8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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)     June 2, 2022

APPLIED ENERGETICS,

INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(520) 628-7415

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):

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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:

Item 8.01 – Other Events

On June 2, 2022, Applied Energetics, Inc. executed a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract with the U.S. Army against topic number A21.C-T018 and topic title: Ultra-Wide and High-Average Power Directional IR Countermeasures. Compensation under Army STTR A21.C Phase I contracts is limited to an aggregate of $173,000. The company intends to provide additional information upon approval from the government agency.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 8, 2022