Form 8-K

8-K — Polar Power, Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-039867

Filed: 2026-08-24

Period: 2026-08-17

CIK: 0001622345

SIC: 3690 (MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES)

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

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 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): August 17, 2026

POLAR

POWER, INC.

(Exact

Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-37960

33-0479020

(State

or Other Jurisdiction

Incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification

No.)

249

E. Gardena Boulevard, Gardena, California 90248

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(310)

830-9153

(Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former

name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐

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)

☐

Pre-commencement

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

☐

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 $0.0001 per share

POLA

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 ☐

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.

August 17, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Polar Power, Inc. (“we”, “us”,

“our” or “Polar”) voted to fill two vacancies on the Board by electing Jim Ahern and Menachem “Menny”

Shalom to the Board. Mr. Ahern and Mr. Shalom will be independent directors serving on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation

Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Jim

Ahern is a professor and faculty member at the W. P. Carey School of Business within Arizona State University (ASU). He teaches in the

Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, leveraging over 40 years of global corporate leadership and executive consulting experience.

Previously, Mr. Ahern served in management for companies in the technology and telecommunications industries. Mr. Ahern holds a bachelor

of arts from Northeast Missouri State University and a master’s degree from Webster University.

Menachem

Shalom has been the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of T3 Defense Inc. (Nasdaq: DFNS) since September 2024.

Mr. Shalom has also served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Star 26 Capital, Inc.

since January 2024, as well as the Chairman of B. Rimon Agencies Ltd., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of Star 26 and operator of

an Israeli defense business. Mr. Shalom has served as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Motomova Inc (OTC Markets: MTMV)

since December 1, 2022 and its Secretary since May 24, 2023. Mr. Shalom has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the

board of directors of MEA Testing Systems Ltd. since January 2022. Since 2017, Mr. Shalom has also served as Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer and sole director of Hold Me Ltd. (OTC: HMELF), a digital platform for mobile wallet and payments founded by

Mr. Shalom. He is the Chief Executive Officer and director of two SPACs, SC II Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: SCII) and Kochav Defense Acquisition

Corp (Nasdaq: KCHV). Previously, Mr. Shalom founded and served as CEO of Wayerz Solutions, Ltd., a digital platform for correspondent

banking and wires’ routing optimization, between 2014 and 2017 and as Vice President of Business Development, Sales and Marketing

at Dsnr Media Group Ltd., an international cross-platform digital advertising company. Mr. Shalom also founded and served as CEO of Mipso

Ltd., a software-as-a-service provider in the fashion and retail industry, between 2010 and 2013; ooga studio Ltd., an industrial design

incubator, between 2007 and 2010; and Medifreeze Ltd., a startup in the area of stem cell cryopreservation, between 2004 and 2009. Mr.

Shalom received his MBA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2003 after receiving an LLM in corporate law at Columbia University

School of Law in 2000.

June 30, 2026, Polar issued a convertible promissory note to Mayers Ventures LLC (“Mayers”) that included a right

of Mayers to designate one person for appointment or election to serve on Polar’s Board, and Mayers designated Mr. Shalom to be

so elected.

Item

7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

August 18, 2026, we issued a press release announcing the appointment of the two new members of the Board. The press release is

attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The

information provided in this Item 7.01, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed “furnished” and shall not

be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section,

nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by Polar pursuant to the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, regardless

of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated August 18, 2026

104

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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.

Date:

August 24, 2026

POLAR

POWER, INC.

By:

/s/

Arthur D. Sams

Arthur

D. Sams

President,

Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Polar

Power Announces Two New Board Appointments

New

Directors Bring Extensive Corporate Leadership, Defense, Technology and Sales / Distribution Experience

GARDENA,

Calif. — August 18, 2026 — Polar Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: POLA), a global provider of power and energy solutions for defense,

telecommunications, data center and other critical infrastructure applications, today announced the appointment of Jim Ahearn

and Menachem “Menny” Shalom to its Board of Directors.

The

appointments are part of Polar Power’s ongoing initiative to strengthen its Board with additional experience in corporate governance,

manufacturing, defense markets and strategic growth.

Jim

Ahern is an instructor and executive educator at the W. P. Carey School of Business within Arizona State University (ASU). He teaches

in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, leveraging over 40 years of global corporate leadership and executive consulting

experience

Menachem

“Menny” Shalom is Chief Executive Officer of T3 Defense and brings experience in defense applications, advanced technologies,

manufacturing and business development within the defense sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Accounting alongside

a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance.

Arthur

Sams, Chairman and CEO of Polar Power, stated:

“Jim

and Menny bring highly complementary experience to Polar Power at an important point in the Company’s evolution. As we expand through

continued customer diversification by increasing our military sales, broaden our product offering and continue executing our restructuring

strategy, their experience and relationships should provide meaningful additional perspective to our Board.”

The

Company believes the strengthened Board will support Polar Power’s strategy of pursuing new defense opportunities, expanding its

domestic and international presence, improving operating efficiencies and evaluating strategic opportunities intended to enhance long-term

shareholder value.

About

Polar Power, Inc.

Polar

Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: POLA) designs, manufactures and sells power and energy systems for applications including telecommunications, defense,

data centers and other critical infrastructure markets.

This

press release contains forward-looking statements regarding operating trajectory, order fulfillment, delivery timing, deployment, market

opportunity, liquidity, financing plans, ability to continue as a going concern, Nasdaq compliance, and strategic priorities. These statements

are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including substantial

doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, limited cash and liquidity, delisting risk, customer and supplier

concentration, order fulfillment and production risks, supply-chain and shipping delays, customer acceptance risks, potential lender

or landlord remedies, and other risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Form

10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Forward-looking statements apply only as of the date hereof; the Company undertakes no obligation

to update them except as required by law.

Media

and Investor Relations

Polar

Power, Inc.

249

E. Gardena Blvd.

Gardena,

CA 90248

Tel:

310-830-9153

ir@polarpowerinc.com

www.polarpower.com

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