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    Astrotech Corporation (DE) filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    UNITED STATES
     
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     
    WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 13, 2026
     

     
    logo.jpg
     
    Astrotech Corporation
     
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
     
     
    Delaware
     
    001-34426
     
    91-1273737
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
     
    (Commission
    File Number)
     
    (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)
     
    1817 W. Braker Lane, Suite 400, Austin, Texas
     
    78758
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
     
    (Zip Code)
     
    (512) 485-9530
     
    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
     
     
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
     
    ☐
    Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
    ☐
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
    ☐
    Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
    ☐
    Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
     
    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, $0.001 par value per share
     
    ASTC
     
    NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
     
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
    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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     
    On February 13, 2026, Astrotech Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its second quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
     
    The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth in such filing.
     
    Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
    (d) Exhibits
     
    Exhibit No.
     
    Description
    99.1
     
    Press Release, dated February 13, 2026, issued by Astrotech Corporation.
    104
     
    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
     
     

     
     
    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
         
    February 13, 2026
    By:
    /s/ Thomas B. Pickens III
       
    Thomas B. Pickens III
       
    Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board
        (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
     
     
     
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