{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-26-006482","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BYRN","cik":"0001354866","company_name":"Byrna Technologies Inc.","filed_at":"2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:34.905571+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T22:07:18.963793+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"Byrna Technologies announces CEO transition: Bryan Ganz retires, Conn Davis succeeds; TJ Kennedy named Board Chair.","bullets":["Bryan Ganz retired as CEO and director effective March 2, 2026; will serve as advisor for up to 6 months with $41,250 initial term compensation.","Conn Davis appointed CEO and director effective March 2, 2026; base salary $450k, target bonus 100% of salary, equity awards totaling $1M (2026 award $750k plus new-hire $250k).","TJ Kennedy elected Board Chair, succeeding Herbert Hughes who remains on board.","Ganz receives prorated 2026 target bonus of $123,750, COBRA reimbursement, relocation up to $20k, option extension, and 545,000 RSUs issuable.","No financial results released; Company intends to release Q1 FY2026 results in normal cadence."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-006482","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-006482.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-006482.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-006482.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774926006482/0001437749-26-006482-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774926006482/byrn20260302_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T22:07:18.963793+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}