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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 22, 2024, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K (“Original Form 8-K”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Original Form 8-K an earnings release (the “Original Earnings Release”). The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K (“Amendment No. 1”) solely to correct the range of non-GAAP net loss set forth in the first quarter 2024 business outlook section of the Company’s Original Earnings Release due to a clerical error. All other information contained in the Original Form 8-K, including the Original Earnings Release, remains unchanged.
| ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. |
On February 22, 2024, the Company filed the Original Form 8-K, which included the Original Earnings Release. This Amendment No. 1 replaces the Original Earnings Release with the amended earnings release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Amended Earnings Release”) and incorporated herein by reference.
The Amended Earnings Release corrects and replaces the range of non-GAAP net loss of $18.9 million to $20.8 million set forth in the first quarter 2024 business outlook section of the Company’s Original Earnings Release with a range of non-GAAP net loss of $10.9 million to $12.6 million. All other information contained in the Original Earnings Release remains unchanged. See “Forward-Looking Information” and “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in the Amended Earnings Release for additional information.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David C. Kuo | |
| Name: | David C. Kuo | |
| Title: | Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary | |
| February 22, 2024 | ||
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