Proxy Statement (Form DEF 14A)

LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

It is a pleasure to invite you to AstroNova's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be held virtually on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

At the end of June this year, your Board of Directors exercised its most important responsibility and made changes to the Company's leadership. Jorik Ittmann was subsequently appointed President and CEO on August 15, 2025, and in a short time, has brought energy, excitement and an intense focus on our customers, our employees and our shareholders. As he has noted, we have a good amount of work in front of us to restore our Product Identification segment to a market position comparable to that earned and held by our Aerospace segment under the leadership of Tom Carll. Yet, despite our many operating and financial challenges, I am confident Jorik and Padraig Finn, Senior Vice President and leader of our Product Identification segment, complemented by the steady hand of Tom DeByle, our Chief Financial Officer, will do just that.

The Board of Directors has been refreshed as well. I have the privilege of serving as Executive Chairman effective as of August 15, 2025, and, in addition to Jorik having joined the Board, we have added Shawn Kravetz as an independent Director.

Your vote is important to us. I encourage you to read our Proxy Statement, Annual Report and the voting instructions on the pages that follow so your shares are represented at the meeting. These materials are available at https://web.viewproxy.com/ALOT/2025 where you can also register to attend the Annual Meeting.

Thank you for your ongoing support of and continued interest in AstroNova, Inc.

Warmest regards,

Darius G. Nevin

Executive Chairman of the Board

To the Shareholders of AstroNova, Inc.:

Notice is hereby given that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of AstroNova, Inc. (the "Company," "we" or "our") will be held by means of remote communication on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time for the following purposes:

The close of business on October 13, 2025 has been fixed as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to attend or vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

You may vote on these matters at the Annual Meeting or by proxy. For instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail, in the section titled "How to Vote" in this Proxy Statement or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, your enclosed proxy card. If you attend the meeting virtually, you may withdraw your proxy, or Internet or telephone vote, and vote online during the meeting.

The Company originally furnished a Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement (the "Original Proxy Statement") relating to the annual meeting to shareholders on May 19, 2025. Since the date on which the Original Proxy Statement was mailed, there have been a number of significant developments with respect to the Company's business. As a result of those developments, the Board has determined to revise the Original Proxy Statement, including Proposal 1. The purpose of this revised Proxy Statement is to provide shareholders with information concerning the revised Proposal 1 and other changes to the Company's governance. Proposals 2, 3 and 4, as set forth herein, are substantially unchanged from the Original Proxy Statement.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 2, 2025.

Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Information Contained in this Proxy Statement

Any forward-looking statements contained in this Proxy Statement are included pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results. These statements may include the use of the words "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "likely," "continues," "may," "will," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, including those concerning the Company's anticipated performance, involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, (i) the risk that our organizational improvements at MTEX may not result in the benefits that we expect; (ii) the risk that our cost-reduction and product line rationalization initiative may not provide the expected benefits; (iii) the risk that our Aerospace customers may not convert to our ToughWriter line in the volumes or on the schedule that we expect; (iv) the risk that we may not realize the anticipated benefits of our next-generation print engine technology; and (v) those factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 and subsequent filings AstroNova makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The reader is cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this Proxy Statement.

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AstroNova, Inc.

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

December 2, 2025

THE MEETING

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of AstroNova, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, by means of remote communication. At the meeting, shareholders of record on the record date for the meeting who are present or represented by proxy will have the opportunity to vote on the following matters:

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

The proxy materials, including this proxy statement and our annual report to shareholders, are being distributed and made available on the internet at https://web.viewproxy.com/ALOT/2025 on or about October 22, 2025.

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company is soliciting proxies in connection with the Annual Meeting. The Company will bear the cost of such solicitation. It is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by telephone, mail and electronic means. Proxies may also be solicited personally by directors, officers, and employees of the Company at nominal cost. The Company may reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries holding stock for others in their names, or in those of their nominees, for their reasonable out-of-pocketexpenses in sending proxy material to their principals or beneficial owners and obtaining their proxies.

WHO MAY VOTE

The Board has established October 13, 2025 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Only shareholders of record at the close of business as of that date will be entitled to virtually attend or vote at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were 7,638,423 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding. There was no other outstanding class of voting securities.

A list of shareholders entitled to vote will be available via the website for the Annual Meeting. In addition, you may contact Thomas DeByle, at the Company's offices located at 600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island, to make arrangements to review a copy of the shareholder list at those offices, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on any business day from and after November 21, 2025.

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders (continued)

ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting will be held through means of remote communications only. In order to attend, you must register in advance at https://web.viewproxy.com/ALOT/2025 prior to the start of the meeting. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique link that will allow you to access the meeting and give you the ability to vote and submit questions. Please be sure to follow instructions found on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card and/or voting authorization form and subsequent instructions that will be delivered to you via email. If you are planning to attend our virtual meeting, please register at the website by December 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

HOW TO VOTE

You are entitled to one vote at the meeting for each share of common stock registered in your name at the close of business on the record date for the meeting.

SHARES HELD OF RECORD WITH OUR TRANSFER AGENT

If you are a shareholder of record, that is you have a stock certificate or hold your shares in an account with our transfer agent, Computershare, you may vote your shares at the meeting in person or by proxy via mail, the Internet, or the toll-free number (for residents of the United States and Canada) listed on the notice of internet availability you received.

To vote at the Annual Meeting, you must attend the virtual meeting following the procedures set forth in the instructions on your notice of internet availability and/or voting authorization form and subsequent instructions that will be delivered to you. You will be able to vote during the meeting.

To vote by proxy by mail, if you received proxy materials by mail and choose to authorize your proxy by mail, simply mark your proxy card, and then date, sign and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you complete all of the proxy card except the voting instructions, then the designated persons will vote your shares as follows:

To vote by proxy using the Internet, you must access the website for Internet voting at www.AALvote.com/ALOT. Please have the voter control number printed on the notice of internet availability handy when you access the website and follow the on-screeninstructions. Internet voting facilities for shareholders of record will be available 24 hours a day through the closing of the polls at the Annual Meeting. If you vote via the Internet, you do not have to return a proxy card via mail.

To vote by proxy using the telephone, use any touch-tone telephone and call 866-804-9616to transmit your voting instructions through the closing of the polls at the Annual Meeting. Please have the voter control number printed on the notice of internet availability handy when you call and then follow the instructions. If you vote via telephone, you do not have to return a proxy card via mail.

If any other business properly comes before the meeting, then the designated persons will have the discretion, to the extent authorized by applicable rules and regulations, to vote all shares they own or represent by proxy in any manner they deem appropriate.

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders (continued)

If you vote by proxy, whether by mail, the Internet or telephone, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by taking one of the following actions:

SHARES HELD BY BROKERS OR NOMINEES

If the shares you own are held in "street name" by a brokerage firm, your brokerage firm, as the record holder of your shares, is required to vote your shares according to your instructions. In order to vote your shares, you will need to follow the directions your brokerage firm provides you. Many brokers also offer the option of providing voting instructions to them over the Internet or by telephone, directions for which would be provided by your brokerage firm on your vote instruction form.

Under stock exchange rules applicable to most brokerage firms, if you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker will be permitted to vote any shares it holds for your account in its discretion with respect to "routine" proposals but will not be allowed to vote your shares with respect to "non-routine"proposals. Proposal 1 (election of Directors), Proposal 2 (approval, on an advisory, non-bindingbasis, of the Company's executive compensation), and Proposal 3 (frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation), are "non-routine"proposals. If you do not instruct your broker how to vote with respect to these proposals, your broker will not vote your shares on them and your shares will be recorded as "broker non-votes"and will not affect the outcome of the vote on those proposals. "Broker non-votes"are shares that are held in "street name" by a bank or brokerage firm that indicates on its proxy that, while voting in its discretion on one matter, it does not have or did not exercise discretionary authority to vote on another matter.

