8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 20549

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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):

May 27, 2021

Lightwave Logic, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada	0-52567	82-0497368
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(State or other jurisdiction of<br><br>Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.)
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO	80112
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(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 340-4949

(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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 checkmark 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. ¨

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 27, 2021. As of the close of business on April 15, 2021, the Company had outstanding 102,082,247 shares of common stock, of which 45,163,932 shares were represented at the meeting by proxy and in person; accordingly, a quorum was constituted. The matters voted upon and the final results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors

The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:

Name	Votes<br><br> <br>For	Votes<br><br> <br>Withheld	Broker<br><br> <br>Non-votes
Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi	21,497,299	300,596	23,366,037
Dr. Frederick J. Leonberger	21,477,040	320,855	23,366,037

Proposal 2:  Ratificationof the appointment of Morison Cogen LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 2.  The proposal was approved.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker<br><br> <br>Non-votes
44,461,567	225,206	477,159	-

Proposal3: Advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

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The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 3.  The proposal was approved.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker<br><br> <br>Non-votes
19,016,662	1,747,759	1,033,474	23,366,037

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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 1, 2021