Murry Stefan J. 4

What Happened
Stefan J. Murry, Chief Financial Officer of Applied Optoelectronics, sold 5,980 shares of AAOI on February 20, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $50.15 per share for total proceeds of approximately $299,922. The sale was executed as dispositions (S) in the open market.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-20 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-24) — filing appears to be within the normal 2-business-day reporting window.
• Price: weighted average $50.15; actual sale prices ranged from $50.000 to $50.470 across multiple transactions.
• Shares sold: 5,980; proceeds ≈ $299,922.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnote: Sales were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 12, 2025. The reporting person offers to provide detailed per-transaction share counts/prices upon request (footnote truncated in the filing).

Context
Trades under a 10b5-1 plan are pre-arranged and commonly used to execute periodic sales without contemporaneous trading intent; such plans make the trades less indicative of immediate insider sentiment. This report documents a routine sale by the CFO rather than a purchase or option exercise.