---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-273447"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALOT"
cik: "0000008146"
company_name: "AstroNova, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-17T12:42:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T12:45:07.411870+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AstroNova to be acquired by Arcline in all-cash deal valued at ~$272M, $29.00/share

## Summary
- Cash consideration of $29.00 per share represents ~209% premium over April 6, 2026 closing price.
- Enterprise value of approximately $272 million; transaction approved unanimously by AstroNova Board.
- Deal expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to shareholder vote and regulatory approvals.
- Stock options, RSUs, and RSAs will vest and be converted to cash at the $29.00 per share value.
- AstroNova will become a privately held company; Arcline funds guarantee payment obligations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-273447
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALOT
- cik: 0000008146
- company_name: AstroNova, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T12:42:16+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526273447/0001193125-26-273447-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526273447/d100857d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  AstroNova, Inc. entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Orion Merger Parent, Inc. and Orion MergerCo X, Inc. valued at $29.00 per share (effective 2026-06-16).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Orion Merger Parent, Inc. and Orion MergerCo X, Inc.
  - Value: $29.00 per share
  - Effective: 2026-06-16
  source text: On June 16, 2026, AstroNova, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Orion Merger Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Orion MergerCo X, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), providing for the acquisition of the Company by Parent as described below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526273447/0001193125-26-273447-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.