NORTECH SYSTEMS INC — Earnings Release 2026

May 13, 2026

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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): May 13, 2026

NORTECH SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Minnesota	0-13257	41-1681094
(State
or other jurisdiction	(Commission	IRS
Employer
of
incorporation)	File
Number)	Identification
No.)

7550 Meridian Circle N , Maple Grove , MN 55369

(Address of principal executive offices)

(952) 345-2244

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed from 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):

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

| Title
of each class: | Trading
Symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered: |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share | NSYS | NASDAQ Capital Market |

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. ☐

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The Registrant issued a news release on May 13, 2026, entitled “Nortech Systems Reports First Quarter Results” regarding its consolidated results and financial condition for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of this news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1	News Release dated May 13, 2026 (furnished)
104	Cover
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 13, 2026

| Nortech
Systems Incorporated |
| --- |
| (Registrant) |
| /s/
Andrew D. C. LaFrence |
| Andrew
D. C. LaFrence Chief
Financial Officer and SVP Finance |

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