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): May 2712, ~~2025~~2026

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Illinois	000-01227	36-0904920
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


27755 Diehl Road, Suite 200, Warrenville, Illinois		60555
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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

~~901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, Illinois, 60563~~___________________________N/A__________________________

(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
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	CVR	NYSE American (Trading privileges only, not registered)

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).

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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. o

1Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~Item~~Chicago 4Rivet & Machine Co.01's (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 12, 2026. ~~Changes~~At the meeting, (1) the seven director nominees named in ~~Registrant~~the Company's ~~Certifying~~proxy ~~Accountant~~statement dated April 2, 2026 were elected to serve for a term ending at the Annual Meeting in 2027, and (2) the selection of Cherry Bekaert LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified.

~~(a)~~The ~~Dismissal~~voting ofresults ~~Independent~~for ~~Registered~~each ~~Public~~proposal ~~Accounting~~are ~~Firm~~set forth below:

OnElection ~~May 27, 2025, the Board~~ of Directors (the “Board”) of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Crowe LLP (“Crowe”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.:

The reports of Crowe on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years, ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except as follows:


	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Kent H. Cooney	375,866	151,365	276,507
Kurt Moders	416,426	19,791	276,507
James W. Morrissey	416,743	19,474	276,507
Walter W. Morrissey, M.D.	415,145	21,072	276,507
Karen G. Ong	376,355	150,876	276,507
Gregory D. Rizzo	416,225	19,992	276,507
John L. Showel	376,495	150,736	276,507

~~Crowe’s~~Ratification ~~report on the consolidated financial statements~~ of ~~the~~Cherry ~~Company~~Bekaert asLLP ~~of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, contained a separate paragraph stating that “The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue~~ as ~~a going concern. As discussed in Note 11 to~~ the ~~financial statements, the~~ Company has incurred declining revenues, recurring operating losses, recurring negative cash flows from operations, and a continued reduction in liquidity that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's ~~plans~~independent inregistered ~~regard~~public toaccounting ~~these~~firm ~~matters~~for ~~are also described in Note 11. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.”~~2026:

During the two most recent fiscal years, ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and the subsequent interim period through May 27, 2025, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Crowe on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Crowe, would have caused Crowe to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years. Also, during this time, there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except to note, (i) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the year ended December 31, 2023, and for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, that management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to income taxes, and (ii) for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024, and March 31, 2025, that management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to inventory valuation. Specifically, the Company did not design and maintain effective controls related to the review of the presentation of the tax provision related to unusual items, and did not design and maintain effective controls related to the review of the valuation of inventory. Management determined that the material weakness related to income taxes was remediated as of June 30, 2024, and that the material weakness related to inventory valuation has not yet been remediated.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
727,269	5,655	18,806	0

~~The~~Item Company provided Crowe with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Crowe furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made above8. ~~As of the date of this report, Crowe has not agreed nor declined to provide such letter~~01. AOther ~~copy of the letter from Crowe will be filed as Exhibit 16~~Events.~~1 by amendment immediately upon receipt of such letter duly executed by Crowe.~~

~~(b)~~On ~~Appointment~~May 14, 2026, the Company announced that its Board of ~~New~~Directors ~~Independent~~approved ~~Registered~~the ~~Public~~suspension ~~Accounting~~of ~~Firm~~the Company's quarterly cash dividend.

OnAttached ~~May~~as ~~27,~~Exhibit ~~2025,~~99.1 ~~the~~is ~~Board~~a ~~engaged~~copy ~~Cherry~~of ~~Bekaert (“CB”) as~~ the ~~Company’s~~press ~~independent~~release ~~registered~~relating ~~public~~to ~~accounting firm for~~ the ~~fiscal year ending December 31~~announcement, ~~2025,~~which ~~effective~~is ~~immediately.~~incorporated ~~During~~herein ~~the~~by reference.

2Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and the subsequent interim period through May 27, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with CB regarding~~ (id) the application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that CB concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-KExhibits.


Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated May 14, 2026
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101)

~~SIGNATURE~~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.

	CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
Date: June 2, 2025	By: /s/ Gregory D. Rizzo
Date: May 14, 2026	By: /s/ Gregory D. Rizzo
	Name: Gregory D. Rizzo
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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