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AXTI - Axt Inc

Insider Sale by Young Morris S (CEO)

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Trade Summary

5 days ago, Young Morris S, serving as CEO at Axt Inc (AXTI), sold 37,905 shares at $51.13 per share, for a total transaction value of $1,938,018.00. Following this transaction, Young Morris S now holds 2,275,328 shares of AXTI.

This sale represents a 2.00% decrease in Young Morris S's stake in the company. This is considered a medium-conviction trade.

The trade was executed on Friday, March 13, 2026 and publicly disclosed via SEC Form 4 filing on Monday, March 16, 2026, 3 days after the trade was made.

Axt Inc operates in the TECHNOLOGY sector, specifically within the SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS industry. Insider selling activity in this sector can provide valuable signals about industry trends and company-specific developments.

Young Morris S

CEO

Morris S. Young, Ph.D. is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of AXT, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturing company specializing in compound semiconductors[[1]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/MORRIS-YOUNG-A00BUD/)[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53). He co-founded AXT in 1986 and has served as a director since 1989[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53). Young holds a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, a M.S. in metallurgy from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Polytechnic University[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53). Before founding AXT, he was a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1985 to 1989 and served as a member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories[[3]](https://www.zippia.com/axt-careers-1211/executives/). During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2004, Young oversaw AXT's rapid expansion in the late 1990s, largely due to his expertise in the vertical gradient freeze (VGF) method of GaAs substrate manufacturing, which became the industry standard for producing low-defect III-V substrate material[[4]](https://compoundsemiconductor.net/article/84324/AXT_founder_Morris_Young_retires). After stepping down as CEO in 2004, Young served as Chief Technology Officer until his retirement in 2006, though he remained on the board of directors[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53)[[3]](https://www.zippia.com/axt-careers-1211/executives/). He was reappointed as Chief Executive Officer in July 2009[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53). As of 2026, Young also serves as Chairman of the Board, having assumed that role in August 2021[[2]](https://investors.axt.com/Investors/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=5e65e0ec-fa2c-41a1-9385-fe127e602f53). He holds significant ownership in AXT, with approximately 2.4 million shares valued at over $70 million[[6]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/33482/morris-s-young).

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Trade Price

$51.13

Quantity

37,905

Total Value

$1,938,018.00

Shares Owned

2,275,328

Trade Date

Friday, March 13, 2026

5 days ago

SEC Filing Date

Monday, March 16, 2026

Filed 3 days after trade

TECHNOLOGYSEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS

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