---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-014163"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BUKS"
cik: "0000015847"
company_name: "BUTLER NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T22:48:13.441484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Butler National eliminates VP Sales role, terminates Joe Aric Peters, moves sales teams to business units

## Summary
- BNC Vice President & Director of Sales position eliminated; Joe Aric Peters terminated effective May 1, 2025.
- Sales teams moved to respective business units; Avcon sales team now reports to President Marcus Abendroth.
- Executive Chairman Jeff Yowell says reorganization aligns sales with operational goals to improve margin monitoring.
- CEO Chris Reedy thanked Peters for his contributions to the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-014163
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BUKS
- cik: 0000015847
- company_name: BUTLER NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+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/15847/000143774925014163/0001437749-25-014163-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774925014163/buks20250501_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-014163
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-014163.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-014163.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joe Aric Peters was terminated as BNC Vice President & Director of Sales at BUTLER NATIONAL CORP.
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: BNC Vice President & Director of Sales
  source text: As a result, Butler National Corporation eliminated the position of BNC Vice President & Director of Sales and terminated the employment Joe Aric Peters on May 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774925014163/0001437749-25-014163-index.htm

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