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APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

11Reported items
151Asset managers
1,300Fund votes
2025-06-12Main meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.

These tallies are APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-06-12 (Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-12)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	24,352,407	--	--	1,090,369	9,443,368	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Richard B. Black	22,314,029	--	--	3,128,747	9,443,368	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen	23,943,098	--	--	1,499,678	9,443,368	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.	34,723,849	128,716	33,579	--	--	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: To approve on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, or the "say-on-pay" vote.	24,717,979	645,465	79,332	--	9,443,368	Majority: yes
Proposal 4: To approve the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock and common stock.	32,969,059	1,874,879	42,206	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-06-12 — read the filing on EDGAR.

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-04-10 (Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-10)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Proposal 1: To approve an amendment to the Applied Optoelectronics, Inc	17,367,333	3,864,045	85,616	--	--	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting if there are insufficient votes at the Special Meeting to approve Proposal 1.	17,725,035	3,459,469	132,490	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-04-10 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. 2024-2025 meetings

Each item below shows how the 151 asset managers that disclosed a APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 24,717,979AGAINST: 645,465

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To approve on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, or the "say-on-pay" vote.”): 24,717,979 for, 645,465 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 46.5% for, 1% against (47.7% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 149 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,465,465 for, 113,545 against).

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 16,465,465 (99.3%)AGAINST: 113,545 (0.7%)NOT VOTED: 3,088 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,816,207	0	For
BlackRock	2,759,621	6,419	For
DE Shaw	1,600,598	0	For
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/	1,384,841	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	0	For
Neuberger Berman	943,893	0	For
Royce	936,543	0	For
State Street	456,101	14,183	For
EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST	370,996	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	340,902	0	For
EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC	269,878	0	For
Charles Schwab	253,584	0	For
Northern Trust	247,681	0	For
SEI	244,026	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	225,184	0	For
Equitable	152,787	0	For
Fidelity	150,838	0	For
FORMULA GROWTH LTD	150,000	0	For
Principal	145,812	0	For
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC	120,149	0	For
Nuveen	102,183	0	For
TIAA	99,931	0	For
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM	99,039	0	For
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	94,262	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 149 asset managers. See all 149 in the interactive database.

2. To consider and vote on the amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock and common stock.

CAPITAL STRUCTUREMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 32,969,059AGAINST: 1,874,879

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: To approve the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock and common stock.”): 32,969,059 for, 1,874,879 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 62% for, 4% against (65% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,592,429 for, 370,996 against).

FOR 95%

FOR: 7,592,429 (95.3%)AGAINST: 370,996 (4.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To consider and vote on the amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,709,912	0	For
BlackRock	1,449,365	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	0	For
Royce	648,524	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	340,902	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	225,184	Against
Equitable	152,787	0	For
Principal	0	145,812	Against
Fidelity	132,283	0	For
Charles Schwab	126,784	0	For
SEI	122,000	0	For
TIAA	99,931	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	0	For
First Trust	35,700	0	For
Lincoln Financial	35,668	0	For
Northern Trust	26,449	0	For
Global X	25,103	0	For
Pacific Life	22,826	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	21,997	0	For
Dimensional	20,268	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,221	0	For
John Hancock	14,645	0	For
Voya	11,450	0	For
Nationwide	10,450	0	For
Brighthouse	9,730	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

3. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 34,723,849AGAINST: 128,716

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.”): 34,723,849 for, 128,716 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 65% for, 0.3% against (65% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,962,575 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 7,962,575 (100.0%)A: 850 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE F” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	2,709,912	For
BlackRock	1,449,365	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	For
Royce	648,524	For
Columbia Threadneedle	340,902	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	225,184	For
Equitable	152,787	For
Principal	145,812	For
Fidelity	132,283	For
Charles Schwab	126,784	For
SEI	122,000	For
TIAA	99,931	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	For
First Trust	35,700	For
Lincoln Financial	35,668	For
Northern Trust	26,449	For
Global X	25,103	For
Pacific Life	22,826	For
AIG/SunAmerica	21,997	For
Dimensional	20,268	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,221	For
John Hancock	14,645	For
Voya	11,450	For
Nationwide	10,450	For
Brighthouse	9,730	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

4. TO APPROVE AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE PROPOSAL NO. 1.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-10.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%AGAINST 16%

FOR: 17,725,035AGAINST: 3,459,469

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting if there are insufficient votes at the Special Meeting to approve Proposal 1.”): 17,725,035 for, 3,459,469 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-10 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 33% for, 7% against (40% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 49 asset managers below cast 94% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,160,909 for, 422,986 against).

