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 7, 2026

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			Regulation FD Disclosure.
			On October 7, 2026, Butler National Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a $10 million increase in the Company’s existing stock repurchase program, bringing the total available authorization to approximately $11.9 million, and extended the program through April 30, 2029. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1			Press Release dated October 7, 2026
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)
Date: October 7, 2026			/s/ Adam B. Sefchick Adam B. Sefchick Interim Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer