Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-022149
Chunk: 20

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 transaction directly or indirectly involving the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction do not own, directly or indirectly, either outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; • a sale in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of more than 50% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities; or • a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries to a person or entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale or other disposition. If we dissolve or liquidate, unless the administrator determines otherwise, outstanding awards will terminate immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation. Amendment and Termination. Our Board or the compensation committee is permitted to amend the Amended and Restated 2021 Plan or any outstanding award under the Amended and Restated 2021 Plan, except that only our Board is permitted to amend the Amended and Restated 2021 Plan if stockholder approval of the amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule. Amendment of an outstanding award generally may not materially adversely affect a participant’s rights under the award without the participant’s written consent, subject to certain limited exceptions set forth in the Amended and Restated 2021 Plan. In addition, the Board will have broad authority to amend the Amended and Restated 2021 Plan or any outstanding award without the consent of a participant to the extent the Board deems necessary or advisable to (a) comply with, or take into account, changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable law, rules and regulations, (b) to ensure that an award is not subject to certain additional taxes, interest or penalties or (c) correct clerical or typographical errors. Our Board or the compensation committee may suspend or