{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-26-046290","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"KTEL","cik":"0000845819","company_name":"KonaTel, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-08T16:15:14+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-08T16:16:00.436797+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T15:33:20.992180+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"KonaTel director Robert M. Beaty resigns Sept 30, 2026; board cut to sole director D. Sean McEwen","bullets":["Robert M. Beaty stepped down from KonaTel's board effective September 30, 2026 after nine years of service, citing personal reasons and lack of time in his resignation email.","The resignation leaves D. Sean McEwen, the company's CEO and Chairman, as the only remaining director of KonaTel.","McEwen, as sole remaining director, set the number of directors at one under Article II, Section 1 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which otherwise defaults to three members.","The filing cites Section 141(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which requires a board of one or more natural persons, to support the one-director structure.","KonaTel signed and dated the report October 8, 2026; no replacement director or search process was announced."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-046290","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-046290.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-046290.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-046290.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/845819/000149315226046290/0001493152-26-046290-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/845819/000149315226046290/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T15:33:20.992180+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":[{"claim_id":"d763021214","claim":"Robert M. Beaty resigned as Director at KonaTel, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"After nine years of loyal and professional service as a KonaTel Director, Mr. Robert M. Beaty has elected to step down from his seat on the Board of Directors, effective September 30, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/845819/000149315226046290/0001493152-26-046290-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}