AstroNova, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 31, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASTRO MED INC /NEW/ (ALOT)
CIK: 0000008146
Period of Report: 2004-03-30

Reporting Person: PETRARCA STEPHEN M (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-30	Common Stock	M	5000	$3.3	Acquired	7061	Indirect
2004-03-30	Common Stock	M	3000	$3.7	Acquired	10061	Indirect
2004-03-30	Common Stock	M	1000	$10.25	Acquired	11061	Indirect
2004-03-30	Common Stock	S	9000	$11.95	Disposed	2061	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-30	Stock Option (Right to purchase)	$3.3	M	5000	Disposed	2013-03-31	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2004-03-30	Stock Option (Right to purchase)	$3.7	M	3000	Disposed	2012-03-18	Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2004-03-30	Stock Option (Right to purchase)	$10.25	M	1000	Disposed	2004-04-13	Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Following the exercise of options and sale of shares as reported herein, the reporting person beneficially owns 2,061 shares of the issuer's common stock of which 500 shares are held directly by the reporting person and 1,561 shares are held in an employee stock ownership plan.