{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-23-034710","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FRD","cik":"0000039092","company_name":"FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC","filed_at":"2023-12-18T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:31.681026+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-07T11:31:49.192143+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Friedman Industries repurchases 400K shares from Metal One for $5.1M; authorizes new 15% buyback program","bullets":["Repurchased 400,041 shares from Metal One at $12.76/share for aggregate ~$5.1M on Dec 13, 2023.","After repurchase, 6,971,824 shares outstanding; program authorizes up to 1,045,774 additional shares (15% of post-repurchase float).","Program expires Dec 13, 2026; repurchases may be made via open market, block trades, or private transactions.","CEO Michael Taylor cites confidence in future value creation and recent strategic investments expanding capabilities."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-034710","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-034710.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-034710.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-034710.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774923034710/0001437749-23-034710-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774923034710/frd20231218_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-07T11:31:49.192143+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}