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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (REFR)

Research Frontiers: VP Aerospace Products Michael LaPointe retires September 15, 2025

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Research Frontiers announced that Michael R. LaPointe, Vice President – Aerospace Products, retired effective September 15, 2025. The company said he led expansion of its SPD-Smart aerospace programs and had more than 30 years of association with the company. The filing does not describe a successor or any financial impact.

Key points

  • Michael R. LaPointe, Vice President – Aerospace Products, retired effective September 15, 2025
  • LaPointe worked with Research Frontiers since 1994 and joined as an employee in 2000
  • Company says SPD-Smart EDWs have been contracted across five helicopter OEM programs, 12 aircraft OEM programs, an airline retrofit program, and more than 40 aftermarket aircraft models
  • The filing does not name a successor or provide financial results

The filing

CompanyRESEARCH FRONTIERS INC (REFR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 15, 2025, 8:35 AM ET
Accession number0001493152-25-013406

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:51 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 15, 2025.

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