UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2017
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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36083 | 76-0533927 |
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(281) 295-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 5, 2017, Prime World International Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., entered into an Early Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. (“Chailease”), pursuant to which the Finance Lease Agreement executed on March 31, 2016 (the “Original Agreement”) was terminated effective on October 6, 2017. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Chailease 124,788,007 New Taiwan Dollars which includes all costs and expenses associated with the early termination, and Chailease agreed to transfer title to the Company of all property contemplated under the Original Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Termination Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Termination Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Termination Agreement which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information contained in Item 1.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Financing Agreements is incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Translation of Early Termination Agreement, dated October 5, 2017, between Prime World International Holdings Ltd., and Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 | |
| David C. Kuo | |
| General Counsel and Vice President |
Date: October 11, 2017
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