Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Donaghey Christopher Wayne

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/1/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. [AERG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC, 9070 S RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO/COO /

(Street)

TUCSON, AZ 85747

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	174554	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options	⁽¹⁾	4/29/2029	Common Stock, par value $0.001	150000	$0.35	D
Options	⁽²⁾	5/12/2031	Common Stock, par value $0.001	200000	$0.61	D
Options	⁽³⁾	7/13/2032	Common Stock, par value $0.001	1000000	$2.36	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.001	400000	⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These options vested in installments of 37,500 shares on each of 9/29/2019, 4/29/2020, 9/29/2020 and 4/29/2021.
(2)	These options vested on May 12, 2022.
(3)	These options vest over four years, in equal annual installments of 250,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023.
(4)	These RSUs vest in equal annual installments of 100,000 shares, commencing on July 12, 2023 and have no expiration date or exercise price .

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Donaghey Christopher Wayne C/O APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC 9070 S RITA ROAD, SUITE 1500 TUCSON, AZ 85747			CFO/COO

Signatures
/s/ Christopher Wayne Donaghey		11/4/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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