Friedman Industries, Incorporated Announces $5.1M Share Repurchase From Metal One Corporation And Authorization Of Additional Share Repurchase Program Under Which The Co May Repurchase Up To 1,045,774 Shares Of Common Stock Through December 13, 2026

On December 13, 2023, Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the "Company") repurchased 400,041 shares of the Company's common stock from Metal One Corporation for an aggregate repurchase price of approximately $5.1 million. After the repurchase, the Company had 6,971,824 shares of common stock outstanding.

In addition, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on December 13, 2023 under which the Company may repurchase up to 1,045,774 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock through December 13, 2026, which equates to 15% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock after the repurchase of shares from Metal One.

Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time at the Company's discretion and may be made in open market transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted by the Company's management in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased pursuant to the program will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, market conditions and other corporate liquidity requirements and priorities. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire a specific dollar amount or number of shares and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.