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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-24-004054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T05:29:07.982065+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Optoelectronics shareholders reject proposal to increase equity plan shares by 2M

## Summary
- Proposal 5 (2021 Equity Incentive Plan amendment for 2M additional shares) failed with 6,739,828 for, 10,340,097 against.
- Proposal 6 (CEO PSU grant approval) passed: 15,067,633 for, 1,775,241 against.
- All director nominees elected: William Yeh (12,883,866 for, 4,397,128 withheld), Cynthia DeLaney (16,386,831 for, 894,163 withheld).
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor approved: 25,518,024 for, 159,790 against.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed (15,242,588 for); frequency set to one year (16,870,029 votes); company will hold annual advisory votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-24-004054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316824004054/0001683168-24-004054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316824004054/appliedopto_8k.htm

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