UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 627, 2024

(Date of earliest event reported)

U.S. Lighting Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		000-55689		46-3556776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1148 E 222nd Steet, Euclid, Ohio 44117

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

216-896-7000

(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
None		N/A		N/A

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

On September 627, 2024, ~~the board of directors of US Lighting Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed~~ Joseph Matozzo ~~(“Mr.~~and ~~Matozzo”)~~Michael ~~as chief executive officer of the Company~~A. ~~Mr.~~Coates ~~Matozzo~~stepped ~~has~~down ~~extensive experience~~ as athe chief executive officer ~~with expertise in operational~~ and ~~infrastructure~~chief ~~development.~~financial ~~In December 2023~~officer, he ~~began providing CEO consulting services through Joseph Matozzo Fractional Executive Services. From June 2021 to October 2023~~respectively, ~~Mr. Matozzo served as the director~~ of ~~cargo~~US ~~and~~Lighting ~~a 20% stockholder for Emery Air~~Group, ~~LLC, in Rockford, Illinois, where he managed sales, corporate strategy, operations, human resources, and accounting and finance for a $125 million business~~Inc. He(“USLG” ~~remains a member of~~ or the ~~Emery Air, LLC board~~“company”). ~~From~~ ~~December~~The ~~2017~~decision ~~to May 2020, he served on the board of directors and as vice president of operations of Total Airport Services, where he~~ was ~~general manager from June to December 2017. At Total Airport Services he developed~~ a ~~business~~mutual ~~model~~one tobetween ~~accumulate revenue of $650 million~~Messrs. ~~Prior to that, he was the owner and CEO of~~ Matozzo ~~Industries Inc., an organization with ownership across multiple industries~~ and aCoates ~~global presence. Mr. Matozzo was responsible for business strategy development, which created 6,600 employees~~ and ~~sold~~the incompany’s ~~2018 for~~board anof ~~undisclosed amount~~directors.

WeMr. Coates ~~believe~~joined ~~that~~the ~~Mr.~~company ~~Matozzo~~as ~~brings~~controller ~~significant~~in ~~value~~February 2023 and was promoted to chief financial officer in December 2023. We thank him for his support of the ~~Company~~company during this critical expansion phase asof aour ~~seasoned~~business ~~strategic~~into ~~leader~~growth ~~with~~sectors ~~extensive~~such ~~experience~~as ~~building~~high-end ~~strong~~recreational ~~foundations~~vehicles ~~for~~(RVs), ~~successful~~prefabricated ~~multi~~off-~~million-dollar~~grid ~~enterprises.~~houses, and high-performance Mrpowerboats. Mr. Matozzo ~~has~~joined athe ~~bachelor’s~~company ~~degree~~as interim CEO in ~~business~~September 2024. Messrs. Matozzo and ~~finance~~Coates ~~from~~have Ladecided ~~Salle~~to ~~University.~~pursue other Heopportunities, isand 62our ~~years~~board ~~old~~wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

At this time the company has not identified a new CEO or CFO, but is in the process of conducting a search and will announce any additions to our executive team. We are currently focused on launching the Cortes Campers molded fiberglass 22-foot travel trailer, which generated significant interest at the 2024 RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	US Lighting Group, Inc.
Dated September 16, 2024	/s/ Michael A. Coates
Dated October 3, 2024	/s/ Patricia A. Salaciak
	By Michael A. Coates
	By	Patricia A. Salaciak
	Chief Financial Officer
		Director of Marketing

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