Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0000947871-25-000476
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
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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| o | 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 May 9, 2025, AEye, Inc. (the “Company”)
shared the following material with the Company’s stockholders, which contains information pertaining to the Company’s upcoming
annual stockholder meeting.

<div align='center'>Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Demonstrate Strong Support for AEye’s Current Board and Management and Recommend Rejecting Dissident Group Nominees</div>

PLEASANTON, Calif. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – May 9, 2025
– AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, today announced that both
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading independent proxy advisory firms, have recommended that
stockholders vote on the at the upcoming Annual Meeting on May 15, 2025.

Both proxy advisory firms’ strong endorsement of AEye's current Board
and management validates the strength of AEye’s leadership, strategic direction, and commitment to driving long-term value for all
stockholders.

Further, both proxy advisory firms recommended “WITHHOLD” votes
on dissident nominees Ransom Wuller and Pamela Bauer.