Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-019126
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Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: PRE 14A
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#### PROPOSAL NO. 2

### APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
The Board is asking our stockholders to approve adjournment of the Special Meeting if the number of shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and voting “FOR” Proposal No. 1 are insufficient to approve Proposal No. 1. In such an event, adjournment of the Special Meeting will enable us to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal No. 1. A stockholder vote may be taken on Proposal No. 1 prior to any such adjournment if there are sufficient votes to approve Proposal No. 1.

The Board believes that, if the number of shares of common stock voted in favor of Proposal No. 1 at the Special Meeting is insufficient to approve such proposal, it is in the best interests of our stockholders to enable the Board, for a limited period of time, to continue to seek to obtain a sufficient number of additional votes in favor of the proposal.

If the Special Meeting is adjourned or postponed, stockholders who have already sent in their proxies may revoke them at any time prior to their use at the Special Meeting as so adjourned or postponed. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, any proxy authorizing the adjournment of the Special Meeting shall also authorize successive adjournments thereof, at any meeting so adjourned, to the extent necessary for us to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal No. 1.

**Vote Required and Board of Directors Recommendation**

**The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast on the proposal at the Special Meeting, where a quorum is present, is required to approve this Proposal No. 2.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.**

### COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed the below section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management. Based on such review and discussion, the compensation committee has recommended to the Board that the section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in this Proxy Statement.