Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Stefan J. Murry filed a Form 4 on October 26, 2026, reporting four share dispositions on October 22, 2026, each tied to the vesting of restricted stock unit awards and the satisfaction of related tax-withholding obligations.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Stefan J. Murry, Chief Financial Officer of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI)
  • Transaction date: All four dispositions occurred on October 22, 2026, at a price of $77.32 per share
  • Total shares surrendered: 5,945 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value, disposed of across four separate transactions (transaction code F)
  • Purpose: Each block of shares was surrendered to the issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of RSU awards granted on June 26, 2023; April 29, 2024; April 11, 2025; and February 9, 2026, respectively
  • Resulting ownership: Following all four transactions, Murry directly held 357,223 shares of common stock

Four RSU Vestings Drive Tax-Withholding Share Surrenders by Applied Optoelectronics CFO

According to the filing, Stefan J. Murry, the Chief Financial Officer of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI), reported four separate dispositions of common stock on October 22, 2026, each coded "F," indicating shares surrendered to the issuer rather than open-market sales. All transactions were priced at $77.32 per share.

The filing describes each transaction as reflecting shares surrendered to satisfy tax-withholding obligations arising from RSU vestings. The four RSU awards were originally granted on June 26, 2023 (3,267 shares withheld), April 29, 2024 (746 shares withheld), April 11, 2025 (1,086 shares withheld), and February 9, 2026 (846 shares withheld). After the first transaction, Murry's directly held position stood at 359,901 shares, declining sequentially with each subsequent withholding to a final reported balance of 357,223 shares held directly.

The Form 4 was signed by David C. Kuo as attorney in fact for Stefan J. Murry and was filed on October 26, 2026. The filing lists no derivative securities transactions in Table II. No Rule 10b5-1 plan box was checked in connection with any of the reported transactions.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed four tax-withholding share surrenders by Applied Optoelectronics CFO Stefan J. Murry on October 22, 2026, totaling 5,945 shares at $77.32 each, tied to the vesting of four RSU awards granted between 2023 and 2026, leaving him with 357,223 directly held shares.