Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) 4

What Happened

• Fred Chang (Senior Vice President and North America General Manager) was granted 25,799 restricted stock units (RSUs) by Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. The filing reports an acquisition price of $0.00 for the award (transaction code A). The grant is a compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-11.
• Shares/units granted: 25,799 RSUs; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (grant value not shown on the Form 4).
• Vesting: Per footnote, RSUs were granted under the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and vest one-sixteenth every three months commencing January 21, 2026 (i.e., quarterly vesting over 16 periods).
• Shares beneficially owned after the transaction: not specified in the supplied filing details.
• Remark: Chang is the Senior Vice President and North America General Manager.
• Timeliness: Filing reports the 2/9/2026 grant on 2/11/2026; no late filing flag was indicated.

Context

• RSUs are a deferred-compensation award that convert into shares upon vesting; this grant does not represent an immediate cash purchase or sale. Such awards are commonly used for retention and alignment with shareholder value and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment.