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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): October 11, 2023
 
ARTS-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
000-05131
 
42-0920725
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
   
Identification No.)
5556 Highway 9
Armstrong, Iowa 50514
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(712) 208-8467
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(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:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
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 $0.01 par value
ARTW
The 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 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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 11, 2023, Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K as if fully set forth herein.
 
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
Financial statements: None
 
 
(b)
Pro forma financial information: None
 
 
(c)
Shell Company Transactions: None
 
 
(d)
Exhibits:
 
 
99.1
Press Release of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated October 11, 2023.
 
 
104
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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.
 
Dated: October 12, 2023
 
ARTS-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
/s/ Michael W. Woods
Michael W. Woods
Chief Financial Officer