Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-04-07
Form Type: DEFC14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012590
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-07
Form: DEFC14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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TABLE OF CONTENTS AEye, Inc. 4670 Willow Road, Suite 125 Pleasanton, California 94588 Dear Stockholder: You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of AEye, Inc. (“AEye,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), which will be held on May 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at the AC Hotel Pleasanton, 5990 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California. At our Annual Meeting you will be asked to vote on three proposals recommended by a majority of our Board of Directors. The proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting are listed in the attached “Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.” Attached to this letter are a Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement, which describe the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting as well as a WHITEuniversal proxy card. Whether you own a few shares or many, and whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to promptly submit your vote via the Internet, telephone, or mail via the WHITEuniversal proxy card. Returning the WHITEuniversal proxy card