Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) 4
4 · APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. · Filed Jan 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) SVP Fred Chang Surrenders Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Fred Chang, Senior Vice President and North America General Manager of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), surrendered a total of 6,338 shares to the company on Jan. 22, 2026 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were surrendered at $38.38 per share for a total value of $243,252 (1,874 shares = $71,924; 2,940 shares = $112,837; 674 shares = $25,868; 850 shares = $32,623). This was a non-open-market, routine tax-withholding disposition rather than a discretionary sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-22; Filing date: 2026-01-26 (filed within the typical two-business-day window).
- Price per share: $38.38. Total shares surrendered: 6,338. Total value: $243,252.
- Shares owned after the transactions: not provided in the excerpt of the filing.
- Footnotes indicate these surrenders were to satisfy tax withholding on vested RSUs from grants dated: 6/27/2022 (F1), 6/26/2023 (F2), 4/29/2024 (F3), and 4/11/2025 (F4).
- Transaction code: F — tax withholding (not an open-market sale).
Context
Surrendering shares to cover tax withholding on vested RSUs is a common, administrative transaction and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company. This was not a purchase or market sale by the insider; it was a cashless tax-withholding settlement of vested equity awards.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F1]2026-01-22$38.38/sh−1,874$71,924→ 248,683 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F2]2026-01-22$38.38/sh−2,940$112,837→ 245,743 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F3]2026-01-22$38.38/sh−674$25,868→ 245,069 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F4]2026-01-22$38.38/sh−850$32,623→ 244,219 total
Footnotes (4)
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.