Richard B. Black - 15 Sep 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: AAOI
Reported as of: 15 Sep 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 17 Sep 2026, 16:08:36 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 11 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Richard B. Black

Key filing fact

Richard B. Black filed Form 4 for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI) on 17 Sep 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Richard B. Black's Form 4 filing for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 17 Sep 2026, 16:08.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 11 Jun 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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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 0001199697 Primary reporting owner

BLACK RICHARD B

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND
Signature: /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Richard B. Black
Signature date: 17 Sep 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

AAOI transaction

Common Stock, $.001 par value

Gift

Transaction value
Shares: -2,200
Change %: -1.4%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 159,092
Date: 15 Sep 2026
Ownership: By Trust
Footnotes: F1

AAOI holding

Common Stock, $.001 par value

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 4,237
Date: 15 Sep 2026
Ownership: Direct

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 1 footnote

Footnote F1

Represents a bona fide gift of shares to a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by The Richard B. Black Revocable Trust U/A Dtd. Aug 31, 1998; Richard B. Black TTEE. The shares were held by the Reporting Person in a revocable living trust of which the Reporting Person is the sole trustee and beneficial owner.