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Friday, May 20, 2022
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僅限在線會議 - 無實際會議地點
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關於虛擬年會和投票的問答
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董事選舉(1號提案)
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董事會與公司治理
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股東與董事會的溝通
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董事會領導結構和風險監督
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董事獨立
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董事會會議和委員會
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董事資格、董事會多元化和董事股東提名
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公司治理政策
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商業行為和道德準則
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2021財年董事薪酬
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某些關係和關聯方交易
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關係和交易
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關聯方交易審批
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有關我們高管的信息
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高管薪酬
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Executive Summary
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薪酬討論與分析
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2021財年薪酬彙總表
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與指定高管的薪酬安排摘要,包括與
終止或控制權變更 |
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2021財年年底傑出股權獎
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加速股權獎勵的額外潛在付款
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關於高管薪酬的諮詢投票(提案2)
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批准2020年股權計劃修正案(提案3)
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批准AUDIOEYE,Inc.員工購股計劃(提案4)
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審計委員會報告並向獨立註冊會計師事務所支付費用
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審計委員會報告
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獨立註冊會計師事務所收費和服務
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審計委員會預批准政策
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批准任命獨立註冊會計師事務所(第5號提案)
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某些受益所有者和管理層的擔保所有權
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拖欠款項第16(A)節報告
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2023年年會股東提案
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代理材料入庫
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OTHER MATTERS
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附錄A-AUDIOEYE,Inc.2020年股權激勵計劃,擬修改
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附錄B-AUDIOEYE,Inc.員工購股計劃
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Our Board’s
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項目1.董事選舉(第6頁) | | | | |
我們的董事會(“董事會”)以及董事會的提名和公司治理委員會相信,董事的五名被提名人擁有必要的資格、屬性、技能和經驗,能夠為我們的管理層提供高質量的建議和建議,並有效地監督我們的業務和股東的長期利益。
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FOR each
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項目2.就批准高管薪酬進行諮詢投票(第25頁) | | | | |
我們尋求不具約束力的諮詢投票,以批准我們任命的高管的薪酬,如第18頁開始的委託書高管薪酬部分所述。董事會重視我們股東的意見,董事會薪酬委員會在考慮未來的高管薪酬決定時,將考慮諮詢投票的結果。
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項目3.批准2020年股權計劃增持股份(第26頁) | | | | |
我們尋求股東批准對2020年股權計劃的修訂,以增加2020年股權計劃下授權發行的股票數量,以及可提供激勵股票期權的此類股票數量,從1,000,000股增加到2,500,000股。這將為我們提供股份儲備,使我們能夠繼續為關鍵員工和潛在的新員工提供具有競爭力的薪酬組合。
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第4項:批准AudioEye,Inc.員工股票購買計劃(第35頁) | | | | |
我們尋求股東批准AudioEye,Inc.員工股票購買計劃。這將使我們能夠為員工提供一種手段,以低於市場價格的價格增加他們對我們普通股的持有量。
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項目5.批准任命MaloneBailey LLP為AudioEye的獨立註冊會計師事務所(第41頁)
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董事會審計委員會認為,保留MaloneBailey,LLP在截至2022年12月31日的財政年度內擔任本公司的獨立註冊會計師事務所,符合AudioEye及其股東的最佳利益。作為一個良好的公司治理問題,要求股東批准審計委員會對獨立註冊會計師事務所的選擇。
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Board Diversity Matrix (As of March 23, 2022)
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導演總數
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Female
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Male
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第一部分:性別認同 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Directors
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第二部分:人口統計背景 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White
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LGBTQ+
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未透露人口統計背景
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殘疾董事
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自認為中東/北非的董事
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Director Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock
Awards ($)(1)(2) |
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Total ($)
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Dr. Carr Bettis
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| | | | 89,059 | | | | | | 150,457(3) | | | | | | 239,516 | | |
Anthony Coelho
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| | | | — | | | | | | 129,029(4) | | | | | | 129,029 | | |
Marc Lehmann
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| | | | — | | | | | | 116,824(5) | | | | | | 116,824 | | |
Jamil Tahir
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Name
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Title
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David Moradi(1) | | | 首席執行官 | |
Christopher Hundley(2) | | | President | |
Kelly Georgevich(3) | | | 首席財務官 | |
姓名和主要職務
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards(1) ($) |
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All Other
Compensation ($) |
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Total
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David Moradi(2)
