Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-022149
Chunk: 108

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 108
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 Owners) DateTO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDSTHIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLYV61273-S07092For Against Abstain! ! !! ! !APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.SUGAR LAND, TX 77478APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.1. To approve an amendment to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase thenumber of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 2,000,000 shares and to increase certain annual limitson the value of awards that may be granted under the plan ("Proposal No. 1").2. To approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting if there are insufficient votes at the Special Meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 1 and 2.Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give fulltitle as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporateor partnership name by authorized officer.VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode aboveUse the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic deliveryof information. Vote by 11:59 P.M. ET on April 9, 2025. Have your proxy cardin hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain yourrecords and to create an electronic voting instruction form.VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by11:59 P.M. ET on April 9, 2025. Have your proxy card in hand when you calland then follow the instructions.VOTE BY MAILMark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paidenvelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge,51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.SCAN TOVIEW MATERIALS & VOTE w TABLE OF CONTENTS V61274-S07092Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the