APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.·4

Apr 24, 4:02 PM ET

Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) 4

4 · APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. · Filed Apr 24, 2026

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AAOI SVP Yeh Shu-Hua Surrenders Shares for Tax Withholding

What Happened

  • Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua), Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), surrendered 4,709 shares to the company to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were disposed at $150.57 each for an aggregate value of approximately $709,034.
  • The surrender is a tax-withholding action (transaction code F), not an open-market sale or a purchase.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-04-22; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-04-24 (timely filing).
  • Individual transactions recorded:
    • 2,553 shares @ $150.57 = $384,405
    • 609 shares @ $150.57 = $91,697
    • 861 shares @ $150.57 = $129,641
    • 686 shares @ $150.57 = $103,291
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
  • Footnotes explain these were share surrenders to satisfy tax withholding for RSU vesting from grants dated 2023-06-26 (F1), 2024-04-29 (F2), 2025-04-11 (F3), and 2026-02-09 (F4).
  • Filing appears timely (filed two days after the transactions).

Context

  • This was a cashless share surrender to cover taxes on vested RSUs — a routine administrative transaction that does not necessarily indicate the insider’s view of the company’s stock.
  • For investors, tax-withholding surrenders are common after vesting and are different from open-market sales or purchases, which are more informative about insider sentiment.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-04-22
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)
*** See Remarks
Transactions
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock, $.001 par value

    [F1]
    2026-04-22$150.57/sh2,553$384,405319,498 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock, $.001 par value

    [F2]
    2026-04-22$150.57/sh609$91,697318,889 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock, $.001 par value

    [F3]
    2026-04-22$150.57/sh861$129,641318,028 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock, $.001 par value

    [F4]
    2026-04-22$150.57/sh686$103,291317,342 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.
Signature
/s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh|2026-04-24

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