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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2013
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
002-90539 (Commission File Number) |
59-2262718 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 Health Sciences Drive
Stony Brook, New York 11790
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
631-240-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 17, 2013, Dr. James A. Hayward, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and Mr. Ming-Hwa Liang, Chief Technology Officer and Secretary of the Company were each granted options by the Board of Directors to purchase 50,000,000 and 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, respectively, pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Incentive Stock Plan. The options have a term of five years and an exercise price of $.097 per share.
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SIGNATURE
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 DNA Sciences, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ James A. Hayward | |
| James A. Hayward | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: October 23, 2013
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