Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) SVP Fred Chang Sells Shares

What Happened

• Fred Chang (Chang Hung-Lun), Senior Vice President and North America General Manager of Applied Optoelectronics, sold 32,172 shares in an open-market transaction on September 8, 2026.
• The filing reports a weighted-average sale price of $110.21 per share for total proceeds of $3,545,676. This was a sale (not a purchase or award), which is often routine insider selling and does not by itself indicate company performance.

Key Details

• Transaction date: September 8, 2026 (filed September 10, 2026 — within the standard two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Reported weighted-average price: $110.21 per share; reported proceeds: $3,545,676.
• Footnote: Sales occurred in multiple transactions at actual prices ranging from $110.00 to $110.76; the $110.21 figure is the weighted average. The reporting person will provide per-transaction breakdown on request.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Transaction type code: S (sale). No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or option exercise was indicated in the provided details.

Context

• Sales by executives can be for many reasons (diversification, personal liquidity, planned selling) and are common; they aren’t a direct substitute for company performance signals. Purchases are generally more informative about insider conviction.