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) May 15, 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 15, 2025. As of the close of business on March 24, 2025, the Company had outstanding 124,604,522 shares of common stock, of which 64,185,765 shares were represented at the meeting by proxy and in person; accordingly, a quorum was constituted. The matters voted upon and the final results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:


Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-votes
Ronald A. Bucchi		27,622,666		10,288,969		26,274,130
Craig Ciesla		27,249,583		10,662,052		26,274,130

Proposal 2: Ratify Stephano Slack LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2025

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 2. The proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

60,933,933

1,578,464

1,673,308

—

Proposal 3: Vote to Approve the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 3. The proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

26,946,343

8,268,916

2,696,376

26,274,130

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description		Location
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File		(embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to 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 LOGIC, INC.

By:	/s/ James S. Marcelli
Name:	James S. Marcelli
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 19, 2025

Lightwave Logic, Inc. 8-K