832 not voted, 2,634,774 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Meeting held May 29, 2026.
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as th”): 15,155,588 for, 495,296 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year e…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 333,719 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 175,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 136,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held October 13, 2025.
99.0% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
ESS TECH, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to ”): 7,586,982 for, 73,727 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 14, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fi…”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 3 asset managers below reported 138,126 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 71,706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 56,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 29,389,170 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 0.60% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 0.47% |
| 3 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.07% |
| 4 | State Street | <0.01% |
| 5 | Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | <0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 7.02% |
| 2 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 4.44% |
| 3 | Arosa Capital Management LP | 2.59% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.55% |
| 5 | Green Alpha Advisors, LLC | 0.38% |
| 6 | Vanguard | 0.24% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 0.18% |
| 8 | State Street | 0.16% |
| 9 | BlackRock | 0.14% |
| 10 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.07% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Ayrton Capital LLC | 8.72% | 13G |
| SB Energy Global Holdings One Ltd. | 8.16% | DEF14A |
| Entities affiliated with Honeywell International Inc. | 7.75% | DEF14A |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 4.76% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 1.65% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.76% | 13F |
| Drew Buckley | 0.37% | DEF14A |
| Kelly F. Goodman | 0.23% | DEF14A |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 0.18% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 0.17% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 29,389,170 shares outstanding, as reported by ESS TECH, INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 4, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ESS TECH, INC.’s 10-Q dated May 4, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
ESS TECH, INC. proxy season coverage: 2025-2026 (this page).
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