APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2017

May 15, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2017-05-10

Reporting Person: Lin Chewei (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-05-10	Common Stock, $.001 par value	S	9700	$63.4536	Disposed	74017	Direct
2017-05-11	Common Stock, $.001 par value	S	5300	$65.00	Disposed	68717	Direct
2017-05-12	Common Stock, $.001 par value	S	7500	$67.00	Disposed	61217	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares were sold in multiple transactions on May 10, 2017 at an actual sale price ranging from $63.00 to $65.00 per share. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F2: The shares were sold in multiple transactions on May 11, 2017 at a price $65.00 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold during each transaction.

F3: The shares were sold in multiple transactions on May 12, 2017 at a price $67.00 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold during each transaction.