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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):
July 2, 2025
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the 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. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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APDN |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market |
On July 2, 2025, Applied DNA
Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Compliance Notice”) from The Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2),
which requires that companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and that the Company
is therefore in compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s listing requirements. Nasdaq also notified the Company in the Compliance
Notice that the hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel previously scheduled to take place on July 15, 2025 has been cancelled and the
Company’s securities will continue to be listed and traded on Nasdaq.
SIGNATURES
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: July 7, 2025 |
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. |
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/s/ Judith Murrah |
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Name: |
Judith Murrah |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |