Bucchi Ronald A 4

4 · Lightwave Logic, Inc. · Filed Jan 27, 2026

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Updated Jan 28, 2026

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Director Ronald A. Bucchi Exercises Options

What Happened

Ronald A. Bucchi, a director of Lightwave Logic, exercised options on January 23, 2026. He acquired 50,000 common shares by exercising a derivative/option at $0.68 per share for a total cash outlay of $34,000. The filing also reports a contemporaneous conversion/disposition of 50,000 derivative shares at $0.00 consideration (reported as a derivative disposition).

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-01-23.
Acquired: 50,000 shares @ $0.68 — total $34,000 (Option exercise; transaction code M).
Disposed/Converted: 50,000 derivative shares @ $0.00 (reported as a derivative disposition).
Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpts.
Footnotes:
- F1: References restricted stock awards (23,511 shares issued under 2016 plan; 3,931 vested June 18, 2024; remaining awards vest in 10 equal quarterly installments beginning July 1, 2024).
- F2: Notes a 2016 option grant for 50,000 shares (20,000 vested immediately; remaining vested in three quarterly installments).
Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-01-27 for a 2026-01-23 transaction — appears to have been filed within the usual two-business-day Form 4 deadline.

Context

These transactions reflect an exercise of previously granted options rather than an open-market purchase or sale of shares. There is no indication in the provided data that the newly acquired shares were sold on the open market (no ordinary sale reported). The F2 footnote suggests the exercised options originated from a 2016 option grant.

Form 4

Period: 2026-01-23

Director

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-01-23$0.68/sh+50,000$34,000→ 255,744 total
Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F2]
2026-01-23−50,000→ 0 total
Exercise: $0.68Exp: 2026-01-28→ Common Stock (50,000 underlying)

Holdings

Footnotes (2)

[F1]Includes 23,511 shares of common stock issued pursuant to a restricted stock award pursuant to the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, 3,931 shares of restricted stock vested on June 18, 2024, with the remaining restricted stock awards vesting in 10 equal quarterly installments beginning on July 1, 2024, subject to continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. Any unvested portion is subject to forfeiture..
[F2]On February 1, 2016, the reporting person received an option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of company stock that vested pursuant to the following schedule: 20,000 options vested immediately, and the remaining options vested in three equal quarterly installments of 10,000 options per quarter commencing on April 1, 2016.

Signature

/s/ Ronald A. Bucchi|2026-01-27

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