# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000879911
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-073285
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 8413
**Document Hash:** 8ba5c2398238fd0ff3044b3fe3b05ce5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-073285.hdr.sgml**: 20250808

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-073285

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250805

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250808

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250808

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Donaghey Christopher Wayne
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001953387

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14015
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251196118

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 207 MCLEAN PL
- **CITY:** SEVERNA PARK
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 21146
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000879911
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL SYS [3812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 770262908
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9070 S. RITA ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1500
- **CITY:** TUCSON
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85747
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 520-628-7415

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9070 S. RITA ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1500
- **CITY:** TUCSON
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85747

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IONATRON, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040429

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** US HOME & GARDEN INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950714

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NATURAL EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[x] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Donaghey Christopher Wayne<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.<br>9070 S. RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TUCSON, AZ 85747<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-08-05 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President & CEO/Principal AO_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. [ AERG ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 2025-08-05 |  | S |  | 10000 | D | 1.98<sup>(1)</sup> | 183592 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Incentive Stock Options | $0.78 |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 1000000 |  | 1000000 | D |  |
| Non-Statutory Stock Options | $0.35 |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(3)</sup> | 2029-04-29 | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 150000 |  | 150000 | D |  |
| Non-Statutory Stock Options | $0.61 |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(4)</sup> | 2031-05-12 | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 200000 |  | 200000 | D |  |
| Incentive Stock Options | $2.36 |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(5)</sup> | 2032-07-13 | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 1000000 |  | 1000000 | D |  |
| Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(5)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(6)</sup> | <sup>(6)</sup> | Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 100000 |  | 100000 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Sale price reflects the weighted average price of multiple trades executed at prices ranging from $1.96 to $2.03, on August 5, 2025. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the SEC staff, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

(2) The options vest upon the achievement of specified revenue milestones as follows: with respect to 170,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $10 million; with respect to an additional 330,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $25 million; and with respect to the remaining 500,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $50 million. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan and expire ten years from the date of grant.

(3) These options vested in instalments of 37,500 shares on each of 9/29/2019, 4/29/2020, 9/29/2020 and 4/29/2021. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.

(4) These options vested on May 12, 2022. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.

(5) These options vest over four years, in equal annual instalments of 250,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023, having currently vested as to 500,000 shares. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.

(6) These RSUs vest in equal annual instalments of 100,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023 and have no expiration date or exercise price.

**Signature:** /s/ Christopher Donaghey  
**Date:** 2025-08-07

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**