Material Agreement (Form 8-K)

ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On February 27, 2026, Nortech Systems Incorporated (the "Company") entered into a Waiver and Amendment No. 4 to its Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., dated February 27, 2026 ("Waiver and Amendment"). Under the Waiver and Amendment, Bank of America waived certain financial covenant defaults related to the Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, and Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The Waiver and Amendment also modifies multiple provisions of the Credit Agreement, including revised definitions, updated borrowing base mechanics, revised financial covenants (including new EBITDA thresholds), adjustments to the revolving commitment levels, an increase in applicable borrowing rate, and updates limitations on foreign subsidiary investments and transfers.

The full text of the Waiver is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, we continued to see positive benefits to our operating performance from our restructuring activities in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. The Company is actively in negotiations to secure a new asset-backed lending facility. The Company expects to close a new facility in the near term.