UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): August 11, 2016
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction |
001-36745 (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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
631-240-8800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 11, 2016, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (“Applied DNA Sciences” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. dated August 11, 2016 regarding results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. |
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.
| Date: August 11, 2016 | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ James A. Hayward | |
| Name: | James A. Hayward | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. dated August 11, 2016 regarding results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. |