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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-106096
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200916
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200917
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200917

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:		201181219

	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-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 16, 2020</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code:</P>

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

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR>
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pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Trading Symbol(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of each exchange on which registered</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 3.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 3.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 3.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">APDN</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 3.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 3.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Nasdaq Capital Market</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Indicate by check mark whether the 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 <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">If an emerging growth company, indicate
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. <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"><B><U>Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</U></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 16, 2020, Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the &ldquo;2020 Annual Meeting&rdquo;). The stockholders
approved the Company&rsquo;s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, which was previously adopted by the Company&rsquo;s board of directors
subject to approval by the stockholders. The 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, among other things, reserves an additional 3,500,000 shares
of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), for issuance in the form of equity-based
awards to employees, directors, consultants, and other service providers, and those of the Company&rsquo;s affiliates. Effective
as of September 16, 2020, no further awards will be made under the Company&rsquo;s 2005 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">A more detailed description of the material
terms of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan was included in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020 (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;). The foregoing and the summary of
the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in the Proxy Statement are not complete summaries of the terms of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
and are qualified by reference to the text of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, which was filed as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement
and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.1.<FONT STYLE="color: #212529">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to
a Vote of Security Holders. </U></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information set forth in Item 5.02 above is incorporated
by reference into this Item 5.07.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The following proposals were voted on and
were approved by the Company&rsquo;s stockholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting with the stockholders having voted as set forth below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">I.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To elect eight directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Withhold</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">James A. Hayward</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,095,959</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">64,900</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">John Bitzer, III</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">987,736</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">173,123</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Robert B. Catell</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,059,837</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">101,022</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Joseph D. Ceccoli</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,053,762</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">107,097</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Scott Anchin</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,059,883</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">100,976</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Yacov A. Shamash</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,004,286</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">156,573</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Sanford R. Simon</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,005,233</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">155,626</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">Elizabeth M. Schmalz Ferguson</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">1,064,575</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">96,284</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">II.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To approve the Company&rsquo;s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">904,817</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">179,621</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">76,421</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">III.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To approve the amendment to the Company&rsquo;s certificate of incorporation (as previously amended) to decrease the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 200,000,000.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">3,591,465</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">63,432</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">25,366</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IV.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">For</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Against</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Abstain</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 32%; text-align: center">3,375,809</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 32%; text-align: center">40,905</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 32%; text-align: center">263,549</TD></TR>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To act upon other matters which may properly come before the 2020 Annual Meeting.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">967,075</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">151,539</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">42,245</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.25pt">2,519,404</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Each of the foregoing voting results from
the 2020 Annual Meeting is final.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits</U></B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; width: 9%; padding-top: 0.25pt; padding-right: 0.25pt; padding-left: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit Number</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 1pt; vertical-align: top; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 88%; padding-top: 0.25pt; padding-right: 0.25pt; padding-left: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Description</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2031215d1_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2031215d1_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Fifth Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company</FONT></A></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744452/000110465920089239/tm2024845-2_def14a.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.1*</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744452/000110465920089239/tm2024845-2_def14a.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2020 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Denotes compensatory plan, compensation arrangement or management contract.</FONT></TD></TR>
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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: 0.5in">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: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: September 17, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 2.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 52%; padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.5pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ James A. Hayward</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">James A. Hayward</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 1.05pt 0.25pt 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 3.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>FIFTH CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT<BR>
TO THE<BR>
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<BR>
OF<BR>
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20pt">Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Corporation</B>&rdquo;), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>FIRST:</B> The first paragraph of Article
IV of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Certificate of Incorporation</B>&rdquo;), of the Corporation
is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify">&ldquo;This Corporation is authorized
to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo; and &ldquo;Preferred Stock.&rdquo; The
total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 210,000,000. The total number of shares
of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 200,000,000, with a par value of $0.001 per share. Each share of
Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote of any meeting of stockholders.
The total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 10,000,000, with a par value of $0.001
per share.&rdquo;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>SECOND:</B> This Certificate of Amendment
shall become effective on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 12:01 a.m.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>THIRD:</B> That pursuant to resolution
of the Board of Directors, the proposed amendment was submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration at the
annual meeting of stockholders held on September 16, 2020 and was duly adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Page Follows</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20pt"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>,
the Corporation has caused this Fifth Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer as of Wednesday, September 16, 2020.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">APPLIED
    DNA SCIENCES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 45%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ James
    A. Hayward</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: James A. Hayward</FONT></TD></TR>
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