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): ~~February~~March 2710, 2026

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AVIAT NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-33278

20-5961564

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Number)

Identification No.)

200 Parker Dr., Suite C100A, Austin, Texas 78728

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408)-941-7100

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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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:

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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 $0.01 per share

AVNW

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Preferred Share Purchase Rights

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).

☐ 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 18.01 ~~Entry~~Other ~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.~~Events

On ~~February~~September 2710, ~~2026~~2025, Aviat Networks, Inc. (“Aviat” or the “Company”) ~~and~~filed ~~Computershare~~its ~~Inc.,~~Annual asReport ~~rights~~on ~~agent,~~Form ~~entered~~10-K ~~into~~for ~~Amendment~~the ~~No.~~fiscal 2year toended June 27, 2025 (the ~~Amended~~“Form ~~and~~10-K”) ~~Restated~~with ~~Tax~~the ~~Benefit~~Securities ~~Preservation~~and ~~Plan~~Exchange Commission (the “~~Amendment~~SEC”),. ~~which~~Due ~~amended~~to the ~~Amended~~Company ~~and~~not ~~Restated~~being ~~Tax~~eligible ~~Benefit~~to ~~Preservation~~use ~~Plan~~a (Form S-3 at the ~~“Plan”)~~time of the September 10, ~~dated~~2025 asForm 10-K filing, the Consent of ~~August~~Independent 27Registered Public Accounting Firm, ~~2020~~dated September 10, 2025 and ~~amended~~filed as Exhibit 23 to the Form 10-K, did not include reference to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-279014 on ~~February~~Form 28S-3. The Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, ~~2023~~dated March 10, 2026, is attached as Exhibit 23 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby filed with the SEC. The Consent does not change any previously reported financial results or other disclosure contained in the Form 10-K.

The Amendment, which the Company expects to submit to the Company’s stockholders for ratification at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting (the “Annual Meeting”), extends the final expiration date of the Plan until March 3, 2029. If stockholder approval of the Amendment is not obtained at such meeting, the Company anticipates terminating the Plan at the close of business on the date that the voting results are certified.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company previously adopted the Plan in an effort to protect the Company’s ability to use its net operating losses, any loss or deductions attributable to a “net unrealized built-in loss” and other tax attributes (collectively, the “Tax Benefits”). The Board continues to view the Tax Benefits as highly valuable assets of the Company that are likely to inure to the benefit of the Company and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders that the Company provide for the protection of the Tax Benefits by amending the Plan to extend the final expiration date.

The foregoing description of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Description
4.1			Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of February 27, 2026, by and between Aviat Networks, Inc. and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent
23			Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

AVIAT NETWORKS, INC.

Date: February 27, 2026

By:

/s/ Andrew C. Schmidt

Date: March 10, 2026

By:

/s/ Andrew C. Schmidt

Name:

Andrew C. Schmidt

Title:

~~Senior Vice President and~~ Chief Financial Officer

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