Results of Operations

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 23, 2024   BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Kansas (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)     0-1678 (Commission File Number) 41-0834293 (IRS Employer Identification No.)       One Aero Plaza , New Century , Kansas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 66031 (Zip Code)       913 - 780-9595 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)   Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   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 ( see  General Instruction A.2. below):   ☐ 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 None None None   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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition     On July 23, 2024, Butler National Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits   Exhibit 99   Press release announcing Butler National Corporation fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 financial results. Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)         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 thereunto duly authorized.     BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION (Registrant)   July 23, 2024 Date /s/ Tad M. McMahon Tad M. McMahon (Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)