---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-335139"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALOT"
cik: "0000008146"
company_name: "AstroNova, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:14:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:15:03.581323+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AstroNova HSR waiting period cleared for Arcline merger; shareholder vote remains

## Summary
- HSR Act waiting period expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026, satisfying one condition.
- Merger with Arcline still requires shareholder approval at the Special Meeting.
- Definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting was filed with the SEC on July 31, 2026.
- Completion of the merger remains subject to other conditions in the Merger Agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-335139
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALOT
- cik: 0000008146
- company_name: AstroNova, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:14:40+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526335139/0001193125-26-335139-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526335139/d20284d8k.htm

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