Yeh William H 4

What Happened William H. Yeh, a director of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI), sold 15,000 shares of AAOI stock in open-market transactions on March 9, 2026. The Form 4 reports a weighted average sale price of $105.76 per share, for a total reported proceeds of $1,586,339. The filing indicates the shares were sold in multiple transactions during the day.

Key Details

• Transaction type: S (Sale) — open-market sales on 2026-03-09.
• Reported weighted average price: $105.76 per share; reported total proceeds: $1,586,339.
• Price range disclosed in footnote: actual sale prices ranged from $104.50 to $108.32 per share; the reported price is the weighted average.
• Footnote: the reporting person will provide, upon request, the number of shares sold in each individual transaction.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided Form 4 excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed 2026-03-10 for trades on 2026-03-09 (appears to be filed the next business day).

Context Sales by directors can be routine (e.g., diversification, personal liquidity) and are not by themselves a clear signal about company prospects. The filing does not disclose a 10b5-1 plan or other arrangement, nor does it indicate option exercises or gifts. Retail investors should treat this as an insider sale disclosure and consider it alongside other insider activity and company fundamentals.