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) August 13, 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)

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):


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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 ☐

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 8.01			Other Events.

			On August 13, 2025, Butler National Corporation issued a press release reporting recent share repurchase activity and establishment of a new stock repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99			Press release dated August 13, 2025

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)

August 13, 2025 Date			/s/ Christopher J. Reedy Christopher J. Reedy (Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary)

BUTLER NATIONAL CORP 8-K