Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Insteel Industries Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on February 10, 2026. Set forth below is a brief description of each item submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each item. A more complete description of each item is set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2026.

Item Number One -Election of Directors

Each of the three nominees named in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were elected by the shareholders to the Board based on the following vote:

Directors Boxley and Lloyd were elected to three-year terms ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Director Zernikow was elected for a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item Number Two -Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Executive Officers

The compensation of the Company's executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the shareholders based on the following vote:

Item Number Three -Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending October 3, 2026 was ratified by the shareholders based on the following vote: