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Applied Energetics filings document material events for a Delaware defense technology company quoted on OTCQB under AERG. Recent Form 8-K disclosures cover advanced laser technology contracts, executive appointments and compensatory arrangements, board committee formation, advisory-board compensation, and annual stockholder meeting voting results.
The filings also describe capital-structure actions, including private placements of common stock and pre-funded common stock purchase warrants, registration-related undertakings, and the company’s stated security status. These records connect governance, financing, and operating disclosures to Applied Energetics’ ultrashort pulse laser and directed-energy technology business.
Applied Energetics CEO Emeritus Gregory J. Quarles reported an option exercise and share sale. On January 21, 2026, he exercised 6,600 non-qualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.35 per share, receiving the same number of common shares. That same day, he sold 6,600 common shares at a weighted average price of about $1.87 per share, with trades executed between $1.8753 and $1.88, leaving 0 common shares directly held after the sale.
Following these transactions, Quarles directly holds 4,843,400 non-qualified stock options and 1,954,545 restricted stock units. The filing notes that the restricted stock units are subject to vesting and that none were vested at the time of the report.
Applied Energetics Chief Science Officer Stephen William McCahon reported selling 10,000 shares of common stock on January 20, 2026 at a weighted average price of $1.80 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $1.80231 to $1.805.
After this sale, McCahon beneficially owns 12,772,861 shares of Applied Energetics common stock directly. He also directly holds 1,585,000 Common Stock Purchase Warrants with an exercise price of $0.06 per share, which are exercisable from May 24, 2019 until their expiration on May 24, 2029.
Applied Energetics, Inc. has registered up to 11,391,064 shares of common stock for resale by existing selling stockholders under a shelf prospectus. These shares were acquired in prior private placements, and only the selling stockholders will receive any proceeds from their sale, while the company will pay the registration and offering expenses. As context, 223,608,831 shares of common stock were outstanding as of December 9, 2025.
The company develops ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies for national security, biomedical, and advanced manufacturing markets, supported by 28 issued patents and several pending and government-sensitive applications. Its stock trades on the OTCQB under the symbol AERG, and the company has applied to list on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The prospectus highlights significant risks, including penny stock rules and general market, regulatory, and technology uncertainties.
Applied Energetics, Inc. director Bradford T. Adamczyk reported option and share transactions dated January 7, 2026. He exercised 10,000 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $0.07 per share and acquired 10,000 shares of common stock. On the same date, he sold 10,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $1.77 per share, with individual trades ranging from $1.81 to $1.75.
After these transactions, he directly holds 671,482 shares of common stock and 1,320,000 non-qualified stock options. The filing also shows 1,563,599 common shares held indirectly by Moriah Stone Global L.P., of which he is the controlling partner, and 3,500,000 options held in the name of Adamczyk Family 2021 LLC, a family limited liability company which he controls.
Applied Energetics, Inc. director Bradford T. Adamczyk reported option and share transactions dated January 7, 2026. He exercised 10,000 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $0.07 per share and acquired 10,000 shares of common stock. On the same date, he sold 10,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $1.77 per share, with individual trades ranging from $1.81 to $1.75.
After these transactions, he directly holds 671,482 shares of common stock and 1,320,000 non-qualified stock options. The filing also shows 1,563,599 common shares held indirectly by Moriah Stone Global L.P., of which he is the controlling partner, and 3,500,000 options held in the name of Adamczyk Family 2021 LLC, a family limited liability company which he controls.
Applied Energetics, Inc. President & CEO and director Christopher Donaghey reported open-market sales of company stock and detailed his equity awards. On December 26, 2025, he sold 2,300 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $1.92 per share, and on December 29, 2025, he sold 7,700 shares at a weighted average price of $1.93 per share. Following these trades, he beneficially owns 143,592 common shares directly.
Donaghey also holds several option and equity awards: 1,000,000 incentive stock options at $0.78 per share tied to revenue milestones of $10M, $25M, and $50M, another 1,000,000 incentive stock options at $2.36 per share expiring on 07/13/2032, 150,000 non-statutory options at $0.35 per share expiring on 04/29/2029, 200,000 non-statutory options at $0.61 per share expiring on 05/12/2031, and 100,000 restricted stock units that vest annually starting July 12, 2023.
Applied Energetics, Inc. insider transaction: the company’s Chief Science Officer filed a Form 4 reporting the sale of 10,000 shares of common stock on 12/22/2025 at a weighted average price of $1.86 per share. The filing notes this average reflects multiple trades between $1.85 and $1.92 on that date.
After the sale, the reporting person beneficially owns 12,782,861 shares of Applied Energetics common stock and holds 1,585,000 common stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $0.06 per share, exercisable from 05/24/2019 until 05/24/2029. Ownership of both the common shares and warrants is listed as direct.
Applied Energetics, Inc. insider activity: CEO Emeritus and director Gregory J. Quarles reported an option exercise and share sale dated 12/22/2025. He exercised 10,000 non-qualified stock options for common stock with a $0.35 exercise price and acquired 10,000 shares. On the same date, he sold 10,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $1.88 per share, leaving 0 shares of common stock directly owned after these transactions.
Following the reported activity, he continues to hold 4,850,000 non-qualified stock options and 1,954,545 restricted stock units, which are subject to vesting and none of which were vested as of this report.
Applied Energetics, Inc. is registering 11,391,064 shares of common stock for resale by existing stockholders under a shelf prospectus. All of these shares are already outstanding and were issued in prior private transactions, so only the selling stockholders will receive sale proceeds, while the company will pay the registration and offering expenses.
The shares may be sold from time to time on the OTCQB, where the stock trades under the symbol “AERG” and last closed at $1.90 per share on December 10, 2025, and the company has applied to list on The Nasdaq Capital Market. There were 223,608,831 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 9, 2025; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being offered. Applied Energetics develops patented ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies for national security, biomedical, and advanced manufacturing markets, and notes that investing in its stock involves a high degree of risk, including penny stock considerations.
Applied Energetics, Inc. director files Form 4 for option exercise and share sale. Director Bradford T. Adamczyk exercised 10,000 non-qualified stock options for Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per share on 12/08/2025, then sold 10,000 Common shares on the same date at a weighted average price between $1.65 and $1.67, reported as $1.86 with footnote detail. Following these transactions, he directly beneficially owned 671,482 Common shares and indirectly beneficially owned 1,563,599 Common shares. He also held 1,330,000 non-qualified stock options directly and 3,500,000 non-qualified stock options indirectly, each relating to Common Stock.
Applied Energetics, Inc. reported insider activity by a director and officer serving as CEO Emeritus on 12/04/2025. The reporting person exercised 10,000 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, receiving 10,000 shares of common stock. On the same date, they sold 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.77 per share, leaving no common shares reported as beneficially owned in the non-derivative table after the transaction.
Following these transactions, the individual continued to hold derivative securities, including 4,860,000 non-qualified stock options and 1,954,545 restricted stock units. The options relate to common stock with a stated par value of $0.001 per share. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting conditions, and the filing notes that none of these RSUs were exercised.