secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC (FRD)
CIK:        0000039092
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-28T17:02:46+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-031305
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.15
Item codes: 5.07
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Friedman Industries shareholders elect six directors; bylaw-amendment proposal fails
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- Six directors elected at the Sept 22, 2026 annual meeting; Michael J. Taylor received 4,140,946 votes for and 13,436 withheld.
- Sandy Scott drew 3,656,017 for / 498,365 withheld (about 12%) and Joe L. Williams 3,743,795 for / 410,587 withheld, the weakest support among nominees.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved: 4,034,540 for, 98,253 against, 21,589 abstained.
- Baker Tilly US, LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027: 5,946,451 for, 4,927 against, 3,076 abstained.
- Charter amendment letting shareholders amend the Bylaws failed: 4,090,173 for, 58,200 against, 6,009 abstain, below the two-thirds of outstanding shares required.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926031305/0001437749-26-031305-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926031305/frd20260928_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031305

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