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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Donaghey Christopher Wayne 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. [AERG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO/Principal AO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC., 9070 S. RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/05/2025 (Street) TUCSON, AZ 85747 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 08/05/2025 S 10,000 D $1.98(1) 183,592 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Options

$0.78

(2)

(2)

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

1,000,000

1,000,000

D

Non-Statutory Stock Options

$0.35

(3)

04/29/2029

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

150,000

150,000

D

Non-Statutory Stock Options

$0.61

(4)

05/12/2031

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

200,000

200,000

D

Incentive Stock Options

$2.36

(5)

07/13/2032

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

1,000,000

1,000,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

100,000

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Donaghey Christopher Wayne C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. 9070 S. RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500 TUCSON, AZ 85747	X		President & CEO/Principal AO

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Donaghey		08/07/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Sale price reflects the weighted average price of multiple trades executed at prices ranging from $1.96 to $2.03, on August 5, 2025. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the SEC staff, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(2)	The options vest upon the achievement of specified revenue milestones as follows: with respect to 170,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $10 million; with respect to an additional 330,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $25 million; and with respect to the remaining 500,000 Shares, upon achievement of gross revenues of $50 million. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan and expire ten years from the date of grant.
(3)	These options vested in instalments of 37,500 shares on each of 9/29/2019, 4/29/2020, 9/29/2020 and 4/29/2021. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.
(4)	These options vested on May 12, 2022. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.
(5)	These options vest over four years, in equal annual instalments of 250,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023, having currently vested as to 500,000 shares. They were issued in exchange for services pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2018 Incentive Stock Plan.
(6)	These RSUs vest in equal annual instalments of 100,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023 and have no expiration date or exercise price.

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