Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001140361-25-010248
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: PREC14A
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 WHITE universal proxy card. OUR BOARD URGES YOU TO VOTE ONLY ON THE WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD FOR OUR BOARD’S PROPOSED CANDIDATES (TIMOTHY J. DUNN AND SUE E. ZEIFMAN), TO DISREGARD ANY**

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MATERIALS SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE DISSIDENT GROUP, AND NOT TO SIGN, RETURN, OR VOTE ANY NON-WHITE PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE DISSIDENT GROUP.

We are confident that both of our director candidates have the right mix of professional accomplishments, experience, skills, and reputation that make each candidate exceptionally qualified to serve as a representative of all stockholders and oversee the management of the Company. We are committed to engaging with our stockholders and continuing to respond to stockholder feedback about the Company, and we believe our candidates are in the best position to oversee the execution of our strategic plan to achieve long-term growth and deliver optimal stockholder value. A majority of the Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of Timothy J. Dunn and Sue E. Zeifman.

Whether or not you plan to attend our Annual Meeting, please ensure that your shares are voted at the Annual Meeting by signing and returning the WHITE universal proxy card or by using our Internet or telephonic voting system. A majority of our Board urges you to protect your investment by voting “FOR” the election of both of our director candidates recommended by a majority of the Board and “FOR” each of the Company’s proposals on the WHITE universal proxy card.

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PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT – SUBJECT TO COMPLETION NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF AEYE, INC.

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| Items of Business: |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. |     | To elect two (2) Class I directors, each to hold office until our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2028 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal; |
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