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): August 27, 2014 (August 21, 2014)


 

Lightwave Logic, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

 

Nevada

0-52567

82-049-7368

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


 

 

 

1831 Lefthand Circle, Suite C, Longmont, CO

 

80501

(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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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, August 21, 2014. As of the close of business on July 18, 2014, the Company had outstanding 57,412,440 shares of common stock, of which 39,837,671 shares were represented at the meeting by proxy and in person. 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 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:



Name

Votes

For

Votes

 Withheld

Broker

Non-votes

Andrew J. Ashton

19,316,640

468,905

20,052,126

Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi

19,533,359

252,186

20,052,126

George Lauro

19,686,254

99,291

20,052,126


The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:



Name

Votes

For

Votes

 Withheld

Broker

Non-votes

Joseph A. Miller, Jr.

19,343,585

441,960

20,052,126

Ronald A. Bucchi

19,279,335

506,210

20,052,126


The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:



Name

Votes

For

Votes

 Withheld

Broker

Non-votes

Thomas E. Zelibor

18,690,834

1,094,711

20,052,126

James S. Marcelli

17,884,826

1,900,719

20,052,126

William C. Pickett, III

19,341,260

444,285

20,052,126



Proposal 2:  Approve Amendment to the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Plan


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


For


Against


Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

18,422,884

1,228,300

134,361

20,052,126



Proposal 3:  Approve Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation


The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 3. A total of 28,706,221 votes were required to be cast for the approval of this proposal.  The proposal was not approved.


For


Against


Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

18,525,828

1,154,070

105,647

20,052,126





Proposal 4:  Ratify Morison Cogen LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 4.  The proposal was approved.


For


Against


Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

39,636,277

81,883

119,511

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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: August 27, 2014