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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-087307
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200728
ITEM INFORMATION:		Shareholder Nominations Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-11
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200728
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200728

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744452
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES [7380]
		IRS NUMBER:				592262718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36745
		FILM NUMBER:		201053875

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 28, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>50 Health Sciences Drive</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices;
zip code)</P>

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area code: <B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>631-240-8800</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
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registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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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.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc.&rsquo;s (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) 2019 annual meeting (the &ldquo;2019 Annual Meeting&rdquo;) was held on May 16, 2019.
The Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors has established September 16, 2020 as the date of the Company&rsquo;s 2020 annual meeting
of stockholders (the &ldquo;2020 Annual Meeting&rdquo;). The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only, via the
Internet, with no physical in-person meeting. The Company will publish additional details regarding the exact time, location via
the Internet and matters to be voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting
(the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;). Because the date of the 2020 Annual Meeting represents a change of more than 30 days from
the anniversary date of the 2019 Annual Meeting, the deadlines for stockholders to submit proposals and nominations of directors
as set forth in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting are no longer effective.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The By-Laws of the
Company (the &ldquo;ByLaws&rdquo;) provide that, if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60
days after the one-year anniversary of the preceding year&rsquo;s annual meeting, advance written notice of stockholder-proposed
business intended to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the Company not later
than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure
of the date of such annual meeting was first made. A new deadline has therefore been set for submission of proposals by stockholders
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;14a-5(f)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;)
and consistent with the ByLaws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">To be considered timely,
a proposal or notice on Schedule 14N under Rule 14a-18 under the Exchange Act (i) intended to be included in the Proxy Statement
under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) intended to be presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting other than by inclusion in
the Proxy Statement must be received by the Company on or prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on&nbsp;Monday, <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">August
10, 2020</FONT>. Any proposal or nomination received after such date will be considered untimely.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Proponents are advised
to submit their proposals by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company&rsquo;s Secretary at the Company&rsquo;s
principal executive offices at 50 Health Sciences Drive, Stony Brook, New York 11790. Only proposals and nominations meeting the
requirements of applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and of the ByLaws will be considered for inclusion in
the Proxy Statement.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 39.65pt">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 STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: July 28, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ James A. Hayward</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James A. Hayward</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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