---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-024046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTC"
cik: "0001001907"
company_name: "ASTROTECH Corp"
filed_at: "2026-07-22T12:41:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-22T12:45:09.582262+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astrotech appoints Matt Kreps to board; board size increased to six

## Summary
- Board expanded from five to six directors; Matt Kreps appointed effective July 16, 2026.
- Kreps is SVP of Capital Markets & IR at HydroGraph Clean Power and Managing Director at Darrow Associates.
- Received 2,150 restricted stock units vesting over three years under 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
- Kreps brings 25+ years of capital markets and IR experience; will serve until 2026 annual meeting.
- Company cites lunar resource development and mass-spec industry as strategic focus areas.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-024046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTC
- cik: 0001001907
- company_name: ASTROTECH Corp
- filed_at: 2026-07-22T12:41:03+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774926024046/0001437749-26-024046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774926024046/astc20260721_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-024046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-024046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-024046.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew Kreps was appointed as Director at ASTROTECH Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Matthew Kreps to the Board to serve as a director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774926024046/0001437749-26-024046-index.htm

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