APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2026

Jan 5, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK: 0001158114
Period of Report: 2025-08-22

Reporting Person: BLACK RICHARD B (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2025-08-22	Common Stock, $.001 par value	G	1900	$0.00	Disposed	168194	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents a bona fide gift of shares to a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by The Richard B. Black Revocable Trust U/A Dtd. Aug 31, 1998; Richard B. Black TTEE. The shares were held by the Reporting Person in a revocable living trust of which the Reporting Person is the sole trustee and beneficial owner.

F2: The effect of this amendment is that, 1,900 shares of Common Stock should be deducted in reporting the total number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on November 26, 2025.