# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000096536
**File Stem:** 0001376474-25-000876
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 28207
**Document Hash:** 51e5317847098a137538f69d45270f9d
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001376474-25-000876.hdr.sgml**: 20251027

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001376474-25-000876

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 17

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251027

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251027

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251027

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000096536
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 160797789
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0531

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291101
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251420367

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 TAYLOR DR
- **CITY:** NORTH TONAWANDA
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14120
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7166940800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 TAYLOR DR
- **CITY:** N TONAWANDA
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14120

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TAYLOR DEVICES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2025**

**Registration No. 333-**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**New York**<br> (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation or organization) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**16-0797789**<br> (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **90 Taylor Drive, North Tonawanda, New York**<br> (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br> **14120**<br> (Zip Code) |

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**TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. 2025 STOCK OPTION PLAN**

(Full title of the plan)

**Mark V. McDonough**

**Corporate Secretary**

**90 Taylor Drive**

**North Tonawanda, New York 14120**

(Name and address of agent for service)

**(716) 694-0800**

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

***Copies to:***

**John J. Zak, Esq.**

**Hodgson Russ LLP**

**The Guaranty Building**

**140 Pearl Street, Suite 100**

**Buffalo, New York 14202-4040**

**(716) 848-1253**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐.

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is filed by Taylor Devices, Inc. (the "Company") to register 290,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.025 per share (the "Common Stock"), authorized for issuance under the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

**Item 1. Plan Information. \***

**Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.\***

\*The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to participants of the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement. The Company will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The following documents previously filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)[The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 15, 2025 (the "Form 10-K"), that contains audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000137647425000751/tayd-20250531_10k.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)[The portions of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on October 17, 2025, filed with the SEC on September 5, 2025, that are specifically incorporated by reference into Part III of the Form 10-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000137647425000791/td_def14a.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)[The description of Common Stock set forth in Exhibit 4(iii) to the Form 10-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000009653619000026/descriptionofsecurities.htm); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.

In addition, any and all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified, superseded or replaced by a statement or information contained in any other subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference. Any such statement so modified, superseded or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded or replaced, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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**Item 4. Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

Hodgson Russ LLP will advise the Company regarding certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of shares of Common Stock registered under this Registration Statement. The attorneys at Hodgson Russ LLP own approximately 1,300 shares of Common Stock.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

The Company is a New York corporation. With certain limitations, Sections 721 through 725 of the New York Business Corporation Law (the "NYBCL") grant New York corporations broad powers to (i) indemnify their present and former directors and officers and those of affiliated corporations against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties or are threatened to be made parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers, subject to specified conditions and exclusions, (ii) give a director or officer who successfully defends an action the right to be so indemnified and (iii) purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance. Such indemnification is not exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-laws, agreement, shareholder or director action or otherwise. No indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled.

Section 402(b) of the NYBCL permits a New York corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for any breach of duty as a director, provided that such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to him or her establishes (i) that his or her acts or omissions were in bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (ii) that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled or (iii) that his or her acts violated Section 719 of the NYBCL. Section 719 of the NYBCL provides that a director who votes for or concurs in a corporate action will be liable to the corporation for the benefit of its creditors and shareholders for any damages suffered as a result of an action approving (i) an improper payment of a dividend, (ii) an improper redemption or purchase by the corporation of shares of the corporation, (iii) an improper distribution of assets to shareholders after dissolution of the corporation without adequately providing for all known liabilities of the corporation or (iv) the making of an improper loan to a director of the corporation. Article SIXTH of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, eliminates the personal liability of the members of the Company's Board of Directors to the fullest extent permitted under the NYBCL, providing that directors will not be liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent required by law.

The Company's by-laws require the Company to indemnify any person to the full extent authorized by law, who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding, whether criminal or civil, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or serves or served any other corporation in any capacity at the request of the Company.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. These agreements provide broad indemnification to the extent permitted by law and provide that the Company shall advance the directors and officers expenses in connection with such indemnification to cover expenses and losses, subject to reimbursement if it is later determined that indemnification is not permitted.

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In addition, as permitted by Section 726 of the NYBCL, the Company annually purchases directors and officers liability insurance against liability for certain acts and omissions while acting in their official capacities on the Company's behalf.

**Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8.** **Exhibits**

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| EXHIBITS: |  |
| 4 | Instruments defining rights of security holders, including indentures |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)[Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024, filed August 15, 2024.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000137647424000456/td_ex3z1.htm)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)[By-laws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(v) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2022, filed January 6, 2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000009653623000002/taydbylaws2022.htm)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)[Rights Agreement by and between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed October 5, 2018.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000009653618000024/form8a2018.htm)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)[Letter to Holders of the Registrant's Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 20 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed October 5, 2018.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000009653618000024/form8a2018.htm)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)[Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(i) to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 22, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96536/000137647425000858/tay_ex4.htm)  |
| 5 | Opinion re legality |
|  | (i)[Opinion of Hodgson Russ LLP.](td_ex5z1.htm)\*  |
| 23 | Consents of experts and counsel |
|  | (i)[Consent of Lumsden & McCormick, LLP.](td_ex23z1.htm)\*  |
|  | (ii)[Consent of Hodgson Russ LLP, included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5(i) hereto.](td_ex5z1.htm)\*  |
| 24 | [Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page).](#POWEROFATTORNEY)\* |
| 107 | [Filing Fee Table.](tayd-20251027_exff.htm)\* |

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**\*** Filed herewith.