Proposal 4 (ratification of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026), is considered to be a routine item under the applicable rules and your broker will be able to vote on this item even if it does not receive instructions from you, so long as your broker holds your shares in its name.

If a broker or nominee holds shares of common stock in "street name" for your account, then this proxy statement may have been forwarded to you with a voting instruction card, which allows you to instruct the broker or nominee how to vote your shares on the proposals described herein. To vote by proxy or instruct your broker how to vote, you should follow the directions provided with the voting instruction card. In order to have your vote counted on Proposal 1, Proposal 2 and Proposal 3, you must either provide timely voting instructions to your broker or obtain a properly executed proxy from the broker or other record holder of the shares that authorizes you to act on behalf of the record holder with respect to the shares held for your account.

VOTES REQUIRED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AT THE MEETING

The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votesare counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum.

IF YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM

If you hold your shares in multiple accounts or registrations, or in both registered and street name, you will receive a notice of internet availability with voting instructions from that organization or voting instruction form for each account. If you received proxy materials by mail and choose to authorize your proxy by mail, please sign, date and return all proxy cards you receive from the Company. If you choose to vote by proxy via the telephone or the Internet, please vote once for each proxy card you receive. Only your latest dated proxy for each account will be voted.

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders (continued)

Although you may have already received, and potentially executed, a proxy card for the Company's initially scheduled annual meeting, the postponement of that meeting and the subsequent modification of certain material information pertaining to Proposal 1 have rendered those earlier proxy cards invalid for purposes of the rescheduled meeting. Consequently, regardless of any prior proxy you may have completed or any voting instructions you may have transmitted, we ask that you promptly vote your shares by using one of the methods referred to in the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail, the section titled "How do I Vote" in the Proxy Statement or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, your enclosed proxy card, to ensure that your shares are properly represented at the adjourned Annual Meeting. PROXY CARDS OR OTHER VOTING INSTRUCTIONS SUBMITTED WITH RESPECT TO THE ORIGINAL ANNUAL MEETING WILL NOT COUNT AS VOTES CAST OR AS PRESENT FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING A QUORUM AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

MULTIPLE SHAREHOLDERS SHARING THE SAME ADDRESS

If you and other residents at your mailing address own shares of the Company's common stock through a broker or other nominee, you may have received only one copy of this proxy statement and the Company's Annual Report for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 ("fiscal year 2025"). If you and other residents at your mailing address own shares of common stock in your own names, you may have received only one copy of this proxy statement and the fiscal year 2025 Annual Report, unless you provided the Company's transfer agent with contrary instructions. This practice, known as "householding," is designed to reduce the Company's printing and postage costs. You may promptly obtain an additional copy of this proxy statement and our fiscal year 2025 Annual Report by sending a written request to AstroNova, Inc., attention Investor Relations Department, 600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893, or by calling the Company's investor relations department at 716-843-3908.If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee and wish to discontinue householding or to change your householding election, you may do so by contacting your broker or by calling 800-542-1061or writing to Broadridge Financial Solutions, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. If you hold shares in your own name and wish to discontinue householding or change your householding election, you may do so by calling 800-522-6645or writing to Computershare Investor Services at P.O. Box.43006, Providence, RI 02940-3006.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Annual Meeting, seven directors are to be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. As part of its ongoing succession planning, the Nominating and Governance Committee makes periodic recommendations to the Board regarding the desired characteristics for potential directors, including with respect to competencies, special knowledge or expertise, experience of members, diversity and age. In all cases, the Nominating and Governance Committee seeks individuals who possess the highest ethical standards and integrity, have a history of achievement that reflects superior standards for themselves and others, have the ability to provide wise, informed and thoughtful counsel to management on a range of issues, exercise independence of thought, and possess skills and expertise appropriate to meet the Company's needs and advance the long-term interests of the shareholders. Based on the standards set by the Nominating and Governance Committee and the qualifications set forth in this proxy statement, the Board has unanimously nominated for the election to the Board the following individuals: Jorik Ittmann, Shawn Kravetz, Alexis P. Michas, Darius G. Nevin, Mitchell I. Quain, Yvonne E. Schlaeppi and Richard S. Warzala.

The directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares entitled to vote on the election of directors and present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. This means that the seven nominees receiving the highest number of FOR votes will be elected as directors. Votes may be cast FOR or WITHHELD from each nominee. Broker non-votesand votes that are WITHHELD from the nominees will be excluded entirely from the vote and will have no effect.

As noted elsewhere in this proxy statement, although you may have already received, and potentially executed, a proxy card for the Company's initially scheduled annual meeting, the postponement of that meeting and the subsequent modification of certain material information pertaining to this Proposal 1 have rendered those earlier proxy cards invalid for purposes of the rescheduled meeting. Consequently, regardless of any prior proxy you may have completed or any voting instructions you may have transmitted, we ask that you promptly vote your shares by using one of the methods referred to in the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail, in the section titled "How do I Vote" in the Proxy Statement or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, your enclosed proxy card, to ensure that your shares are properly represented at the adjourned Annual Meeting.

Information Regarding Company Nominees

The matrix and biographies below contain information regarding eachof the Company's nominees' service as a director, business experience, director positions held currently or at any time during the last five years, and the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board to determine that the person should serve as a director.

Mr. Kravetz was appointed to the Board on August 21, 2025 pursuant to a Cooperation Agreement (the "Cooperation Agreement") entered into on that date by and among the Company, Askeladden Capital Management LLC and Samir Patel (Askeladden Capital Management and Mr. Patel, are collectively referred to as the "Askeladden parties"). Under the terms of the Cooperation Agreement, the Company agreed to increase the size of the Board to seven directors, to appoint Mr. Kravetz to the Board, and to include Mr. Kravetz as part of the Company's slate of nominees for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. The Company also agreed to nominate Mr. Kravetz for re-electionas a director at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.

As part of the Cooperation Agreement, the Askeladden parties agreed, among other things, (i) to customary standstill provisions and (ii) to vote all shares over which they exercise voting control in favor of the Board's slate of directors at the Annual Meeting and the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. In addition, the Company reimbursed the Askeladden parties for documented out-of-pocketfees and expenses incurred in connection with the nomination of directors of the Company by the Askeladden parties. The Cooperation Agreement also contains customary mutual non-disparagementprovisions.

The cooperation period, including the standstill restrictions on the Askeladden parties, will generally terminate the day after the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The standstill provisions may also terminate upon a breach of the Cooperation Agreement by the Company.

The foregoing description of the Cooperation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Cooperation Agreement which was filed with the SEC on August 21, 2025 as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOREACH OF THE BOARD'S SEVEN NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.

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Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors (continued)

The below contains biographical information as of October 13, 2025, about the nominees for director. The biographies include information provided by the directors individually as to their age, current position, principal occupation and experience for the past five years, and the names of other public companies for which they currently serve as a director or have served as a director during the past five years.

