Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 28, 2026, the holder of a majority of the outstanding aggregate voting stock of KULR Technology Group, Inc.…
KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) is an energy-systems platform company that designs and manufactures safe, high-power battery solutions for physical AI and other mission-critical applications. Its KULR ONE® platform integrates advanced battery architecture, thermal management, safety engineering, battery management systems, and power electronics to serve space and defense, drones and electric aviation, AI data-center backup, robotics, and Energy-as-a-Service markets. Based in Webster, Texas, KULR is scaling domestic production to support the growing energy demands of physical AI and autonomous systems. Learn more at KULR.ai.
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 28, 2026, the holder of a majority
of the outstanding aggregate voting stock of KULR Technology Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “KULR”), acting
by consent in lieu of a stockholder meeting under Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”),
voted to (i) remove Dr. Joanna Massey, Donna Grier, Aron Schwartz, and Shawn Canter from the board of directors of the Company
effective immediately and (ii) elect Benjamin Andrew Frank and Dr. Michael Philip Kimel as members of the board of directors
of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until their successors have been duly elected
and qualified, effective immediately (collectively, the “Action”).
Benjamin Andrew Frank, age 56, has served as Director
of Workforce AI Solution Engineering of Microsoft Corporation since August 2013. Mr. Frank is responsible for leading pre-sales
technical teams supporting large enterprise customers deploying AI-driven platforms, with a focus on asset-intensive industries, including
energy. Mr. Frank’s role has evolved across the Modern Workforce technologies and industry segments he supports during
his tenure at Microsoft, while maintaining the same leadership title and scope of responsibility. Mr. Frank holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dr. Michael Philip Kimel, age 56, has served
as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pricimetrics, Inc., a pricing and analytics firm, since July 2019. Dr. Kimel
is responsible for overseeing the Company’s strategic direction, pricing and analytics solutions, and financial performance initiatives.
Previously, Dr. Kimel served as Senior Vice President of Pricing and Analytics at OmniSource United from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that,
he served as Senior Director of Pricing and Market Analytics at Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. from 2014 to 2018. Earlier in his
career, Dr. Kimel held various pricing, analytics, and strategy roles, including positions at Sears Holdings Corporation, FirstEnergy
Corporation, and Alltel Communications. Dr. Kimel holds a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
There are no arrangements or understandings between
Mr. Frank or Dr. Kimel, respectively, and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director. There are no family
relationships between Mr. Frank or Dr. Kimel, respectively, and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has
no material, direct or indirect, interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 5.03Item 5.03 - Amendments to Articles/Bylaws
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
In addition, the Action authorized the amendment
and restatement in their entirety of the by-laws of the Company, effective immediately (as adopted, the “Amended and Restated By-laws”).
A copy of the Amended and Restated By-laws is
attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 28, 2026, the Company issued a press
release announcing the Action. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K
and furnishing the information contained herein, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report
that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD. The Company uses, and will continue to use, its website, press releases,
and various social media channels, including its Twitter account (twitter.com/kulrtech), its LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/company/kulr-technology-corporation),
its Facebook account (facebook.com/KULRTechnology), its TikTok account (tiktok.com/Kulr_tech), its Instagram account (instagram.com/Kulr_tech),
and its YouTube account (youtube.com/channel/UC3wZBPINQd51N6p35Mo5uQg), as additional means of disclosing public information to investors,
the media and others interested in the Company. It is possible that certain information that the Company posts on its website, disseminated
in press releases and on social media could be deemed to be material information, and the Company encourages investors, the media and
others interested in the Company to review the business and financial information that the Company posts on its website, disseminates
in press releases and on the social media channels identified above, as such information could be deemed to be material information.
The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure,
including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. In addition,
the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibits 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the
Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press
release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto contain “forward-looking” statements. Such statements can be identified by,
among other things, the use of forward-looking language such as the words “believe,” “goal,” “may,”
“will,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,”
“would,” “could” or words with similar meaning or the negatives of these terms or by the discussion of strategy
or intentions. The forward-looking statements in this current report and the press release include express or implied statements regarding
the Action, among others. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause KULR’s
actual results to differ materially from those discussed here, such as risks inherent with manufacturing and commercializing battery products,
along with those other risk factors detailed in KULR’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking
statements involve assumptions, estimates, and uncertainties that reflect current internal projections, expectations or beliefs. There
can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the press
release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and the risk factors described
above. Furthermore, all such statements are made as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and KULR assumes no obligation
to update or revise these statements unless otherwise required by law.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
KULR Welcomes
Microsoft Director and Pricing Optimization Specialist to Board of Directors
HOUSTON / GLOBENEWSWIRE
/ April 28, 2026 / KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the "Company" or "KULR"),
an energy-systems platform company that enables the safe, certifiable deployment of ultra-high-power lithium battery systems for space
and defense programs, hyperscale AI data centers, and telecom infrastructure OEMs, today announced the appointments of Microsoft director
Mr. Ben Frank and pricing and profit optimization specialist Dr. Mike Kimel to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
In connection with these appointments, KULR has streamlined its Board to three members, including two majority independent directors,
as part of the Company’s ongoing focus to reduce selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in 2026 and drive greater
operating efficiency.
Mr. Frank
is a technology and enterprise solutions director with extensive experience in applied artificial intelligence, enterprise technology
commercialization, and energy-adjacent digital transformation. He currently serves as Director of …