secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-25-007212
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Optoelectronics enters 126-month lease for 209,665 sq ft manufacturing facility in Sugar Land, TX
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- Lease term of 126 months, commencing by March 31, 2026; base rent starts at $7.44/sq ft/yr (~$129,992/month) after 7-month abatement, escalating to $10.49/sq ft/yr (~$183,367/month).
- Landlord provides construction allowance up to $1,886,985 toward leasehold improvements.
- Tenant has right of first refusal on contiguous space, right of first offer to purchase, and two renewal options of 5 years each.
- Premises at 1111 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, TX; used for manufacturing and related operations.
- Security deposit may be in form of irrevocable standby letter of credit with automatic renewal provisions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316825007212/0001683168-25-007212-index.htm
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