<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000824142-24-000110.txt : 20240409
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000824142-24-000110
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240409
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240409

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AAON, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000824142
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR COND & WARM AIR HEATING EQUIP & COMM & INDL REFRIG EQUIP [3585]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				870448736
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18953
		FILM NUMBER:		24831753

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2425 SOUTH YUKON AVE.
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74107
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9185832266

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2425 SOUTH YUKON AVE.
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74107

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AAON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DIAMOND HEAD RESOURCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900808
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<TYPE>DEFA14A
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFA14A
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<html><head><title>AAON 2024 Proxy Definitive Cover Page</title></head><body><div style="background-color: #E4E4E4; font-family: Arial, Sans Serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="--justify: justify; --position: absolute; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #CCCC; content-visibility: auto; float: none; font-size: 0; height: 792pt; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: relative; width: 612pt;"><div><div id="ib80e002786de419fa61a2594a49409d3_1" style="position: absolute; top: 54pt;"></div><div style="line-height: 11.64pt; position: absolute; top: 54pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 306pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;"> <font style="display: inline-block; height: 11.64pt;"></font></font></div><div style="position: absolute; top: 74pt; width: 612pt;"><div style="left: 51pt; position: absolute; top: 0pt; width: 510pt;"><div><table style="border-collapse: collapse; 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height: 7.28pt;"></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre;"><font style="left: 130.44pt; position: absolute; width: 10.58pt;"> &#9745;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt; width: 7.48pt;"></font></font><font style="left: 148.5pt; position: absolute; width: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt; width: 36pt;"></font></font><font style="left: 184.5pt; position: absolute; width: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt; width: 36pt;"></font></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 220.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 163.92pt;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 384.42pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 10.58pt;"> &#9744;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 6.55pt; position: absolute; top: 322.5pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">Check the appropriate box&#58;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 6.55pt;"></font></font></div><div style="position: absolute; top: 333.75pt; width: 612pt;"><div style="left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; top: 0pt; width: 513pt;"><div><table style="border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table; width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0;"><td style="padding: 0; width: 23.25pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="padding: 0; width: 3.75pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="padding: 0; width: 486pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr style="height: 15pt;"><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="height: 15pt; 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height: 6.55pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 15pt;"><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="height: 15pt; left: 0pt; position: absolute; top: 15pt; width: 23.25pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 8.73pt; position: absolute; top: 2.25pt; width: 23.25pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 2.63pt; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;">&#9744;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 8.73pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="height: 15pt; left: 27pt; position: absolute; top: 15pt; width: 486pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 6.55pt; position: absolute; top: 5.06pt; width: 486pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 2.63pt; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))<font style="display: inline-block; height: 6.55pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 15pt;"><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="height: 15pt; left: 0pt; position: absolute; top: 30pt; width: 23.25pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 8.73pt; position: absolute; top: 2.25pt; width: 23.25pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 2.63pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">&#9745;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 8.73pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; 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width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 256.52pt; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;">AAON, INC.<font style="display: inline-block; height: 13.1pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; top: 466.25pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 201.31pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; top: 491.25pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 262.15pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">NOT APPLICABLE<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 5.82pt; position: absolute; top: 503.75pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; 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left: 25.5pt; position: absolute; top: 14.25pt; width: 487.5pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 6.55pt; position: absolute; top: 4.31pt; width: 487.5pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 2.63pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials<font style="display: inline-block; height: 6.55pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td style="font-size: 0; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="height: 14.25pt; left: 0pt; position: absolute; top: 28.5pt; width: 21.75pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 8.73pt; position: absolute; top: 1.5pt; width: 21.75pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; left: 2.63pt; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;">&#9744;<font style="display: inline-block; height: 8.73pt;"></font></font></div></div></div></td><td style="font-size: 0; 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--position: absolute; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #CCCC; content-visibility: auto; float: none; font-size: 0; height: 792pt; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: relative; width: 612pt;"><div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; top: 54pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; left: 264.91pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre;">Explanatory Note<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; text-align: justify; text-align-last: var(--justify); top: 79pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 530.96pt;">This Amendment No. 1 supplements and amends the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by AAON, Inc.<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 571.46pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 2.77pt;"> <font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; text-align: justify; text-align-last: var(--justify); top: 91.5pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 459.88pt;">(the &#8220;Company) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2024 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;).<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; text-align: justify; text-align-last: var(--justify); top: 116.5pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 530.88pt;">The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to update the Company&#8217;s cover page. The Company inadvertently<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 571.38pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 2.77pt;"> <font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; text-align: justify; text-align-last: var(--justify); top: 129pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 531pt;">checked the 'Preliminary Proxy Statement' box, the Proxy Statement filed on April 8, 2024 was the 'Definitive Proxy<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 571.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 2.77pt;"> <font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div><div style="line-height: 7.28pt; position: absolute; text-align: justify; text-align-last: var(--justify); top: 141.5pt; width: 612pt;"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; left: 40.5pt; position: absolute; white-space: pre; width: 297.91pt;">Statement', as such the cover is updated to reflect the current filing.<font style="display: inline-block; height: 7.28pt;"></font></font></div></div><div style="left: 0pt; position: absolute; top: 0pt;"><div style="width: 513pt;"></div></div><div style="left: 0pt; position: absolute; top: 738pt;"><div style="width: 531pt;"></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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