FOR 93%

FOR: 6,160,909 (93.2%)AGAINST: 422,986 (6.4%)ABSTAIN: 23,788 (0.4%)UNKNOWN: 850 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APP” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,369,194	0	0	For
BlackRock	1,391,400	0	0	For
Royce	581,419	0	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	495,815	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	343,202	0	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	253,648	0	0	For
State Street	45	191,397	0	Against
Fidelity	160,080	0	0	For
Principal	139,713	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	119,160	0	Against
TIAA	81,931	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,423	0	0	For
Equitable	13,808	41,057	8,988	Against
Goldman Sachs	60,364	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	3,768	29,200	0	Against
Northern Trust	25,721	0	0	For
Global X	0	23,880	0	Against
Pacific Life	22,833	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	18,702	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	15,975	0	0	For
Dimensional	15,101	0	0	For
Gabelli	0	0	14,800	Abstain
Brighthouse	14,529	0	0	For
John Hancock	14,287	0	0	For
ProShares	10,355	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

5. To approve an amendment to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 2,000,000 shares and to increase certain annual limits on the value of awards that may be granted under the plan ("Proposal No. 1").

COMPENSATIONMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-10.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 82%AGAINST 18%

FOR: 17,367,333AGAINST: 3,864,045

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 1: To approve an amendment to the Applied Optoelectronics, Inc”): 17,367,333 for, 3,864,045 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-10 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 33% for, 7% against (40% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 49 asset managers below cast 93% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,135,223 for, 472,460 against).

FOR 93%7%

FOR: 6,135,223 (92.8%)AGAINST: 472,460 (7.1%)UNKNOWN: 850 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve an amendment to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to ” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,369,194	0	For
BlackRock	1,391,400	0	For
Royce	581,419	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	495,815	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	343,202	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	253,648	0	For
State Street	45	191,397	Against
Fidelity	160,080	0	For
Principal	139,713	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	119,160	Against
TIAA	81,931	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,423	0	For
Equitable	13,808	50,045	Against
Goldman Sachs	60,364	0	For
Lincoln Financial	3,768	29,200	Against
Northern Trust	0	25,721	Against
Global X	0	23,880	Against
Pacific Life	22,833	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	18,702	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	15,975	0	For
Dimensional	15,101	0	For
Gabelli	0	14,800	Against
Brighthouse	14,529	0	For
John Hancock	14,287	0	For
ProShares	10,355	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

6. Class III Directors for Election: Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 24,352,407WITHHELD: 1,090,369

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin”): 24,352,407 for, 1,090,369 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 45.8% for, 2% withheld (47.8% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 48 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,584,367 for, 0 against).

FOR 95%

FOR: 7,584,367 (95.3%)ABSTAIN: 375,448 (4.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Class III Directors for Election: Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,709,912	0	For
BlackRock	1,449,365	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	0	For
Royce	648,524	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	340,902	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	225,184	Abstain
Equitable	152,787	0	For
Principal	0	145,812	Abstain
Fidelity	132,283	0	For
Charles Schwab	126,784	0	For
SEI	122,000	0	For
TIAA	99,931	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	0	For
First Trust	35,700	0	For
Lincoln Financial	35,668	0	For
Northern Trust	26,449	0	For
Global X	25,103	0	For
Pacific Life	22,826	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	21,997	0	For
Dimensional	20,268	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,221	0	For
John Hancock	14,645	0	For
Voya	11,450	0	For
Nationwide	10,450	0	For
Brighthouse	9,730	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

7. Class III Directors for Election: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 23,943,098WITHHELD: 1,499,678

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen”): 23,943,098 for, 1,499,678 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 45% for, 3% withheld (47.8% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 48 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,247,917 for, 0 against).

