Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-08-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-084005
Chunk: 24

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-08-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 24
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. Each time we sell securities described in the prospectus, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO OFFER AND SELL SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus and, accordingly to the extent inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by the information in the prospectus supplement. You should read carefully both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or other offering materials, together with the additional information described under “Where To Learn More About Us” beginning on page 17of this prospectus and “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference,” beginning on page 18of this prospectus.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or issuer free writing prospectus relating to a particular offering. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you must not rely on it as having been authorized by us. Neither this prospectus nor any prospectus supplement nor any related issuer free writing prospectus shall constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy offered securities in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offering or solicitation.

We or the selling securityholders may sell the securities directly to you or through underwriters, dealers or agents. We, and our underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we or the selling securityholders do offer securities through underwriters, dealers or agents, we will include in any applicable prospectus supplement:

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the names of those underwriters, dealers or agents;

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applicable fees, discounts, and commissions to be paid to them;

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details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and

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the net proceeds to us.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or other offering materials do not contain all of the information included in the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement on Form S-3, including its exhibits. We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, therefore, file reports and other