Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036344
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Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
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2024 through December 31, 2024 (“fiscal 2024”). Certain information contained in this Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2025 (the “Annual Report”). THE ANNUAL MEETING Record Date Only stockholders of record of common stock at the close of business on April 17, 2025 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. As of the close of business on the Record Date, there were approximately 55,342,560 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Quorum A majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote as of the close of business on the Record Date must be represented at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your bank, broker, or other nominee) or if you attend the meeting. In addition, abstentions and broker non-votes will each be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Vote Required to Adopt Proposals Each share of our common stock outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on each of the three director nominees under Proposal No. 1 and to one vote on each other proposal. Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors. The three director nominees to serve as Class III directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes properly cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, where a quorum is present, meaning that the three nominees who receive the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected as Class III directors. You may vote “FOR” or “WITHHOLD” with respect to each director nominee. “WITHHOLD” votes and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for the election of directors and will have no effect on the election of the nominee. Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Approval of Proposal No. 2 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast on the proposal at the Annual Meeting, where a quorum