Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-040212
Chunk: 86

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 86
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 OF INCORPORATION The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal this Certificate in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. Whenever any vote of the holders of capital stock of the Corporation is required to amend or repeal any provision of this Certificate, and in addition to any other vote of holders of capital stock that is required by this Certificate or by law, such amendment or repeal shall require the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, and the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, at a duly constituted meeting of stockholders called expressly for such purpose; provided, however, that Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote required by law or by this Certificate, the affirmative vote of not less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote there on such amendment or repeal , and the affirmative vote of not less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, shall be required to amend or repeal any provision of Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX or Article X of this Certificate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation expressly elects to be governed by the provisions of Section 242(d) of the DGCL. B-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX C SHARE INCREASE AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Amend the first sentence of ARTICLE IV as follows: “The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 85 125 ,000,000, of which (i) 80 120 ,000,000 shares shall be a class designated as common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) 5,000,000 shares shall be a class designated as undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Undesignated Preferred Stock”). C-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SCAN TOVIEW MATERIALS & VOTE APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.SUGAR LAND