Stefan J. Murry - 20 Dec 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Role
Chief Financial Officer
Signature
/s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Stefan J. Murry
Issuer symbol
AAOI
Transactions as of
20 Dec 2023
Net transactions value
-$7,354
Form type
4
Filing time
21 Dec 2023, 16:01:09 UTC
Previous filing
25 Oct 2023
Next filing
18 Jan 2024
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Options Exercise $69,200 +5,000 +2.3% $13.84 223,815 20 Dec 2023 Direct
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability $76,554 -3,327 -1.5% $23.01 220,488 20 Dec 2023 Direct F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction AAOI Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -5,000 -100% $0.000000* 0 20 Dec 2023 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 5,000 $13.84 Direct F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Reflects "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 1,673 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 3,327 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing price on December 19, 2023 of $23.01, pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2 Options fully vested.