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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-001580"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T20:21:21.341174+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Optoelectronics grants Amazon warrant for 7.95M shares at $23.70 tied to $4B purchases

## Summary
- Issued warrant to Amazon subsidiary for 7,945,399 shares at $23.6954/share; 1,324,233 vested immediately.
- Remaining shares vest based on Amazon discretionary purchases of up to $4 billion.
- Warrant exercisable until March 13, 2035; includes anti-dilution adjustments and registration rights.
- Transaction Agreement grants Amazon board observer and information rights.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-001580
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316825001580/0001683168-25-001580-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316825001580/appliedopto_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-001580.txt

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