Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 2, 2009, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. issued a press release announcing its declaration of a cash dividend of $0.06 per share to stockholders of record as of November 16, 2009. The dividend will be paid on November 30, 2009.

The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K as if fully set forth herein.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 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:

99.1 Press Release dated November 2, 2009

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