Darius G. Nevin, 67, has been a director since March 2025, and our Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 31, 2025. Mr. Nevin is a highly respected finance executive with more than 30 years of experience, including as a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company and public company director on multiple boards. Mr. Nevin served for nine years as Chief Financial Officer at then publicly traded Protection One, Inc., one of the largest security monitoring companies in the United States during his tenure. In this role, he was instrumental in orchestrating a comprehensive financial turnaround that significantly enhanced operational efficiency, culminating in the successful sale of the company. Since 2016, he has served on the board of Alarm.com, a global leader in internet-of-thingssecurity and automation solutions. In 2022, Mr. Nevin joined the board of drug testing company Psychemedics Corporation, where he serves as Chairman. In addition, he served on the board of WCI Communities, Inc., a luxury homebuilder, from shortly after its initial public offering on the NYSE in 2013 until its sale in 2017. Mr. Nevin received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr. Nevin's history of overseeing successful IPOs and acquisitions, as well as his experience in turning around struggling businesses, executive leadership, finance and internal controls, along with substantial public company board experience, enable him to contribute significantly to our Board in the areas of finance, accounting, business operations and governance.

Jorik Ittmann, 47, has been the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board since August 2025. Mr. Ittmann joined the Company in September 2024 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Product Identification segment and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Product Identification in June 2025. Mr. Ittmann brings more than 20 years of global sales and business development experience across the healthcare and printing technology industries. Prior to joining AstroNova, Mr. Ittmann served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Health Link Solutions LLC, a provider of patient safety products based in St, Louis, MO, from January 2015 through September 2024. Mr. Ittmann was Vice President of Healthcare North America at Zebra Technologies International, LLC, a subsidiary of Zebra Technologies Corporation, a provider of products and services to digitize and automate frontline workflows, from July 2012 to January 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Ittmann served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales from November 2007 to July 2012 and International Director of Sales Development from November 2004 to November 2007 at LaserBand LLC, a provider of patient identification products, before that company's acquisition by Zebra Technologies in July 2012.

Based on this experience and his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, we believe that Mr. Ittmann is qualified to serve on our Board.

Shawn W. Kravetz, 55, has been a director since August 2025. Mr. Kravetz is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Esplanade Capital LLC, an investment management company that he founded in 1999. Prior to founding Esplanade Capital, Mr. Kravetz served as a principal at the Parthenon Group, a strategic consulting firm, and as the Director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development at CML Group, Inc., a specialty marketing company. Since June 2025, Mr. Kravetz has served on the board of directors of Spruce Power Holding Corp., an owner and operator of distributed solar energy assets. Mr. Kravetz previously served on the board of directors of Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc., from October 2016 until its acquisition by Maverick Gaming LLC in 2019. Mr. Kravetz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard College and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Kravetz's extensive experience in investment management and corporate leadership, supplemented by prior roles in strategic consulting and corporate development, equip him with strong financial acumen, risk oversight skills, and a deep understanding of value creation necessary for effective board stewardship. In addition, his service on the boards of other companies, combined with his academic background in economics and business, provides governance experience and an independent perspective that will enhance the Board's ability to guide corporate strategy and protect shareholder interests.

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Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors (continued)

Alexis P. Michas, 67, has been a director since June 2022. Mr. Michas contributes decades of seasoned board leadership grounded in hands-onexperience with multiple, major operating companies. Mr. Michas is the founder and Managing Partner of Juniper Investment Company, and he has gained extensive corporate governance experience through his service on other public company boards together with his proven track record of successful private equity and public equity investments across a range of sectors.

In addition to being the founder and Managing Partner of Juniper Investment Company, LLC since 2008, Mr. Michas is also a Principal of Aetolian Investors, LLC, a registered commodity pool operator, the non-executiveChairman of the board of BorgWarner Inc., the non-executiveChairman of the board of Revvity, Inc., a director of funds managed by Atlantic Investment Management, Inc., and is also on the board of privately held Theragenics Corporation. Mr. Michas also served as the non-executiveChairman of the board of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation until 2015, and as a director of Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (now Allient Inc.) until July 2017. Mr. Michas served as the Chairman of the U.S. Board of Trustees of Athens College, a non-profitorganization until April 2023. Mr. Michas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Michas' many years of private equity experience across a wide range of industries, his successful record of managing investments in public companies, his record of board-level oversight and leadership with public companies, and his extensive transactional experience qualify him to contribute substantially on our Board.

Mitchell I. Quain, 73, has been a director since August 2011. Mr. Quain has served on the Executive Council of American Securities, Inc., a private equity firm, since January 2020. From December 2011 to December 2019, Mr. Quain was a Senior Advisor at the private equity firm Carlyle Group. From January 2010 through December 2011, Mr. Quain was a Partner at One Equity Partners, a private investment firm. From 2006 through 2009, he was a Senior Director of ACI Capital Corp. From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Quain served as Chairman of Register.com, Inc., an internet services provider, and from 1997 to 2001 he was employed with ABN AMRO and its predecessors in several capacities, including Vice Chairman of Investment Banking. Mr. Quain previously served as a director of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc., Handy & Harman Ltd., Hardinge Inc., HEICO Corporation, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. I, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II, MagneTek, Inc., Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., Jason Industries, RBC Bearings, Inc., Register.com, Inc., Tecumseh Products Company, Titan International, Inc., and Xerium Technologies, Inc. Mr. Quain received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Mr. Quain's extensive experience in the private equity sector, as an analyst, investor and public company director of small and micro-capcompanies in particular, enable him to provide the Board and management with valuable perspectives on our operations, capital allocation and other strategies to maximize shareholder value.

Yvonne E. Schlaeppi, 65, has been a director since April 2018. Since 2011, Ms. Schlaeppi has served as a Managing Partner of Stratevise LLC, an international strategic advisory firm that she co-founded.From 2022 through its sale in 2024, Ms. Schlaeppi served on the board of OpGen, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed molecular diagnostics company. From 2016 through its going private in 2019, Ms. Schlaeppi served on the board of directors of Stallergenes Greer plc, a pharmaceutical company traded on the Euronext Paris exchange. From 2014 to 2015, Ms. Schlaeppi served on the boards of directors of allergy immunotherapy companies, Ares Allergy Holdings Inc. and Greer Laboratories, Inc. Since 2015, Ms. Schlaeppi has been a member of the External Advisory Council to the Channing Division of Network Medicine of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Since 2022, Ms. Schlaeppi has been recognized as Directorship Certified^® by the National Association of Corporate Directors ("NACD") and has been recognized as a Board Leadership Fellow by the NACD annually from 2017-2022. Prior to founding Stratevise, Ms. Schlaeppi served as General Counsel at Global Enterprise Technologies, Passport & ID, a high-security document printing solutions provider and systems integrator, from 2007 to 2011 and as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate IP Officer at Organon BioSciences, a global pharmaceutical, animal health and biotech group based in the Netherlands, from 2006 until its sale in 2007. From 1999 to 2006, Ms. Schlaeppi was a partner at the Boston-based law firm of Palmer & Dodge LLP, where she served as Chairperson of that firm's International Practice Group. From 1995 to 1998, Ms. Schlaeppi served in senior positions at Johnson Controls, Inc., a NYSE-listed diversified industrial company, including as General Counsel Europe. Ms. Schlaeppi has a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and a JD from the Columbia University School of Law.

Ms. Schlaeppi's extensive experience across industries, including in the printing industry, in international business and transactions, in managing legal functions, as well as corporate governance, qualify her to serve on our Board.

