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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-015611
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170906
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000764401
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				560674867
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0928

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09929
		FILM NUMBER:		171070970

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BOGGS DR
		CITY:			MOUNT AIRY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27030
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9107862141

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BOGGS DRIVE
		CITY:			MOUNT AIRY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27030

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXPOSAIC INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880511
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<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2017</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA15 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Commission File Number 1-9929</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Insteel Industries, Inc.</B></U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, North Carolina</B></U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA117 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA57 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On September 6, 2017, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Insteel Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) increased the size of the Board to six directors and appointed G. Kennedy Thompson to serve as an independent director of the Company. Pursuant to North Carolina law, Mr. Thompson will stand for shareholder election to the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Thompson has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board or assigned to a class of directors. Mr. Thompson is currently a partner at Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, a position he has held since 2009. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Thompson will participate in the Company&#8217;s non-employee director compensation program whereby non-employee directors typically receive an annual cash retainer equal to $50,000 and an annual grant of restricted stock units (&#8220;RSUs&#8221;) valued at $50,000. Mr. Thompson will be paid a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer based on his date of appointment. The RSUs are typically granted on the date of the Company&#8217;s annual meeting and have a one-year vesting period. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Thompson has not been directly or indirectly involved or had a material interest in any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions with the Company which would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Kennedy&#8217;s appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated under this Item 7.01 by reference.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press release dated September 6, 2017 announcing the appointment of G. Kennedy Thompson as a director.</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA11 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Michael C. Gazmarian</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">(336) 786-2141, Ext. 3020</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>G. KENNEDY THOMPSON TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B></U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">MOUNT AIRY, N.C., September 6, 2017 &#8211; Insteel Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGS:IIIN) today announced that G. Kennedy Thompson has been appointed to its board of directors. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA21 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Thompson has been a partner at Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, since 2009. Prior to joining Aquiline, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia Corporation from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Thompson previously served in numerous financial industry leadership positions, including Chairman of The Clearing House, The Financial Services Roundtable and The Financial Services Forum, and President of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board. He also currently serves as a director of LendingTree, Inc. and Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., and as a trustee of the Morehead-Cain Foundation. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8220;We are delighted to welcome Ken to our board,&#8221; said H.O. Woltz III, Insteel&#8217;s president and CEO. &#8220;His extensive background in the financial industry and public company leadership experience will be a valuable addition to our board and we look forward to his future contributions.&#8221; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA25 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>About Insteel</B></U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Insteel is the nation&#8217;s largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. Insteel manufactures and markets prestressed concrete strand and welded wire reinforcement, including engineered structural mesh, concrete pipe reinforcement and standard welded wire reinforcement. Insteel&#8217;s products are sold primarily to manufacturers of concrete products that are used in nonresidential construction. Headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Insteel operates ten manufacturing facilities located in the United States.</FONT></P>
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