secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-001522
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 signs ~$30.9M cleanroom design-build contract; targeted completion Sept 2026
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- Contract with LCC3 Solution Inc. for 92,674 sq ft ISO 6 cleanroom at Sugar Land, TX facility.
- Total contract sum ~$30.885M; payments based on progress with 10% retainage.
- Liquidated damages cap of $1.6M; incentives up to $1.81M (schedule) and up to $3.324M (performance/warranty).
- Targeted substantial completion date: September 30, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826001522/0001683168-26-001522-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826001522/aaoi_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-001522

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