Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-040212
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Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 and quality control procedures of the independent auditor and the experience and qualifications of the independent auditor’s senior personnel that are providing us audit services; • reviewing all related-party transactions for approval; • reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of the audit committee’s charter at least annually and recommending any changes to our Board; and • reviewing and evaluating the audit committee’s own performance. Our independent auditors and internal financial personnel meet in private with our audit committee on a regular basis and have unrestricted access to this committee. The audit committee held five meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Additional information regarding the audit committee is set forth in the Report of the Audit Committee immediately following Proposal No. 2. Compensation Committee Our compensation committee currently consists of Min-Chu (Mike) Chen, Che-Wei Lin, and William H. Yeh, each of whom is not an employee and is “independent” as that term is defined in the applicable rules of the SEC and Nasdaq. Dr. Chen serves as the chairman of this committee. Our compensation committee acts pursuant to a written charter that has been adopted by the Board. A copy of the charter is available on the 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.ao-inc.com . Pursuant to its charter, our compensation committee has responsibility for developing, implementing, and overseeing our executive and incentive compensation policies and programs. Under its current charter, the compensation committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • reviewing and approving all compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, including incentive-based and equity-based compensation; • reviewing and approving annual performance objectives and goals relevant to compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and evaluating the performance of the Chief Executive Officer; • reviewing and approving incentive-based or equity-based compensation plans in which our executive officers participate; • reviewing and approving all compensation for executive officers, including incentive-based and equity-based compensation, and overseeing the evaluation of management; • considering an executive officer’s performance as it relates to both legal compliance and compliance with internal policies and procedures when determining, setting, or approving compensation arrangements; • approving all employment, severance, or change-in-control agreements, special or supplemental benefits, or provisions including the same, applicable to executive officers; • periodically reviewing and advising our Board concerning both regional and industry-wide compensation practices and trends in order to assess the adequacy and competitiveness of our compensation programs for executive officers relative to comparable companies in our industry; • reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of the compensation committee charter and recommending