[8-K] Insteel Industries, Inc. Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Insteel Industries Inc. announced that its Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 12, 2025. The company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the declaration and included the news release as Exhibit 99.1, with an Inline XBRL cover page file as Exhibit 104. The 8-K was signed by Elizabeth C. Southern, Vice President Administration, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer.

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Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine board action: a small quarterly cash dividend declared, documented via Form 8-K and accompanied by a press release.

The Board's declaration of a $0.03 per-share quarterly dividend is a standard shareholder distribution decision and was disclosed promptly through an 8-K with an attached news release. The filing includes the required exhibits, and the corporate secretary signed the report, indicating formal governance protocol was followed. This disclosure is procedural and consistent with regular dividend communications.

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Dividend declared: $0.03 per share payable Sept 26, 2025; record date Sept 12, 2025—routine, limited immediate financial detail provided.

The filing confirms the cash distribution amount and payment timetable but provides no accompanying financial statements or commentary on funding sources, payout ratio, or capital allocation rationale. As a standalone disclosure, it signals a shareholder return but does not offer additional metrics to assess sustainability or impact on liquidity.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 19, 2025

Insteel Industries Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 

North Carolina		1-9929		56-0674867
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1373 Boggs Drive

Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(336) 786-2141

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(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):

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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 (No Par Value)	IIIN	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 8.01. Other Events

On August 19, 2025, Insteel Industries Inc. issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock, payable on September 26, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 12, 2025. A copy of this release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated August 19, 2025 announcing declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share.

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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 thereunto duly authorized.

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.

By: /s/ Elizabeth C. Southern

Name: Elizabeth C. Southern

Title: Vice President Administration, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Date: August 19, 2025