UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 31, 2020

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-14015	77-0262908
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2480 W Ruthrauff Road, Suite 140 Q, Tucson, Arizona	85705
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(520) 628-7415

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company:  ☐

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	AERG	OTCQB

Item 8.01 – Other Events

Update of Litigation Against Prior Management and Related Parties

The following provides an update on events concerning litigation involving Applied Energetics, Inc. Information regarding events occurring prior to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K can be found in the company’s prior Current, Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On May 31, 2020, in the company’s ongoing litigation against Stein Riso Mantel McDonough, LLP (“Stein Riso”), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order denying in part and granting in part the motion of Stein Riso to dismiss the company’s complaint.

The court rejected Stein Riso’s arguments that the allegations in the company’s complaint did not adequately allege Stein Riso committed malpractice and aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duties by George Farley, the company’s former CEO and the defendant in a related action in the Delaware Chancery Court. The court dismissed a separate cause of action which the company had pled for “rescission and restitution” for Stein Riso’s alleged violations of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, finding it was “duplicative” of our professional malpractice cause of action. The court also dismissed the company’s cause of action against Stein Riso for securities fraud. The court scheduled an initial pre-trial conference for June 26, 2020.

On June 2, 2020, in our ongoing litigation against George Farley, the company’s former CEO, and AnneMarieCo, LLC, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware issued a scheduling order setting dates for pre-trial motion practice, hearings and conferences leading up to a trial date of September 21-24, 2020.

The company cannot guaranty the outcome of any litigation but expects to provide further updates on the status of the litigation as circumstances warrant.

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Gregory J. Quarles
		Gregory J. Quarles
		Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 4, 2020

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