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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 16, 2015
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Meeting Information
 
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.
 
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
 
For holders as of: April 17, 2015
     
Date: June 16, 2015        Time: 10:00 AM EDT
     
Location:  
Center of Excellence in
Wireless and Information Tech.
Stony Brook, NY 11790
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Voting items
             
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
                   
1.
Election of Directors
               
 
Nominees
               
01
James A. Hayward
02
John Bitzer, III
03
Joseph D. Ceccoli
04 Charles Ryan 05
Yacov Shamash
06 Sanford R. Simon                
   
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
   
2.
Approval of amendment to 2005 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder to 8,333,333 and extend the expiration date thereof to January 25, 2025.
   
3. Ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
   
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