secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
CIK:        0001158114
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-15T20:05:44+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-007160
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 10-year factory lease in Ningbo, China for production
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- Global Technology subsidiary leases 38,311.8 sq m factory from Ningbo Yiduofu Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Lease term Sept 16, 2026 to Sept 15, 2036; initial annual rent RMB 6,896,124 (RMB 15/sq m/month).
- Rent escalates 3% every 3 years starting in lease year 3; security deposit RMB 570,000.
- 3-month rent-free renovation period; lessee bears power capacity expansion costs up to 7,250 kVA dual-circuit.
- Includes right of first refusal to purchase the property and to renew on no less favorable terms.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826007160/0001683168-26-007160-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316826007160/aaoi_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-007160

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