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Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors (continued)

Richard S. Warzala, 72, has been a director since December 2017 and serves as Lead Independent Director. He brings over 40 years of operational and leadership experience having successfully led the significant growth of industrial technologies businesses that served a broad variety of industries. Currently, he is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT), a developer of advanced electromagnetic products and systems, with an Enterprise Value of approximately $600 million, as it has grown its revenues both organically and through acquisitions from $15 million in 2002 to $530+ million currently. Mr. Warzala was elected a director of Allient in 2006, appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2009, and elected as the Chairman and Allient's board of directors in 2014. He formerly was a Business Unit President at Danaher Corp. and President, API Motion, a division of then publicly traded American Precision Industries until it was acquired. Mr. Warzala received a bachelor's degree and M.B.A. from SUNY at Buffalo, New York.

As a proven leader, Mr. Warzala's highly relevant and deep expertise in international business growth and development, strategic thinking and planning, mergers and acquisitions, technical product sales and marketing, operational excellence utilizing lean manufacturing principles and together with his corporate governance, management and oversight expertise with publicly traded companies similarly situated to the Company, qualify him to serve on our Board.

The Board has determined that all of the directors of the Company, each of whom is standing for election at the Annual Meeting, other than Jorik Ittmann and Darius G. Nevin, are independent of the Company in that such nominees have no material relationship with the Company either directly or as a partner, shareholder or affiliate of an organization that has a relationship with the Company. The Board has made this determination in accordance with applicable SEC rules and NASDAQ listing standards.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ABOVE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Board of Directors - Meetings and Committees

The Board currently consists of seven members, all of whose terms will expire at the Annual Meeting. Each of our current directors has been nominated by the Board for re-election.During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the Board held eight meetings. During fiscal year 2025, each director then in office attended not less than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which such director served.

The Board has adopted a policy that encourages members of the Board to make every effort to attend each annual shareholders meeting. All of the members of the Board who served as a director at such time attended the 2024 annual shareholders meeting.

The Board currently has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Human Capital and Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee. The members and chairs of each of those committees are appointed each year. The Audit Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Michas, Mr. Quain, its chair, and Ms. Schlaeppi. The Nominating and Governance Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Kravetz, Mr. Quain, Ms. Schlaeppi, its chair, and Mr. Warzala. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Michas, Quain and Warzala, its chair. Each of the members of our committees is independent as defined under the applicable NASDAQ listing standards and SEC rules. Each of the Audit, Human Capital and Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees has a written charter approved by the Board. A copy of each charter is available on the Company's website at www.astronovainc.com under "Investors-Corporate Governance-Governance Documents."

Audit Committee.The Audit Committee's primary duties and responsibilities include: overseeing the integrity of the Company's financial reports and the adequacy of internal controls, appointing, setting the compensation of and overseeing the Company's independent accountants, and assessing the qualifications, independence and performance of the Company's independent accountants, and overseeing the administration of the Company's Code of Conduct. The Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent accountants to review quarterly financial results, the results of the audit, and other relevant matters. The Audit Committee held five meetings during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee during fiscal year 2025 satisfy the financial literacy requirements of the NASDAQ listing standards and are independent as defined under the NASDAQ listing requirements and applicable SEC rules. Additionally, the Board has determined that each of Messrs. Michas and Quain qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC rules and possesses "financial sophistication" as described in the NASDAQ listing standards.

Human Capital and Compensation Committee.The Human Capital and Compensation Committee assists the Board in discharging the Board's responsibilities relating to director and executive compensation. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee's responsibilities include: establishing and reviewing the Company's executive and director compensation philosophy, strategies, plans and policies; making recommendations with respect to the design of the Company's incentive compensation plans and equity based plans; granting awards under such plans and overseeing generally the administration of such plans; evaluating the performance and determining the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer; reviewing and approving recommendations on compensation of other executives; and reviewing and monitoring the Company's executive officer succession plans. In addition, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee oversees the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which focused in fiscal year 2025 on (i) participation by women in technical, engineering, sales and leadership positions, (ii) participation by veterans in our workforce, (iii) continuing to develop a technical apprenticeship program and (iv) developing and refining measures of employee engagement. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more subcommittees, except that it may not delegate its authority with respect to compensation matters involving any executive officer. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee held five meetings during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its nomination and corporate governance responsibilities. The Nominating and Governance Committee's responsibilities include: (i) advising the Board concerning appropriate composition of the Board and its committees, including identifying individuals qualified to serve on the Board and its committees, (ii) recommending to the Board individuals to be nominated by the Board for election to the Board by the shareholders or, in appropriate circumstances, elected by the Board to fill vacancies on the Board, (iii) advising the Board regarding appropriate governance practices and assisting the Board in achieving them, and (iv) overseeing and reporting to the Board concerning the periodic evaluation of the Board, each committee of the Board and members of the Board. The Board conducts annual self-evaluations that are

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overseen by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee is also charged with advising the board regarding applicable standards to be used in determining the independence of the directors serving on the Board, reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the Company's corporate governance policies, and overseeing the Company's director of education and onboarding programs. The Nominating and Governance Committee held three meetings in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

Director Share Ownership Requirements. The Company has a stock ownership policy that requires each director to hold shares of Company common stock with a value equal to at least $200,000. Any director who does not meet this requirement will have five years from the date of his or her initial election to the Board to achieve this ownership level. Directors are expected to retain at least 50% of the shares acquired upon exercise of any stock option (net of any shares withheld for payment of taxes) or vesting of a restricted stock or restricted unit award until they achieve the specified ownership level and thereafter maintain such ownership level. All directors are in compliance with the policy.

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Communications with the Board of Directors

The Company's Board provides a process for shareholders to communicate directly with the members of the Board or the individual chairman of each standing committee. Any shareholder with a concern, question or complaint regarding our compliance with any policy or law, or who would otherwise like to contact the Board, may communicate directly with the directors by writing directly to those individuals c/o AstroNova, Inc., 600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893. The Company's general policy is to forward, and not to intentionally screen, any mail received at the Company's corporate offices that is sent directly to an individual unless the Company believes the communication may pose a security risk.

Board Leadership Structure

All current members of the Board, other than Mr. Nevin and Mr. Ittmann, are independent and all our key committees-Audit, Human Capital and Compensation, and Nominating and Governance-are, and during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 were, comprised solely of independent directors. The non-managementdirectors meet in executive session at each scheduled Board meeting, which occur at least quarterly, in order to promote discussion among the independent directors and assure independent oversight of management.

A key component of our leadership structure is the active role played by our independent directors in overseeing the Company's business, both at the Board and Committee level. All of our directors are free to suggest the inclusion of items on the agenda for meetings of the Board or to raise subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting. In addition, our Board and each committee have complete and open access to any member of management and the authority to retain independent legal, financial, and other advisors as they deem appropriate without consulting or obtaining the approval of any member of management. Moreover, our Audit Committee, Human Capital and Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, all of which are comprised entirely of independent directors, also perform oversight functions independent of management.

Executive Chairman. On July 31, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Nevin as the Executive Chairman of the Board. In that role, among other things, Mr. Nevin collaborates with Mr. Ittmann, Mr. DeByle and other members of the Company's senior management to devise and implement the Company's strategy. Together with Mr. Ittmann and Mr. DeByle, Mr. Nevin represents the Company in communications with shareholders. Acting as the presiding officer at all meetings of the Board and of the shareholders, Mr. Nevin establishes the agenda for each meeting and facilitates deliberations among the directors.

Lead Independent Director.In August 2019, the Board elected Mr. Warzala as its lead independent director. In that capacity, among other things, Mr. Warzala presides over executive sessions of the independent directors.

The Board believes that in light of the relatively small size of the Board and the active involvement by all of our independent directors in both the oversight of the Company and the conduct of the Board's meetings and deliberations, including the establishment of the Board's agenda for its meetings, the Board's current leadership structure is appropriate for the Company at this time.

