SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-09-16

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<DESCRIPTION>SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">*** Information
has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Securities Purchase Agreement
(this &ldquo;<U>Agreement</U>&rdquo;) is dated as of September 15, 2022, between AEye, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;),
and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a &ldquo;<U>Purchaser</U>&rdquo;
and collectively, the &ldquo;<U>Purchasers</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Securities
Act</U>&rdquo;), and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION
of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ARTICLE
I.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>DEFINITIONS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.1&nbsp;<U>Definitions</U>. In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
given to such terms in the Notes (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Acquiring
Person</U>&rdquo; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Affiliate</U>&rdquo;
means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Bankruptcy
Law</U>&rdquo; means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state law for the relief of debtors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Board of Directors</U>&rdquo;
means the board of directors of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Business Day</U>&rdquo;
means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Bank of New York is closed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Closings</U>&rdquo;
means&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">each of the First Closing pursuant to&nbsp;Section 2.1(a)<B>&nbsp;</B>and the Second
Closing pursuant to&nbsp;Section 2.1(b)</FONT>.</P>

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