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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): November 30, 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:
 
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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 $.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 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On November 30, 2023, Art’s-Way Manufacturing, Co., Inc. (the “Company”)  entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) of its $500,000 revolving line of credit with Bank Midwest, dated August 30, 2023 (the “Line of Credit”), extending the maturity date from November 30, 2023 to March 30, 2024. As of November 30, 2023, outstanding principal on the Line of Credit was $208,000. This Amendment aligns the maturity date of the Line of Credit with the maturity date of the Company’s other $5,000,000 line of credit with Bank Midwest.
 
The foregoing description is only a summary of the Amendment and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Line of Credit, as amended, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed herewith and incorporated by reference herein, and the Line of Credit, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on October 13, 2023 and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit Number  
Description of Exhibit
     
  1.01 Change in Terms Agreement between the Company and Bank Midwest, dated November 30, 2023.
  104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

 
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: December 4, 2023
 
 
ARTS-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
 
 
/s/ David A. King
David A. King
President and Chief Executive Officer