Risk Oversight

The Board has an active role, as a whole and also at the committee level, in overseeing management of the Company's risks through a program of sound policies, systems, processes, and reports. The Board as a whole is primarily responsible for overseeing the Company's risk management practices relating to supply chain matters, cybersecurity and information technology, and commercial risks.

The Audit Committee of the Board has oversight responsibility over financial reporting and disclosure processes, compliance and legal matters, and fraud risk. The Audit Committee also monitors controls to prevent material weaknesses in the financial reporting function and oversees the administration of the Company's Code of Conduct. The Audit Committee meets regularly with our Chief Financial Officer in carrying out these responsibilities, and with the Company's independent auditors in executive session.

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The Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board oversees risks as they relate to the Company's compensation policies and practices as described under "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" as well as reviewing and monitoring executive officer succession plans.

The Board's Nominating and Governance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling the Board's oversight responsibilities with respect to confirming the independence of board members, developing desired characteristics of the Board and identifying individuals qualified to be members of the Board, and assessing the effectiveness of the Board and its committees.

While each committee is responsible for evaluating the risks within their areas of responsibility and primarily overseeing the management of such risks, all committees report regularly to the full Board, which also considers the Company's entire risk profile.

Anti-Hedging

The Company prohibits its directors, officers and employees from engaging in hedging transactions relating to the Company's securities, including by means of prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds.

Compensation of Directors

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and establishing the compensation of the directors of the Company. On June 5, 2023, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee adopted amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Non-EmployeeDirector Annual Compensation Program (as so amended, the "Director Compensation Program").

Pursuant to the Director Compensation Program, each non-employeedirector automatically receives a grant of restricted stock on the date of the Board's regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. The number of whole shares granted is equal to the number calculated by dividing 25% of the stock component of the director compensation amount determined by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee for that year by the fair market value of our stock on that day. The aggregate value of the restricted stock award for fiscal year 2025 was $72,800. Shares of restricted stock granted under the Director Compensation Program are fully vested upon the date of issuance. Other than as part of a Change in Control of the Company and except in the case of economic hardship of a particular non-employeedirector, as determined by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, while a non-employeedirector is serving on our Board they may not sell or otherwise dispose of any of our stock received in connection with their service on our Board (whether that stock was granted under the Director Compensation Program, any predecessor program or otherwise) if that non-employeedirector has not satisfied the requirements of any stock ownership guidelines established for directors by the Board or if the transfer would cause them to be out of compliance with any such guidelines.

Pursuant to the Director Compensation Program, each non-employeedirector receives cash payments for their service on the Board and its committees. The amounts of those payments for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 were:

Cash payments are made to non-employeedirectors in four equal tranches on the dates of the Board's regular quarterly meetings. If a person becomes a non-employeedirector on a date other than the date of our annual meeting of

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shareholders in any fiscal year, that person will receive an award of restricted stock as described above, but appropriately prorated to reflect the number of days remaining from the date he or she commences his or her service in that capacity until the scheduled date for our next annual meeting of shareholders. In addition, if a person becomes a non-employeedirector, Chairman of the Board, lead independent director, chairman of a committee or a member of a committee other than on the first business day of a fiscal quarter of the Company, he or she will receive cash fees on (i) the date of the regular full meeting of the Board held in that quarter or (ii) if later, the date he or she commences his or her service in that capacity, as described above, but appropriately prorated to reflect the number of days remaining in that fiscal quarter. Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, the directors agreed to receive their cash fees in the form of shares of the Company's common stock.

The following Director Compensation table provides information regarding the compensation paid or accrued by each person other than Mr. Woods who served as a director during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. See "Executive Compensation" for information regarding compensation of and outstanding equity awards held by Mr. Woods.

Security Ownership of 5% Beneficial Owners

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, as of October 13, 2025 (except as noted), by each person who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of such stock:

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Our Management

The following sets forth certain information with respect to all executive officers of the Company as of October 13, 2025. All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Mr. Nevin was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Company on July 31, 2025. Please refer to Proposal 1 for Mr. Nevin's full biography.

Mr. Ittmann was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective August 15, 2025. Please refer to Proposal 1 for Mr. Ittmann's full biography.

Mr. Carlljoined the Company in 1989 and has held the position of Vice President and General Manager-Aerospace since 2011. Previously, Mr. Carll was Product Manager and National Sales Manager of the AstroNova Test & Measurement product group and, from its formation in 2004, the AstroNova Aerospace business group.

Mr. DeBylewas appointed Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Company effective June 17, 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. DeByle served as Chief Financial Officer for Plastic Industries, a manufacturer of blow molded, high-density polyethylene bottles for food, specialty beverage, dairy, health, wellness, household and industrial product markets, from October 2021 through the sale of the business to Altium Packaging in August 2022. Mr. DeByle also held the position of Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NN, Inc., a global precision component manufacturer with extensive experience in machining, stamping, and precious metal plating from September 2019 to June 2021, and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Standex International Corporation, a global multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions from March 2008 through September 2019. Additionally, Mr. DeByle currently serves on the Board of Directors of Chase Corporation and Good Foods Group, LLC.

Mr. Finnwas appointed Senior Vice President of Product Identification effective August 15, 2025. He previously held the position of Director of Sales EMEA since September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Finn served as UK and Europe Sales Director of AutoCoding Systems from July 2022 to September 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Finn spent over 16 years at Linx Printing Technologies holding the position of Global Distribution Sales Manager from December 2019 to June 2022.

Mr. Nataliziawas appointed Vice President-Technology & Strategic Alliances and Chief Technology Officer of the Company on March 9, 2012. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Natalizia had held the position of Director of Product Development of the Company since 2005.

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Security Ownership of Directors and Officers

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock as of October 13, 2025, based on 7,638,423 shares of common stock outstanding as of such date, by each director, by each named executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table and by all directors and current executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, all shares of common stock are subject to the sole voting and dispositive power of the respective directors and executive officers.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the directors and executive officers of the Company and any persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of the Company's common stock to file with the SEC various reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership. Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports received by the Company and certain written representations that no other reports were required, the Company believes that for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, all of its officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners complied with the requirements of Section 16(a), except for one late-filed Form 4 by each of Mr. Carll, Mr. Natalizia, Mr. Petrarca, Mr. Smith and Mr. Woods, filed on April 3, 2024, relating to the issuance of shares of common stock and withholding of shares to cover taxes upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Committee") is charged with the responsibility for establishing, implementing and monitoring adherence to the Company's compensation philosophy and setting the compensation for our executives and key management personnel in a manner which is internally equitable. The Committee also is responsible for reviewing and establishing the compensation of directors.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives. The Committee's overall philosophy in terms of executive compensation is to link management incentives with the actual financial performance of the Company. Similarly, the compensation should attract, retain, and motivate highly qualified individuals to achieve the Company's business goals and link their interests with shareholder interests. In setting compensation for the Company's executive officers, the Committee considers the executive's performance, awards, if any, made during prior years and other relevant factors, including the results of the annual advisory vote of the Company's shareholders on executive compensation. The Committee seeks to have the long-term performance of the Company's common stock reflected in executive compensation through our equity incentive programs.

