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) June 29, 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, 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

This Report on Form 8-K is filed by Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) to correct certain statements made in the Company’s press release titled “Lightwave Logic Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Innovative Process to More Efficiently Pole Electro-Optic Polymers,” dated June 22, 2023 (the “Press Release”). The Press Release stated in various instances that the World International Property Organization (WIPO) PCT Patent Publication - PCT Patent No. WO 2023/102066 entitled “Nonlinear Optical Materials Containing High Boiling Point Solvents, and Methods of Efficiently Poling The Same” was issued, when in fact it was not issued, it was published. All other statements in the Press Release are correct.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

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: June 29, 2023

Lightwave Logic, Inc. 8-K