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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)

Applied Optoelectronics enters $200 million credit facility, replacing 2025 loan agreement

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Applied Optoelectronics entered a new Credit Agreement on October 30, 2026, with East West Bank as administrative agent, providing $30 million in revolving commitments and $170 million in initial term loan commitments. The company terminated its prior $35 million unused-revolver facility with BOK Financial on October 29, 2026, paying a $350,000 termination fee; the new facility matures October 30, 2030 and is secured by substantially all company assets.

Key points

  • New Credit Agreement dated October 30, 2026: $30 million revolving commitments and $170 million initial term loan commitments
  • Incremental term loan commitments of up to $50 million available subject to certain conditions
  • Prior Loan and Security Agreement dated July 31, 2025 terminated October 29, 2026; $350,000 termination fee paid
  • New facility matures October 30, 2030 and is secured by substantially all company assets

The filing

CompanyAPPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 5:03 PM ET
Accession number0001683168-26-008310

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 04, 2026.

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