Insteel Industries appoints Eric Zernikow, former Nucor executive, to board of directors

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

Appointment effective Feb 28, 2025; term runs through 2027 annual meeting.
Zernikow served 22 years at Nucor, most recently as General Manager of Commercial.
He will serve on Executive Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees.
Independent under NYSE rules; no related party transactions with the company.
Non-employee director compensation: pro-rata $60k cash retainer and $85k RSU grant.

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Appointed

Eric J. Zernikow

Director

IIIN · INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

Effective: 2025-02-28
Filed: February 28, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

On February 28, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Insteel Industries Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, increased the size of the Board to nine members and appointed Eric J. Zernikow to serve as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 1.0

Eric J. Zernikow was appointed as Director at INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.

Action: appointed
Role: Director

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On February 28, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Insteel Industries Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, increased the size of the Board to nine members and appointed Eric J. Zernikow to serve as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately.

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