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Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 16,886,276 594,895 359,916","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823004080/0001683168-23-004080-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"15c8735f8e63f74a776ddd0780b5886b7e326965","claim":"APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved Election of two Class I Directors at the 2023-06-08 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823004080/0001683168-23-004080-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2fe85a1053fcc87aac626bab12fe69f215c87b21","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823004080/0001683168-23-004080-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5187707adfd4f68fb684a4dd9383c185f74aea57","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823004080/0001683168-23-004080-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e8fb4fafb197ebfa305dcba97440c8c58dc2a623","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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. 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