8-K
filed June 12, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker AAOI
CIK 0001158114
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
AAOI shareholders approve 78% increase in authorized shares to 80M and 2.8M share equity plan increase
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- Authorized common shares increased from 45M to 80M (Proposal 5: 14.07M for, 3.61M against).
- 2021 Equity Incentive Plan amended to add 2.8M shares; total available rises to 8.15M shares.
- Directors Chi-Wei Lin and Elizabeth Loboa re-elected; Grant Thornton ratified as auditor.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 6.35M for, 2.19M against, 0.80M abstain.
- All five proposals passed at the June 8, 2023 annual meeting.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 16,886,276 594,895 359,916
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved Election of two Class I Directors at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of two Class I Directors Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Chi-Wei Lin 6,913,264 2,436,320 8,491,503 Elizabeth Loboa 8,209,725 1,139,859 8,491,503
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To approve the amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,800,000 shares. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: To approve the amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,800,000 shares. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 5,389,207 3,176,197 784,180 8,491,503
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To approve on an advisory basis, our executive compensation, or the say-on-pay vote. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: To approve on an advisory basis, our executive compensation, or the say-on-pay vote. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 6,351,058 2,193,941 804,585 8,491,503
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To approve the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 45,000,000 shares to 80,000,000 shares. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 5: To approve the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 45,000,000 shares to 80,000,000 shares. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 14,066,876 3,607,233 166,978
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