Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2017, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”, “we” or “us”) announced a registered direct public offering of 2,735,000 shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), and warrants to purchase 2,735,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Purchase Warrants”) (the “Registered Direct Offering”). Each Share will be sold with a Purchase Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at a combined purchase price of $1.75 per share of Common Stock and accompanying Purchase Warrant. A copy of the legal opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock and Purchase Warrants in the Registered Direct Offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
The closing of the Registered Direct Offering is expected to take place on December 22, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express the Company’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to the Company’s future activities, or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, the prospectus supplement relating to the Registered Direct Offering and in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by law.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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About Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN)
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. is engaged in creating security solutions addressing the challenges of modern commerce. The Company is also engaged in the large-scale production of specific deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Its principal technology platform includes SigNature DNA, SigNature T DNA, fiberTyping, DNAnet, digitalDNA, SigNify and Beacon. Its SigNify IF portable DNA reader provides definitive real-time authentication of SigNature DNA in the field-DNA becomes a solution for supply chain integrity. SigNature DNA is the Company’s platform ingredient, at the core of all its security solutions. It provides forensic power and protection for a range of applications. SigNature T DNA is a tagging and authentication system specifically designed for textiles and apparel. DNAnet is a DNA marker that can be used to definitively link evidence and offenders to specific crime scenes and help return stolen or lost property to its rightful owner.
