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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 9508-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 17, 2026
BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Kansas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 0-1678 (Commission File Number) | 41-0834293 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
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| One Aero Plaza, New Century, Kansas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 66031 (Zip Code) | |
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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:
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| 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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On August 17, 2026, Butler National Corporation (the “Company”) subsidiaries BHCMC, LLC (“Boot Hill Casino”), the manager of Boot Hill Casino & Resort, and Butler National Service Corporation (“BSNC”) entered into a Renewal of the Lottery Sports Wagering Management Contract (the “Renewal Contract”) with the Kansas Lottery. The Renewal Contract provides for a three-year extension of Boot Hill Casino’s management of sports wagering operations in Kansas commencing September 1, 2027, and that BSNC will be paid 90% of all of the sports wagering revenue generated by it, subject to modification by the Kansas Lottery as necessary to comply with future requirements of law.
The foregoing description of the Renewal Contract does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
On August 20, 2026 the Company issued a press release announcing the entry into an amended and extended agreement with DraftKings to facilitate online and mobile sports wagering for an additional ten year term. The DraftKings agreement is subject to continuing sports wagering management authority by the State of Kansas under the Renewal Contract.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| Exhibit 10.1 | |
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| Exhibit 99 | |
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| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
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| BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant) |
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August 20, 2026 Date | /s/ Adam B. Sefchick
Adam B. Sefchick
Interim Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer |