Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-022149
Chunk: 72

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
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 14,429 RSUs which vest within 60 days of February 24, 2025. Mr. Yeh is our Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager. (13) Includes an aggregate of (i) 24,787 shares of common stock; and (ii) 10,497 RSUs which vest within 60 days of February 24, 2025. Mr. Kuo is our Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. (14) Includes an aggregate of (i) 2,313,861 shares of common stock; (ii) 132,477 RSUs that vest within 60 days of February 24, 2025; and (iii) 17,380 shares of common stock held by beneficial ownership. 48 TABLE OF CONTENTS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS OR NOMINATIONS
TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, some stockholder proposals may be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). As described in our annual proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting, filed on April 26, 2024, stockholder proposals intended to be included in our proxy materials to be distributed in connection with the 2025 Annual Meeting must have been received, along with proof of ownership of our stock in accordance with Rule 14a-8(b)(2), by the Corporate Secretary, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478, no later than the close of business on December 27, 2024. Stockholders must comply with the procedures and requirements of Rule 14a-8 for their proposal to be included in our proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Submitting a stockholder proposal does not guarantee that we will include it in our proxy statement. Our nominating and corporate governance committee reviews all stockholder proposals and makes recommendations to the Board for actions on such proposals. In addition, our Bylaws provide that any stockholder intending to nominate a candidate for election to the Board or to propose any business at our 2025 Annual Meeting, other than non-binding proposals presented pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, must give notice to the Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices, not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day nor later than