Insteel Industries Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees for a three-year term: Abney S. Boxley

Insteel Industries Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Abney S. Boxley II”): 13,497,372 for, 2,875,707 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Item Number One – Election of Directors 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: Directors Boxley and Lloyd were elected to three-year terms ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Sharehol…”
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 6,533,309 for, 1,552,133 withheld, 7,840 abstained, 13,895 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees for a three-year term: Anne H. Lloyd

Insteel Industries Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anne H. Lloyd”): 16,265,341 for, 107,738 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Item Number One – Election of Directors 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: Directors Boxley and Lloyd were elected to three-year terms ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Sharehol…”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 8,085,512 for, 7,770 withheld, 13,895 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominee for a one-year term: Eric J. Zernikow

Insteel Industries Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric J. Zernikow”): 16,046,529 for, 326,550 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Item Number One – Election of Directors 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: Directors Boxley and Lloyd were elected to three-year terms ending at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Sharehol…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 8,043,093 for, 50,188 withheld, 1 abstained, 13,895 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers

Insteel Industries Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company ' s Executive Officers The compensation of the Company's executive officers”): 15,758,514 for, 493,414 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Item Number Two – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company ' s Executive Officers The compensation of the Company's executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the shareholders based on the following vote:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 77 managers: 7,833,007 for, 271,596 against, 13,895 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 194 managers: 5,984,754 for, 250,829 against, 112,537 abstained, 2,688 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR 2026 FISCAL YEAR

Insteel Industries Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending October 3, 2026”): 17,661,421 for, 231,854 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 11, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Item Number Three – Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending October 3, 2026 was ratified by the shareholders based on the following vote:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 77 asset managers below reported 8,089,038 for, 5,895 against, 13,895 not voted.

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