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Fluence Energy Inc

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 29, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed Nov 29, 2024

FLNC$5.40+2.5%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-40978

Fluence Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware87-1304612
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600Arlington, Virginia22203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(833) 358-3623

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par valueFLNCThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ Nox

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing sale price of a share of the registrant’s Class A common stock on March 31, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, as reported on the NASDAQ stock market, was $1.06 billion. Shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock held by each executive officer, director, and each other person who may be deemed to be an affiliate of the registrant, have been excluded from this computation. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of November 20, 2024, the registrant had 129,621,279 shares of Class A common stock outstanding and 51,499,195 shares of Class B-1 common stock outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. Such Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.

Table of Contents

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information2
Part I4
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors17
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments57
Item 1C.Cybersecurity57
Item 2.Properties58
Item 3.Legal Proceedings58
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures58
Part II59
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities59
Item 6.Selected Financial Data60
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations61
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk76
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data78
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures127
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures127
Item 9B.Other Information128
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspection128
Part III129
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance129
Item 11.Executive Compensation129
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters129
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence129
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services129
PART IV130
Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules130
Signatures136
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