Transcat, Inc.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 6, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Transcat, Inc. (the “Company”) granted a special one-time equity award to certain of the Company’s executive officers under the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Retention Awards”). The Compensation Committee granted Retention Awards to Thomas L. Barbato, Theresa A. Conroy, Michael J. Haddad and Michael W. West consisting of 19,772; 10,380; 5,190; and 12,028 restricted stock units, respectively. The Retention Awards will vest on January 6, 2028, subject to the executive’s continued employment and except as otherwise described in the form of award agreement. The Retention Awards were designed to preserve the continuity of the Company’s leadership team through the transition to a successor chief executive officer and directly incentivize the executives’ continued contributions to the Company. The foregoing summary of the Retention Awards does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the award agreement governing the Retention Awards, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 8, 2026, the Company issued a press release regarding the matters described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 such section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.