UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 orOR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~June 0817, 2025

~~Alpha~~ALPHA ~~Teknova~~TEKNOVA, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Delaware	001-40538	~~001-40538~~	94-3368109
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)		(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
2451 Bert Drive
Hollister, California			95023
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

~~Registrant’s~~2451 ~~Telephone~~Bert ~~Number, Including Area Code: 831 637-1100~~Drive

~~N/A~~Hollister, CA 95023

(~~Former Name or Former~~ Address, ifof ~~Changed~~principal ~~Since~~executive ~~Last~~offices) ~~Report~~(Zip Code)

~~Check~~Registrant’s ~~the~~telephone ~~appropriate~~number, ~~box~~including ~~below~~area ifcode: ~~the~~(831) ~~Form 8~~637-~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~ 1100

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Title of each class		TradingSymbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share		TKNO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Indicate~~ byPre-commencement ~~check~~communications ~~mark~~pursuant ~~whether~~to ~~the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in~~ Rule ~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933~~ 13e-4(~~§ 230.405 of this chapter~~c) orunder ~~Rule 12b-2 of~~ the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act of(17 ~~1934~~CFR (§ 240.~~12b~~13e-~~2 of this chapter~~4(c). )

~~Emerging~~Securities ~~growth~~Registered ~~company~~pursuant ☒to Section 12(b) of the Act:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	TKNO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

~~Item~~Indicate 2by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.02405 ~~Results~~of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of ~~Operations~~the ~~and~~Securities ~~Financial~~Exchange ~~Condition~~Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

OnEmerging ~~May~~growth 8,company 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02, including the Press Release, is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.☒

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2025, Alpha Teknova, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, a total of 47,356,521 shares, or 88.62% of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, were represented in-person or by proxy.

At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2025.

Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter.

Proposal No. 1: To elect the following nominees to serve as Class I directors until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.


Nominee	For	Withhold	Broker Non-Votes
Martha J. Demski	42,901,743	409,296	4,045,482
Alexander Herzick	42,594,414	716,625	4,045,482

Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.


For	Against	Abstentions
47,336,767	6,200	13,554

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Alpha Teknova, Inc., dated May 8, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Non-material schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the SEC.SIGNATURE

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.

	ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.		~~ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.~~
Date:	May 8, 2025	By:	/s/ Stephen Gunstream
Date: June 23, 2025	By:	/s/ Stephen Gunstream
			Stephen GunstreamPresident and Chief Executive Officer
		Stephen Gunstream
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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