Item 8.01 Other Events

The Registrant announced on December 7, 2012 its decision to pay its annual 2013 dividend in 2012. A press release describing the award is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of National Presto Industries, Inc. dated December 7, 2012.

Forward looking statements in this Form 8-K are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are certain important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made herein. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. In addition to the factors discussed above, among the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government defense spending and defense requirements; termination for the convenience of the government; interest rates; continuity of relationships with and purchases by the United States Government and other major customers; unexpected problems or events experienced by subcontractors, team members, or their respective suppliers or subcontractors; product mix; competitive pressure on pricing; increases in material, freight/shipping, labor or other production costs that cannot be recouped through pricing; and such other factors as may be described from time to time in the Registrant's SEC filings.

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