---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000019871-26-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVR"
cik: "0000019871"
company_name: "CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T21:04:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:06:15.177740+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chicago Rivet suspends quarterly cash dividend to prioritize operational growth investments

## Summary
- Board approved temporary suspension of quarterly cash dividend effective immediately.
- Suspension redirects cash flow to meet production requirements and fulfill customer orders.
- Company to invest in new product launches awarded to the company and business development.
- Board will revisit dividend policy as business conditions evolve.
- No specific dividend amount mentioned; suspension is part of capital allocation strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000019871-26-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVR
- cik: 0000019871
- company_name: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T21:04:22+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19871/000001987126000019/0000019871-26-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19871/000001987126000019/cvr-20260512.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000019871-26-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO shareholders approved Ratification of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: Ratification of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 727,269 5,655 18,806 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19871/000001987126000019/0000019871-26-000019-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-12
  source text: Election of Directors: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19871/000001987126000019/0000019871-26-000019-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.