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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001188112-13-002992
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131017
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744452
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				592262718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-90539
		FILM NUMBER:		131166162

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790
		BUSINESS PHONE:		631-240-8800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROHEALTH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010504

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DCC ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DATALINK CAPITAL CORP/TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980306
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event reported): October 17, 2013</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Stony Brook, New York 11790</B></P>

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(Zip Code)</P>

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including area code)</P>

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Last Report)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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October 17, 2013, Dr. James A. Hayward, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and Mr. Ming-Hwa Liang, Chief Technology Officer and Secretary of the Company were each granted
options by the Board of Directors to purchase 50,000,000 and 3,000,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock, $.001 par
value, respectively, pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s 2005 Incentive Stock Plan. The options have a term of five years and an
exercise price of $.097 per share.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6.6pt; text-align: justify">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="color: black">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">James A. Hayward</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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