Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-019126
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Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: PRE 14A
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 non-vote.” The effect of a broker non-vote is that your shares will not be voted in favor of the proposals, and your shares will not count towards a quorum. If you provide voting instructions with respect to Proposal No. 1, your shares will be voted on Proposal No. 1 in accordance with your voting instructions and will be considered present for purposes of establishing quorum at the Special Meeting. Similarly, if you provide voting instructions with respect to Proposal No. 2, your shares will be voted on Proposal No. 2 in accordance with your voting instructions and will be considered present for purposes of establishing quorum at the Special Meeting. However, if you do not provide voting instructions on either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2, your shares will not be voted on either proposal and will not be considered present for purposes of establishing quorum at the Special Meeting. Your bank, broker or other nominee will vote your shares of common stock on any, or both, of Proposals No. 1 and 2 only if you provide instructions on how to vote on each proposal by following the instructions they provide to you. We encourage you to submit your proxy or voting instructions promptly, even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting.

#### Voting Instructions
If you vote timely by telephone or Internet or by marking, signing and returning your proxy card (if you have received one) or otherwise appropriately complete and submit your voting instructions (if your shares are held in “street name” by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee), the persons named as proxies will follow your voting instructions. If no choice is indicated on the proxy card, but the proxy card is signed, the shares will be voted as the Board recommends on each proposal. Many banks, brokerage firms and other nominees have a process for their beneficial owners to provide instructions via telephone or the Internet. The voting form that you receive from your bank, broker or other nominee will contain instructions for voting.

Depending on how you hold your shares, you may vote in one of the following ways:

Stockholders of Record: You may vote by proxy or over the Internet or by telephone. Please follow the instructions provided on the proxy card (if you received one), or available at proxyvote.com . You may also vote by signing and returning your proxy card, if you received one, in the prepaid envelope, or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.

Beneficial Stockholders: Your bank, broker or other nominee will provide you with a voting instruction card for you