# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000076267
**File Stem:** 0001437749-26-001432
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 8572
**Document Hash:** 5ff1db40c48c29f4c27c6a1168840167
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-26-001432.hdr.sgml**: 20260116

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-26-001432

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260114

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260116

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260116

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PARK AEROSPACE CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000076267
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 111734643
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0301

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-04415
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26538643

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 48 S. SERVICE ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** MELVILLE
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11747
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6314653600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 48 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** MELVILLE
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11747

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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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): <u>January 14, 2026</u>

PARK AEROSPACE CORP.

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| | (Exact Name of Registrant as<br> 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) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code <u>(631) 465-3600</u>

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| Not Applicable |
| Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report |

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| <u>Title of Each Class</u> | <u>Trading Symbol(s)</u> | <u>Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered</u> |
| Common Stock, par value $.10 per share | PKE | New York Stock Exchange |

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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))

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

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has selected 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. ☐

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| <u>Item 5.02</u> | <u>Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</u> |

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On January 14, 2026, the Company announced the election of Constantine Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company.

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| <u>Item 9.01</u> | <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</u> |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Exhibits.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99.1 [News Release dated January 14, 2026](ex_908537.htm)

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<u>SIGNATURE</u>

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.

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|  | PARK AEROSPACE CORP. | PARK AEROSPACE CORP. |
| Date: January 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher Goldner |
|  | Name: | Christopher Goldner |
|  | Title: | Vice President-Finance |

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## Exhibit 99.1

![p01.jpg](p01.jpg)

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|  | Exhibit 99.1 |
|  | ***NEWS RELEASE*** |
| Contact: Donna D'Amico-Annitto | 486 North Oliver Road, Bldg. Z |
|  | Newton, Kansas 67114 |
|  | (316) 283-6500 |

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**PARK AEROSPACE CORP. ANNOUNCES THE**

**ELECTION OF CONSTANTINE (**"**GUS**"**) PETROPOULOS AS** 

**SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND**

**CHIEF LEGAL AND CAPITAL MARKETS OFFICER** 

**OF THE COMPANY**

Newton, Kansas, Wednesday, January 14, 2026…Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the election of Constantine ("Gus") Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of the Company. Prior to this election, Gus served as Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel of the Company since February of 2025. Mr. Petropoulos will continue to report to Brian E. Shore, Park's Chairman and CEO.

Prior to joining Park as its Senior Vice President-Administration and General Counsel in February of 2025, Gus served as a Partner at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, a prominent New York law firm, from May 2021 to July 2024. Prior to Hughes Hubbard, Gus served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Park Aerospace from September 2014 to May 2021**.** Prior to joining Park Aerospace in September 2014, Gus served as Managing Counsel at Scientific Games Corporation from October 2011 to September 2014, as Senior Corporate Counsel at Coca-Cola HBC SA in Greece from September 2007 to October 2011, and as a senior associate attorney at the New York law firm of Latham & Watkins from September 2002 to August 2007. Gus received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Government from Saint Lawrence University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Brian Shore said, "Congratulations, Gus, on being elected as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer of Park. Suffice it to say that the timing of Gus's election to this new position could not be better."

Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the global aerospace markets. Park's advanced composite materials include film adhesives (Aeroadhere®) and lightning strike protection materials (Electroglide®). Park offers an array of composite materials specifically designed for hand lay-up or automated fiber placement (AFP) manufacturing applications. Park's advanced composite materials are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs commonly referred to as "drones"), business jets, general aviation aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. Park also offers specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles and specially designed materials for radome applications. As a complement to Park's advanced composite materials offering, Park designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. Target markets for Park's composite parts and structures (which include Park's proprietary composite SigmaStrut™ and AlphaStrut™ product lines) are, among others, prototype and development aircraft, special mission aircraft, spares for legacy military and civilian aircraft and exotic spacecraft. Park's objective is to do what others are either unwilling or unable to do. When nobody else wants to do it because it is too difficult, too small or too annoying, sign us up.

Additional corporate information is available on the Company's website at www.parkaerospace.com.