FORM 4
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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                       
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kuo David C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. [ AAOI ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel and Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)
C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/22/2022
(Street)
SUGAR LAND, TX 77478
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/22/2022    F    208 (1) D $1.82  134030  D   
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/22/2022    F    907 (2) D $1.82  133123  D   
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/22/2022    F    599 (3) D $1.82  132524  D   
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/22/2022    F    882 (4) D $1.82  131642  D   
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/22/2022    F    1051 (5) D $1.82  130591  D   
Common Stock, $.001 par value  7/25/2022    F    1048 (6) D $2.96  129543  D   

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on February 12, 2019.
(2)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on February 3, 2020.
(3)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.
(4)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 11, 2021.
(5)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 27, 2022.
(6)  Reflects shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted on June 27, 2022.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kuo David C
C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.
SUGAR LAND, TX 77478

General Counsel and Secretary

Signatures
/s/ David C. Kuo 7/26/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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