UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~July~~September 1914, 2023

Inrad Optics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey		000-11668		22-2003247
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

181 Legrand Avenue, Northvale, NJ		07647
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 201-767-1910

~~Not~~(Former ~~Applicable~~name or former address if changed since last report.)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

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 5.0807 ~~Shareholder~~Submission ~~Director~~of ~~Nominations.~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

~~On July~~At ~~19, 2023,~~ the ~~Board~~Annual Meeting of ~~Directors~~Shareholders ~~(the “Board”)~~ of Inrad Optics, Inc. ~~(the~~held ~~“Company”)~~on ~~set~~ September 14, 2023, as ~~the~~shareholders ~~date~~representing of10,754,436 ~~its~~shares ~~2023~~or ~~annual~~75.73% ~~meeting~~ of ~~stockholders (~~the ~~“2023~~14,200,975 ~~Annual~~shares ~~Meeting”).~~of ~~The~~common ~~Board~~stock outstanding ~~has~~on ~~established~~the record date of July 31, 2023 as, ~~the~~were ~~record~~present ~~date~~in ~~for~~person ~~determining~~or ~~stockholders~~by ~~entitled~~proxy, toconstituting ~~notice~~a quorum for the purposes of, ~~and~~the toAnnual Meeting. Matters ~~vote~~voted upon at, the ~~2023~~ Annual Meeting. were as follows:

~~The date~~Proposal ofOne: ~~the~~The ~~2023~~election ~~Annual Meeting will be more than 30 days from the anniversary~~ of ~~the~~two Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Accordingly, the deadline for submission of proposals by stockholders for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (~~the “Exchange Act”~~2), ~~will~~Class beI ~~July~~directors ~~31,~~to ~~2023. Any such proposal must also meet~~ the ~~requirements~~Board ~~set forth in the rules and regulations~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~Exchange Act in order~~ to behold ~~eligible~~office for ~~inclusion in~~three ~~the~~(3) ~~proxy materials for the 2023 Annual Meeting~~years.

~~In addition,~~The toBoard’s ~~comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director~~ nominees ~~other than~~were ~~our~~elected. ~~nominees~~Voting ~~must~~for ~~provide~~Proposal ~~notice~~One ~~that~~was ~~sets~~as ~~forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act.~~follows:

~~SIGNATURES~~Class I Director — Term Expires in 2026

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.

Proposal One - Nominees

Votes

For

Votes

Withheld

Broker

Non-Votes

Dennis Romano

8,494,727

106,384

2,153,325

N.E. Rick Strandlund

8,494,727

106,384

2, 153,325

	Inrad Optics, Inc.
July 19, 2023	By:	/s/ Theresa A. Balog
	Name:	Theresa A. Balog
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Proposal Two: Ratification of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Voting for Proposal Two was as follows:

Proposal Two

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Votes

Abstained

Broker

Non-Votes

Vote on Ratification of Independent
Registered Public Accountant

10,747,352

6,234

850

Proposal Three: Approval, as a non-binding advisory vote, our named executive officer compensation.

Voting for Proposal Three was as follows:

Proposal Three

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Votes

Abstained

Broker

Non-Votes

Advisory Executive Compensation Vote

8,387,291

197,620

16,200

2,153,325

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	INRAD OPTICS, INC.

Date: September 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Theresa A Balog
	Theresa A. Balog
	Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

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