Chih-Hsiang (thompson) Lin - 22 Apr 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Role: President and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
Issuer symbol: AAOI
Transactions as of: 22 Apr 2024
Net transactions value: -$300,079
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Apr 2024, 16:02:35 UTC
Previous filing: 18 Mar 2024
Next filing: 01 May 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$42,784	-3,530	-0.29%	$12.12	1,214,630	22 Apr 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$61,400	-5,066	-0.42%	$12.12	1,209,564	22 Apr 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$75,508	-6,230	-0.52%	$12.12	1,203,334	22 Apr 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$120,388	-9,933	-0.83%	$12.12	1,193,401	22 Apr 2024	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflected shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.
F2	Reflected shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 27, 2022.
F3	Reflected shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 26, 2023.