--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-21-253301" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "LIDR" cik: "0001818644" company_name: "AEye, Inc." filed_at: "2021-08-23T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-29T08:27:34.561059+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.8 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # AEye completes business combination with CF III, begins trading as LIDR ## Summary - Merger closed Aug 16, 2021; AEye Technologies becomes wholly-owned subsidiary; name changed to AEye, Inc. - PIPE raised $220M with 22M shares at $10.00; trust account had ~$36.8M after $195.5M redemptions. - Outstanding common shares ~154.4M; plus options for 29.4M shares and warrants for ~7.8M shares. - Common stock and warrants began trading on Nasdaq under LIDR and LIDRW on Aug 18, 2021. - Pro forma financials and AEye Technologies' unaudited financials for six months ended June 30, 2021 provided. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-21-253301 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: LIDR - cik: 0001818644 - company_name: AEye, Inc. - filed_at: 2021-08-23T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.8 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8 - confidence: high - sec_items: 2.01, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.03, 5.06, 8.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/d188241d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-253301 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-253301.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-253301.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Blair LaCorte was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Blair LaCorte 58 Chief Executive Officer and Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Howard W. Lutnick resigned as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Howard W. Lutnick resigned as Executive Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Executive Officer source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Timothy J. Dunn was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Timothy J. Dunn 63 Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Anshu Jain resigned as Executive Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Executive Officer source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Robert Brown was named as Chief Financial Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: named - Role: Chief Financial Officer source text: Robert Brown 56 Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Blair LaCorte was named as Chief Executive Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: named - Role: Chief Executive Officer source text: Blair LaCorte 58 Chief Executive Officer and Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Andrew S. Hughes was named as Secretary and General Counsel at AEye, Inc.. - Action: named - Role: Secretary and General Counsel source text: Andrew S. Hughes 55 Secretary and General Counsel evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Robert J. Hochberg resigned as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Thomas R. Tewell was named as Chief Operating Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: named - Role: Chief Operating Officer source text: Thomas R. Tewell 54 Chief Operating Officer evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann 60 Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Robert G. Sharp resigned as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Anshu Jain resigned as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk 77 Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Luis Dussan was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Luis Dussan 46 Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product Strategist and Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Wen Hsieh was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Wen Hsieh 48 Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Luis Dussan was named as Chief Technology Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: named - Role: Chief Technology Officer source text: Luis Dussan 46 Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product Strategist and Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Jane Novak resigned as Executive Officer at AEye, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Executive Officer source text: Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain and Jane Novak resigned as executive officers of CF III and Howard W. Lutnick, Anshu Jain, Robert G. Sharp and Robert J. Hochberg resigned as directors of CF III. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm - Executive change Carol DiBattiste was elected as Director at AEye, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: Director source text: Carol DiBattiste 69 Director evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000119312521253301/0001193125-21-253301-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.