Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) 4
4 · APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. · Filed Feb 11, 2026
Research Summary
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) CEO Lin Receives 82,559 RSU Award
What Happened
Lin Chih‑Hsiang (President, CEO and Director) was granted 82,559 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on 2026-02-09. The award is reported as an acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0), i.e., no cash purchase was made — this is a compensation grant rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-09 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-11). Filing appears timely.
- Grant: 82,559 RSUs; reported price $0.00; transaction code A (award/grant).
- Plan: Granted under the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
- Vesting: One‑sixteenth of the RSUs vests every three months commencing January 21, 2026 (i.e., quarterly vesting over 16 quarters).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- No tax‑withholding or sale to cover taxes is indicated in the disclosed footnotes.
Context
RSUs are compensation awards that convert to shares only as they vest; they are routine executive compensation and do not represent an open‑market buy or sell. Because this is a grant tied to future vesting, it signals a retention/compensation arrangement rather than an immediate change in the insider’s market exposure.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F1]2026-02-09+82,559→ 1,705,277 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, one-sixteen of the RSUs vest every three months commencing on January 21, 2026.