David C. Kuo - 13 Jun 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Role: *** Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Signature: /s/ David C. Kuo
Issuer symbol: AAOI
Transactions as of: 13 Jun 2024
Net transactions value: -$366,006
Form type: 4
Filing time: 17 Jun 2024, 16:02:05 UTC
Previous filing: 28 May 2024
Next filing: 24 Jul 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	Award	$0	+50,568	+38%	$0.000000	183,041	13 Jun 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Disposed to Issuer	$263,965	-25,284	-14%	$10.44	157,757	13 Jun 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$102,041	-9,774	-6.2%	$10.44	147,983	14 Jun 2024	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Consists of shares earned in settlement of performance vesting restricted stock units for the 2021-2024 performance period that were settled in shares on a one-for-one basis for the target number of shares, and settled in cash for the remaining portion of the shares earned with respect to maximum performance.
F2	Consists of performance vesting restricted stock units settled in cash.
F3	Consists of shares withheld to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.

Remarks:

*** Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer