UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 15, 2021

ASTRONOVA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
Rhode Island	 	0-13200	 	05-0318215	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
600 East Greenwich Avenue
West Warwick, RI 02893
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(401) 828-4000
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, $0.05 Par Value	 	ALOT	 	NASDAQ Global Market	
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 8.01.	Other Events.	
On June 15, 2021, Greenwood Credit Union, our lender for the loan we received on May 6, 2020 (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Payroll Protection Loan Program administered by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), notified us that the SBA approved our application for forgiveness of the entire $4.4 million principal balance of our PPP Loan and all accrued interest thereon.
 
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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.

	 		 	ASTRONOVA, INC.	
				
Dated: June 16, 2021	 		 	By:	 	/s/ David S. Smith	
	 		 		 	David S. Smith	
	 		 		 	Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer	
 
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