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): November 3, 2005

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

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Item 8.01. Other Events

          On November 3, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that its board of directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on January 6, 2006 to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2005. A copy of this release is being 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 its review of the Company’s financial performance and business conditions. In addition, the Company’s ability to pay future dividends is subject to compliance with the dividend restrictions and financial covenant limitations in the Company’s Credit Agreement, as amended.

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 are discussed in detail in the Company’s periodic reports, in particular in its report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2004, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should carefully read these risk factors.

          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

Exhibit 99.1

Press release dated November 3, 2005 announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 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: November 3, 2005

By:

/s/ H.O. Woltz III

 

 


 

 

H.O. Woltz III

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 3, 2005

By:

/s/ Michael C. Gazmarian

 

 


 

 

Michael C. Gazmarian

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer