---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-036777"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AERG"
cik: "0000879911"
company_name: "APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T18:54:53.242224+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Energetics appoints Stephen McCahon as Chief Science Officer, effective May 1, 2023

## Summary
- Salary set at $300K annualized for 2023, $325K for 2024, $350K for 2025.
- Initial term through December 2025 with automatic one-year renewals.
- Dr. McCahon is a co-founder and beneficially owns ~7% of company common stock.
- He previously served as Chief Scientist under a consulting agreement terminated by this employment agreement.
- Agreement includes standard non-compete (1 year) and non-solicitation (2 years) covenants.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-036777
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AERG
- cik: 0000879911
- company_name: APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390023036777/0001213900-23-036777-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390023036777/ea178053-8k_applied.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-036777
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-036777.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-036777.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen W. McCahon was appointed as Chief Science Officer at APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Science Officer
  source text: Effective May 1, 2023, the board of directors of Applied Energetics appointed Stephen W. McCahon, age 64, to serve as Chief Science Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390023036777/0001213900-23-036777-index.htm

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