Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-019126
Chunk: 52

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 52
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 already earned; for termination of employment in connection with a change of control, will vest immediately to the extent already earned, and will vest following the end of the performance period to the extent earned at that time; for retirement, will vest following the end of the performance period to the extent earned; and upon other termination of employment, will be forfeited.

The following table reflects the payments and benefits that each of the NEOs would have been eligible to receive in the event of certain terminations or a Change of Control, assuming that each such event occurred on December 31, 2024. The acceleration of equity awards was calculated using the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2024 (the last trading day of 2024) of $36.86. Amounts that could actually become due upon any termination cannot be known with certainty until the event occurs.

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| Name and Principal Position 
 Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin  | ​ 
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 ​ | Termination WithoutCause or ResignationFor Good Reason,Outside of the Changeof Control Period($)(1) 
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 ​ | Termination WithoutCause or ResignationFor Good Reason,Within the Changeof Control Period($)(2) 
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 ​ | Termination Dueto Death orDisability ($)(3) 
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 ​ | TerminationDue toRetirement ($)(4) 
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 ​ | Change ofControl-Awards NotAssumed($)(5) 
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| Salary and Bonus            | ​ | ​ | ​                                                                                                   | $ | 1,262,