secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. (AERG)
CIK:        0000879911
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-25-097394
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Energetics appoints Dr. David Spence as Chief Product Officer
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- Dr. David Spence named CPO effective Oct 3, 2025; over 25 years in laser technologies.
- Base salary of $250,000/year plus discretionary bonus; eligible for equity grants.
- Receives incentive stock options for 500,000 shares at $1.71, vesting over 4 years.
- Moving allowance up to $50,000; 3-year term renewable annually.
- Previously senior roles at MKS Instruments, Spectra-Physics, and Newport Corporation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390025097394/0001213900-25-097394-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390025097394/ea0260676-8k_applied.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-097394

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