Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2023

BK Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-32644	83-4064262
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File No.)	Identification Number)

7100 Technology Drive, West Melbourne, FL		32904
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(321) 984-1414

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.60 per share

BKTI

NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 15, 2023, Mr. Timothy A. Vitou, President of BK Technologies Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, of his planned retirement and resignation from his position as President of the Company, to be effective October 12, 2023. The Board accepted Mr. Vitou’s resignation effective October 12, 2023.

Also on September 15, 2023, the Board appointed John M. Suzuki, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as the President of the Company, to be effective as of October 12, 2023. The information regarding Mr. Suzuki required by Items 401(b), (d), (e), and Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K was disclosed in the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2023, and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 19, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Vitou’s retirement and Mr. Suzuki’s appointment. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated September 19, 2023, issued by the Company

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Date: September 19, 2023	By:	/s/ Scott A. Malmanger
		Scott A. Malmanger
		Chief Financial Officer

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Cover	Sep. 15, 2023
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Entity Central Index Key	0000002186
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 15, 2023
Entity File Number	001-32644
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-4064262
Entity Address Address Line 1	7100 Technology Drive
Entity Address City Or Town	West Melbourne
Entity Address State Or Province	FL
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	32904
City Area Code	321
Local Phone Number	984-1414
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, par value $0.60 per share
Trading Symbol	BKTI
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false