---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001214659-26-006001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TACT"
cik: "0001017303"
company_name: "TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:22:48+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:25:26.432740+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TransAct Q1 sales up 10% to $14.4M, CFO DeMartino to retire June 30, $3M buyback

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $14.4M (+10% YoY), net income $766k ($0.07 EPS), op income $771k, adj EBITDA $1.4M.
- FY2026 revenue guidance reiterated at $55-57M; adj EBITDA guidance raised to $1.0-1.75M.
- CFO Steven DeMartino to retire June 30, 2026; Robert Campbell appointed CFO; John Dillon to become President.
- Board authorized $3M share repurchase program over 12 months starting May 12, 2026.
- FST recurring revenue $3.3M (+26% YoY); casino & gaming sales +24% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001214659-26-006001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TACT
- cik: 0001017303
- company_name: TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:22:48+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/0001214659-26-006001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/x5112608k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $14.4 million, net income $766 thousand, or $0.07 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $14.4 million
  - Net income: $766 thousand, or $0.07 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: solutions, today reported preliminary results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. “We are pleased to report a solid start to 2026, with first quarter net sales of $14.4 million, up 10% year-over-year, and a return to GAAP profitability,” said John Dillon, Chief Executive Officer of TransAct. “The performance was broad-based, with casino and gaming sales
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/0001214659-26-006001-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert Campbell was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer at TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
  source text: appointed Robert Campbell to succeed Mr. DeMartino as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, effective upon Mr. DeMartino’s June 30, 2026 retirement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/0001214659-26-006001-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Dillon changed role as President at TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: assumed title of President
  - Role: President
  source text: John Dillon, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will assume the title of President of the Company at the Transition Time
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/0001214659-26-006001-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven A. DeMartino retired as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer at TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
  source text: Steven A. DeMartino to Retire Effective June 30, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1017303/000121465926006001/0001214659-26-006001-index.htm

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