iiin_8k-082812.htm
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 28, 2012


Commission File Number 1-9929



Insteel Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 
North Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
56-0674867
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
       
 
1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)
27030
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 786-2141


 

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 28, 2012, Insteel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its board of directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share payable on September 28, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 14, 2012. A copy of this release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, the declaration and payment of future dividends, if any, are discretionary and will be subject to determination by the board of directors each quarter after taking into account various factors, including general business conditions and the Company’s financial condition, operating results, cash requirements and expansion plans.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Company’s intent and ability to pay future dividends. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and the Company can provide no assurances that such plans, intentions or expectations will be implemented or achieved. Many of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in detail in the Company’s reports and statements that it files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 1, 2011. You should carefully review these risks and uncertainties.

All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only to the respective dates on which such statements are made and the Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated August 28, 2012 announcing declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share.
 
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
  Registrant  
     
     
       
Date: August 28, 2012
By:
  /s/ Michael C. Gazmarian
 
   
      Michael C. Gazmarian
 
   
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
       
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99.1
Press release dated August 28, 2012 announcing declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share.