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) October 1, 2025

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Kansas

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


			0-1678 (Commission File Number)			41-0834293 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


			One Aero Plaza, New Century, Kansas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)			66031 (Zip Code)

913-780-9595

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

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 ☐

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Item 7.01			FD Disclosure.

			On October 1, 2025, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, the Company intends to make an investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”), a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Investor Presentation, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Form 8-K, including the Investor Presentation, may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on the Company's expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including an extensive discussion of these risks in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2025. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. If the Company does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to that statement or any other forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1			Investor Presentation for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Butler National Corporation

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

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 thereunto duly authorized.


			BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION (Registrant)

October 1, 2025 Date			/s/ Christopher J. Reedy Christopher J. Reedy (Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary)

BUTLER NATIONAL CORP 8-K