secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     AEye, Inc. (LIDR)
CIK:        0001818644
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-15T20:05:16+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-057703
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AEye (LIDR) raises CEO salary to $562K, CFO to $385K; overall NEO comp down 24%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- CEO Matthew Fisch base salary increased from $500,000 to $562,000 effective May 1, 2026.
- CFO Conor Tierney base salary raised from $361,000 to $385,000; annual bonus target increased from 65% to 70% of base.
- Total base compensation for named executive officers will decline by 24% on a go-forward basis after the increases.
- Amended severance agreement provides CEO 12 months base salary and health insurance upon a unilateral termination (not change in control).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026057703/0001213900-26-057703-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026057703/ea0290918-8k_aeye.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-057703

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer