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Aerkomm corrects Jeff T.C. Hsu’s board resignation date

Aerkomm said Shen had no arrangements with others related to his election and no related-person transaction requiring disclosure.

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Aerkomm Inc. amended its earlier report to correct Jeff T.C. Hsu’s resignation date: his resignation from the board was effective May 31, 2026, not May 31, 2025. The company said no other changes were made.

The board appointed Tayi Shen, Aerkomm’s vice president of business development, to replace Hsu effective September 14, 2026. Shen has served in that role since April 2023, leading business development and partnerships in the satellite communication sector for B2G and B2B clients. The company said there were no arrangements or understandings underlying his election and no related-person transaction requiring disclosure.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
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"satellite communication sector for B2G and B2B clients"
b2g stands for business-to-government, describing commercial relationships where companies sell goods, services, or technology directly to government bodies or public-sector agencies. It matters to investors because government contracts can provide predictable revenue streams, different regulatory and procurement rules, and longer sales cycles compared with private customers; think of it like a company supplying a city or agency rather than an individual consumer or another business.
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"conducting Gen 10 TFT Fab operations"

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Who replaced Jeff Hsu on the AKOM board, and when?

Tayi Shen replaced Jeff T.C. Hsu effective September 14, 2026. Shen is Aerkomm’s vice president of business development.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

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 31, 2026

 

AERKOMM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-55925   46-3424568
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

44043 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(877) 742-3094
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since 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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
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Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K amends Item 5.02 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2016 (the “Original Form 8-K”) solely to correct a typographical error. As previously furnished, the Original Form 8-K reflected an incorrect date of Mr. Hsu’s resignation as May 31, 2025 instead of May 31, 2026, which has been corrected in this Amendment No. 1. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Resignation of Director

 

Effective as May 31, 2026, Jeff T.C. Hsu resigned from his position as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Aerkomm Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Hsu’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with respect to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. The Company and Board of Directors thank Mr. Hsu for his service and contributions.

 

Appointment of Director

 

The Board appointed Mr. Tayi Shen, Vice President, Business Development of the Company, to be a member of the Board replacing Mr. Hsu effective September 14, 2026. Mr. Shen is a strong strategic business development executive with a lot of experience focusing on Resilient Communications in Defense Sector and driving growth for B2G clients. He has a proven track record as a cross-functional task force leader, including successfully navigating the 2010 3-in-1 mega-merger of Innolux, Chimei Optoelectronics and Toppoly Electronics Corp Taiwan, establishing Japan Display Inc., Taiwan branch in 2013.

 

Mr. Shen earned a Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA (May 1995) and Master of Business Administration, International Trade Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Jun 2000). After earning his degree, Mr. Shen accepted Sr. Product Manager | Chimei Optoelectronics (Jul 2000 - Jun 2003): Created the 19” monitor LCD module, the most profitable product in CMO history. Following which he joined various companies including Jemitek Corp, Innolux Corp. and Japan Display Inc., Taiwan. In 2019 he was appointed as Managing Director | Suwa Investment Holdings LLC. where he served as one of six steering committee members above the Japan Display Inc. board. In 2023 he was appointed Vice President, Operation Center | Sakai Display Product Corp. conducting Gen 10 TFT Fab operations and steered management excellence task forces across group companies.

 

Since April 2023,Mr. Shen has served the Company as Vice President, Business Development, leading business development and forging strategic partnerships within the satellite communication sector for B2G and B2B clients as well a driving market expansion.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Shen and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director, and there is no family relationship that exists between Mr. Shen and any directors or executive officers of the Company. In addition, there has been no related person transaction, nor is there any currently proposed any related person transaction between Mr. Shen and the Company, that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Date: September 18, 2026 AERKOMM INC.
     
  /s/ Louis Giordimaina
  Name:  Louis Giordimaina
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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