Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of Director
On May 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Integral Technologies Inc. (the "Company") appointed Michael Pruitt to serve as a member of the Board.
Mr. Pruitt, age 66, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Forward Industries, Inc. since May 16, 2025. He previously served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors from January 28, 2025 to May 16, 2025 and was reappointed in September 2025. Mr. Pruitt founded Avenel Financial Group, a boutique financial services firm focused on emerging technology investments, in 1999. In February 2005, he formed Chanticleer Holdings, Inc., then a public holding company (now known as Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc.), where he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer until April 1, 2020. At that time, the restaurant operations of Chanticleer Holdings were spun out into Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc., where Mr. Pruitt continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pruitt served as a director of IMAC Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: BACK) from October 2020 until September 2025. From July 2023 until June 2025, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Amaze Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AMZE) (formerly Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.) ("Amaze"), an e-commerce wine product company. He has also served as a director of Amaze since December 2021. Mr. Pruitt holds a B.A. degree from Coastal Carolina University. He currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, the Coastal Education Foundation Board, and the Athletic Committee of the Board. Mr. Pruitt was selected as a director for his extensive public company leadership experience and expertise in the emerging technology sector.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Pruitt and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director and he is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Pruitt has not been appointed to any Board committees.