Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036344
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Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
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 1995 to April 2002, Mr. Yeh served as a Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Twoway CATV Technology Inc. Mr. Yeh received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Automatic Control Science from National Chung Shing University in Taiwan. David C. Kuo has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since May 2023, our Chief Compliance Officer since August 2013 and as our Corporate Secretary since November 2012. Previously, Mr. Kuo served as our Vice President and General Counsel from August 2013 to May 2023, and served as our Assistant General Counsel from May 2009 until August 2013, and as our Asia Legal Manager from January 2011 until August 2013. Mr. Kuo received a J.D. from South Texas College of Law and a BBA degree in Real Estate from Baylor University. Our executive officers are elected by, and serve, at the discretion of our Board. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Compensation Discussion and Analysis This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) describes the compensation program for our named executive officers (“NEOs”). For 2024, these individuals were: • Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer (our “CEO”); • Stefan J. Murry, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer (our “CFO”); • Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang, our Senior Vice President and North America General Manager; • Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh, our Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager; and • David C. Kuo, our Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary. This CD&A provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy and objectives and describes the decisions made regarding the material elements of our executive compensation program during 2024. To provide a performance viewpoint, the CD&A also summarizes most recent revenue and total stockholder return (“TSR”) performance. Company Performance The compensation committee considers Company performance when determining compensation actions. 2024 was an exceptionally strong year in terms of revenue growth and stockholder value creation, and set the foundation for future growth. The chart below summarizes our five-year revenue growth and TSR compared to the 2024 TSR Peer Group. Key Aspects of 202