secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN)
CIK:        0001354866
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-006482
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Byrna Technologies announces CEO transition: Bryan Ganz retires, Conn Davis succeeds; TJ Kennedy named Board Chair.
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774926006482/0001437749-26-006482-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1354866/000143774926006482/byrn20260302_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-006482

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