---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-004885"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-16T21:17:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T21:18:14.330331+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAOI subsidiary doubles credit line to RMB 500M with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

## Summary
- Global Technology, Inc. entered a credit line agreement for up to RMB 500,000,000 (approx. $69M), up from RMB 250,000,000.
- Credit line valid May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2027; bank may revoke at any time without prior notice.
- Uses: up to RMB 150M working capital loans, RMB 300M fixed asset loans, RMB 200M bank acceptance bills.
- Interest rate determined per draw; secured by real property previously mortgaged under original facility.
- Proceeds support working capital needs and general business operations of the wholly owned subsidiary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-004885
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T21:17:30+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826004885/0001683168-26-004885-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826004885/aaoi_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. amended credit facility of up to RMB 500,000,000 with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. maturing May 21, 2027.
  - Instrument: credit facility
  - Principal: up to RMB 500,000,000
  - Counterparty: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.
  - Maturity: May 21, 2027
  - Event: amendment
  source text: On June 11, 2026, Global Technology, Inc. (“Global Technology”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., entered into a one-year credit line agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. in Ningbo City, China (the “Bank”), pursuant to which the Bank agreed to provide Global Technology with a credit line in an aggregate amount of up to RMB 500,000,000 (the “Credit Line”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826004885/0001683168-26-004885-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. amended Credit Line with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. in Ningbo City, China valued at RMB 500,000,000 (effective 2026-06-11).
  - Action: amendment
  - Agreement: credit facility
  - Counterparty: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. in Ningbo City, China
  - Value: RMB 500,000,000
  - Effective: 2026-06-11
  source text: On June 11, 2026, Global Technology, Inc. (“Global Technology”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., entered into a one-year credit line agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. in Ningbo City, China (the “Bank”), pursuant to which the Bank agreed to provide Global Technology with a credit line in an aggregate amount of up to RMB 500,000,000 (the “Credit Line”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826004885/0001683168-26-004885-index.htm

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