---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-007400"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POCI"
cik: "0000867840"
company_name: "PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC."
filed_at: "2025-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:52:47.941042+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Precision Optics appoints Joseph Traut as COO; Mahesh Lawande to depart Oct 31

## Summary
- Mahesh Lawande's employment ends Oct 31, 2025; serves as Advisor to President for October; severance extended to 7 months (~$160,417).
- Joseph Traut appointed COO effective Oct 1, 2025; base salary $275,000; annual bonus up to 25%; inducement stock option for 60,000 shares.
- Option vests in 3 equal annual installments; exercise price = closing price on Oct 1, 2025.
- Traut's prior roles: VP Ops at T2 Biosystems, VP Tech Transfer at Lumira Dx, VP Mfg at Ximedica; MBA from Bentley.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-007400
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POCI
- cik: 0000867840
- company_name: PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/867840/000168316825007400/0001683168-25-007400-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/867840/000168316825007400/poci_8k.htm

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