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Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 9, 2016, Astrotech Corporation, a Washington
corporation (“Astrotech,” the Company), entered into a Stock
Purchase Agreement with Thomas B. Pickens III, the Companys Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Seller), to which
the Company redeemed from Seller 601,852 shares of the common
stock, no par value, of the Company (Common Stock) at a purchase
price of $1.62 per share, which was equal to the average closing
price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market for the
ten trading days ending on December 9, 2016 (the Stock Purchase
Agreement).
The Common Stock was pledged as security for a loan from Plains
Capital Bank to Mr. Pickens. At the direction of Mr. Pickens, the
Company paid the gross proceeds of $975,000 directly to Plains
Capital Bank to repay the loan.
The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does
not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 9, 2016, Astrotech held its annual meeting of
shareholders, to notice duly given, at 221 W.
6th>Street, Suite 2100, Austin, Texas 78701. Of the
22,555,247 shares of common stock entitled to vote at such
meeting, 19,198,315 shares, or 85.12% of the Companys common
stock, were present in person or by proxy. The matters voted upon
at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth
below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
By the votes reflected below, our shareholders elected the
following individuals to serve as directors to serve for the
respective terms prescribed by the Companys bylaws:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas B. Pickens III
8,085,257
416,923
10,696,135
Mark Adams
8,276,949
225,231
10,696,135
Sha-Chelle Manning
8,153,337
348,843
10,696,135
Daniel T. Russler, Jr.
8,342,149
160,031
10,696,135
Ronald W. Cantwell
8,379,437
122,743
10,696,135
Michael T. Humphrey
8,116,354
385,826
10,696,135
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
By the votes reflected below, our shareholders ratified the
appointment of BDO, LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
19,047,768
106,686
43,861
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, issued by
Astrotech Corporation.
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.
Astrotech Corporation

About Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC)
Astrotech Corporation is a science and technology development and commercialization company. The Company invents, acquires and commercializes technological innovations sourced from internal research, universities, laboratories and research institutions. The Company operates through two business units: Astro Scientific and Astral Images Corporation (Astral). The Astro Scientific is a technology incubator that commercializes technologies, and includes the operations of subsidiaries, such as 1st Detect Corporation (1st Detect) and Astrogenetix, Inc. (Astrogenetix). Astral segment provides film digitization, image correction and enhancement technology. It offers systems containing off-the-shelf hardware with integrated Astral software, software products and scanning or enhancement services. The Astral segment offers products, including Astral Black ICE, Astral Color ICE and Astral HDR ICE. The Company’s product portfolio also consists of MMS-1000 and OEM-1000. Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) Recent Trading Information
Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) closed its last trading session up +0.02 at 1.54 with 41,627 shares trading hands.

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