Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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): September 1, 2011 Friedman Industries, Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-07521 (Commission File Number) 74-1504405 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 4001 Homestead Road 77028 Houston, Texas (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) 713-672-9433 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders SIGNATURES Table of Contents Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On September 1, 2011, Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting, the shareholders voted on the election of eight directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The eight nominees of the Board of Directors of the Company were elected at the meeting. The number of shares voted for and withheld with respect to each of the nominees were as follows: Nominee Shares Voted For Shares Withheld William E. Crow 3,657,770 143,511 Durga D. Agrawal 2,320,227 1,481,054 Charles W. Hall 2,457,994 1,343,287 Alan M. Rauch 3,676,157 125,124 Max Reichenthal 2,334,282 1,466,999 Hershel M. Rich 3,669,863 131,418 Joel Spira 3,382,797 418,484 Joe L. Williams 2,449,139 1,352,142 Table of Contents 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 hereunto duly authorized. Date: September 1, 2011 FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED By: /s/ BEN HARPER Ben Harper Senior Vice President - Finance