Elements of Compensation.The total compensation program for the Company's executive officers consists of the following:

The Committee seeks to structure each element of compensation to attract and retain the necessary executive talent, reward annual performance and provide incentives for achieving both long-term strategic goals and short-term performance goals. To this end, the Committee seeks to establish salaries at levels that are competitive within the Company's industry and geographical markets. As described further below, the Committee has historically utilized annual cash-based incentive awards tied to the achievement by the Company of EBITDA-based targets to encourage the Company's executives to focus on improving the Company's short-term profitability. The Committee utilizes a mix of time-based restricted stock units and, historically, performance-based restricted stock units tied to the Company's achievement of multi-year performance goals in order to encourage the Company's executives to focus on driving the Company's long-term growth. The Committee believes that the combination of these elements is effective in aligning the interests of the Company's executives with those of its shareholders.

Say on Pay Consideration.In accordance with SEC rules, the Company conducted a non-binding,advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation at its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company's shareholders voted to approve the Company's executive compensation practices at the 2024 annual meeting by a favorable vote of approximately 98.3% of the votes cast.

Setting Executive Compensation.The Committee is responsible for establishing and periodically reviewing the compensation of the Company's executive officers and approving all equity awards. The Committee annually reviews the performance of the executive officers and based on these reviews, the Committee determines salary adjustments and annual awards. The Chief Executive Officer does not take part in any deliberations concerning his own compensation, and the Executive Chairman similarly recuses himself from all deliberations concerning his own compensation.

Fiscal Year 2025 Compensation Overview.We are required to make disclosures regarding compensation for certain of our executive officers. This includes compensation disclosure for all principal executive officers during the last completed fiscal year, the two most highly compensated executive officers (other than the principal executive officer) who were serving as executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year, and up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided (as two of the most highly compensated executive officers) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer at the end of the last completed fiscal year. Our "Named Executive Officers" as of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, were Mr. Woods, Mr. Natalizia, Mr. Carll and our former Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, David Smith. The total compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 decreased from the total compensation paid in the prior fiscal year. As is shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, this decrease was primarily a result of the fact that

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(i) no bonuses were paid to the Named Executive Officers under the Company's Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan ("STIP") with respect to fiscal year 2025 and (ii) none of the performance-based restricted stock units granted in fiscal year 2023 or 2024 became "Earned RSUs" (as defined below) in fiscal year 2025 based on the Company's revenue for either of those years, the impact of which was partially offset by salary increases.

Salary.Base salaries for executive officers are evaluated each year. Historically, base salaries have been increased at annual rates which approximate the general rates of increase of compensation for all employees of the Company. Annual salary adjustments are made effective April 1 of each year. Effective April 1, 2024, the Committee set the fiscal year 2025 annual salaries of the Named Executive Officers as follows:

Cash Incentive and Bonus Awards.Annual cash incentive awards are an important component of total executive cash compensation because they reward the Company's executives for achieving targeted, annual results and emphasize variable or "at risk" compensation. From time-to-timethe Committee awards discretionary cash bonuses to the Company's executives to reward their efforts in extraordinary circumstances.

Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan. Participants in the STIP (which may include any executive officer, vice president or director-level manager) are determined annually by the Committee. Awards under the STIP are earned based on achieving or exceeding annual financial objectives, which the Committee has full discretion to establish for each plan year. Annually, the Committee establishes a Target Award for each STIP participant, which may vary as to each participant and from year to year. In June 2024, the Committee established the following Target Awards for our Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2025:

Concurrently with the establishment of the Target Awards for fiscal year 2025, the Committee established fiscal year 2025 consolidated adjusted EBITDA as the sole performance goal under the STIP (the "2025 Performance Goal") and established a threshold and a target for the 2025 Performance Goal. The total STIP award earned by a Named Executive Officer for fiscal year 2025 is calculated as follows:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

Each of our Named Executive Officers' STIP award is subject to the following limitations:

The threshold and target for the 2025 Performance Goal and the corresponding amount of the STIP paid based on the Company's results for fiscal year 2025 were as follows:

As a result, per the above table, none of our Named Executive Officers received a STIP award for fiscal year 2025.

Equity-based Incentive Compensation. Total compensation at the executive level also includes equity incentive awards granted under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. The objectives of the equity incentive awards are to align executive and shareholder long-term interests by creating a strong and direct link between executive pay and the Company's performance in key financial metrics, and to enable executives to develop and maintain a long-term stock ownership position in the Company's common stock.

In fiscal year 2025, the Committee granted to the Named Executive Officers the following number of time-based restricted stock units.

The time-based restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant, based on the executive's continued employment with us.

The Company also utilizes performance-based restricted stock units with multi-year performance periods to further align the interests of our executives with the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders. In fiscal year 2025, the Committee did not grant any performance-based restricted stock units to our executives. In fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Committee granted to the Named Executive Officers the following numbers of performance-based restricted stock units:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

The performance-based restricted stock units may be earned based upon the achievement by the Company of a performance goal based on a revenue threshold and target (the "Revenue Goal") over a three fiscal-year period (the "Performance Period") as follows:

The number of performance-based restricted stock units that become earned ("Earned RSUs") with respect to any fiscal year within a Performance Period (a "Performance Year") will be equal to the product of the total number of performance-based restricted stock units, less any performance-based restricted stock units that became Earned RSUs with respect to a prior Performance Year within that Performance Period, multiplied by the Earned Revenue Percentage (as defined below) for such Performance Year, rounded down to the nearest whole number. In no event will the aggregate number of Earned RSUs with respect to an award of performance-based restricted stock units exceed the total number of performance-based restricted stock units constituting the applicable award. One-thirdof the number of performance-based restricted stock units that become Earned RSUs will vest on the date that the Committee determines that they have been earned, with the remaining two-thirdsvesting in equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of that date.

For purposes of the performance-based restricted stock units, "Earned Revenue Percentage" for a Performance Year means the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Company's revenue for that Performance Year, as determined by the Committee in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (the "Revenue"), minusthe Adjusted Performance Threshold (defined below) for that Performance Year by (ii) the performance target minusthe Adjusted Performance Threshold for that Performance Year. If the revenue for any Performance Year is less than or equal to the Adjusted Performance Threshold for that Performance Year, the Earned Revenue Percentage for that Performance Year shall be zero, and if the Revenue for any Performance Year is equal to or exceeds the Annual Performance Target, the Earned Revenue Percentage for that Performance Year shall be 100%. The "Adjusted Performance Threshold" for a Performance Year means the greater of (i) the performance threshold and (ii) the highest revenue for any previously completed Performance Year.

As previously noted, in fiscal year 2025, the Committee determined not to issue any performance-based restricted stock units to our executives. The number of performance-based restricted stock units held by our Named Executive Officers that became Earned RSUs based on the Company's fiscal year 2025 revenue of $151.3 million are as follows:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

Recent Amendments to Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan for Fiscal Year 2026. In June 2025, the Company announced that in light of certain restructuring actions, the Committee determined that it was in the Company's best interests and the best interests of its shareholders to review the STIP and the previously established performance criterion and goals. Following that review, in June 2025, the Committee amended the STIP to add corporate performance goals related to revenue and adjusted operating cash flow, and segment-level performance goals related to adjusted operating cash flow.

The amendment to the STIP did not change the aggregate target award for fiscal year 2026 for any grantee of an award under the STIP. The following table sets forth, for each of Jorik Ittmann, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas DeByle, our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Michael Natalizia, our Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Strategic Alliances, and Thomas Carll, our Senior Vice President, General Manager-Aerospace (who we refer to collectively as the participants), the percentage of base salary (the "Target Award Percentage") that constitutes each participant's aggregate target award under the STIP for fiscal year 2026.

