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 28, 2014
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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)
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 28, 2014, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) was awarded a two –year development contract by the Office of the Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Defense Logistic Agency (“DLA”) in the amount of $2.97 million. The Rapid Innovation Fund project will develop a single authentication platform- the Company’s “Signature ® DNA” and complementary technologies- to identify authentic products and deter counterfeits from infiltrating six Department of Defense Federal Supply Groups (“FSGs”).
Those FSGs are, in order of risk to DLA:
1. FSG 59 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components)
2. FSG 31 (Bearings)
3. FSG 25 (Vehicular Equipment Components)
4. FSG 29 (Engine Accessories)
5. FSG 47 (Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings)
6. FSG 53 (Hardware and Abrasives)
The Company’s DNA marking solution currently protects items in DoD Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962, Microcircuits. This project will demonstrate the Company’s authentication solutions for the other high-risk commodities above.
The Company will perform services such as development, test and evaluation, field trials, and transition to government operations.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 28, 2014 the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting with the stockholders having voted as set forth below:
Proposal 1 - to elect our board of directors, consisting of James A. Hayward, John Bitzer, III, Charles Ryan, Yacov Shamash, and Sanford R. Simon, each for a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Directors | For | Withheld | |||
James A. Hayward | 330,364,892 | 7,323,237 | |||
John Bitzer, III | 333,767,295 | 3,920,834 | |||
Charles Ryan | 330,163,889 | 7,524,240 | |||
Yacov Shamash | 329,927,207 | 7,760,922 | |||
Sanford R. Simon | 330,001,919 | 7,686,210 |
Broker Non-Votes: 310,419,197
Proposal 2 – Authorization of Reverse Stock Split and Reduction in Authorized Shares:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
585,212,821 | 59,250,452 | 3,744,053 |
Broker Non-Votes: 0
Proposal 3- to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
For | Against | Abstain | ||
624,338,059 |
4,134,226 |
19,735,041 | ||
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Broker Non-Votes: 0
Item 8.01 Other Events.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on August 28, 2014 relating to the contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. on August 28, 2014.
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: September 4, 2014 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release issued by Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. on August 28, 2014. |
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE August 28, 2014 |
For Immediate Release Contact: Media Relations 631-240-8800 Applied DNA Sciences |
Office of Secretary of Defense Awards Applied DNA Sciences Competitive Development Contract on Behalf of DLA to Prevent Counterfeits in Six High-Risk Federal Supply Groups
Contract Valued at $2.97 Million Over Two Years |
STONY BROOK, NY - August 28, 2014 -- Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: APDN), a biotechnology firm that provides DNA-based authentication and security solutions and services, announced today that the company has been awarded a two-year development contract by the Office of the Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in the amount of $2.97 million. The Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) project will develop a single authentication platform - APDN's "SigNature® DNA" and complementary technologies - to identify authentic products and deter counterfeits from infiltrating six Department of Defense Federal Supply Groups (FSGs).
Those FSGs are, in order of risk to DLA:
1. FSG 59 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components) 2. FSG 31 (Bearings) 3. FSG 25 (Vehicular Equipment Components) 4. FSG 29 (Engine Accessories) 5. FSG 47 (Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings) 6. FSG 53 (Hardware and Abrasives)
APDN's DNA marking solution currently protects items in DoD Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962, Microcircuits. This project will demonstrate APDN's authentication solutions for the other high-risk commodities above.
APDN will perform services such as development, test and evaluation, field trials, and transition to government operations.
About Applied DNA Sciences APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions and services that can help protect products, brands, entire supply chains, and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA describes the uncopyable marker that is at the heart of all of our security and authentication solutions. SigNature DNA is at the core of a family of products such as DNAnet®, our anti-theft product, SigNature® T, targeted toward textiles, and digitalDNA®, providing powerful track and trace. All provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators. The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements describe APDN's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various other factors detailed from time to time in APDN's SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 20, 2013 (amended on May 1, 2014) and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q/A (for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013) and Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
media contact Mitchell Miller, 631-240-8818
investor contact Debbie Bailey, 631-240-8817
web www.adnas.com
twitter @APDN, @APDNInvestor.
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