Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001140361-25-010248
Chunk: 68

Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: PREC14A
Chunk 68
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 a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right.

(pp) “

#### Restricted Stock Bonus
” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

(qq) “

#### Restricted Stock Purchase Right
” means a right to purchase Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

(rr) “

#### Restricted Stock Unit
” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 to receive on a future date or occurrence of a future event a share of Stock or cash in lieu thereof, as determined by the Committee.

(ss) “

#### Rule 16b-3
” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

(tt) “

#### SAR
” or “

#### Stock Appreciation Right
” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 to receive payment, for each share of Stock subject to such Award, of an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the Award over the exercise price thereof.

(uu) “

#### Section 409A
” means Section 409A of the Code.

(vv) “

#### Section 409A Deferred Compensation
” means compensation provided pursuant to an Award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A.

(ww) “

#### Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(xx) “

#### Service
” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service. Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is