Company: COHU
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010672
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Company: COHU INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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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 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☑ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                     |
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| COHU, INC.                                       |
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April 2, 2025

Dear Cohu Stockholders,

We cordially invite you to attend the Cohu, Inc. 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting” or “annual meeting”). The Meeting will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Meeting will be a completely ‘‘virtual meeting’’ of stockholders. You will be able to attend the Meeting as well as vote and submit your questions during the live webcast of the Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COHU2025and entering the 16-digit control number included in our notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

At this year’s Meeting, stockholders will be asked to elect the three (3) Class 3 nominees named in the attached proxy statement as directors each for a three-year term; to cast an advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation, or “Say-on-Pay;” and to ratify the appointment of Ernst