Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0000947871-25-000427
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEFA14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )</div>

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Check the appropriate box:

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| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

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| ☐ | Soliciting Material under § 240.14a-12 |

<div align='center'>AEye, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other
than the Registrant)</div>

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On April 28, 2025, AEye, Inc. (the “Company”)
issued a press release and sent a letter to stockholders of the Company, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Additionally, on April
28, 2025, the employee communication attached hereto as Exhibit 2 was provided to employees of the Company.

Exhibit 1

<div align='center'>AEye Sends Letter to Stockholders Regarding the 2025 Annual Meeting

Reaffirms the Company’s Focus on Driving Long-Term Value Creation

Urges Stockholders to Vote Only with the WHITE Proxy Card “FOR” ALL Company
Proposals, Including AEye’s Highly Qualified Director Nominees, and “AGAINST” ALL
Shareholder Proposals</div>

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader
in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, sent a letter to stockholders today highlighting key information to support informed voting
at its upcoming annual meeting on May 15, 2025. Stockholders of record as of April 4, 2025 are entitled to vote