David C. Kuo - 22 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Reporting relationship: ***Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Issuer ticker: AAOI
Reported as of: 22 Oct 2025
Net transaction value: -$131,028
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 24 Oct 2025, 16:02:27 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 15 Aug 2025
Next SEC filing: 29 Dec 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ David C. Kuo

Key filing fact

David C. Kuo filed Form 4 for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI) on 24 Oct 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes David C. Kuo's Form 4 filing for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI).
4 reported transactions and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 24 Oct 2025, 16:02.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 15 Aug 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$131,028.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001587422 Primary reporting owner

Kuo David C

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

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

AAOI transaction

Common Stock, $.001 par value

Tax liability

Transaction value: $35,604
Shares: -1,066
Change %: -0.72%
Price: $33.40
Shares after: 146,305
Date: 22 Oct 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

AAOI transaction

Common Stock, $.001 par value

Tax liability

Transaction value: $62,425
Shares: -1,869
Change %: -1.3%
Price: $33.40
Shares after: 144,436
Date: 22 Oct 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

AAOI transaction

Common Stock, $.001 par value

Tax liability

Transaction value: $15,765
Shares: -472
Change %: -0.33%
Price: $33.40
Shares after: 143,964
Date: 22 Oct 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

AAOI transaction

Common Stock, $.001 par value

Tax liability

Transaction value: $17,234
Shares: -516
Change %: -0.36%
Price: $33.40
Shares after: 143,448
Date: 22 Oct 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 27, 2022.

Footnote F2

Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 26, 2023.

Footnote F3

Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 29, 2024.

Footnote F4

Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 11, 2025.

SEC remarks

***Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer