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APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2017
Sep 22, 2017
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Director's Dealing
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SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2017-09-20
Reporting Person: Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) (Director, President and CEO)
Non-Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Holdings After | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-20 | Common Stock, $.001 par value | M | 30000 | $9.96 | Acquired | 464763 | Direct |
| 2017-09-20 | Common Stock, $.001 par value | F | 15166 | $67.23 | Disposed | 449597 | Direct |
Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Exercise Price | Code | Shares | A/D | Expiration | Underlying | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-20 | Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $9.96 | M | 30000 | Disposed | 2023-09-26 | Common Stock, $0.001 par value (30000) | Direct |
Footnotes
F1: Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 14,834 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 15,166 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing stock price on September 20, 2017 of $67.23, pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2: The stock option award (combined incentive stock option and non-qualified stock option) vested as to 1/4th of the total number of shares on September 26, 2014 and 1/8th of the shares vest every six months thereafter.