secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-003572
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Optoelectronics dismisses Grant Thornton, appoints PwC as FY2026 auditor
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- Grant Thornton dismissed May 4, 2026 after competitive selection; PwC appointed for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026.
- No adverse opinions or disagreements with Grant Thornton in FY2024/2025; prior material weakness in technical accounting controls remediated by Dec 2025.
- Grant Thornton will complete review of Q1 2026; PwC not previously consulted on accounting matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826003572/0001683168-26-003572-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826003572/aaoi_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-003572

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