UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 27, 2022

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (630) 357-8500

(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):

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

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 the chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA”) with Frontenac Properties LLC (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the PSA, to sell its facility in Naperville, Illinois, in which the Company headquarters and warehouse space are located, to the Purchaser. On September 27, 2022, the Company’s sale of the facility to the Purchaser was completed for a selling price of $5,350,000 in cash, less customary closing costs.

The foregoing description of the terms of the PSA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Concurrently with the completion of the sale of the Naperville facility described in Item 2.01 of this report, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) pursuant to which the Company will lease the warehouse portion of the Naperville facility from the Purchaser until December 31, 2022 and the office portion until June 30, 2023. The monthly rent payable by the Company under the Lease is $12,500 for the period from the closing until December 31, 2022 and $8,500 for the period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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