secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-21T20:14:19+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-099688
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Optoelectronics enters $600M at-the-market equity distribution agreement with Raymond James and Needham
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- Up to $600M of common stock may be sold via ATM program through Raymond James and Needham.
- Sales agents receive 2% commission; company reimburses up to $10,000 for blue-sky/FINRA fees.
- Company has no obligation to sell any shares; may suspend or terminate offering at any time.
- Shares registered under S-3ASR; prospectus supplement filed Aug 21, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000110465926099688/0001104659-26-099688-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000110465926099688/tm2623389d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-099688

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