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 9, 2014

 

ASTROTECH CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Washington

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

001-34426 91-1273737
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

401 Congress Ave. Suite 1650,  
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 485-9530

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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ITEM 3.03Material Modification to Rights of Securities Holders

 

As previously disclosed, on July 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Astrotech Corporation (the “Company”) declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock, no par value per share, of the Company. As previously disclosed, the description and terms of the rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”). Under the terms of the Rights Agreement, the Rights were to expire on August 10, 2010 (the “Expiration Date”) unless the Expiration Date was extended or unless the Rights were earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company. As previously disclosed, on July 29, 2010, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment One to the Rights Agreement, which extended the Expiration Date from August 10, 2010 to August 10, 2011. As previously disclosed, on August 10, 2011, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment Two to the Rights Agreement, which extended the Expiration Date from August 10, 2011 to August 10, 2012. As previously disclosed, on August 10, 2012, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment Three to the Rights Agreement, which extended the Expiration Date from August 10, 2012 to August 10, 2013. As previously disclosed, on August 6, 2013, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment Four to the Rights Agreement, which extended the Expiration Date from August 10, 2013 to August 10, 2014. On June 9, 2014, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment Five to the Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) which extends the Expiration Date from August 10, 2014 to August 10, 2015, amends and restates the definition of “Acquiring Person” to cure an ambiguity and amends and restates Section 27 to provide that, until the Distribution Date, the Board of Directors may supplement the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights Certificates.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 4.1.

 

 

ITEM 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
4.1   Amendment Five to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2014, between Astrotech Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.

 

 
 

  

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  ASTROTECH CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
     
Date:  June 9, 2014    
     
  By: /s/ Thomas B. Pickens III
    Thomas B. Pickens III
    Chairman of the Board and
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description   Paper (P) or Electronic (E)
         
4.1   Amendment Five to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2014, between Astrotech Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.   E