UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2023

AEYE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39699	37-1827430
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)

One Park Place, Suite 200, Dublin, California		94568
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 400-4366


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	LIDR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to receive one share of Common Stock	LIDRW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 30, 2023, AEye, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the employment of Luis C. Dussan, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, effective November 15, 2023.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AEye, Inc.

Dated: October 31, 2023
	By:	/s/ Andrew S. Hughes
		Andrew S. Hughes
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

AEye Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update