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APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI): debt financing — Applied Optoelectronics subsidiary enters into RMB 82 million credit facility and repays existing debt
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- Global Technology, AAOI subsidiary, signed a one-year RMB 82 million unsecured credit facility with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank on July 18, 2025.
- The facility bears interest at 12-month LPR minus 0.4% (initial 3.0%), with monthly interest and principal due at maturity on July 18, 2026.
- Proceeds repaid RMB 62 million working capital loans and RMB 85.5 million acceptance bills under the prior CZB credit line, which was terminated.
- The CZB line, from June 7, 2022, had up to RMB 200 million capacity; no early repayment penalties were incurred.
- The new facility will be used for general corporate and capital investment purposes.