The amounts ultimately payable under the amended STIP to each of the participants will be based on the achievement of corporate performance goals and segment-level performance goals as follows, expressed as percentages of each participant's target award:

The bonus earned by each participant under the amended STIP for fiscal year 2026 with respect to each performance goal will be calculated separately as follows:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

For purposes of the 2026 STIP, as amended,

All payments and awards will be subject to the other provisions and limitations of the STIP, including:

Long-term Incentive Program for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2028. In June 2025, the Company granted Stock-Settled Performance Awards to each of Messrs. Ittmann, DeByle, Natalizia and Carll with the following reference values:

The earned value for each of these awards will be determined by the Company's performance in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2028 (the "Performance Year") with respect to Cumulative Organic Sales Growth and Adjusted EPS (each as defined below; each a "Performance Goal" and together, the "Performance Goals"). The Performance Goals are equally weighted for each of the participants.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

The Target, Threshold and Superior levels of performance for each of the Performance Goals are:

The earned value amount with respect to each Performance Goal shall be determined as follows:

If the Company's performance for the Performance Year with respect to one Performance Goal equals or exceeds the applicable Threshold level of performance but the Company's performance with respect to the other Performance Goal is less than the applicable Threshold level of performance, the earned value amount with respect to the Performance Goal for which the Threshold level of performance is met or exceeded will be reduced by 20%.

The earned value to be used for determining how many shares of the Company's common stock will be issued to each grantee upon settlement of the Stock-Settled Performance Award will be equal to the sum of the earned value amounts for both of the Performance Goals. The total number of shares issued to a participant in respect of the Awards will be equal to the earned value divided the greater of (i) the fair market value of one share of the Company's common stock on the grant date and (ii) the fair market value of one share of the Company's common stock on the date the Committee certifies the level of achievement with respect to the Performance Goals. Any shares of common stock issued upon settlement of the Stock-Settled Performance Awards will be fully vested at the time of issuance.

For purposes of the Stock-Settled Performance Awards granted to Messrs. Ittmann, DeByle, Natalizia and Carll:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

In connection with the Board appointing Mr. Ittmann as the Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board, and the changes to the Company's executive leadership team, on August 15, 2025, the Company issued to the executives set forth below Stock-Settled Performance Awards with the following reference values, which otherwise have the same terms, including the performance period and performance goals thereunder, as set forth above:

Based on the closing price of $9.29 for the Company's common stock on June 12, 2025 and the closing price of $11.47 for the Company's common stock on August 15, 2025, the grant dates for the Stock-Settled Performance Awards, the earned value and maximum number of shares that can be earned by each of the participants with respect to each Performance Goal at each of the levels of performance is as follows:

On August 15, 2025, the Company also issued to the executives set forth below time-based restricted stock units for a number of shares of the Company's common stock with values set forth below, based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on August 15, 2025, which will vest and be settled on August 15, 2028:

Share Ownership and Retention Guidelines. The Committee believes that, as a rule, senior management should have a meaningful equity interest in the Company. In order to promote equity ownership and further align the interests of management with our shareholders, the Committee has adopted share ownership and retention guidelines for our executives. These guidelines are based upon the market value of our common stock as a multiple of such officer's base pay. The multiple is three times base salary for the CEO, two times base salary for the Chief Financial Officer and 1.25 times base salary for the other executive officers. Under these guidelines, an executive was expected to achieve the ownership level by April 1, 2020 or, if later, within five years of his or her initial appointment as an executive officer. Executives are expected to retain at least 50% of all shares acquired on vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units and 50% of all shares acquired on exercise of any stock option (net of any shares tendered or withheld for payment of taxes) until they achieve the specified ownership level and thereafter maintain such ownership level.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

Retirement and Other Benefits. In order to attract and retain key executives, the Company offers retirement benefits through a Profit-Sharing Plan for employees, including its executive officers.

Profit Sharing Plan.The Company maintains a Profit Sharing Plan that is a qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides retirement benefits to substantially all the Company's employees.

Each eligible employee shares in contributions on the basis of relative compensation. In addition, participants are permitted to defer up to 50% of their cash compensation and make contributions of such deferral to this plan through payroll deductions (limited to $22,500 in calendar year 2023 and $23,000 in calendar year 2024). The Company makes matching contributions equal to 50% of the first seven percent of compensation contributed. The deferrals are made within the limits prescribed by Section 401(k). The Profit Sharing Plan provides for the vesting of 100% of matching contributions made by the Company to the account of the employee after three years of service. Contributions by an employee are 100% vested immediately.

Perquisites.In addition to the benefits described above, the Company provides automobile allowances to certain of its executive officers and a housing allowance to one of its Named Executive Officers. The amount of any automobile or housing allowance granted to our Named Executive Officers is reflected in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table below.

Employment Agreements, Severance Benefits and Change in Control - Jorik Ittmann

On August 2, 2025, in connection with Mr. Ittmann's appointment as the Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the "Ittmann Letter Agreement") with Mr. Ittmann, which provides for the terms of Mr. Ittmann's employment by the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Ittmann's annual base salary is $360,000. Mr. Ittmann's target bonus under the Company's STIP for fiscal year 2026 (the "2026 STIP") was increased to 70% of his base salary, which for purposes of the 2026 STIP will be the amount of salary actually paid to Mr. Ittmann by the Company in fiscal year 2026. Mr. Ittmann's performance goals and the definition of the performance goals, the methods for calculating bonuses earned under the 2026 STIP and the other terms of the 2026 STIP are as set forth above under the heading "Recent Amendments to Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan for Fiscal Year 2026". In addition, the Company issued to Mr. Ittmann a Stock-Settled Performance Award with a reference value of $115,753. The terms of the award, including the performance period and performance goals thereunder, are as set forth above under the heading "Long-term Incentive Program for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2028".

The Company also agreed to issue to Mr. Ittmann a time-based restricted stock unit for a number of shares of the Company's common stock with a value of $1,500,000, based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on August 15, 2025. These restricted stock units will vest and be settled on August 15, 2028. However, if the Company terminates Mr. Ittmann's employment as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer without Cause (as defined in the Ittmann Letter Agreement) prior to the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the Ittmann Letter Agreement and (b) the consummation of a Change-In-Control (asdefined in the Ittmann Letter Agreement), a pro rata portion of the restricted stock units, based on the number of days Mr. Ittmann actually serves as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will immediately vest. The restricted stock units will be governed by and subject to the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and the form of time-based restricted stock unit previously approved by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.

Under the terms of the Ittmann Letter Agreement, if, prior to August 15, 2028, the Company sells a material portion of its business (as determined by the Board or a designated committee thereof) or a Change-In-Control occurs,in either case in connection with which a dividend or distribution is declared and paid to the shareholders of the Company or consideration is otherwise paid to the shareholders of the Company (a "Triggering Transaction"), Mr. Ittmann will be entitled to receive a payment, in the same form as is paid or distributed to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Triggering Transaction, in the amount that would have been distributable with respect to the number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the restricted stock units described above that remain unvested immediately following the consummation of the Triggering Transaction. Mr. Ittmann's eligibility to receive this payment is conditioned upon his continuing employment by the Company through the date the Triggering Transaction is consummated. Restricted stock units for which vesting is accelerated or for which payment is otherwise made in connection with a Triggering Transaction will be excluded from the calculation of any amount payable to Mr. Ittmann.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

The Ittmann Letter Agreement provides that if the Company terminates Mr. Ittmann's employment without Cause, except in connection with a Change-In-Control inconnection with which a dividend or distribution is declared and paid to the shareholders of the Company or consideration is otherwise paid to the shareholders of the Company, he will be entitled to partial salary continuation for a period of 52 weeks. The amount potentially payable will be equal to his base salary in effect at the time of his termination if the termination occurs on August 15, 2025, decreasing ratably over time such that no salary continuation will be owed in connection with a termination occurring on or after August 15, 2028. In the event that Mr. Ittmann's employment by the Company is terminated in connection with a Change-In-Control inconnection with which a dividend or distribution is declared and paid to the shareholders of the Company or consideration is otherwise paid to the shareholders of the Company, whether with or without Cause, no severance will be payable.

