---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-052513"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIDR"
cik: "0001818644"
company_name: "AEye, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:51:57.882850+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEye General Counsel Andrew S. Hughes resigns effective May 15, 2026

## Summary
- Andrew S. Hughes notified AEye of his resignation as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on May 4, 2026.
- Resignation effective May 15, 2026; Hughes leaving to join an employer in an unrelated industry.
- Company states resignation was not due to any disagreement with AEye's operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement named in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-052513
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIDR
- cik: 0001818644
- company_name: AEye, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026052513/0001213900-26-052513-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026052513/ea0289169-8k_aeye.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-052513
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-052513.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-052513.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew S. Hughes resigned as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at AEye, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: On May 4, 2026, Andrew S. Hughes, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, notified us of his intent to resign from his employment at AEye, Inc. (the “Company”), effective May 15, 2026, to accept a position at an employer in an unrelated industry.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026052513/0001213900-26-052513-index.htm

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