FOR 91%9%

FOR: 7,247,917 (91.1%)ABSTAIN: 711,898 (8.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Class III Directors for Election: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen, Ph.D.” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,709,912	0	For
BlackRock	1,449,365	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	0	For
Royce	648,524	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	340,902	Abstain
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	225,184	Abstain
Equitable	152,787	0	For
Principal	0	145,812	Abstain
Fidelity	132,283	0	For
Charles Schwab	126,784	0	For
SEI	122,000	0	For
TIAA	99,931	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	0	For
First Trust	35,700	0	For
Lincoln Financial	35,668	0	For
Northern Trust	26,449	0	For
Global X	25,103	0	For
Pacific Life	22,826	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	21,997	0	For
Dimensional	20,268	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,221	0	For
John Hancock	14,645	0	For
Voya	11,450	0	For
Nationwide	10,450	0	For
Brighthouse	9,730	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

8. Class III Directors for Election: Richard B. Black

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%12%

FOR: 22,314,029WITHHELD: 3,128,747

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard B. Black”): 22,314,029 for, 3,128,747 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 53,212,000 outstanding shares: 42% for, 6% withheld (47.8% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 48 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,051,801 for, 0 against).

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 7,051,801 (88.6%)ABSTAIN: 908,014 (11.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Class III Directors for Election: Richard B. Black” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,709,912	0	For
BlackRock	1,449,365	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	1,384,841	0	For
Royce	648,524	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	340,902	Abstain
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	225,184	Abstain
Equitable	111,650	41,137	For
Principal	0	145,812	Abstain
Fidelity	132,283	0	For
Charles Schwab	126,784	0	For
SEI	122,000	0	For
TIAA	0	99,931	Abstain
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	74,075	0	For
First Trust	35,700	0	For
Lincoln Financial	3,768	31,900	Abstain
Northern Trust	26,449	0	For
Global X	25,103	0	For
Pacific Life	22,826	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	21,997	0	For
Dimensional	20,268	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,221	0	For
John Hancock	14,645	0	For
Voya	0	11,450	Abstain
Nationwide	10,450	0	For
Brighthouse	9,730	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

9. PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

91% fund support · no official result

FOR 19%ABSTAIN 79%

The 17 asset managers below cast 91% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (372,054 for, 37,000 against).

FOR: 372,054 (18.7%)AGAINST: 37,000 (1.9%)ABSTAIN: 1,582,557 (79.4%)A: 850 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	0	0	1,449,365	Abstain
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	225,184	0	0	For
Principal	145,812	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	0	74,075	Abstain
Equitable	0	35,000	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	0	20,221	Abstain
John Hancock	0	0	14,645	Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	0	9,478	Abstain
Jackson National	0	0	7,237	Abstain
JPMorgan	0	0	6,558	Abstain
Gabelli	0	2,000	0	Against
ZEVIN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	0	0	0	A
Tidal Trust III	760	0	0	For
Allianz	0	0	752	Abstain
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	0	0	226	Abstain
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III	190	0	0	For
Innovator ETFs Trust	108	0	0	For

10. To consider and vote on the amendment of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), to clarify the voting standard that applies to certain future amendments

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

— fund support · no official result

ABSTAIN 100%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

ABSTAIN: 283,357 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To consider and vote on the amendment of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (th” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	Abstain	Vote
Charles Schwab	126,784	Abstain
SEI	122,000	Abstain
Global X	25,103	Abstain
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	8,200	Abstain
Nationwide	1,270	Abstain

11. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-06-12.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 76%W 24%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,760 for, 0 against).

FOR: 2,760 (76.5%)W: 850 (23.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Gabelli	2,000	For
ZEVIN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	0	W
Tidal Trust III	760	For

Largest APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 53,212,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	5.29%
2	BlackRock	5.20%
3	DE Shaw	3.01%
4	OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/	2.60%
5	OBERWEIS FUNDS	2.60%
6	Neuberger Berman	1.77%
7	Royce	1.76%
8	State Street	0.88%
9	EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST	0.70%
10	Columbia Threadneedle	0.64%

Reported APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Marex Securities Products Inc.	8.43%	13G
BlackRock	6.54%	13F
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	5.26%	13G
Vanguard Group	5.22%	13F
D.E. Shaw	4.40%	13F
Invesco Ltd.	3.79%	13G
Morgan Stanley	2.66%	13F
State Street	2.09%	13F
Geode Capital	2.03%	13F
Citadel Advisors	1.93%	13F

Percentages above are of 53,212,000 shares outstanding, as reported by APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2024-2025 proxy season (held 2025-04-10 and 2025-06-12), 151 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,300 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held 2025-06-12 — TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — FOR was 97% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-06-12.

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