Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) 4

What Happened
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua), Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager of Applied Optoelectronics, sold 6,000 shares of AAOI stock on June 18, 2026. The shares were disposed in open-market/private sales at a weighted average price of $171.89 per share, generating total proceeds of $1,031,340. The transaction is coded as a sale (S) on the Form 4.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-18.
• Shares sold: 6,000; weighted average price: $171.89; total proceeds: $1,031,340.
• Price range reported: $171.00 to $173.51 per share (sales executed in multiple transactions).
• Footnote: Sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 18, 2026; the filer will provide per-transaction details upon request.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not disclosed in this Form 4.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed with period and filing date of 2026-06-18 (appears timely; not marked late).

Context
This filing reports a sale. Sales by executives are common and may reflect routine liquidity or portfolio management; they do not by themselves indicate the insider’s view of the company. The presence of a 10b5-1 plan means the trades were executed under a prearranged plan (here adopted the same day), which can allow automatic selling according to set terms.