Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) April 26, 2023

 

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, CO80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Dr. Michael S. Lebby

 

On April 26, 2023, Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amended employee agreement with Dr. Michael S. Lebby, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The amended employee agreement amends Dr. Lebby’s employee agreement to extend his employee agreement’s expiration date to April 30, 2025.

 

The description of Dr. Lebby’s employee agreement amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the employee agreement amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

James S. Marcelli

 

On April 26, 2023, the Company entered into an amended employee agreement with James S. Marcelli, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. The amended employee agreement amends Mr. Marcelli’s employee agreement to extend his employee agreement’s expiration date to December 31, 2025.

 

The description of Mr. Marcelli’s employee agreement amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the employee agreement amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Employee Agreement Amendment – Dr. Michael S. Lebby
10.2		Employee Agreement Amendment – James S. Marcelli
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:	President

 

Dated: April 27, 2023