APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

May 12, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2016-05-11

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-11	Common Stock, $.001 par value	M	2514	$6.00	Disposed	210131	Direct
2016-05-11	Common Stock, $.001 par value	M	8167	$6.00	Disposed	215784	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-05-11	Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.00	M	2514	Disposed	2019-10-19	Common Stock, $0.001 par value (2514)	Direct
2016-05-11	Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.00	M	8167	Disposed	2020-08-23	Common Stock, $0.001 par value (8167)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options fully vested