FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC 10-Q

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS Q3 Periods Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs* Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs* October 1-31, 2020 37,072 $ 5.95 37,072 November 1-30, 2020 21,175 $ 5.96 21,175 December 1-31, 2020 54,672 $ 7.07 54,672 Total: 112,919 881,867 *On June 25, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to 1,062,067 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock through June 30, 2023, which equates to 15% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of June 25, 2020. Item 6. Exhibits Exhibits 3.1 — Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on December 21, 2016). 3.2 — Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on September 22, 1987 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on December 21, 2016). 3.3 — Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on December 21, 2016). 31.1 — Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Michael J. Taylor. 31.2 — Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Alex LaRue. 32.1 — Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Michael J. Taylor. 32.2 — Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Alex LaRue. 101.INS — XBRL Instance Document. 101.SCH — XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document. 101.CAL — XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document. 101.DEF — XBRL Definition Linkbase Document. 101.LAB — XBRL Label Linkbase Document. 101.PRE — XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. 19 SIGNATURES 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. FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED Date: February 22, 2021 By /s/ ALEX LARUE Alex LaRue, Chief Financial Officer – Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) 20