Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. filings document the operations, governance and capital structure of a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer of optical and HFC networking products. Its Form 8-K reports cover operating and financial results, changes in the certifying accountant, material definitive agreements, and financing arrangements tied to common stock issuance.
Proxy materials describe board elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive compensation votes, certificate-of-incorporation amendments, and equity incentive plan matters. Other material-event filings address agreements supporting manufacturing infrastructure, including cleanroom design-build work, and identify the company’s common stock registered on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Form 144 reports a planned insider sale of 6,327 common shares. The shares are to be sold through Raymond James & Associates, with an aggregate market value of $311,068.23, and an approximate sale date of February 10, 2026 on the NASDAQ market.
The 6,327 shares of common stock were acquired on January 22, 2025 as part of a restricted stock unit (RSU) award from the issuer. The filing also notes prior sales of common shares over the past three months by Stefan Murry, listing several transactions with their respective dates, share amounts, and gross proceeds.
AAOI shareholder David Kuo has filed a Rule 144 notice to sell common stock. The filing covers 2,533 shares of common stock to be sold through Raymond James & Associates on NASDAQ around 02/10/2026, with an aggregate market value of $126,653.80. The issuer had 68,279,888 shares of common stock outstanding.
The securities to be sold were acquired on 05/13/2025 via a PSU (performance stock unit) transaction from the issuer. In the past three months, David Kuo also sold 12,500 common shares on 12/23/2025 for gross proceeds of $501,881.00 and another 12,500 common shares on 01/28/2026 for $540,671.00.
Applied Optoelectronics insider David C. Kuo, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, sold 12,000 shares of common stock on January 28, 2026, at a weighted average price of $45.055 per share. The sale was made under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 15, 2025.
After these transactions, Kuo directly held 114,636 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock. The shares were sold in multiple trades within a price range of $45.000 to $45.225 per share, with the reported price representing the weighted average.
Applied Optoelectronics insider David Kuo has filed a Form 144 to sell 12,000 shares of common stock. The planned sale is through Raymond James & Associates, with an aggregate market value of 540,670.80, and is expected around 01/28/2026 on the NASDAQ market.
The filing notes that 68,279,888 shares of common stock were outstanding. The 12,000 shares to be sold were acquired via restricted stock units on several 2025 grant dates, including 861 shares on 01/22/2025 and 6,482 shares on 04/22/2025. In the past three months, Kuo also sold 12,500 common shares on 12/23/2025 for gross proceeds of 501,881.00.
Applied Optoelectronics officer reports tax-related share surrenders. On January 22, 2026, Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh had multiple Form 4 transactions coded "F" in common stock at $38.38 per share. Footnotes state the transactions reflect shares surrendered back to the company to cover tax-withholding obligations when previously granted restricted stock units vested. After these tax withholdings, Yeh directly beneficially owns 346,252 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Stefan J. Murry, reported several administrative share transactions related to equity compensation. On January 22, 2026, he surrendered 2,049, 3,267, 747, and 1,087 shares of common stock at $38.38 per share to the company to satisfy tax‑withholding obligations upon the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units from awards dated June 27, 2022, June 26, 2023, April 29, 2024, and April 11, 2025. After these withholdings, he directly beneficially owned 275,821 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock.
Applied Optoelectronics President and CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin reported multiple share surrenders to the company to cover tax-withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. On January 22, 2026, four Form 4 transactions coded "F" show common shares surrendered at $38.38 per share in connection with RSU awards granted in June 2022, June 2023, April 2024, and April 2025. Following these tax-withholding transactions, Lin beneficially owned 1,622,718 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock directly.
Applied Optoelectronics senior vice president and chief legal officer David C. Kuo reported several share transactions tied to restricted stock units that vested on January 22, 2026. In four separate entries coded "F," he surrendered blocks of common stock at $38.38 per share back to the company to cover tax-withholding obligations on prior RSU grants from 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. These are withholding-related share surrenders, not open-market sales. After the final transaction, he directly beneficially owned 126,636 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock.
Applied Optoelectronics executive Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang reported multiple share surrenders to cover taxes on restricted stock units that vested. On January 22, 2026, he surrendered 1,874, 2,940, 674, and 850 shares of common stock at a price of $38.38 per share, in four separate transactions coded “F” for tax withholding. These shares were returned to the company to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to RSU awards granted in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. After these transactions, Chang directly beneficially owned 244,219 shares of Applied Optoelectronics common stock.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Stefan J. Murry, reported selling 66 shares of common stock on January 15, 2026 at a price of $35.01 per share. After this small sale, he beneficially owned 282,971 shares of the company’s common stock. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that he adopted on August 12, 2025, which is designed to allow insiders to sell shares according to a preset schedule.