David C. Kuo - 22 Jul 2025 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
22 Jul 2025
Transactions value $
-$127,854
Form type
4
Date filed
24 Jul 2025, 16:01
Previous filing
14 May 2025
Next filing
15 Aug 2025
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Kuo David C ***Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND /s/ David C. Kuo 2025-07-24 0001587422

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability -$17.1K -605 -0.39% $28.23 153K 22 Jul 2025 Direct F1
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability -$30.1K -1.07K -0.7% $28.23 152K 22 Jul 2025 Direct F2
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability -$52.8K -1.87K -1.23% $28.23 150K 22 Jul 2025 Direct F3
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability -$13.4K -473 -0.31% $28.23 150K 22 Jul 2025 Direct F4
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Tax liability -$14.6K -516 -0.34% $28.23 149K 22 Jul 2025 Direct F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.
F2 Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 27, 2022.
F3 Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 26, 2023.
F4 Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 29, 2024.
F5 Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 11, 2025.

Remarks:

***Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer