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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-20-002403
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200212

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:			1003

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09929
		FILM NUMBER:		20601320

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BOGGS DR
		CITY:			MOUNT AIRY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27030
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3367862141

	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 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(</b><b>d</b><b>) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2020</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Commission File Number 1-9929</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u><b>Insteel Industries, Inc.</b></u></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, North Carolina</b></u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code: (<b>336) 786-2141</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Securities registered subject to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">IIIN</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">Emerging growth company &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">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;</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><b>Item 5.02. </b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers</b><b>;</b><b> Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</b><b>.</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">As previously disclosed on December 19, 2019, Michael C. Gazmarian, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Insteel Industries, Inc (&#8220;the Company&#8221;), will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. On February 7, 2020, the Company and Mr. Gazmarian agreed that Mr. Gazmarian&#8217;s last day of employment with the Company will be July 31, 2020.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b><b>.</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) on February 11, 2020. 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&#8217;s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2020.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><u>Item </u><u>Number One</u><u> &#8211;</u><u> </u><u>Election </u><u>of Directors</u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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:</p>

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			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 23%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">652,163</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">837,203</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Anne H. Lloyd</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">16,865,232</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">295,600</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">837,203</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">W. Allen Rogers II</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">16,520,432</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">640,400</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">837,203</td>
		</tr>

</table>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">All three nominees were elected to three year terms ending at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><u>Item Number two &#8211; Approval of an Amendment to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan of Insteel Industries, Inc.</u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The proposal to amend the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan of Insteel Industries, Inc. was approved by the shareholders based on the following vote:</p>

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			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes </b><b>For</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes Against</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D3" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Abst</b><b>entions</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D4" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D4" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Broker</b></b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Non-Votes</b></b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td id=".amt.1" style="width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">16,429,689</td>
			<td id=".trail.1" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 23%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">726,761</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 23%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">4,380</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 24%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">837,205</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><u>Item </u><u>Number T</u><u>hree</u><u> &#8211; Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company&#8217;s Executive Officers</u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The compensation of the Company&#8217;s executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the shareholders based on the following vote:</p>

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			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes </b><b>For</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes Against</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D3" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Abst</b><b>entions</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D4" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D4" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Broker</b></b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Non-Votes</b></b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td id=".amt.1" style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">16,804,017</td>
			<td id=".trail.1" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">353,437</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">3,376</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 24%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">837,205</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt;"><u>Item </u><u>Number </u><u>Four</u><u> </u><u>&#8211;</u><u> </u><u>Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP </u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company&#8217;s fiscal year ending October 3, 2020 was ratified by the shareholders based on the following vote:</p>

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			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D1" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes </b><b>For</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Votes </b><b>Against</b></b></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" id=".amt.D3" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><b>Abst</b><b>entions</b></b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td id=".amt.1" style="width: 32%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">17,701,607</td>
			<td id=".trail.1" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 32%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">291,883</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 32%; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">4,545</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>SIGNATURES</b></u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-align: left;">Registrant</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date:&nbsp;February 12, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">James F. Petelle</p>
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