Applied DNA Sciences Announces Record Date for Annual Stockholders' Meeting

   Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a DNA security solutions company, today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Friday January 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM EST at the Charles Wang Center in Stony Brook, New York. APDN also announced that its Board of Directors has set the close of business on Monday November 28, 2011 as the record date for determining who may vote at the meeting. All stockholders as of the record date are invited to attend the Annual Meeting where Dr. James Hayward, President and CEO will discuss the latest accomplishments of the company.

About Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. APDN sells patent-protected DNA security solutions to protect products, brands and intellectual property from counterfeiting and diversion. SigNature DNA is a botanical mark used to authenticate products in a unique manner that essentially cannot be copied, and provide a forensic chain of evidence that can be used to prosecute perpetrators. To learn more, go to www.adnas.com where APDN routinely posts all press releases.

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 15, 2010 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.

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