Elizabeth Carroll Southern, VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Insteel Industries Inc, filed a Form 4 on August 12, 2026, disclosing the acquisition of restricted stock units and stock options granted on August 10, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Elizabeth Carroll Southern, VP, Secretary and CLO of Insteel Industries Inc (NYSE:IIIN)
  • RSU grant: 1,160 restricted stock units acquired on August 10, 2026, at a price of $0, converting into common stock on a one-for-one basis
  • RSU vesting: The restricted stock units vest August 10, 2029
  • Option grant: 2,684 options (right to buy) acquired on August 10, 2026, at an exercise price of $32.34 per share
  • Option vesting: Options vest 1/3 annually beginning one year from the grant date, with an expiration date of August 10, 2036
  • Post-transaction holdings: 1,160 RSUs and 2,684 options beneficially owned directly following the reported transactions

Insteel Industries CLO Receives Equity Awards in August 2026

According to the Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Elizabeth Carroll Southern, serving as Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of Insteel Industries Inc (NYSE:IIIN), reported two derivative security acquisitions on August 10, 2026. Both transactions carried a price of $0 to the reporting person at the time of grant.

The filing disclosed that Southern received 1,160 restricted stock units, each of which converts into one share of common stock on a one-for-one basis. According to the filing, these units are scheduled to vest on August 10, 2029. Separately, she was granted 2,684 stock options with an exercise price of $32.34 per share. The filing states that these options are exercisable beginning August 10, 2027, expire on August 10, 2036, and vest at a rate of one-third annually starting one year from the grant date.

Following the reported transactions, the filing indicates that Southern directly and beneficially owns 1,160 restricted stock units and 2,684 options. No non-derivative securities were reported as acquired, disposed of, or beneficially owned in Table I of the filing. The form was filed by one reporting person and was not indicated as an amendment to a prior filing.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported the grant of 1,160 restricted stock units vesting in 2029 and 2,684 stock options at $32.34 per share expiring in 2036, both acquired on August 10, 2026, by Insteel Industries' VP, Secretary and CLO.