---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-22-000927"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AERG"
cik: "0000879911"
company_name: "APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T20:25:08.578480+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Energetics appoints Mary P. O'Hara as General Counsel/CLO; extends advisor Donaghey with exclusivity

## Summary
- Mary P. O'Hara appointed General Counsel & CLO effective Jan 1, 2022; salary $250,000/yr, options for 640,000 shares at $2.40 vesting over 4 years.
- Christopher Donaghey's Board of Advisors term extended with exclusivity in directed energy; granted options for 750,000 shares at $2.40.
- Board obtained separate counsel to review the O'Hara agreement after she recused herself.
- O'Hara has 29 years of private practice experience; previously partner at Hodgson Russ, associate at Norton Rose Fulbright and Mayer Brown.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-22-000927
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AERG
- cik: 0000879911
- company_name: APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390022000927/0001213900-22-000927-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390022000927/ea153619-8k_appliedener.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-000927
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-000927.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-22-000927.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mary P. O'Hara was appointed as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer
  source text: Effective January 1, 2022, the board of directors of Applied Energetics appointed Mary P. O’Hara, age 54, to serve as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390022000927/0001213900-22-000927-index.htm

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