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) ~~October~~March 225, ~~2023~~2024

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:

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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 8.01 Other Events.

OnPress October 2, 2023, the registrant posted to its website the presentation given by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael Lebby, PhD, at the 2023 European Conference on Optical Communications in Glasgow, Scotland on October 2, 2023, where he presented the scientific and economic case for the registrant's electro-optic technology platform. The presentation is located on the registrant’s website and is located at https://www.lightwavelogic.com/resource-center/technical-presentations-white-papers/.Release

On March 25, 2024, the registrant announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Michael Lebby discussed the latest world-class results for the registrant's 200Gbps heterogeneous polymer/silicon photonic modulator at a record low drive voltage at the 2024 Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) in San Diego, California. The full text of press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The registrant posted to its website the presentation given by Dr. Lebby at the OFC. The website is located at https://www.lightwavelogic.com/resource-center/technical-presentations-white-papers/.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 25, 2024
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: ~~October~~March 225, ~~2023~~2024

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