Form 8-K

8-K — DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

Accession: 0001079973-26-001181

Filed: 2026-08-26

Period: 2026-08-24

CIK: 0001396536

SIC: 7372 (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 24, 2026

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Duos Technologies Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

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Florida

001-39227

65-0493217

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

6551

Gate Parkway, 4th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida 32256

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip

Code)

(904) 296-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

Check the appropriate box below

if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share)

DUOT

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain

Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 24, 2026, Duos Technologies

Group, Inc. (the “Company”) named Christopher J. DeAlmeida as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Adrian Goldfarb,

who had been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2026, will return to his prior position as Strategic Advisor to the

Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Mr.

DeAlmeida is a strategic financial executive with over 20 years’ experience leading finance, operations and corporate development

for NYSE and NASDAQ-listed companies, private equity backed platforms and high-growth ventures. He served as President and Chief Financial

Officer of SaferMobility, an early stage SaaS company, and was a Financial Advisor to the Founder/CEO of Odilia Holdings, a multi-entity

DTC portfolio, from 2024 to 2026. Prior to that, from July 2022 to January 2024, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Wrap Technologies,

Inc., a NASDAQ-listed global public safety technology and services company. Previously, Mr. DeAlmeida was Chief Financial Officer of

Encore Drilling Partners, a private-equity backed marine infrastructure platform, from 2018 to 2022. From 2007 to 2018, he held

increasingly responsible positions, culminating as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, at Orion Group Holdings,

Inc., an NYSE-listed leading specialty construction company.

Mr. DeAlmeida currently does not have an

employment agreement with the Company. He is being paid an annual base salary of $350,000, with a potential bonus of up to 80% of

the base salary based on achievement of Company and individual performance metrics as set by the Board of Directors and the Chief

Executive Officer. The Company will provide Mr. DeAlmeida with corporate housing in Jacksonville for 90 days and pay relocation

assistance of $12,000 net of taxes. He was also granted 200,000 restricted shares of common stock under the Company’s 2021 Equity

Incentive Plan. The shares are subject to a three-year cliff vesting period and will vest on September 1, 2029.

There are no family relationships between Mr. DeAlmeida and any director

or executive officer of the Company or its subsidiaries. There also are no transactions to which the Company is or was a participant

in which Mr. DeAlmeida has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company issued a press release on August

26, 2026 announcing Mr. DeAlmeida’s appointment. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report

on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press Release, dated August 26, 2026

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File

(formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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.

DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

Dated: August 26, 2026

By:

/s/ F. Douglas Recker

F. Douglas Recker

Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Duos Technologies Group Appoints Christopher

DeAlmeida as Chief Financial Officer

Experienced Public Company CFO with Large

Scale Operations and Deployment Background

JACKSONVILLE, FL / Globe Newswire / August

26, 2026 - Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (“Duos” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DUOT), a leading provider of adaptive,

modular, and scalable Edge Data Center (“EDC”) solutions, announced the appointment of Christopher “Chris” DeAlmeida

as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective Monday, August 24, 2026. Mr. DeAlmeida succeeds retiring CFO Adrian Goldfarb.

His appointment follows the Company’s previously disclosed executive transition plan and marks the conclusion of a comprehensive

search and evaluation process.

As CFO, Mr. DeAlmeida will oversee capital allocation,

financial planning, and investment strategy as Duos continues the rapid rollout of its Edge AI platform to meet strong customer demand.

He brings more than 20 years of public company financial leadership to Duos, including prior CFO experience as well as additional expertise

in financial planning and analysis, SEC compliance, capital markets, M&A, accounting, and investor relations.

Mr. DeAlmeida most recently served as fractional

financial CFO for founder-led and private equity-backed companies, including a multi-brand consumer portfolio and private technology company

where he served as CFO. Additionally, Mr. DeAlmeida previously served as

CFO of Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) from 2022 to 2024. Before that, he served as CFO of Encore where he successfully completed

two acquisitions and developed advanced reporting and forecasting tools to grow the company from a start up to a scaled enterprise. He

also spent 11 years with Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN), a leading specialty infrastructure construction company, where he served

as CFO, Treasurer, and Executive Vice President. He is also a co-founder and former CFO of a private equity-backed infrastructure platform

and has completed more than 15 buy-side acquisitions in his career.

“Chris is an experienced public company

operator with a direct background in building and deploying capital for construction and infrastructure projects, making him a great fit

for our business today and where we’re headed in the future,” said Duos CEO Doug Recker. “As we continue to transform

the Company into a scaled operator within the broader AI ecosystem, we believe a proven financial executive like Chris presents an ideal

combination of industry experience and financial acumen to lead this next stage in our evolution. On behalf of the board of directors

and the rest of our management team, I’d like to formally welcome Chris to Duos.”

Recker added, “I’d also like to thank

Adrian for his many years of service to our Company. Over the past decade-plus timeframe, Adrian has overseen nearly every aspect of the

business at various points in time, and he deserves a tremendous amount of appreciation from our leadership for shepherding Duos into

this new era as well as ensuring a smooth transition as Chris takes the reins.”

“The Duos team has made tremendous

progress in building an AI infrastructure business in an incredibly short amount of time. They have demonstrated a clear ability to identify

attractive market opportunities and successfully compete in high-demand environments, and the Company is now entering an important phase

where disciplined execution will be critical. I look forward to joining the team at such an exciting time,” said Chris DeAlmeida.

“Looking ahead, I plan to leverage my prior public company finance experience, along with my extensive background in infrastructure

development, to help ensure Duos has the financial strategy and capital resources needed to support its rapid growth trajectory.”

Mr. DeAlmeida holds a Bachelor of Science

in Finance from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

About Duos Technologies Group, Inc.

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUOT),

based in Jacksonville, Florida, is focused on providing and managing modular data center colocation facilities and infrastructure solutions.

Through its wholly owned subsidiaries Duos Edge AI, Inc., and Duos Technology Solutions, Inc. the Company delivers high function computing

infrastructure at the “Edge” designed to support high power computing facilities suitable for AI and Enterprise Computing.

Duos is strategically focused on scaling its edge data center platforms in conjunction with its data center infrastructure solutions business.

It provides manufacturer-agnostic sourcing, and fulfillment services to support efficient deployment of data centers and IT environments.

Together, these platforms position the Company to address the growing demand for distributed digital infrastructure, while continuing

to support legacy applications in Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets. For more information, visit www.duostech.com and www.duosedge.ai.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking

statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects -- both business and financial. Although we believe

that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure

you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks,

uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release may be identified by the use of forward-looking

words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "will,"

"may," "intend," "estimated" and "potential," among others. Important factors that could cause

actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this news release include market conditions and those

set forth in reports or documents that we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not

undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect

any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required

by law. All forward-looking statements attributable to Duos Technologies Group, Inc. or a person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified

in their entirety by this cautionary language.

Contacts

Investor Relations

Tom Colton & Greg Bradbury

Gateway Group, Inc.

+1 949-574-3860 | DUOT@duostech.com

Media Contact

Duos Technologies Group

iMiller Public Relations

+1.914.315.6424

duot@imillerpr.com

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