# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000744452
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-097097
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 13221
**Document Hash:** a91b144eb3ab2cfe6f6ebb12f0bfe7a7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-097097.hdr.sgml**: 20251006

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-097097

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250930

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251006

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251006

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000744452
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-TESTING LABORATORIES [8734]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 592262718
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36745
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251376913

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
- **CITY:** STONY BROOK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11790
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 631-240-8800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
- **CITY:** STONY BROOK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11790

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PROHEALTH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010504

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DCC ACQUISITION CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990211

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DATALINK CAPITAL CORP/TX/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980306

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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): September 30, 2025

**Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware**<br> (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | **001-36745**<br> (Commission File Number) | **59-2262718**<br> (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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**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:

◻ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

◻ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

◻ 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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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | APDN | The Nasdaq Stock Market |

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**Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.**

On September 30, 2025, the Board of Directors of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>") authorized, and its officers implemented, a restructuring plan pursuant to which the Company will reduce overall operating expenses to focus resources on its previously announced BNB-focused treasury strategy. The restructuring plan includes a reduction of the Company's current workforce by sixteen employees, or approximately 60%. The Company estimates that it will incur aggregate pre-tax charges of approximately $1.4 million in connection with the reduction-in-force, primarily consisting of severance payments, employee benefits, and related costs. The Company expects that the reduction-in-force will be substantially completed by the end of October 2025 and that the associated charges will be recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The Company estimates that the restructuring will result in annualized cost savings of approximately $2.9 million. The estimated charges that the Company expects to incur are subject to a number of assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The Company may also incur additional costs not currently contemplated due to events that may occur as a result of, or that are associated with, the restructuring plan.

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On October 6, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that it will change its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Capital Market from "APDN" to "BNBX" effective at the opening of trading on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding the Company's belief that restructuring will reduce overall operating expenses, the future success of its Linea DNA and Linea IVT platforms and its treasury strategy and future reductions in operating expenses. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. Capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Current Report on Form 8-K.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) *<u>Exhibits</u>*.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [99.1](tm2528084d1_ex99-1.htm) | [Press Release, dated October 6, 2025.](tm2528084d1_ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**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.

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| Date: October 6, 2025 | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ Beth Jantzen |
|  | Name: | Beth Jantzen |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![](tm2528084d1_ex99-1img01.jpg)

**Applied DNA Sciences to Begin Trading Under New Ticker 'BNBX' Reflecting Digital Asset Treasury Strategy**

*Ticker changing from 'APDN' to 'BNBX' effective October 7, 2025*

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - <u>Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.</u> (NASDAQ: APDN) ("Applied DNA" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company advancing a yield focused BNB digital asset treasury strategy and commercializing nucleic acid production solutions, today announced that it will change its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") from "APDN" to **"**BNBX**"**, effective at the opening of trading on Tuesday October 7, 2025.

The ticker BNBX underscores the Company's strategic commitment to a BNB-based treasury strategy designed to optimize yield generation and token accumulation within the Binance ecosystem. The Company plans to implement a differentiated approach to treasury management, including through the integration of actively managed decentralized finance protocols and Binance ecosystem specific strategies, aimed at enhancing capital efficiency, liquidity resilience, and exposure to digital asset upside.

No action by the Company's stockholders is required with respect to the ticker symbol change. The Company's common stock will continue to be listed on Nasdaq and the CUSIP number will remain unchanged.

**About Applied DNA Sciences**

Applied DNA Sciences is a biotechnology company executing a yield focused BNB digital asset treasury strategy, while also commercializing proprietary nucleic acid production solutions for the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics markets.

**Forward Looking Statements**

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "could," "may," "will," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "goal," "project," and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and address various matters including, without limitation, statements relating to the assets to be held by the Company, the expected future market, price and liquidity of the digital assets the Company acquires, the macro and political conditions surrounding digital assets, the Company's plan for value creation and strategic advantages, market size, market position, and growth opportunities, regulatory conditions, competitive position and the interest of other corporations in similar business strategies, technological and market trends, future announcements and priorities, expectations regarding management, future financial and operating condition and performance, the expected financial impacts of the proposed transactions described herein and other projections or statements of plans and objectives.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions, and projections, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors-many of which are beyond the Company's control-that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Each forward-looking statement contained in this press release is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed digital asset treasury strategy; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to the Company's operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price of BNB and other cryptocurrencies; risks related to the Company's ability to raise and deploy capital effectively; risks relating to an unproven yield generation strategy, the risk that the price of the Company's common stock may be highly correlated to the price of the digital assets that it holds; risks related to increased competition in the industries in which the Company does and will operate; risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes; risks related to the unknown returns, liquidity and/or token accumulation that the Company's BNB treasury strategy will generate; risks relating to market volatility, cybersecurity and custody of digital assets, potential changes in laws or accounting standards relating to cryptocurrency, and regulatory developments affecting BNB or other digital assets; as well as those risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these statements.

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