News: Optoelectronics
6 November 2026
AOI announces equity grants under Inducement Plan
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, TX, USA (a designer and manufacturer of optical and hybrid fibre-coaxial networking products for AI data centers, cable TV and broadband fiber access networks) says that the Compensation Committee of its board of directors granted inducement awards for 1346 shares of common stock to three new employees, with a grant date of 2 November, pursuant to AOI’s 2023 Equity Inducement Plan.
The Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employees of AOI, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such individuals' entering into employment with AOI, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The inducement awards consist of restricted stock units which vest over a four-year period, subject to the employee’s continued service on the applicable vesting dates. The restricted stock units are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan and restricted stock unit agreements covering the grants.
