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

on

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 20, 2021

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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangementsof Certain Officers

Effective August 20, 2021, the board of directors of Applied Energetics expanded its number to five members and appointed Mary P. O’Hara to serve as a new director. Ms. O’Hara has been in private law practice for twenty-nine years and has broad experience in all facets of securities, corporate and commercial law. She is currently affiliated with the law firm of Masur, Griffitts, Avidor, LLP and has represented the Company for several years. Previously, she was a partner at Hodgson Russ LLP and an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (now known as Norton Rose Fulbright) and Mayer Brown & Platt, LLP (now known as Mayer Brown LLP). Ms. O’Hara has a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of New Mexico.

Upon her appointment to the Board Ms. O’Hara received options to purchase up to 360,000 shares of common stock, which vest in equal monthly installments over three years of service. Such options are exercisable at a price of $1.27 per share and expire after ten years.

Ms. O’Hara serves as counsel to the company through her law firm, Masur Griffitts Avidor, LLP. The firm bills the company monthly for such services, and such fees average approximately $22,000 per month. Although the company has not yet adopted formal policies and procedures with respect to related party transactions, the board evaluates any such situation as it arises. In the case of Ms. O’Hara’s service as counsel as well as a board member, in accordance with Rule 1.7 of the New York Lawyer’s Rules of Professional Conduct and Note [35] thereto, the board and Ms. O’Hara considered (i) the likelihood of a conflict of interest arising from her service, the potential intensity of any such conflict, the effect of her resignation if necessary, and the possibility of the company obtaining legal advice from another attorney in such a conflict situation; and (ii) the risk that matters discussed at board meetings while she is present in the capacity of director might not be protected by the attorney-client privilege. Ms. O’Hara provided disclosure to the board of the risks and possible conflicts involved with the relationship and recommended that the board seek guidance from other counsel with respect to the reasonableness of the relationship. The board then took such advice with respect to such matters as it deemed appropriate, including obtaining a memorandum from separate counsel regarding the above matters, and concluded that Ms. O’Hara’s service on the board posed no significant risk of such conflicts and that alternate counsel would be available in the event such a conflict did arise.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 26, 2021

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