UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2009
ART’S-WAY
MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-05131
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42-0920725
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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Identification
No.)
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5556
Highway 9
Armstrong,
Iowa 50514
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(712)
864-3131
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition
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On April
13, 2009, Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press
release announcing its first quarter financial results for the three months
ended February 28, 2009. On April 15, 2009, the Company hosted a conference
call discussing the same.
The full
text of the press release and a transcript of the conference call are attached
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by
reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K as if fully set forth herein.
Please note that although the transcript attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2
indicates otherwise, the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will
commence at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Standard Time, as stated in the
Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 26, 2009.
The
information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits
99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall not be deemed
“filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall
not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(a)
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Financial
statements: None
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(b)
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Pro
forma financial
information: None
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(c)
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Shell
Company
Transactions: None
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 13, 2009
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99.2
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Transcript
of the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. conference call held
April 15, 2009
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: April
20, 2009
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ART’S-WAY
MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
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/s/ Carrie L. Majeski
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Carrie
L. Majeski
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
ART’S-WAY
MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
EXHIBIT
INDEX TO FORM 8-K
Date
of Report:
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Commission
File No.:
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April
13, 2009
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000-05131
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Exhibit
No.
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ITEM
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 13, 2009
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99.2
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Transcript
of the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. conference call held
April 15, 2009
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