Friedman CFO acquires 10,000 restricted shares

LaRue Alex reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

LaRue Alex reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Friedman Industries reported that Chief Financial Officer Alex LaRue received a grant of 10,000 shares of restricted Common Stock at no purchase price. Following this award, LaRue directly holds 41,646 shares.

Half of the restricted shares will vest in equal amounts each year over three years starting on April 1, 2026. The remaining half will vest based on performance criteria tied to earnings before tax and levels of accounts receivable, inventory, and property, plant and equipment over a three-year period beginning April 1, 2026. All vesting requires continued employment with the company.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 10,000 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider LaRue Alex

Role Chief Financial Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 41,646 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents shares of restricted Common Stock. Half of the shares will vest in equal amounts each year for three years commencing on April 1, 2026. Half of the shares will vest depending on performance criteria related to earnings before tax and amounts of accounts receivable, inventory and property, plant and equipment over a three-year period commencing April 1, 2026. Vesting for all shares is subject to continued employment with the issuer.

Key Figures

Restricted stock grant: 10,000 shares Total holdings after grant: 41,646 shares Grant price per share: $0.0000 per share +2 more

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Restricted stock grant 10,000 shares Award of restricted Common Stock to CFO on June 3, 2026

Total holdings after grant 41,646 shares CFO direct Common Stock holdings following the award

Grant price per share $0.0000 per share Indicates compensation-related equity award, not market purchase

Time-based vesting start April 1, 2026 Half of shares vest in equal amounts over three years

Performance period start April 1, 2026 Half of shares vest over three years based on performance criteria

Key Terms

restricted Common Stock, vesting, performance criteria, earnings before tax

4 terms

restricted Common Stock financial

"Represents shares of restricted Common Stock."

Restricted common stock is company shares that carry limits on selling or transferring for a set period or until certain conditions are met, like time-based vesting or regulatory clearance. Think of them as shares in a locked box that gradually open; they can become freely tradable later but initially reduce the number of shares available on the market. Investors watch restricted stock because its eventual release can change a company’s share supply, affect stock price, and influence control and dilution.

vesting financial

"Half of the shares will vest in equal amounts each year for three years"

Vesting is the process by which you earn full ownership of something, like company stock or a retirement benefit, over time. It’s like earning the right to keep a gift piece by piece the longer you stay with a company, making sure employees stay committed before they receive all the benefits.

performance criteria financial

"Half of the shares will vest depending on performance criteria related to earnings before tax"

earnings before tax financial

"performance criteria related to earnings before tax and amounts of accounts receivable"

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LaRue Alex

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 SWEETWATER TRAIL

(Street)

LONGVIEW TEXAS 75605

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC [ FRD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/03/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/03/2026		A		10,000(1)	A	$0	41,646	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of restricted Common Stock. Half of the shares will vest in equal amounts each year for three years commencing on April 1, 2026. Half of the shares will vest depending on performance criteria related to earnings before tax and amounts of accounts receivable, inventory and property, plant and equipment over a three-year period commencing April 1, 2026. Vesting for all shares is subject to continued employment with the issuer.

	/s/ Alex LaRue	06/22/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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