Kuo David C 4
4 · APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. · Filed Apr 24, 2026
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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.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F1]2026-04-22$150.57/sh−2,053$309,120→ 80,610 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F2]2026-04-22$150.57/sh−518$77,995→ 80,092 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F3]2026-04-22$150.57/sh−567$85,373→ 79,525 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock, $.001 par value
[F4]2026-04-22$150.57/sh−447$67,305→ 79,078 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 26, 2023.
- [F2]Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 29, 2024.
- [F3]Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on April 11, 2025.
- [F4]Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on February 9, 2026.