UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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December 29,
2010
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APPLIED
ENERGETICS, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
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Delaware
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-14015
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77-0262908
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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3590
East Columbia Street, Tucson, Arizona
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85714
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(520)
628-7415
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(e) On
December 29, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Director of Applied
Energetics Inc. (the “Company”) increased the annual salary of Humberto Astorga,
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to $170,000.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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APPLIED
ENERGETICS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Joseph Hayden
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Joseph
Hayden
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President
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Date: December 29,
2010