APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 9, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2016-08-01

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-08-01	Common Stock, $.001 par value	S	1171	$11.75	Disposed	217127	Direct
2016-08-05	Common Stock, $.001 par value	S	4254	$14.2691	Disposed	212873	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person on 1/30/2015 to satisfy the tax withholding obligation on vesting restricted stock.

F2: Sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person on 2/4/2016 to satisfy the tax withholding obligation on vesting restricted stock.