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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 25, 2009
Commission File Number 1-9929
Insteel Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
North Carolina   56-0674867
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, North Carolina   27030
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 786-2141
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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Item 8.01.   Other Events
     On August 25, 2009, 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 October 2, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 18, 2009. 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 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 September 27, 2008. 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.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit 99.1
  Press release dated August 25, 2009 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 25, 2009  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 25, 2009 announcing declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share.