pke20260817_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2026
PARK AEROSPACE CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||
New York | 1-4415 | 11-1734643 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
1400 Old Country Road, Westbury | New York | 11590 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (631) 465-3600
Not Applicable |
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share | PKE | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 12, 2026, the Company appointed Constantine Petropoulos, age 48, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Petropoulos has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company since January 2026, and prior thereto, Mr. Petropoulos served as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel of the Company from February of 2025 to January of 2026.
Prior to rejoining the Company in February 2025, Mr. Petropoulos served as a Partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, a New York law firm, from May 2021 to July 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Petropoulos served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company from September 2014 to May 2021. Prior to his originally joining the Company in September 2014, Mr. Petropoulos had been Managing Attorney at Scientific Games Corporation in New York City since November 2011. From September 2007 to October 2011, he was Senior Corporate Counsel, Finance & Strategic Development at Coca-Cola HBC SA in Athens, Greece, and from October 2002 to September 2007, he was an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP in New York City.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Petropoulos and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Petropoulos and any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Mr. Petropoulos does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with Mr. Petropoulos's appointment, the Compensation Committee approved an increase in his annual base salary from $357,000 to $425,000, effective August 12, 2026, and the Stock Option Committee granted Mr. Petropoulos a stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock under the Company's 2018 Stock Option Plan. The option was granted on August 12, 2026, has an exercise price of $37.47 per share, becomes exercisable as to 25% of the underlying shares on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, and expires ten years from the date of grant.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PARK AEROSPACE CORP. | |||
Date: August 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Constantine Petropoulos | |
Name: | Constantine Petropoulos | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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