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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-002263"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FKWL"
cik: "0000722572"
company_name: "FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:55:51.141954+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Wireless appoints Bill Bauer as Chief Operating Officer

## Summary
- Bill Bauer appointed COO effective March 25, 2026.
- He previously served as General Counsel and Director of Strategic Planning since Jan 2020, and as Interim CFO until Jan 2025.
- Bauer has over 15 years of experience in finance and executive management.
- He holds an MBA from San Diego State University and a JD from California Western School of Law, and is a member of CA and TX bars.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-002263
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FKWL
- cik: 0000722572
- company_name: FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316826002263/0001683168-26-002263-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316826002263/franklin_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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