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.
Christopher W. Donaghey, President & CEO and Director of Applied Energetics, Inc. (AERG), reported a sale of 10,000 shares of common stock on 09/25/2025 at a weighted average price of $2.00 per share (trades ranged $1.95–$2.05), leaving him with 173,592 shares beneficially owned. The filing discloses substantial derivative holdings: 1,000,000 incentive stock options at $0.78 (subject to revenue-based vesting milestones), 1,000,000 incentive options at $2.36 (vesting over four years, 750,000 vested), 200,000 non-statutory options at $0.61, 150,000 non-statutory options at $0.35 (vested by schedule), and 100,000 restricted stock units vesting annually starting July 12, 2023.
Gregory J. Quarles, listed as CEO Emeritus and a director of Applied Energetics, Inc. (AERG), reported a series of transactions on 09/24/2025. The Form 4 shows acquisition of 10,000 shares of common stock at $0.35 per share (transaction code M) and a separate sale of 10,000 shares at $1.92 per share (transaction code S) on the same date. Quarles also holds 10,000 vested options with a $0.35 exercise price exercisable through 04/18/2029, and 1,954,545 restricted stock units that are unvested. Following the reported option activity, the filing lists 4,870,000 shares beneficially owned by Quarles. The form states that the options were issued in exchange for services and that the RSUs remain subject to vesting.
Applied Energetics, Inc. reported that it has appointed Brigadier General (Ret) Samuel “Luke” Peterson to its Board of Advisors, effective September 25, 2025. This move brings additional military and defense-related experience to the company’s advisory ranks.
For his role on the Board of Advisors, Gen. Peterson will receive a monthly cash stipend and stock options that are subject to vesting over time, aligning part of his compensation with the company’s equity. The company also issued a press release describing this appointment and filed it as an exhibit to this report.
Insider sale by Applied Energetics Chief Science Officer. Stephen W. McCahon reported selling 10,000 shares of common stock on 09/19/2025 at $1.50 per share, leaving him with 12,812,861 shares beneficially owned. The filing indicates the sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. McCahon also directly holds 1,585,000 warrants exercisable into common stock through 05/24/2029.
Bradford T. Adamczyk, a director of Applied Energetics, Inc. (AERG / AERGP), reported transactions on 09/19/2025 in Form 4. He exercised 10,000 options at an exercise price of $0.07 (code M) and contemporaneously sold 10,000 shares at $1.50 (code S). After these transactions Mr. Adamczyk directly beneficially owns 671,482 shares and indirectly holds 1,563,599 shares through Moriah Stone Global L.P.; additional reported options total 1,350,000 (direct) and 3,500,000 (indirect). Some options were issued for services and 500,000 options are held in a family LLC he controls.
Applied Energetics, Inc. filed an 8-K that includes a table of named individuals and numeric holdings tied to the company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share. The filing lists officers and directors such as John Schultz, Gregory J. Quarles, Scott Andrews, Christopher Donaghey, Bradford T. Adamczyk, and Mary P. O’Hara alongside numerical entries including 58,161,888, 57,678,390, and a repeated total figure of 70,492,976.
The form is signed by Christopher Donaghey, identified as President and Chief Executive Officer. The submission appears to report ownership-related numeric disclosures for named individuals but does not include explicit column headings or explanatory text that define each number in the excerpt provided.