Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) 4

What Happened

• Yeh Shu‑Hua (Joshua), an insider of Applied Optoelectronics, sold 50,000 shares on March 9, 2026. The filing reports a weighted average sale price of $97.10 per share for total proceeds of approximately $4,854,880.
• This was a sale (S) — not a purchase — and therefore is generally considered a disposition of holdings rather than a bullish signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 9, 2026. Filing date: March 10, 2026 (timely).
• Price details: Weighted average $97.10; individual sale prices ranged from $94.670 to $99.332 per share across multiple transactions.
• Amount: 50,000 shares sold; proceeds ≈ $4,854,880.
• Footnote: Sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted December 9, 2025. The reporting person will provide per‑transaction share counts/prices upon request by SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not provided in the excerpt; see the Form 4 for full holdings information.

Context

• Trades under a 10b5‑1 plan are pre‑scheduled and commonly used by insiders to sell shares without running afoul of insider trading rules; they do not necessarily reflect the insider’s current view of the company.
• This was an outright sale (S) of stock; no options exercises, awards, or gifts were reported in this transaction.