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accession: "0001683168-25-002413"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T16:52:07.890825+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Optoelectronics shareholders approve 2M-share equity plan increase at special meeting

## Summary
- Proposal 1: amendment to 2021 equity plan to increase reserved shares by 2,000,000 passed with 17,367,333 for, 3,864,045 against.
- Proposal 2: adjournment proposal passed with 17,725,035 for, 3,459,469 against.
- Special meeting held April 10, 2025; 42.76% of eligible shares (21,316,994 of 49,851,482) were represented.
- Annual limits on award values under the plan will also increase per the approved amendment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-002413
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316825002413/0001683168-25-002413-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316825002413/appliedopto_8k.htm

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