Astrotech Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders
August 24 2015 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Astrotech Corporation (“Astrotech” or the “Company”)
(Nasdaq:ASTC), a leading provider of commercial space services,
today announced that its Board of Directors has set the date for
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”)
as well as the record date for shareholders eligible to vote at the
meeting.
The Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, December 4, 2015 at
9:00 am (Central Time) at 401 Congress Ave, Suite 1650 in Austin,
Texas. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on
October 8, 2015 will be eligible to vote at the meeting. The
Company will be moving the meeting up substantially relative to
last year to make sure the meeting takes place closer to the end of
the prior fiscal year.
The items of business are:
1. election of directors;
2. ratify BDO USA, LLP as independent auditors; and
3. say on pay.
Additional information about the Annual Meeting will be
contained in the definitive proxy statement (SEC Form DEF14A) which
will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
or about October 19, 2015 and in the proxy materials that will be
mailed to Astrotech's shareholders on or about November 5,
2015.
Given that many Astrotech shareholders are unable to attend the
Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors solicits proxies to give
each shareholder an opportunity to vote on all matters scheduled to
come before the meeting as set forth in the proxy statement. After
October 19, 2015, voting can be completed by returning the proxy
card via mail, by calling 1-888-457-2959 or by going online at
www.proxyvoting.com/ASTC. All proxies voted by internet or
telephone must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on
December 3, 2015 in order to be counted.
About Astrotech Corporation
Astrotech Corporation is an Austin, Texas based technology
company that has evolved from over 30 years in the human
spaceflight, Space Shuttle, and Department of Defense satellite
programs. The company has become a leader in the commercialization
of government sponsored advanced space technologies.
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delivering laboratory performance mass spectrometry in a small,
affordable, and portable package. 1st Detect's technology is useful
in the semiconductor, food & beverage processing, laboratory,
process control, explosive detection, and chemical warfare
markets.
Astrogenetix Corporation is the result of over $4 Billion spent
by NASA over a 25 year period on experiments conducted in sustained
microgravity, where results were only achieved while orbiting in
space. Astrotech designed and flew 1,113 of these experiments and
after an extensive review, discovered that microgravity greatly
enhanced the discovery of valuable vaccine and therapeutics. The
company has completed 12 successful biomarker discovery missions to
the International Space Station and has identified a salmonella
vaccine candidate, while 10 additional discoveries are in the
pipeline. NASA has awarded Astrogenetix 26 free flights to the $130
Billion ISS National Laboratory, along with full crew support.
Astral Images, Inc. is positioned to be the world leader in the
technology required to convert and repair feature films and film
based television series to the new digital HDR Ultra-High
Definition 4K standards. Astral’s IP includes technology from IBM
and Kodak, which represent the state-of-the-art defect correction
technologies.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to be materially different from the
forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not
limited to, continued government support and funding for key space
programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and
services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations
described in Astrotech’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings
including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking
statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these
important risk factors. Astrotech assumes no obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.
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