The Company will reimburse Mr. Ittmann for all reasonable travel-related expenses incurred in connection with his duties, including airfare between St. Louis, Missouri and the Company's headquarters West Warwick, Rhode Island and car rental and reasonable lodging expenses. If any reimbursed amounts are treated as taxable income, the Company will provide a tax gross-up toMr. Ittmann in an amount necessary to place Mr. Ittmann in the same after-tax positionas if no such tax liability had arisen.

Letter Agreements and Change in Control - Other Executives.In connection with the changes to the Company's executive leadership team, on August 2, 2025, the Company also entered into letter agreements (the "Executive Letter Agreements") with Thomas DeByle, the Company's Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Tom Carll, the Company's Senior Vice President, Aerospace, and Michael Natalizia, the Company's Vice President, Technology & Strategic Alliances and Chief Technology Officer (collectively, the "Executives").

Under the terms of the Executive Letter Agreements:

In addition, the Executive Letter Agreement with Mr. DeByle provides that if Mr. DeByle's employment with the Company terminates after June 17, 2027 as a result of his bona fide retirement, all of his then-outstanding time-based restricted stock units, including the time-based restricted stock units to be issued pursuant to the Executive Letter Agreement with Mr. DeByle, will continue to vest over time as if he were still employed.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis (continued)

Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits - Gregory A. Woods.

On June 29, 2025, Gregory A. Woods resigned from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Company's Board. Pursuant to the terms of a Separation Agreement and General Release entered into by the Company and Mr. Woods effective as of July 16, 2025 (the "Woods Separation Agreement"), Mr. Woods' employment terminated on July 16, 2025 (the "Woods Separation Date").

During the one-yearperiod following the Woods Separation Agreement, at the request of the Company's Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Woods is obligated to provide up to 20 hours of assistance to the Company and its management per week with respect to the transition of the chief executive officer role. Mr. Woods is also obligated under the Woods Separation Agreement to continue to cooperate with the Company in its arbitral and other proceedings relating to the Company's acquisition of MTEX.

Pursuant to the Woods Separation Agreement, (i) Mr. Woods is receiving payment of one-halfof his base salary as of the Woods Separation Date (not including bonuses or other incentives) and one-halfof his vehicle allowance as of the Woods Separation Date (minus federal state, and local withholdings and any liens), for 52 weeks, in biweekly payments in accordance with the Company's usual payroll practices, (ii) all outstanding and unvested time-based restricted stock units (including performance-based restricted stock units that had become Earned RSUs within the meaning of those awards) set forth on Schedule A to the Woods Separation Agreement are continuing to vest for a period of 12 months following the Woods Separation Date in accordance with their original vesting schedules, notwithstanding the occurrence of the termination of his employment, (iii) all outstanding stock purchase options set forth on Schedule A to the Woods Separation Agreement remain exercisable through the earlier of (a) the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such option and (b) July 16, 2026, (iv) if Mr. Woods elects COBRA continuation coverage on a timely basis, the Company will subsidize 100% of the cost of COBRA coverage on all plans selected for Mr. Woods and his wife, as well as any administrative fee, until the earlier to occur of (a) 12 months following the Woods Separation Date or (b) the date Mr. Woods obtains alternate comparable coverage through another employer or provider, (v) if Mr. Woods or his spouse is, or becomes, eligible for Medicare at any time during the COBRA subsidy period, the Company will reimburse him for the portion of his Medicare premiums that he pays during the same COBRA subsidy period, provided that (a) the maximum aggregate Medicare reimbursement, combined with the COBRA subsidy, shall not exceed $2,021.89 per month and (b) such reimbursement shall cease immediately upon Mr. Woods' receipt of alternate, comparable coverage or upon the expiration of the twelve-month period, whichever occurs first, (vi) payment for accrued and unused paid time off was paid on the next regularly scheduled pay date after the Woods Separation Date, and (vii) reimbursement for business expenses incurred by Mr. Woods prior to June 29, 2025 was paid on the next regularly scheduled pay date after the Woods Separation Date.

Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits - David S. Smith. On June 17, 2024, Mr. Smith announced his decision to retire from his positions as our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Pursuant to the terms of a Separation Agreement and General Release we entered into with Mr. Smith on June 25, 2024, and which was amended on August 5, 2024 (as amended, the "Smith Separation Agreement"), Mr. Smith's employment terminated on July 12, 2024 (the "Smith Separation Date").

Pursuant to the Smith Separation Agreement, (i) Mr. Smith received payment of his base salary (minus federal state, and local withholdings and any liens), at his weekly rate in effect as of the Smith Separation Date times fifty-two(52) weeks (not including bonuses or other incentives), in weekly payments in accordance with our usual payroll practices, (ii) Mr. Smith received payment of his housing allowance through July 2024, and in addition, he was reimbursed $2,000 by the Company for early termination of his lease, (iii) all of Mr. Smith's outstanding and unvested time-based restricted stock units have continued to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedules, notwithstanding the occurrence of the termination of his employment, (iv) any options issued under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan terminated in accordance with the terms of such plan, (v) Mr. Smith elected COBRA continuation coverage, and the Company is subsidizing 100% of the cost of COBRA coverage until the earlier to occur of 18 months following the Separation Date and the date he obtains alternate coverage through another employer or provider, (vi) the Company is paying to Mr. Smith, in respect of his costs of Medicare coverage, $633.20 per month from August 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026, (vii) all outstanding performance-based restricted stock units that had become Earned RSUs (within the meaning of those awards) prior to the Smith Separation Date became fully vested and settled on January 13, 2025, and (viii) payment for any accrued and unused paid time off was paid on the next regularly scheduled pay date after the Smith Separation Date.

Except for the Ittmann Letter Agreement, Executive Letter Agreements, Woods Separation and Smith Separation Agreement, we generally do not provide any severance benefits to our Named Executive Officers other than those provided to all employees. Severance benefits vary based upon salary levels and length of service.

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HUMAN CAPITAL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion & Analysis included above and based on these reviews and discussions, has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion & Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

Human Capital and Compensation Committee:

Richard S. Warzala (Chairman)

Alexis P. Michas

Mitchell I. Quain

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table provides information regarding the total compensation paid or accrued by the Company to each of its Named Executive Officers.

2025 Summary Compensation Table

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Executive Compensation (continued)

2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table provides information on all plan-based awards by the Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 to each Named Executive Officer.

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Executive Compensation (continued)

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End

The following table provides information on all outstanding equity awards held by each of the Named Executive Officers as of January 31, 2025.

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Executive Compensation (continued)

Risk Related to Compensation Policies

The Company's compensation policies and practices for its employees, including its executive compensation program described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis, aim to provide a risk-balanced compensation package which is competitive in our market sectors and relevant to the individual executive. The Company expects to continue to award certain executives and employees, upon satisfaction of applicable performance conditions and subject to future approval and grant by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, equity and cash-based awards. Because the Company's equity incentive programs include substantial vesting features, the Company believes that the structure of its compensation plans discourages short-term risk taking and aligns the interest of its executives and managers with those of its shareholders. The Company does not believe that risks arising from these practices, or its compensation policies and practices considered as a whole, are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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