UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~December~~March 2721, ~~2024~~2025

Lightwave Logic, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-40766

82-0497368

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(720) 340-4949

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

LWLG

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 58.0201 ~~Departure~~Other ~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

~~Resignation~~On March 21, 2025, Lightwave Logic, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Company’s Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281059) registering shares of ~~Fred~~the ~~Leonberger~~Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), issuable pursuant to its purchase agreement dated March 17, 2025 with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (the “Purchase Agreement”). Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., special counsel to the Company, has issued a legal opinion relating to the Shares issuable under the Purchase Agreement. A copy of such legal opinion, including the consent included therein, is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

OnItem ~~December 27, 2024, Fred Leonberger tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc~~9.01 ~~(the~~Financial ~~“Company”)~~Statements ~~effective December 31, 2024 in connection with his retirement. Dr. Leonberger’s resignation is not a result of any disagreement between himself~~ and ~~the Company, its management, the Board or any committee of the Board~~Exhibits. ~~On January 1, 2025, Dr. Leonberger became a member of the Company’s Advisory Board.~~

SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.	Description	Location
5.1	Opinion of Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.	Filed herewith
23.1	Consent of Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.	Contained in Exhibit 5.1
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File	(embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~Pursuant to~~SIGNATURES ~~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 hereunto duly authorized.~~

~~LIGHTWAVE~~Pursuant to ~~LOGIC~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~INC.~~the ~~By:~~Registrant ~~/s/~~has ~~James~~duly S.caused ~~Marcelli~~this ~~Name:~~report ~~James~~to S.be ~~Marcelli~~signed ~~Title:~~on ~~Chief~~its ~~Financial~~behalf ~~Officer~~by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Dated~~LIGHTWAVE LOGIC, INC. By: ~~January~~/s/ 2,James ~~2025~~ S. Marcelli Name: James S. Marcelli Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 21, 2025

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