<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001214659-25-012290.txt : 20250814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-25-012290
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250814

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000039092
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				741504405
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-17968
		FILM NUMBER:		251221196

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1121 JUDSON RD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 124
		CITY:			LONGVIEW
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75601
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9037583431

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 2192
		CITY:			LONGVIEW
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75606

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENDELL JEFFREY L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056581
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 304
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830-7251
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      <amendmentNo>3</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $1 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0000039092</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>358435105</issuerCusip>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>1121 Judson Road</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 124</com:street2>
          <com:city>Longview</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>75601</com:zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(c)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Tontine Asset Associates, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>267952.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>267952.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>267952.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>3.8</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>OO</typeOfReportingPerson>
      <comments>The percentages used in this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon the 7,059,440 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value ("Common Stock"), of Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the "Company") issued and outstanding at August 7, 2025, as set forth in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2025.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P.</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>267952.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>267952.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>267952.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>3.8</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>PN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <reportingPersonName>Jeffrey L. Gendell</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>354576.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>354576.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>354576.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>5.0</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>IN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <item1>
        <issuerName>FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1121 Judson Road, Suite 124, Longview, Texas 75601</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
      </item1>
      <item2>
        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed by:
(i)          Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P. ("TCOM II"), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, with respect to 267,952 shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCOM II;
(ii)         Tontine Asset Associates, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TAA"), which serves as general partner of TCOM II, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCOM II; and
(iii)        Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen ("Mr. Gendell"), who serves as the Managing Member of TAA, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCOM II, and with respect to 86,624 shares of Common Stock directly owned by Tontine Financial Partners, L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TFP"). Mr. Gendell serves as the Managing Member of Tontine Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"), which serves as general partner of TFP.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 1 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 304, Greenwich, CT 06830-7251.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>See Item 2(a) above.</citizenship>
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      <item3>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>354,576</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>5.0%</classPercent>
        <numberOfSharesPersonHas>
          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>-0-</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>354,576</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>-0-</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>354,576
The amounts and percentage set forth above in this Item 4 reflect the beneficial ownership of Mr. Gendell. TAA and TCOM II each beneficially own, and have shared voting and dispositive power over, 267,952 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 3.8% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
        </numberOfSharesPersonHas>
      </item4>
      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item5>
      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>TAA, the general partner of TCOM II, has the power to direct the affairs of TCOM II, including directing the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCOM II. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TAA and in that capacity directs its operations.
TM, the general partner of TFP, has the power to direct the affairs of TFP, including directing the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TFP. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM and in that capacity directs its operations.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item7>
      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item8>
      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item9>
      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
      </item10>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Tontine Asset Associates, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signature>
        <title>Managing Member</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signature>
        <title>Managing Member of Tontine Asset Associates, LLC, the general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P.</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Jeffrey L. Gendell</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signature>
        <title>Jeffrey L. Gendell</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
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