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): January 21, 2026

INTELLINETICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 388-8908

Intellinetics, Inc.

(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):

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value

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 January 21, 2026, James DeSocio, Chief Executive Officer of Intellinetics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire and resign his offices of President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company, effective as of February 27, 2026. Mr. DeSocio advised the Company that his resignation was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company.

Mr. DeSocio and the Company will enter into a Separation Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. DeSocio will receive severance equal to six-months’ salary, acceleration of all unvested restricted stock awards, and an extension to permit him to exercise his stock options prior to December 31, 2026.

The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Effective as of February 27, 2026, the size of the Board will be reduced from six to five directors.

In addition, on January 27, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement and resignation of Mr. DeSocio, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.