AAOI David C. Kuo (SVP & CLO) Surrenders 3,264 Shares for Taxes

What Happened

• David C. Kuo, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), surrendered a total of 3,264 shares to the company on 2026-07-22 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The transactions were reported at a per-share value of $119.26, totaling approximately $389,265. These were share surrenders for tax withholding (transaction code F), not open-market sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-22; Filing date: 2026-07-23 (timely filing).
• Share tranches surrendered:
  • 1,869 shares @ $119.26 = $222,897 (F1)
  • 472 shares @ $119.26 = $56,291 (F2)
  • 516 shares @ $119.26 = $61,538 (F3)
  • 407 shares @ $119.26 = $48,539 (F4)
• Total shares surrendered: 3,264; total value: ~$389,265.
• Footnotes indicate the shares were withheld to cover taxes on RSU vesting from grants dated 6/26/2023 (F1), 4/29/2024 (F2), 4/11/2025 (F3), and 2/9/2026 (F4).
• Shares owned after the transaction are not specified in the provided excerpt.

Context

• These transactions represent routine tax-withholding related to RSU vesting (the company retains/surrenders shares to cover taxes) and do not reflect an open-market disposition or a directional trade by the insider. Such withholding is administrative and should not be interpreted as a buy/sell signal about company prospects.