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      <issuerName>APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-36083</secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD</com:street1>
        <com:city>SUGAR LAND</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>77478</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>281-295-1800</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <name>Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc. </name>
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          <com:street1>880 Carillon Parkway</com:street1>
          <com:city>SAINT PETERSBURG</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33716</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>32172</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>3545727.60</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>84906289</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>09/08/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>05/19/2026</acquiredDate>
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      <paymentDate>05/19/2026</paymentDate>
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        <name>Hung-Lun Chang</name>
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          <com:street1>5515 Regency Dr. </com:street1>
          <com:city>Sugar Land</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>77479</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>06/12/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>34000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>5662149.00</grossProceeds>
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        <name>Hung-Lun</name>
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          <com:street1>5515 Regency Dr. </com:street1>
          <com:city>Sugar Land</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>77479</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>06/17/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>40329</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
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    <remarks>Original Accession Number 0001974078-26-000346</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>09/08/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>Tracey Cornelison, as duly authorized representative of Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., as attorney-in-fact for Hung-Lun Chang</signature>
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