首席執行官兼董事 |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,773,500(3) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,773,500 | | |
| | | 2020 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,934,293(4) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,934,293 | | | ||
Christopher Hundley,
President |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 273,269 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,603,722(5) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,876,991 | | |
Kelly Georgevich
首席財務官 |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 156,198 | | | | | | 26,575 | | | | | | 574,671(6) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 757,444 | | |
性能狀況
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Number of Performance
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連續兩個日曆月每月經常性收入大於或等於300萬美元
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連續兩個日曆月每月經常性收入大於或等於500萬美元
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納斯達克上大於等於25美元的容重均價
連續20個交易日以上的股票市場有限責任公司(“納斯達克”) |
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納斯達克連續20個交易日VWAP大於或等於50美元
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納斯達克連續20個交易日VWAP大於或等於100美元
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Stock Awards
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shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) |
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Market value
of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)(1) |
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#)(2) |
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)(1) |
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David Moradi
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Christopher Hundley(3)
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| | | | 65,916 | | | | | | 462,730 | | | | | | 17,446 | | | | | | 122,471 | | |
Kelly Georgevich(4)
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| | | | 28,852 | | | | | | 202,541 | | | | | | 23,740 | | | | | | 166,655 | | |
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Accelerated RSUs and PSUs ($) |
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David Moradi
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Christopher Hundley
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Kelly Georgevich
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首席執行官David Moradi
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| | | | 100,000 | | |
總裁克里斯托弗·亨德利
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首席財務官Kelly Georgevich
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所有現任高管作為一個羣體
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作為一個組的所有非僱員董事
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Name
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受獎勵的股票數量(#)
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除高級管理人員外的所有員工作為一個羣體
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All consultants, as a group
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Plan Category
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options or settlement of outstanding RSUs and PSUs |
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(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options(1) |
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(c)
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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證券持有人批准的股權補償計劃
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| | | | 1,342,395(2) | | | | | $ | 12.94 | | | | | | 246,199(3) | | |
股權補償計劃未獲證券持有人批准
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Total
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| | | | 1,342,395 | | | | | | 12.94 | | | | | | 246,199 | | |
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Jamil Tahir (Chairman)
Anthony Coelho Marc Lehmann |
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Audit Fees
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Audit-Related Fees
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Tax Fees
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All Other Fees
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Total
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5%或更大受益所有者
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Shares Beneficially Owned(1) |
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Keith Kosow
KTK Capital, Inc. Cedar Holdings MGMT(3) |
| | | | 621,058(4) | | | | | | 5.4% | | |
J. Carlo Cannell
Cannell Capital LLC(5) |
| | | | 595,614(6) | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
董事和高管 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
David Moradi
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| | | | 3,227,252(7) | | | | | | 28.1% | | |
Dr. Carr Bettis
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| | | | 793,835(8) | | | | | | 6.9% | | |
Kelly Georgevich
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| | | | 5,112(9) | | | | | | * | | |
Dominic Varacalli
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| | | | 25,254(10) | | | | | | * | | |
Marc Lehmann
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| | | | 96,638(11) | | | | | | * | | |
Jamil Tahir
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| | | | 200,000(12) | | | | | | 1.7% | | |
Anthony Coelho
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| | | | 85,471(13) | | | | | | * | | |
Christopher Hundley
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| | | | 22,029(14) | | | | | | * | | |
所有現任董事和高管(8人)
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| | | | 4,455,591(15) | | | | | | 38.8% | | |
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