secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-13T20:10:26+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-003817
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AAOI signs three long-term leases with $102.25M purchase option in Houston
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- Three 123-month leases with Hightower Phase I Owner for industrial buildings totaling ~736,216 rentable sq ft.
- Initial rent abatement first 3 months; monthly rent for Building 1 starts at $104,915.20 in month 4.
- Purchase option for aggregate $102.25M; earnest money $1,758,750; closing 45 days after exercise.
- Leases cover manufacturing, warehouse, and office use; estimated delivery date Nov 1, 2026.
- Outside delivery date Jan 1, 2027; Tenant may terminate if not completed by July 1, 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826003817/0001683168-26-003817-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826003817/aaoi_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-003817

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