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): March 31, 2018
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction |
001-36745 (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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
631-240-8800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 31, 2018, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a License and Cooperation Agreement and a related Supply Agreement (the “Agreements”) effective March 31, 2018, with Colorcon, Inc. (“Colorcon”) for the use of the Company’s SigNature® molecular tags in Colorcon’s pharmaceutical and neutraceutical product offerings and access to the Company’s associated authentication technologies. The Company issued a press release announcing the Agreements on April 5, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. dated April 5, 2018 announcing agreements with Colorcon, Inc. |
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.
| Date: April 5, 2018 | APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ James A. Hayward | |
| Name: | James A. Hayward | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. dated April 5, 2018 announcing agreements with Colorcon, Inc. |