Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. to Host Conference Call Wednesday, August 15, 2012

STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - August 09, 2012) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a provider of DNA-based security and anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 to discuss its most recent quarterly earnings.

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. management will host a thirty-minute conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 to discuss the company’s performance and outline key ongoing and future business initiatives. A presentation by CEO and President James Hayward will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

All participants must pre-register using the link below. It is suggested that you log into the conference call approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to ensure that all participants are on-line at the start of the call. While callers cannot be heard during the call, questions may be emailed beforehand or sent online using SMS messaging during the session (see below for details).

For those of you unable to participate, a transcript of the call will be posted by end of business on August 15, and available under the “Investors” tab of the company’s web site.

To Participate:
Reserve your spot now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/623850862

To Send Questions Prior to or During the Call:
Please email questions prior to the call to investor@adnas.com.
During the conference call, questions can be sent online using SMS messaging once you are registered as a participant.

Due to the large number of expected participants, not all questions may be answered on the call.

Company Background Materials:
You may be interested in the company’s Investor Information section on the company’s web site, including publications, recent press releases, blogs, and other materials.

About APDN
APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA and smartDNA, our principal anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators.

The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements describe APDN’s future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various other factors detailed from time to time in APDN’s SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 8, 2011 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.