Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin - Apr 22, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Role: President and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
Stock symbol: AAOI
Transactions as of: Apr 22, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 4/26/2022, 04:04 PM
Previous filing: Jan 26, 2022
Next filing: Jun 29, 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$0	-1.96K	-0.29%	$0.00	684K	Apr 22, 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$0	-4.57K	-0.67%	$0.00	679K	Apr 22, 2022	Direct	F3
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$0	-3.1K	-0.46%	$0.00	676K	Apr 22, 2022	Direct	F4
transaction	AAOI	Common Stock, $.001 par value	Tax liability	$0	-4.44K	-0.66%	$0.00	672K	Apr 22, 2022	Direct	F5

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* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on February 12, 2019.
F2	The reporting person transferred 297,205 shares of the company's common stock to his former spouse effective March 30, 2022 pursuant to a domestic relations order. The reporting person no longer reports as beneficially owned any securities owned by his former spouse.
F3	Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on February 3, 2020.
F4	Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.
F5	Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.