---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-025006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BUKS"
cik: "0000015847"
company_name: "BUTLER NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T11:45:24.523660+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Butler National appoints retired USAF Lt. Gen. Michael Loh to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Lt. Gen. Loh fills vacancy left by Aric Peters, effective August 5, 2024.
- Loh served 40 years in USAF, most recently as Director of Air National Guard managing $14B budget.
- He is a command pilot with over 3,200 military and 5,700 civilian flying hours.
- Loh appointed to Nominating and Governance Committee; term expires at 2026 annual meeting.
- Christopher Reedy, CEO, expressed excitement about Loh's knowledge and contacts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-025006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BUKS
- cik: 0000015847
- company_name: BUTLER NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924025006/0001437749-24-025006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924025006/buks20240806_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-025006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-025006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-025006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Aric Peters departed as Director at BUTLER NATIONAL CORP.
  - Action: left
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Loh filled the vacancy left by Mr. Peters and will complete the remainder of Mr. Peter’s Class II term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924025006/0001437749-24-025006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael A. Loh was appointed as Director at BUTLER NATIONAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 5, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Butler National Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Lieutenant General (Ret) Michael A. Loh as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924025006/0001437749-24-025006-index.htm

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