Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-019126
Chunk: 2

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 2
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 we refer to as Proposal No. 2.

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals No. 1 and 2. Stockholders of record at the close of business on [ ], 2025 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. For ten days prior to the Special Meeting, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose relating to the meeting, during ordinary business hours at our principal offices.

Pursuant to rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are mailing this proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) and related materials to our stockholders commencing on or about [ ], 2025. We are also making the proxy materials available to stockholders electronically via the internet at www.proxyvote.com . Please review the accompanying Proxy Statement and proxy card for instructions on how to access these proxy materials online. We are constantly focused on improving the ways people connect with information and believe that providing additional access to our proxy materials over the internet will increase the ease and ability of our stockholders to connect with the information they need for the Special Meeting.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we encourage you to read the accompanying Proxy Statement and submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible. If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote your shares over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com, telephonically by dialing 1-800-690-6903 or if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, via your enclosed proxy card. If the shares you own are held in “street name” by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will provide a voting instruction form, or, if requested, a printed set of proxy materials together with a voting instruction form, which you may use to direct how your shares will be voted.

You are cordially invited to join us at the Special Meeting. However, to ensure your representation, we request that you submit your proxy and vote at your earliest convenience, whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Special Meeting by following the instructions in the accompanying Proxy Statement or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person. We look forward to seeing you at the Special Meeting.

By order of the Board of Directors,

David K