---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-23-006330"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:33:50.709807+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAOI shareholders approve increase in authorized common shares from 45M to 80M

## Summary
- Charter Amendment effective Sep 7, 2023 raises authorized common stock from 45M to 80M shares; total authorized shares from 50M to 85M.
- Vote: 17,563,297 FOR, 2,508,496 AGAINST, 126,563 abstain; 63.54% of eligible shares represented at special meeting.
- The amendment was approved by stockholders to provide flexibility for future capital needs; no immediate issuance announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-23-006330
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823006330/0001683168-23-006330-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823006330/aaoi_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.: Increased authorized common stock from 45M to 80M shares and total authorized capital stock from 50M to 85M shares (effective 2023-09-07).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-09-07
  source text: As approved by its stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on September 7, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 7, 2023 (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, from 45,000,000 to 80,000,000, and the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s capital stock of all classes from 50,000,000 to 85,000,000.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823006330/0001683168-23-006330-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To adjourn the meeting if sufficient shares are not represented at the meeting 'FOR' proposal 1. at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 2: To adjourn the meeting if sufficient shares are not represented at the meeting "FOR" proposal 1. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 12,988,480 1,418,866 165,727 5,625,283
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823006330/0001683168-23-006330-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. shareholders approved To approve the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 45,000,000 shares to 80,000,000 shares. at the 2023-09-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-07
  source text: Proposal 1: To approve the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 45,000,000 shares to 80,000,000 shares. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 17,563,297 2,508,496 126,563
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316823006330/0001683168-23-006330-index.htm

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