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accession: "0000947871-23-001046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIDR"
cik: "0001818644"
company_name: "AEye, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T16:58:04.668362+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEye approves retention bonuses for CFO and General Counsel of $330K and $385K through Dec 2024

## Summary
- CFO Conor Tierney eligible for $330,000 cash award; General Counsel Andrew Hughes for $385,000 if employed through Dec 31, 2024.
- Award also payable upon termination without cause, death, or disability before the retention date.
- After a change of control, involuntary termination or good reason resignation triggers immediate payout.
- Award forfeited if terminated for cause or voluntary resignation without good reason.
- Retention deemed essential for achieving near- and longer-term financial and operational milestones.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000947871-23-001046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIDR
- cik: 0001818644
- company_name: AEye, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787123001046/0000947871-23-001046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000094787123001046/ss2682739_8k.htm

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