**Item 9. Undertakings.**

(a)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the

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SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

*Provided, however*, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement;

(2)That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of North Tonawanda, State of New York, on the 27th day of October, 2025.

**TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.**

(Registrant)

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| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Sopko <br> Timothy J. Sopko<br> Chief Executive Officer<br> (Principal Executive Officer) |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Timothy J. Sopko and Paul Heary his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8 Registration Statement of Taylor Devices, Inc. relating to the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan and any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates listed below.

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| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Sopko  | /s/ Paul Heary  |
|  | Timothy J. Sopko<br> Chief Executive Officer and Director<br> (Principal Executive Officer)<br> October 27, 2025 | Paul Heary<br> Chief Financial Officer<br> (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
|  |  | October 27, 2025 |

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| By: | /s/ John Burgess  | /s/ Robert M. Carey  |
|  | John Burgess, Director | Robert M. Carey, Director |
|  | October 27, 2025 | October 27, 2025 |

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| By: | /s/ F. Eric Armenat  |
|  | F. Eric Armenat, Director |
|  | October 27, 2025 |

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## Ex-Filing

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**EXHIBIT 107**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**Form** S-8

(Form Type)

**Taylor Devices, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

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| **Security Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Fee Calculation Rule** | **Amount**<br>**Registered** **(1)** | **Proposed**<br>**Maximum**<br>**Offering**<br>**Price Per**<br>**Unit** **(2)** | **Maximum**<br>**Aggregate**<br>**Offering**<br>**Price** **(2)** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of**<br>**Registration**<br>**Fee** |
| Equity | Common stock, par value $0.025 per share | Other | 290000 | $42.03 | $12188700 | $138.10 per<br> $1,000,000 | $1683.26 |
| Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts |  | $12188700 |  | $1683.26 |
| Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets |  |  |  | N/A |
| Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due |  |  |  | $1683.26 |

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(1)This Registration Statement registers 290,000 additional shares of common stock of Taylor Devices, Inc. (the "Registrant") that may be issued to eligible participants pursuant to the Registrant's Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of the Registrant's common stock being registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of the common stock as may become issuable pursuant to the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected that results in an increase in the number of shares of outstanding common stock without the Registrant's receipt of consideration.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high sales price ($42.74) and the low sales price ($41.32) for the Registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on October 22, 2025.

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## Exhibit 5.1

&nbsp;&nbsp;![](tdex5z1_1.jpg) <br>

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**John J. Zak**

Partner

Direct Dial: 716.848.1253

Direct Fax: 716.819.4617

*jzak@hodgsonruss.com*

October 27, 2025

Taylor Devices, Inc.

90 Taylor Drive

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Re:Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)

We are delivering this opinion at your request in connection with the registration by Taylor Devices, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the "Securities Act"), of 290,000 shares of the Company's common stock, with a par value of $0.025 per share (the "Shares"), for issuance and sale pursuant to the above-referenced registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

The opinion set forth in this letter is based upon (1) our review of originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true and complete copies of the originals, of (a) the Registration Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 27, 2025, (b) the Plan, (c) the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Company's By-laws, (d) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Plan and the issuance of the Shares thereunder, and (e) such other records of the Company and the Plan and certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and such documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinion set forth below (items 1(a) through 1(e) being collectively the "Reviewed Documents") and (2) our review of such published sources of law as we have deemed necessary.

We have assumed without any inquiry or other investigation (a) the legal capacity of each natural person, (b) the accuracy on the date of this letter as well as the date made of each statement as to any factual matter contained in any of the Reviewed Documents, (c) the genuineness of each signature on any of the Reviewed Documents, the completeness of each of the Reviewed Documents, the authenticity of each of the Reviewed Documents submitted to us as an original, the conformity to the original of each of the Reviewed Documents submitted to us as a copy or retrieved from the Commission's EDGAR database and the authenticity of the original of each of the Reviewed Documents submitted to us as a copy or retrieved from the Commission's EDGAR database and (d) that, when issued in accordance with the Plan, appropriate certificates complying with applicable law evidencing the Shares will be properly executed or the Shares will be uncertificated shares complying with applicable law.

Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized, and when the Shares are issued in accordance with the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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We express no opinion as to the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York. We have not reviewed and our opinion is in no way related to the laws of any other jurisdiction, including the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws or regulations, and we expressly disclaim any and all responsibility for advising you as to the effect, if any, that the laws of any other jurisdiction may have on the opinion set forth herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5(i) to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

HODGSON RUSS LLP

By: /s/ John J. Zak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

John J. Zak

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## Exhibit 23.1

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**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Board of Directors of

Taylor Devices, Inc.

Gentlemen:

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 15, 2025, which appears on page F-2 of the Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Taylor Devices, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025.

/s/Lumsden & McCormick, LLP

LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK, LLP

Buffalo, New York

October 27, 2025

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