APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 26, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2015-02-25

Reporting Person: Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-25	Common Stock, $0.001 par value	M	5000	$7.50	Acquired	98437	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-25	NonQualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.50	M	5000	Disposed	2023-01-18	Common Stock, $0.001 par value (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The stock option grant vests as to 1/4th of the total number of shares on January 13, 2013 and thereafter vests and shall continue to vest as to 1/6th of the remainder of the shares in equal semi-annual installments until all shares have vested.