Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-022149
Chunk: 73

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after the notice was first given), which for 2025, will be no earlier than the close of business on February 6, 2025 nor later than the close of business on March 8, 2025. The notice must include the information specified in our Bylaws, including information concerning the nominee or proposal, as the case may be, and information concerning the proposing or nominating stockholder’s ownership of and agreements related to our stock. If the 2025 Annual Meeting is held more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting, the stockholder must submit notice of any such nomination and of any such proposal that is not made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 by the later of the 90th day prior to the 2025 Annual Meeting or the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws with respect to advance notice of any nomination, any stockholder that intends to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees for the 2025 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act must provide notice to the Corporate Secretary at the address above no later than 60 calendar days prior to the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting (for the 2025 Annual Meeting, such notice must be provided by April 7, 2025). Any such notice of intent to solicit proxies must comply with all the requirements of Rule 14a-19. We will not entertain any proposals or nominations at the meeting that do not meet the requirements set forth in our Bylaws. If the stockholder does not also comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act, as applicable, we may exercise discretionary voting under proxies that we solicit to vote in accordance with our best judgment on any stockholder proposal or nomination. To make a submission or request a copy of our Bylaws, stockholders should contact our Corporate Secretary. We strongly encourage stockholders to seek advice from knowledgeable counsel before submitting a proposal or a nomination. TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board knows of no other