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): ~~June~~ 22July 9, 2026

ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-05131	42-0920725	~~42-0920725~~
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer	~~(IRS Employer~~
	Identification No.)	~~Identification No.)~~
5556 Highway 9Armstrong, Iowa 50514
5556 Highway 9 Armstrong, Iowa 50514
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(712) 208-8467
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock $0.01 par value	ARTW	The ~~NasdaqStock~~Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 12.~~01 Entry~~02 Results ~~into~~of aOperations ~~Material~~and ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement~~Condition.

On ~~June~~July 229, 2026 Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~ a ~~credit~~press ~~facility~~release ~~(the~~announcing ~~“Credit~~its ~~Facility”)~~financial ~~with~~results ~~Bank~~for ~~Midwest, consisting of a $500,000 revolving line of credit (~~the ~~“Reserve~~three- ~~Line of Credit”) which is governed by a Promissory Note executed~~ and ~~delivered~~six- bymonth ~~the~~periods ~~Company~~ended onMay ~~such~~31, ~~date~~2026. The ~~Reserve~~full ~~Line~~text of ~~Credit is secondary to~~ the ~~Company’s~~press ~~$4,000,000~~release ~~revolving~~is ~~line~~set offorth ~~credit~~in ~~(the~~Exhibit ~~Line~~99.1 ofattached ~~Credit)~~hereto and ~~will~~is beincorporated ~~utilized~~by ~~upon~~reference ~~the~~in ~~Line~~this ofCurrent ~~Credit~~Report ~~reaching capacity. The Reserve Line of Credit matures~~ on ~~March~~Form ~~30, 2027 with monthly interest~~8-~~only~~K ~~payments~~as atif afully ~~rate~~set offorth 2herein.~~600% above the 1-month SOFR index with an initial interest rate is 6.225% per annum.~~

The ~~Reserve~~information ~~Line~~contained ofin ~~Credit~~this ~~was~~Item ~~activated~~2.02, toincluding ~~pay~~Exhibit ~~large~~99.1 ~~equipment~~attached ~~deposits~~hereto onand aincorporated ~~new~~herein, ~~fiberoptic~~shall ~~laser~~not ~~and~~be ~~crane~~deemed ~~system~~“filed” for the ~~Agricultural~~purposes ~~Products~~of ~~Segment.~~Section ~~Upon~~18 ~~delivery~~of ~~and~~the ~~installation,~~Securities ~~which~~Exchange isAct ~~estimated~~of in1934, ~~16-18~~as ~~weeks~~amended, ~~the~~or ~~deposits~~otherwise ~~and~~subject ~~balance~~to the liabilities of ~~the~~that ~~equipment~~Section, ~~will~~and beshall ~~converted~~not tobe ~~term~~incorporated ~~debt~~by ~~with~~reference ainto ~~15-year~~any ~~term~~registration atstatement anpursuant ~~original~~to ~~estimated~~the ~~rate~~Securities Act of ~~6.50%~~1933, ~~per~~as ~~annum~~amended, ~~(estimated~~except ~~interest~~as ~~rate~~shall ~~may~~be ~~fluctuate~~expressly ~~with~~set ~~market~~forth ~~rates)~~by specific reference in such filing.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 1.01 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 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Financial statements: None

(b)

Pro forma financial information: None

(c)

Shell Company Transactions: None

(d)

Exhibits:

1.01 Promissory note dated June 22, 2026.

	Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit

	99.1	Press Release of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated July 9, 2026

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

104 Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document)

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: ~~June~~July 2610, 2026

ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ~~By:~~ /s/ Michael W. Woods Michael W. Woods Chief Financial Officer

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