Item 1. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On April 15, 2021, a putative stockholder of the Company commenced a class action and derivative lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Stein v. Pickens, et al. , C.A. No. 2021-0322-JRS (the “Stein Action”), in which it is alleged, among other things, that the Company improperly included broker non-votes in the tabulation of votes counted in favor to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “2020 Certificate Amendment”) and, thus the 2020 Certificate Amendment was defective. The Company investigated these allegations and disputes them.
On April 30, 2021, the Company filed a validation proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, In re Astrotech Corporation , C.A. No. 2021-0380-JRS, pursuant to Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Section 205 Action”). The Company does not believe that the filing and effectiveness of the 2020 Certificate Amendment is either invalid or ineffective. However, to resolve any uncertainty, the Company is pursuing corrective actions to ratify the 2020 Certificate Amendment through the filing of the Section 205 Action.
Further information regarding the Stein Action and the Section 205 Action is provided in the Schedule 14A proxy statement amendment and supplement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2021.
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