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Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Demonstrate Strong Support for AEye’s Current Board and Management and Recommend Rejecting Dissident Group Nominees
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 09, 2025--AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, today announced that both Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading independent proxy advisory firms, have recommended that stockholders vote on the WHITE PROXY CARD at the upcoming Annual Meeting on May 15, 2025.
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