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 19, 2011
Commission File Number 1-9929
Insteel Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| North Carolina | | 56-0674867 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, North Carolina | | 27030 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 786-2141
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| Item 5.02. | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On August 19, 2011, the Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Insteel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved (a) increases in the annual base salaries of executive officers, (b) increases in the “Target Bonus Percent” for executive officers under the Company’s Return on Capital Incentive Compensation Plan (“ROCICP”) and (c) an increase in the target value of equity-based long-term incentives to be granted to one of the executive officers pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan of Insteel Industries, Inc.
The Committee approved increases in the annual salaries of the Company’s executive officers as shown in the table below, which will be effective August 22, 2011:
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| Name and Position | | Current Annual Salary | | New Annual Salary |
H.O. Woltz III
President and Chief Executive Officer | | $ | 430,000 | | | $ | 477,000 | |
Michael C. Gazmarian
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 280,000 | |
James F. Petelle
Vice President—Administration and Secretary | | $ | 160,000 | | | $ | 170,000 | |
Richard T. Wagner
Vice President—General Manager, Insteel Wire Products | | $ | 220,000 | | | $ | 260,000 | |
The Committee also approved increases in the Target Bonus Percent for the Company’s executive officers under its ROCICP from 50% to 60%, which will become effective in fiscal 2012. Target annual incentive payments under the ROCICP are based upon the Target Bonus Percent multiplied by the participant’s base salary earned during the fiscal year.
In addition, the Committee approved an increase in the target value of equity-based long-term incentives to be granted to Mr. Petelle from $110,000 to $150,000. Long-term incentives are split equally between stock options and grants of restricted stock. One-half of the option grants and restricted stock awards will be made on the date of the Company’s next annual shareholders meeting, and the remaining half of the option grants and restricted stock awards will be made on the date that is six months after that meeting.
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.
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| | INSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Registrant
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| Date: August 24, 2011 | By: | /s/ James F. Petelle | |
| | | James F. Petelle | |
| | | Vice President--Administration and Secretary | |
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