QUAIN MITCHELL I 4

What Happened
Quain Mitchell, a member of AstroNova’s board of directors, was granted 3,007 shares of restricted stock on April 9, 2026. The shares were awarded at $0.00 (no cash paid) as compensation under the Amended and Restated Non‑Employee Director Annual Compensation Program. This is a compensation award (not a market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-09; type: Award/Grant (code A) — 3,007 shares acquired at $0.00.
• Filing date: 2026-04-13 (filed within the SEC’s 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: “Restricted stock award made to the reporting person pursuant to the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Annual Compensation Program.”
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, sale, exercise, or tax-withholding disposition in this filing.

Context
Restricted stock awards to non-employee directors are common compensation for board service and reflect pay, not an express buy/sell signal. Because Mitchell paid no cash for these shares, this transaction mainly reflects routine director compensation rather than a personal market investment decision.