APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

For the period ended Jun 4, 2026. Filed Apr 24, 2026.

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Jun 4, 2026 · Filed Apr 24, 2026

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Elements of 2025 Compensation Program

The compensation committee set the total target pay mix set for our CEO and our other NEOs as follows:

Say-on-Pay Vote and Stockholder Engagement on Compensation

				Our non-binding say-on-pay resolution received 97.45% approval at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). The compensation committee interpreted stockholder approval of the executive compensation program at such a high level as indicating that a substantial majority of stockholders viewed the Company’s executive compensation program, plan design and governance as continuing to be well aligned with stockholder interests, their investor experience and business outcomes.

Elements of 2025 Compensation Program

We structure the annual compensation of our NEOs using three principal elements: base salary, annual performance-based cash bonus opportunities, and equity incentive compensation, including time-based and performance-based equity opportunities. The compensation committee retains the flexibility to change the proportions as between these elements each year, to allow us to take into account the varying importance of our primary compensation objectives based on facts and circumstances each year.

Element	Fixed or Variable	Purpose
Base Salary	Fixed	To attract and retain executives by offering fixed compensation that is competitive with market opportunities and that recognizes each executive’s position, role, responsibility, and experience.
Annual Cash Bonus	Variable	To align and reward our executive officers for achievement of our corporate objectives, and to recognize outstanding individual contributions.
Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation	Variable	To align executives’ interests with the long-term interests of stockholders through equity-based compensation with performance-based and time-based vesting periods, and to promote the long-term retention of our executives and key management personnel.

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