8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2014

Astrotech Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	001-34426	91-1273737
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

401 Congress Ave. Suite 1650 Austin, Texas	78701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 485-9530

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 29, 2014, Astrotech Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated September 29, 2014, issued by Astrotech Corporation.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Astrotech Corporation
	By:	/s/ Thomas B. Pickens III
		Name:	Thomas B. Pickens III
		Title:	Chairman of the Board and Chief
			Executive Officer
Date: September 29, 2014

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Paper (P) or Electronic (E)
99.1	Press release, dated September 29, 2014, issued by Astrotech Corporation.	E

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Astrotech Corporation 401 Congress, Suite 1650 Austin, Texas 512.485.9530 fax: 512.485.9531 www.astrotechcorp.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ASTROTECH REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS

• GAAP results: net loss of $0.8 million (attributable to Astrotech Corporation), or $(0.04) per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and net loss of $5.0 million (attributable to Astrotech Corporation), or $(0.25) per diluted share, for the year ended June 30, 2014

• EBITDA loss of $0.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and $3.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2014

• The sale of Astrotech Space Operations (“ASO”) to Lockheed Martin was completed on August 22, 2014 for $61.0 million

• 1^st Detect was awarded a pivotal competitive contract for the Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD) program

• 1^st Detect was granted four U.S. patents and filed nine U.S. patent applications during the fiscal year. In total, 1^st Detect owns six key U.S. patents for its miniaturized mass spectrometer technology

Austin, Texas, September 29, 2014 – Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), a leading provider of commercial aerospace services and products and a manufacturer of next generation chemical detection instrumentation, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.

“With the successful completion of the sale of Astrotech Space Operations (“ASO”), we find ourselves with a healthy balance sheet and ideally positioned to execute the next phase of our corporate strategy,” said Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman and CEO of Astrotech Corporation. "The recent award of the NGCD contract further validated our technological breakthrough at 1^st Detect and we are eagerly pursuing additional opportunities."

The 1^st Detect team continues to reinvent the industry with the recent announcement of the strategic alliance with SparkCognition, which will avail real-time predictive analytics to chemical detection, an industry first. This will allow customers to use cutting edge data analytics to solve complex problems by deriving solutions from disparate data sets using sophisticated and predictive algorithms.

“Our momentum is building and it is an exciting time to be part of Astrotech,” Pickens added. “We continue to engage with key industry partners to develop compelling solutions that address an expanding variety of lucrative markets.”

Fourth Quarter Results

The Company posted fourth quarter fiscal year 2014 net loss of $0.8 million, or $(0.04) per diluted share on revenue of $5.6 million compared with a fourth quarter fiscal year 2013 net income of $2.2 million or $0.11 per diluted share on revenue of $9.2 million.

Fiscal Year Results

The Company posted fiscal year 2014 net loss of $5.0 million, or $(0.25) per diluted share on revenue of $16.4 million compared with fiscal year 2013 net loss of $0.2 million, or $(0.01) per diluted share on revenue of $24.0 million.

Financial Position and Liquidity

Working capital was $(4.4) million as of June 30, 2014, which included $3.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.3 million of accounts receivable.

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech is a leader in identifying and commercializing space technology for terrestrial use. 1st Detect Corporation is developing a breakthrough miniaturized mass spectrometer, the MMS-1000™, while Astrogenetix, Inc. is a biotechnology company utilizing microgravity as a research platform for drug discovery and development. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of the parent.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully develop our remaining Spacetech business unit, our ability to develop and integrate our miniaturized mass spectrometer, the MMS-1000™, continued government support and funding for key space programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in Astrotech’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. Astrotech assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Eric Stober

Chief Financial Officer

Astrotech Corporation

512.485.9530

Tables follow

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ASTROTECH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue	$	5,640		$	9,180		$	16,423		$	23,995
Cost of revenue		2,629			5,102			10,705			15,684
Gross profit		3,011			4,078			5,718			8,311
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		3,352			1,449			8,893			6,790
Research and development		704			586			2,505			2,080
Total operating expenses		4,056			2,035			11,398			8,870
Income (loss) from operations		(1,045	)		2,043			(5,680	)		(559	)
Interest and other expense, net		(5	)		(44	)		(182	)		(164	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(1,050	)		1,999			(5,862	)		(723	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		2			—			(6	)		—
Net income (loss)		(1,048	)		1,999			(5,868	)		(723	)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest*		(226	)		(156	)		(908	)		(538	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Astrotech Corporation	$	(822	)	$	2,155		$	(4,960	)	$	(185	)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Astrotech Corporation, basic and diluted	$	(0.04	)	$	0.11		$	(0.25	)	$	(0.01	)

* Noncontrolling interest resulted from grants of restricted stock in 1^st Detect and Astrogenetix to certain employees, officers and directors. Please refer to the June 30, 2014 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further detail.

ASTROTECH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

	June 30,
	2014		2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,831	$	5,096
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		1,279		5,317
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		574		503
Total current assets		5,684		10,916
Property, plant, and equipment, net		35,069		37,035
Other assets, net		29		51
Total assets	$	40,782	$	48,002
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities	$	10,093	$	6,609
Long-term liabilities		389		5,913
Stockholders’ equity		30,300		35,480
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	40,782	$	48,002

ASTROTECH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

 (In thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
EBITDA	$	(405	)	$	2,623		$	(3,273	)	$	1,642
Depreciation & amortization		589			563			2,356			2,115
Interest expense		56			61			233			250
Income tax benefit (expense)		2			—			(6	)		—
Net income (loss)		(1,048	)		1,999			(5,868	)		(723	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(226	)		(156	)		(908	)		(538	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Astrotech Corporation	$	(822	)	$	2,155		$	(4,960	)	$	(185	)

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. We included information concerning EBITDA because we use such information when evaluating operating earnings (loss) to better evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. EBITDA does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to, net income (loss), operating earnings (loss), or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by U.S. GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While EBITDA is frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements by other companies, our use of this financial measure is not necessarily comparable to such other similarly titled captions of other companies.

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