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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-18-000064
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171229
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				760533927
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36083
		FILM NUMBER:		18514300

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-295-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010824
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, D. C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 29, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>Applied
Optoelectronics, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center"><B>001-36083</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>76-0533927</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>(State of incorporation)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Sugar Land, TX 77478</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(address of principal executive offices
and zip code)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(281) 295-1800</B></P>

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including area code)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>

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registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 40pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">On
December 29, 2017, Global Technology, Inc. (&ldquo;Global Technology&rdquo;) a wholly owned Chinese subsidiary of Applied
Optoelectronics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into a <FONT STYLE="color: black">long-term Lease Agreement (the
&ldquo;Lease Agreement&rdquo;) for real property with the People&rsquo;s Republic of China in Zhejiang Province, Ningbo City,
Land Resources Bureau, as named in the Lease Agreement (the &ldquo;Owner&rdquo;), located at V-03-1 plot of Wangchun
Industrial Park, Ningbo (the &ldquo;Site&rdquo;), for a lease term of fifty (50) years (the &ldquo;Term&rdquo;). The Lease
Agreement provides that Global Technology may use the land for the design and manufacture of optical fiber and cable
communication equipment during the Term. The Company intends to build a facility on the Site for manufacturing capabilities. </FONT></FONT>The
Company is in the process of gathering information regarding the construction of the proposed facility and cannot yet
accurately predict the cost or when such facility will be completed. In connection with the Lease Agreement, Global
Technology has agreed to pay the Owner a lease fee of 32,583,200 RMB, equivalent to approximately $5 million USD, in the
aggregate. The Lease Agreement may be terminated prior to the end of the Term upon the occurrence of certain specified
events.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 40pt">The foregoing summary does not purport to
be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease Agreement, a copy of which will be attached as an exhibit
to the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the period ending December 31, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 2.03.&nbsp;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Creation of a Direct
Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 40pt">The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">By: <U>/s/ David C. Kuo</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David C. Kuo</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel and Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
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