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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 7, 2023
 
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Texas
1-07521
74-1504405
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1121 Judson Road Suite 124, Longview, Texas 75601
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(903) 758-3431
(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:
 
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))
 
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
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, $1 Par Value
FRD
NYSE American
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§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 8.01. Other
 
On August 7, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the publication of a new company website. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1
 
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Date: August 7, 2023
By:
/s/     Alex LaRue
Alex LaRue
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
 
 
 
EX-99.1 2 ex_555493.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_555493.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

August 7, 2023

 

Dateline: Longview, Texas

 

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (NYSE – American; trading symbol: FRD)

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED LAUNCHES NEW COMPANY WEBSITE

 

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (NYSE American: FRD) announced today the publication of its new company website at www.friedmanindustries.com. “We are delighted to launch a new website with expanded content to showcase our Company,” said Michael J. Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The website highlights our recent growth initiatives of facilities acquired in East Chicago, IN and Granite City, IL along with our newly constructed facility in Sinton, TX. We believe the website will facilitate further sales growth and provides shareholders and interested investors with a greater understanding of our operations and easy access to important Company information. Investors are encouraged to subscribe to investor alerts through the site to stay informed. We look forward to sharing additional content on the site as Friedman continues to grow,” Taylor concluded.

 

ABOUT FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES

 

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (“Company”), headquartered in Longview, Texas, is a manufacturer and processor of steel products with operating plants in Hickman, Arkansas; Decatur, Alabama; East Chicago, Indiana; Granite City, Illinois; Sinton, Texas and Lone Star, Texas. The Company has two reportable segments: flat roll products and tubular products. The flat roll segment was previously referred to as the coil segment. The flat roll segment consists of the operations in Hickman, Decatur, East Chicago, Granite City and Sinton where the Company processes hot-rolled steel coils. The Hickman, East Chicago and Granite City facilities operate temper mills and corrective leveling cut-to length lines. The Sinton and Decatur facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The Sinton facility is a newly constructed facility with operations commencing in October 2022. The East Chicago and Granite City facilities were acquired from Plateplus, Inc. on April 30, 2022. The tubular segment consists of the operations in Lone Star where the Company manufactures electric resistance welded pipe and distributes pipe through its Texas Tubular Products division.

 

For further information, please contact Alex LaRue, Chief Financial Officer – Secretary and Treasurer, at (903)758-3431.