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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 the Board recommends that you disregard them.

The Board does NOT endorse any of the nominees proposed by the Dissident Group, and the presence of the Dissident Group’s nominees on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card is NOT an approval of or comment on the fitness, character, suitability, or other qualifications of the Dissident Group’s nominees. The Board strongly urges you to NOT sign or return any NON-WHITE proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Dissident Group.

If you have previously submitted a NON-WHITE proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Dissident Group, you can revoke that proxy and vote for your Board’s candidates and on the other matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting by using the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or submitting a proxy to vote by Internet by following the instructions specified on the WHITE universal proxy card.

### OUR BOARD URGES YOU TO VOTE ONLY ON THE

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**UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD FOR OUR BOARD’S PROPOSED CANDIDATES (TIMOTHY J. DUNN AND SUE E. ZEIFMAN), TO DISREGARD ANY 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.

Vote Required for Approval

Approval of Proposal 1 requires the plurality of the votes cast with respect to a director nominee. This means that the director nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes will be elected. Brokers do not have authority to vote on Proposal 1 without instructions from the beneficial owner.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

A majority of our Board of Directors recommends you vote on the**

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**universal proxy card “FOR” each of the Board’s nominated candidates (Timothy J. Dunn and Sue E. Zeifman) to be elected to serve as Class I directors on the Board.**

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PROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Audit Committee of the Board has approved the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as our independent registered public accountants to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. We are asking that you