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TAYD · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed October 22, 2025

Taylor Devices Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
October 22, 2025
Period
Oct 17, 2025
Ticker
TAYD
Accession
0001376474-25-000858
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Shareholders approved the 2025 Stock Option Plan, elected Robert Carey to the Board, and ratified the auditor.

About Taylor Devices Inc
Market cap
$201M
1Y TSR
+18.6%
3Y TSR
+38.6%
Board grade
A
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Timothy John Sopko
Last annual meeting: Oct 16, 2026 · View full Taylor Devices Inc profile →
TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. - Form 8-K SEC filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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): October 17, 2025

 

TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

000-3498

16-0797789

(State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

90 Taylor Drive, North Tonawanda, New York

 

14120

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 694-0800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




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, $.025 par value per share

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

TAYD

N/A

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

                      Emerging growth company     ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐




Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) At the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Taylor Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) held on October 17, 2025, the Company’s shareholders approved the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the Plan was set forth in the Company’s 2025 definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2025 under the heading “Proposal 3: Adoption of the 2025 Taylor Devices, Inc. Stock Option Plan,” which description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4(i) and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 17, 2025, the Company held its Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders approved each of management’s proposals, which consisted of: (i) the election of Robert Carey as a Class 3 Director, to serve a three-year term expiring in 2028; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Lumsden & McCormick, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026; and (iii) the approval and adoption of the Plan.

Proposal 1: Election of Robert Carey

The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the election of Robert Carey as a Class 3 Director, to serve a three-year term expiring in 2028.

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

1,061,147

434,104

686,497

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the appointment of Lumsden & McCormick, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026. 

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

2,174,614

896

6,238

Proposal 3: Approval and adoption of the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan

The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the approval and adoption of the Plan.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

1,343,996

147,376

3,879

686,497




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

EXHIBITS:

 

 

4

 

Instruments defining rights of security holders, including indentures

 

 

 

(i)

 

Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 




SIGNATURES

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.

 

TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 



Date: October 22, 2025                         



By:  



 /s/ Paul Heary

 

 

Paul Heary, Chief Financial Officer

 


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When did Taylor Devices Inc file this 8-K?
Taylor Devices Inc (TAYD) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on October 22, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001376474-25-000858.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Shareholders approved the 2025 Stock Option Plan, elected Robert Carey to the Board, and ratified the auditor. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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