aey-20210903

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) September 3, 2021

ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Oklahoma

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


1-10799			73-1351610
(Commission file Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1430 Bradley Lane, Suite 196, Carrollton, Texas			75007
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(918) 251-9121

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01	AEY	NASDAQ

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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.

The Company appointed Michael Rutledge as Chief Financial Officer effective September 7, 2021. Mr. Rutledge served as Vice President, Finance at SomnoMed Group for the past five years. Previously, he spent two years as the Chief Financial Officer at BG Staffing, where he played a key role in taking the company public and raising $16 million. Prior, he spent three years as Vice President of Finance with Cantel Medical Corporation, a publicly owned manufacturer of medical products, which acquired Byrne Medical, Inc., where he was the Chief Financial Officer. He joined Byrne Medical from N.F. Smith & Associates, a privately owned distributor of electronic components, where he spent four years as the Chief Financial Officer. He began his career at Ernst & Young, where he spent 12 years ultimately as Senior Audit Manager and was involved in several IPOs.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Michael Rutledge as Chief FInancial Officer, effective September 7, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated September 3 , 2021 issued by the Company.


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.


			ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.

			Date: September 3, 2021

			/s/ Joseph Hart
			Joseph Hart
			Chief Executive Officer

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits