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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.
On April 10, 2026, The Coretec Group, Inc. (the “Company”) received the resignation of Birge Watkins from his positions as Vice Chairman and Director of the Company, effective as of April 10, 2026. The Company subsequently received the resignations of (i) Elbert Michael Ussery from his positions as Chairman and Director, and (ii) Robert McCollar from his position as Director of the Company, each effective as of April 13, 2026.
Each of Mr. Watkins, Mr. Ussery, and Mr. McCollar indicated that his resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.
Copies of the resignation letters of Mr. Watkins, Mr. Ussery, and Mr. McCollar are filed as Exhibit 17.1, Exhibit 17.2, and Exhibit 17.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 17.1 | Resignation Letter of Birge Watkins, dated April 10, 2026 | |
| 17.2 | Resignation Letter of Elbert Michael Ussery, dated April 13, 2026 | |
| 17.3 | Resignation Letter of Robert McCollar, dated April 13, 2026 | |
| 104 | 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CORETEC GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Roberto Hoseok Kim | |
| Name: | Roberto Hoseok Kim | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Date: | April 14, 2026 | |