Min-Chu (mike) Chen - 06 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Min-Chu (Mike) Chen
Issuer symbol
AAOI
Transactions as of
06 Mar 2026
Net transactions value
-$242,500
Form type
4
Filing time
10 Mar 2026, 17:23:43 UTC
Previous filing
14 Aug 2025
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Chen Min-Chu (Mike) Director C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Min-Chu (Mike) Chen 10 Mar 2026 0001587425

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Sale $242,500 -2,500 -11% $97.00 20,000 06 Mar 2026 By Spouse F1
transaction AAOI Common Stock, $.001 par value Sale -8,835 -5% $108.72* 169,300 09 Mar 2026 Direct F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Held directly by Yuh-Mei Chung, the spouse of Min-Chu (Mike) Chen. Mr. Chen disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by his spouse, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein
F2 The shares were sold in multiple transactions at actual sale prices ranging from $105.50 to $110.20 per share. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the transaction.