# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001325964
**File Stem:** 0001079973-25-001855
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 5409
**Document Hash:** e7b6de6e0bbe4c78b1b3c30de5673272
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001079973-25-001855.hdr.sgml**: 20251215

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001079973-25-001855

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251212

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251215

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251215

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lightwave Logic, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001325964
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS [3080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 820497368
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40766
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251571497

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 350
- **CITY:** ENGLEWOOD
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (720) 340-4949

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 350
- **CITY:** ENGLEWOOD
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** THIRD-ORDER NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070320

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** THIRD-ORDER NANOTECHNOLOIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070222

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PSI TEC HOLDINGS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050503

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Current Report

**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) **December 12, 2025**

**Lightwave Logic, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Nevada** | **001-40766** | **82-0497368** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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**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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | LWLG | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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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 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.**

On December 12, 2025, Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the "Company") delivered notice to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC ("Lincoln Park") terminating the Purchase Agreement, dated March 17, 2025 (the "Purchase Agreement"), with Lincoln Park effective December 15, 2025 (the "Termination Date"). The Purchase Agreement provided that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, the Company had the right to sell to Lincoln Park up to $30 million of shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), from time to time over the 36-month term of the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provided the Company could terminate the Purchase Agreement for any reason or for no reason with one business day notice to Lincoln Park. Certain provisions in the Purchase Agreement survive termination, as more fully described in the Purchase Agreement.

The description above of the Purchase Agreement contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K on March 18, 2025.

**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.

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|:---|:---|
| **LIGHTWAVE LOGIC, INC.** | **LIGHTWAVE LOGIC, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ James S. Marcelli |
| Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | James S. Marcelli |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |

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Dated: December 15, 2025