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): December 6, 2018
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
LineaRx, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (“Applied DNA”) will provide a presentation to the investment community via an analyst day webinar to be held today, December 6, 2018 at 12pm EST. A copy of the presentation materials to be used by Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. during its presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Such materials along with an audio recording of the webinar (expected to be available several hours after the conclusion of the webinar) will also be available on Applied DNA’s website (www.adnas.com).
The information in Item 7.01of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and 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 of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing. All information in the presentation materials speak as of the date thereof, and Applied DNA does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future. In addition, Applied DNA disclaims any inference regarding the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as a result of its furnishing such information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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: December 6, 2018 | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ James A. Hayward | |
| Name: | James A. Hayward | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |