Applied Energetics (AERG) Form 4 APPLIED ENERGETICS / Gregory James Quarles ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Quarles Gregory James

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

9070 S. RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500

(Street)

TUCSON AZ 85747

(City) (State) (Zip)

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 and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	04/22/2024		M		7,000	A	$0.35	7,000	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	04/22/2024		S(1)		7,000	D(1)	$1.89(1)	0	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	04/23/2024		M		3,000	A	$0.35	3,000	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	04/23/2024		S(1)		3,000	D(1)	$1.9(1)	0	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$0.35	04/22/2024		M			7,000	11/18/2019	04/18/2029	Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	7,000	(2)	4,933,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$0.35	04/23/2024		M			3,000	11/18/2019	04/18/2029	Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	3,000	(2)	4,930,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0							(3)	11/29/2032	Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	(3)		1,954,545	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale price reflects the weighted average price of multiple trades executed at prices ranging from $1.88 to $1.96, on April 22, 2024, and $1.86 to 1.93, on April 23, 2024. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. Such shares were sold pursuant to a 10b-5 Plan which was adopted by Dr. Quarles on June 15, 2023.

2. Options were issued in exchange for services rendered as an officer and director of the company.

3. Restricted Stock Units are subject to vesting, and none of them were vested.

	/s/ Gregory J. Quarles	04/24/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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