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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AstroNova, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008146
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				050318215
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			RI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13200
		FILM NUMBER:		251075063

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVENUE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4018284000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVENUE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ASTRO MED INC /NEW/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ATLAN TOL INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850220
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<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AstroNova Made Good Faith Effort to Resolve Costly, Disruptive Proxy
Contest in Collaborative and Amicable Manner </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>AstroNova&#146;s Board made a good faith effort to come to a collaborative, amicable solution to end
the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ill-advised,</FONT> misguided proxy contest that Samir Patel and Askeladden insist on perpetuating despite their claims to the contrary </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Samir Patel violated the agreement that the content of the conversations between himself and AstroNova&#146;s Lead Independent Director were confidential
</I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Samir Patel failed to offer any proposal of settlement </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Samir Patel exposed his lack of understanding regarding corporate governance </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WEST WARWICK, R.I., June&nbsp;26, 2025 &#151; AstroNova, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOT), a leading innovator in data visualization technology, noted the total failure on
Samir Patel&#146;s and Askeladden&#146;s part to participate in efforts to come to a collaborative and amicable solution. Collaboration by definition suggests two parties working toward a common goal and Patel provided no contribution to the
settlement discussions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Samir Patel&#146;s Breach of Trust </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samir Patel agreed with Richard S. Warzala, Lead Independent Director of AstroNova, that the content of their conversations would not be made public. He
violated that confidence with his recent news release by publishing selected portions of the content of the conversations. The fact that the Company and Patel were agreeing to have discussions to find common ground was open to the public and, in
fact, Patel publicly stated that he wished to engage with the Board to find a collaborative and amicable approach to settling this proxy context. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Samir Patel Fails to Offer Any Proposal </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samir
claims to want an audience with the Board and an amicable resolution but failed to propose anything to that end. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Samir Patel Has Demonstrated No
Understanding of Corporate Governance </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samir&#146;s actions suggest that he has&#133; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">No understanding of the definition of an independent director </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">No understanding of SEC rules. He was offered a meeting with the AstroNova Board of Directors at his request,
which was subject to him accepting standard insider trading restrictions as material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information would be discussed at the board meeting. His claims that this was an attempt by the Company to
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">No understanding of the separation between a board of directors and management. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>AstroNova&#146;s Strategy to Drive Growth and Earnings Power </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samir has had only good things to say about AstroNova&#146;s execution of its long-term Aerospace segment acquisition strategy. However, he appears not to
credit the &#147;niche-oriented strategy&#148; in the Product Identification segment as having the potential to be similarly successful. That strategy focuses on entering and developing leadership positions in emerging and growing digital color
direct-to-package and direct-to-media printing sectors in order to exploit its high-value position in those markets. The combination of the technology and products from MTEX and engineering expertise from AstroNova are driving this opportunity. </P>

 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">AstroNova Inc. | 600 East
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>AstroNova Made Good Faith Effort to Resolve Costly, Disruptive Proxy Contest in Collaborative and
Amicable Manner </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B> Page
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 of 3 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>June 26, 2025 </B></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Instead of supporting the Company during the MTEX acquisition challenges, Samir chose to publicly make
misleading statements, amplify the voices of competitors and spread harsh criticism and innuendo that were not conducive to improving shareholder value as he claims he is committed to do. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Strategy implementation requires a strong commitment and consistency in execution. Samir has clearly demonstrated he lacks an understanding of such
requirements, which makes him unsuitable and unqualified to serve on AstroNova&#146;s Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>We urge Shareholders to Vote
&#147;FOR&#148; AstroNova&#146;s six highly qualified director nominees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>on the WHITE universal proxy card TODAY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the Board of Directors of AstroNova, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;AstroNova&#148;), <B>urge shareholders to protect their investment</B> by
voting the <B>WHITE</B> proxy card for only AstroNova&#146;s six nominees and not the Samir Patel and Askeladden Capital Management LLC (&#147;Askeladden&#148;) nominees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AstroNova will be held at the offices of Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts
on Wednesday, July&nbsp;9, 2025, and all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May&nbsp;15, 2025, are entitled to vote at the meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Shareholders with any questions about how to vote their shares may call the Company&#146;s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, toll-free at <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-844-202-6164.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About
AstroNova </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AstroNova (Nasdaq: ALOT), a global leader in data visualization technologies since 1969, designs, manufactures, distributes and services a
broad range of products that acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats. Its strategy is to drive profitable growth through innovative new technologies, building its installed base to expand recurring revenue while strategically
sourcing its replacement products. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Product Identification segment provides a wide array of digital, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">end-to-end</FONT></FONT> product marking and identification solutions, including hardware, software, and supplies for OEMs, commercial printers, and brand owners. The Aerospace segment provides products designed for
airborne printing solutions, avionics, and data acquisition. Aerospace products include flight deck printing solutions, networking hardware, and specialized aerospace-grade supplies. Data acquisition systems are used in research and development,
flight testing, missile and rocket telemetry, production monitoring, power, and maintenance applications. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information please visit:
https://astronovainc.com/. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information included in this news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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urges shareholders to read the proxy statement, and any other relevant materials we make available, before making any decision with respect to the matters to be voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the election of
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