Daktronics EVP Bradley Wiemann retires
Daktronics announces the retirement of long-time executive Bradley T. Wiemann under a previously disclosed termination agreement.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) reported a leadership change, stating that on September 5, 2026, Bradley T. Wiemann, Executive Vice President – Advisor to the CEO, retired from the company. The retirement occurred pursuant to an Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims that had been entered into in connection with his retirement and previously disclosed on February 20, 2026.
Wiemann served Daktronics for more than 34 years in various leadership roles, including Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The company formally expressed appreciation for his long service and contributions and extended well wishes for his retirement.
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8-K Event Classification
2 items: 5.02, 9.01
2 items
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.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Retirement date: September 5, 2026
Years of service: More than 34 years
Form type: Form 8-K
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Retirement date
September 5, 2026
Date Bradley T. Wiemann retired from Daktronics
Years of service
More than 34 years
Tenure of Bradley T. Wiemann at Daktronics
Form type
Form 8-K
Current report disclosing executive officer retirement
Signature date
September 11, 2026
Date the report was signed by the Acting Chief Financial Officer
Key Terms
Emerging growth company, Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims, Inline XBRL
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Emerging growth company regulatory
"405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims regulatory
"pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release"
Inline XBRL technical
"Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)"
Inline XBRL is a file format for financial filings that embeds machine-readable data tags directly inside the human-readable report, so the same document can be read by people and parsed by software. For investors it makes extracting, comparing and verifying financial numbers faster and more reliable—like a grocery list where each item also has a barcode—reducing manual errors and speeding up analysis.
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What executive leadership change did DAKT announce in this Form 8-K?
Daktronics announced that Bradley T. Wiemann, Executive Vice President – Advisor to the CEO, retired on September 5, 2026. His retirement followed the terms of an Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims that had been previously disclosed on February 20, 2026.
What was Bradley T. Wiemann’s role at Daktronics (DAKT) before retirement?
Before retirement, Bradley T. Wiemann was Executive Vice President – Advisor to the CEO. Over more than 34 years with Daktronics, he held several leadership positions, including serving as Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Was Bradley T. Wiemann’s retirement from DAKT previously planned?
Yes. The company states that Wiemann retired pursuant to an Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims that had been entered into in connection with his retirement and was previously disclosed on February 20, 2026.
Does this DAKT 8-K include new financial results or earnings data?
No. The 8-K focuses on the retirement of an executive officer and related disclosure. It lists an exhibit for the cover page Interactive Data File but does not present financial statements or earnings figures.
Who signed the Daktronics (DAKT) 8-K reporting Wiemann’s retirement?
The report was signed on behalf of Daktronics by Howard I. Atkins, identified as Acting Chief Financial Officer and the company’s Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, dated September 11, 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): September 5, 2026
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)
(605 ) 692-0200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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:
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)) | |||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 5, 2026, Bradley T. Wiemann, Executive Vice President – Advisor to the CEO, retired from Daktronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Termination Agreement and General Release of Claims entered into in connection with Mr. Wiemann's retirement and previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2026.
Mr. Wiemann served the Company for more than 34 years in various leadership roles, including Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The Company thanks Mr. Wiemann for his many years of service and significant contributions to the Company and wishes him well in retirement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |||||||
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
DAKTRONICS, INC. | ||||||||
By: /s/ Howard I. Atkins | ||||||||
Howard I. Atkins, Acting Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
Date: September 11, 2026 | ||||||||