secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MAYS J W INC (MAYS)
CIK:        0000054187
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-15T11:00:46+00:00
Accession:  0001206774-26-000561
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

J.W. Mays promotes Kevin J. Guptar to CFO and Treasurer at $232,000 base salary
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- Board appointed Kevin J. Guptar, 46, as Chief Financial Officer and Treasure on October 13, 2026; he had been serving as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
- Guptar's compensation includes an annual base salary of $232,000 plus an annual discretionary bonus, as approved by the Board.
- He succeeds Ward Lyke, Jr., who retired as CFO and Treasurer on September 25, 2026; the vacancy was filled by Guptar's promotion.
- Guptar joined Mays in November 2021 as Controller and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State; previously Controller of a private real estate partnership.
- No arrangements or understandings with any other person, no family relationships with directors or officers, and no related-party transactions disclosed.

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  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54187/000120677426000561/0001206774-26-000561-index.htm
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