Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-040212
Chunk: 19

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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 Board. A copy of the charter is available on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.ao-inc.com . Under its current charter, the nominating and corporate governance committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • identifying, evaluating and recruiting individuals to become Board members and reviewing with the Board from time to time the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the Company’s business and strategy at the time and the current make-up of the Board; this assessment of Board skills, experience, and background includes, among numerous diverse factors, such as independence; understanding of and experience in manufacturing, technology, finance, and marketing; senior leadership experience; international experience; age; and diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, and geography, which includes its commitment to actively seek women and minority candidates for the pool from which board candidates are chosen; • considering director candidates submitted by stockholders and determining the procedure to be followed by stockholders in submitting such recommendations; • recommending Board committee structure and responsibilities to be included in the charter of each committee of the Board to be submitted to the full Board for consideration; • recommending directors to serve on each Board committee and suggesting rotations for chairpersons of the Board committees as the nominating and corporate governance committee deems appropriate; • recommending corporate governance standards to the Board; • evaluating and recommending any revisions to Board and Board committee meeting policies; • developing principles of corporate governance and recommend such principles to the Board; • working with the audit committee of the Company in fulfilling its duties related to corporate governance and oversight of the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations; • reviewing the effectiveness of the operation of the Board and Board committees, including the corporate governance and operating practices; • reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of the nominating and corporate governance committee charter and recommending any changes to the Board; and • reviewing and evaluating the nominating and corporate governance committee’s own performance. The nominating and corporate governance committee held one meeting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Director Nominations Our nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among other things, assisting our Board in identifying qualified director nominees and recommending nominees for each annual meeting of stockholders. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s goal is to assemble a Board that brings to our Company a diversity of experience in areas that are relevant to our business and that complies with the Nasdaq Listing Rules and applicable SEC rules and regulations. Although the Company does not have a formal policy on diversity