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): ~~August~~October 1916, 2025

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)

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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).

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Item 82.0102. ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition

On ~~August~~October 1916, 2025, Insteel Industries Inc. issued a news release ~~announcing~~regarding ~~that~~its financial results for its ~~Board~~fourth ofquarter ~~Directors~~and ~~has~~fiscal ~~declared~~year ~~its~~ended ~~regular~~September ~~quarterly~~27, ~~cash~~2025. ~~dividend~~A copy of $0this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.031 ~~per~~to ~~share~~this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in Item 2.02 of ~~common~~this ~~stock,~~Current ~~payable~~Report on ~~September~~Form 268-K, ~~2025~~including the related information in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to ~~shareholders~~be “filed” for purposes of ~~record~~Section as18 of ~~September~~the 12Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2025.~~as Aamended, ~~copy~~or otherwise subject to the liability of ~~this~~that ~~release~~section, isnor ~~included~~shall asit ~~Exhibit~~be ~~99.1~~deemed toincorporated ~~this~~by ~~Current~~reference ~~Report~~in onany ~~Form~~filing ~~8-K~~under ~~and~~the ~~incorporated~~Securities ~~herein~~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 ~~August~~October 1916, 2025 announcing ~~declaration~~fourth ofquarter aand ~~quarterly~~fiscal ~~cash~~year ~~dividend~~ended ofSeptember ~~$0.03~~27, ~~per~~2025 ~~share~~financial results.

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: ~~August~~October 1916, 2025

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