SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.

(Street)
SUGAR LAND TX 77478

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. [ AAOI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.001 par value 08/31/2023 M 1,443 A $9.96 1,218,778 D
Common Stock, $.001 par value 08/31/2023 F 1,084(1) D $15.22 1,217,694 D
Common Stock, $.001 par value 08/31/2023 M 65,905 A $9.96 1,283,599 D
Common Stock, $.001 par value 08/31/2023 F 52,092(2) D $15.22 1,231,507 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $9.96 08/31/2023 M 1,443 (3) 09/26/2023 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 1,443 $0 0 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $9.96 08/31/2023 M 65,905 (3) 09/26/2023 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 65,905 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 359 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 1,443 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 1,084 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing price on August 30, 2023 of $15.22, pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
2. Reflects "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 13,813 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 65,905 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 52,092 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing price on August 30, 2023 of $15.22, pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
3. Options fully vested.
/s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin 09/05/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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