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): July 18, 2024

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 18, 2024, Insteel Industries Inc. issued a news release regarding its financial results for its third quarter ended June 29, 2024. A copy of this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related information in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1	News Release dated July 18, 2024 announcing financial results for the third quarter ended June 29, 2024.
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:	July 18, 2024