Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Murry Stefan J.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. [AAOI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2016
(Street)

SUGAR LAND, TX 77478		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   M   5,667 A $ 6 40,760 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   F(1)   1,377 D $ 24.7 39,383 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   M   6,667 A $ 6 46,050 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   F(2)   1,620 D $ 24.7 44,430 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   M   4,333 A $ 6 48,763 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/16/2016   F(3)   1,053 D $ 24.7 47,710 D  
Common Stock, $.001 par value 11/17/2016   S   11,505 D $ 25.7307 (4) 36,205 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6 11/16/2016   M     5,667   (5) 08/23/2020 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 5,667 $ 0 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6 11/16/2016   M     6,667   (5) 03/04/2021 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 6,667 $ 0 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6 11/16/2016   M     4,333   (5) 05/22/2022 Common Stock, $0.001 par value 4,333 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Murry Stefan J.
C/O APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD.
SUGAR LAND, TX 77478		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ David C. Kuo, attorney in fact for Stefan J. Murry   11/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 4,290 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 5,667 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 1,377 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing stock price on November 15, 2016 of $24.70, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 5,047 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 6,667 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 1,620 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing stock price on November 15, 2016 of $24.70, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
(3) Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 3,280 shares of common stock on net exercise of option to purchase 4,333 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 1,053 shares of common stock underlying the option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholdings, using the closing stock price on November 15, 2016 of $24.70, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
(4) The shares were sold in multiple transactions on November 17, 2016 at an actual sale price ranging from $25.65 to $25.79 per share. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5) Option fully vested.

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