UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 15, 2024

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Kansas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-1678 (Commission File Number)	41-0834293 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Aero Plaza, New Century, Kansas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	66031 (Zip Code)

913-780-9595
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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
None	None	None

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.  ☐

Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.
	On May 15, 2024, OTC Markets Group, Inc., announced that Butler National Corporation has been approved for trading on the OTCQX® Best Market (the “OTCQX Market”), transferring from the OTCQB® Venture Market. The Company began trading on the OTCQX Market effective as of the opening of trading on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, retaining its current symbol, “BUKS.” A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report. The information in this Form 8-K relating to Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01	Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 Exhibit 104 *Furnished herewith.	Press release dated May 15, 2024* Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION (Registrant)
May 15, 2024 Date	/S/ Christopher J. Reedy Christopher J. Reedy (President and Chief Executive Officer)
May 15, 2024 Date	/S/ Tad M. McMahon Tad M. McMahon (Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)