Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) sold AAOI
May 28, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) sold 85,790.27 shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. at $0.00 per share, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as gift and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 4 days after the transaction.
Footnotes
The reported transaction reflects the gift of a portion of the reporting person's membership interest in the LLC, valued at $15 million, as determined by utilizing the average of the high and low per share trading price on the date of the gift (the per share price on the date of the gift, May 28, 2026, was $174.845 and the number of shares was 85,790.27), from the reporting person into an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's heirs for estate planning purposes. The LLC continues to hold the 807,602 shares of the Company's common stock, and continues to be managed by the reporting person as the sole manager. This transaction was a bona fide gift to The Thompson Lin Family Trust (the "Family Trust"), and therefore no consideration was paid for the shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his voting power therein.