Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin compensation by year
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $409,948 | $453,342 | $533,333 | $520,375 | $535,986 | $539,259 | $585,692 | $596,747 | $693,251 | $828,657 |
| Bonus | $332,567 | $404,332 | $338,869 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,821,720 | $4,508,400 | $3,809,880 | $3,172,800 | $2,000,000 | $2,915,291 | $949,776 | $4,816,714 | $2,522,729 | $2,837,667 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $397,376 | $282,356 | $146,987 | $588,113 | $594,334 | $394,656 | $1,009,087 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $66,433 | $41,641 | $23,414 | $23,931 | $27,358 | $26,359 | $32,277 | $41,675 | $84,785 | $93,603 |
| Total | $2,630,666 | $5,407,715 | $4,705,496 | $4,114,482 | $2,845,700 | $3,627,897 | $2,155,857 | $6,049,470 | $3,695,421 | $4,769,014 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-048559, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-048559. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 355,871 | $12,405,663 | — |
| RSU | 111,210 | $3,876,781 | — |
| RSU | 102,591 | $3,576,322 | — |
| RSU | 94,786 | $3,304,240 | — |
| RSU | 83,356 | $2,905,790 | — |
| RSU | 53,318 | $1,858,665 | — |
| RSU | 13,951 | $486,332 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
22 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 24, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Tax withholding | — | 2,691 | $77.32 | 1,281,539 |
| 2026-10-22 | Tax withholding | — | 9,331 | $77.32 | 1,286,716 |
| 2026-10-22 | Tax withholding | — | 2,165 | $77.32 | 1,279,374 |
| 2026-10-22 | Tax withholding | — | 2,486 | $77.32 | 1,284,230 |
| 2026-07-31 | Grant or award | — | 9,251 | $0.00 | 1,296,047 |
| 2026-07-22 | Tax withholding | — | 2,332 | $119.26 | 1,291,351 |
| 2026-07-22 | Tax withholding | — | 8,753 | $119.26 | 1,293,683 |
| 2026-07-22 | Tax withholding | — | 2,031 | $119.26 | 1,286,796 |
The 8 most recent of 22 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,733,331 | $0 | $15,000 | $1,748,331 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,733,331 | $0 | $10,000 | $2,091,997 |
| Death | $0 | $54,213,871 | $0 | $54,213,871 |
| Retirement | $0 | $29,814,677 | $0 | $29,814,677 |
| Disability | $0 | $54,213,871 | $0 | $54,213,871 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $58,228,471 | $0 | $58,228,471 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,769,014 |
| Stefan Murry | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | $2,095,350 |
| Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang | Senior Vice President and North America General Manager | $1,709,760 |
| Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh | Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager | $1,644,807 |
| David Kuo | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $1,225,352 |
Board service
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS pays directors a $55,000 cash retainer and $190,000 in RSUs. As stated in APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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