Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) SVP David Kuo Surrenders 3,585 Shares

What Happened David C. Kuo, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Applied Optoelectronics, surrendered a total of 3,585 shares to the company on April 22, 2026 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations related to vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were recorded as disposed at $150.57 per share for a total value of about $539,793 (individual surrenders: 2,053 shares / $309,120; 518 / $77,995; 567 / $85,373; 447 / $67,305).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-22; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-04-24 (filed promptly within the typical 2-business-day window).
• Price: $150.57 per share.
• Total shares surrendered: 3,585; total value ≈ $539,793.
• Footnotes: shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting from grants dated June 26, 2023; April 29, 2024; April 11, 2025; and February 9, 2026.
• Transaction code: F (tax withholding / shares surrendered).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the supplied Form 4 data.

Context These were not open-market sales but shares withheld/surrendered to cover taxes on vested RSUs (a routine, administrative action often called a cashless/surrender-for-taxes settlement). Such transactions generally do not, by themselves, signal a view on the company’s prospects.