FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESS Tech, Inc. [ GWH ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | 11/09/2021 | J(1)(2) | 2,500,751(1) | A | $0 | 18,558,721 | D | |||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | 11/09/2021 | J(3) | 20,096(2) | A | $0 | 18,558,721 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Pursuant to an "earnout" provision of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 6, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among ACON S2 Acquisition Corp, SCharge Merger Sub, Inc., and ESS Tech, Inc. (the "Issuer"), the reporting person is entitled to receive additional shares of Issuer common stock, for no additional consideration, if the volume weighted average price of Issuer common stock over twenty trading days within any thirty trading day period exceeds certain thresholds (the "Earnout Rights"). Of these Earnout Rights, one half will be issued if the volume weighted average price of the Issuer common stock over twenty trading days within any thirty trading day period is greater than or equal to $12.50, and one half will be issued if the volume weighted average price of the Issuer common stock over twenty trading days within any thirty trading day period is greater than or equal to $15.00. |
2. Each of these conditions was met as of November 9, 2021. Effective as of November 9, 2021, the reporting person was entitled to receive 2,500,751 shares of Issuer common stock pursuant to the Earnout Rights. |
3. Following the closing of the merger, the Issuer determined that aggregate Transaction Expenses (as defined in the Merger Agreement) were lower than had been estimated at the time of closing. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, this lower amount of Transaction Expenses resulted in an Expense Shortfall (as defined therein), which increased the Adjusted Equity Value (as defined therein). Effective as of November 9, 2021, the reporting person was entitled to receive and 20,096 shares of Issuer common stock pursuant to the Expense Shortfall. |
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES, LLC By: BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY INVESTMENTS, LLC, its manager By: /s/ Christian Garcia Name: Christian Garcia Title: Authorized Signatory | 11/12/2021 | |
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY INVESTMENTS, LLC By: /s/ Christian Garcia Name: Christian Garcia Title: Authorized Signatory | 11/12/2021 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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