Fred Leonberger
On December 27, 2024, Fred Leonberger tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) effective December 31, 2024 in connection with his retirement.
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Lightwave Logic annual meeting elects directors, ratifies auditor
Quorum of 79,045,985 shares (52.4% of 150,610,710 outstanding) at May 21, 2026 annual meeting.
Lightwave Logic boosts at-the-market offering capacity to $51.4M with Roth Capital
Amendment increases maximum aggregate offering amount from $35M to $51,404,500 under sales agreement dated Dec 9, 2022.
Lightwave Logic restates Q2 2025 financials; stock option expense error
Audit Committee finds Q2 2025 financials unreliable due to incorrect expense treatment of net shares in non-cash option exercises.
Appointment effective January 6, 2026, following James S. Marcelli's retirement as CFO/COO and director on December 31, 2025.
Offering of 11,666,667 shares at $3.00/share; gross proceeds $35M, net proceeds ~$32.8M after discounts and expenses.
Lightwave Logic terminates $30M equity purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital
Termination notice delivered Dec 12, 2025, effective Dec 15, 2025.
Lightwave Logic President Tom Zelibor to retire Dec 31, 2025; CEO LeMaitre to add President role
Tom Zelibor notified board on Dec 8, 2025 of his retirement, effective Dec 31, 2025.
Lightwave Logic terminates consulting agreement with director Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi
Terminates consulting agreement dated Dec 11, 2024 with director Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, effective Dec 31, 2025.
Lightwave Logic extends CEO LeMaitre's term to Dec 2028; CFO Marcelli to retire
CEO LeMaitre gets 3-year contract, base salary $500k/yr, bonus up to $300k, and 826,617 RSUs plus modified performance RSUs.
Lightwave Logic files investor presentation; no specific financial data disclosed
CEO Yves LeMaitre delivered investor presentation via webcast on July 31, 2025.
Lightwave Logic shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve 2025 equity plan
Ronald A. Bucchi and Craig Ciesla elected to Board with ~27.6M and ~27.2M votes for, respectively.
Lightwave Logic files prospectus supplement for equity line with Lincoln Park Capital
Filed prospectus supplement on Mar 21, 2025 to register shares under Purchase Agreement dated Mar 17, 2025 with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.
Lightwave Logic director Fred Leonberger retires from Board, joins Advisory Board
Fred Leonberger resigned from the Board on Dec 27, 2024, effective Dec 31, 2024, due to retirement.
Lightwave Logic appoints Yves LeMaitre as CEO; former CEO Lebby resigns
Yves LeMaitre appointed CEO effective Dec 11, 2024; base salary $420K, bonus up to $150K, sign-on equity of 50K RSUs and 150K options.
Lightwave Logic replaces auditor: Morison Cogen out, Stephano Slack in
Morison Cogen LLP resigned as independent auditor effective Sept 30, 2024.
Lightwave Logic appoints former DuPont exec Thomas Connelly to board
Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. appointed as Class III director effective Sept. 4, 2024, expanding board from 8 to 9 members.
Lightwave Logic files prospectus supplements for equity facility shares
Filed prospectus supplement for common shares under Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.
Lightwave Logic appoints Yves Le Maitre to Board of Directors
Elected as Class I director effective August 1, 2024, term through 2027 Annual Meeting.
Lightwave Logic raises CEO and President base salaries, grants stock options; amends bylaws
CEO Lebby base salary raised to $441,000/yr; cash & non-cash bonus targets each $220,500 effective Jan 1, 2024.
Lightwave Logic announces results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi and Frederick Leonberger re-elected to board with 27,950,813 and 25,599,226 votes for, respectively.
200Gbps per lane heterogeneous polymer/silicon photonic modulator achieved drive voltages below 2V, as low as 1V.
Lightwave Logic posts CEO presentation from ECOC 2023 on electro-optic platform
CEO Dr. Michael Lebby presented at 2023 European Conference on Optical Communications in Glasgow, Scotland on Oct 2, 2023.
Lightwave Logic appoints Laila Partridge to Board, details director compensation in amendment
Laila Partridge elected as Class III director effective Aug 1, 2023, term until 2026 annual meeting.
Lightwave Logic appoints Laila Partridge to Board of Directors effective August 1, 2023
Laila Partridge elected as Class III director; term until 2026 annual meeting.
Lightwave Logic corrects press release: WIPO patent was published, not issued
Filed 8-K to correct June 22, 2023 press release that erroneously stated patent was issued.
Shareholders approve increase in equity plan shares from 8M to 13M at annual meeting
Amendment to 2016 Equity Incentive Plan increases reserved shares from 8M to 13M and adds RSUs as award type.
Lightwave Logic held Annual Meeting on May 25, 2023 with CEO presentation and Q&A webcast
Meeting held at 10:00 a.m. MT on May 25, 2023 at Hilton Denver Inverness, Englewood, CO.
Lightwave Logic extends CEO and President employment agreements to 2025
CEO Dr. Michael S. Lebby's agreement extended to April 30, 2025.
Lightwave Logic raises CEO pay to $420k, COO to $367.5k; grants 360k options
Dr. Lebby base salary increased to $420,000/year; annual bonus target set at $210,000, effective Jan 1, 2023.
Lightwave Logic files prospectus supplement for Lincoln Park Capital equity line
Filed prospectus supplement on March 3, 2023 to register shares under existing shelf registration.
Achieved world-record 250GHz electro-optical-electrical link using proprietary polymers with Polariton and ETH Zurich.
Lightwave Logic enters $35M ATM equity distribution agreement with Roth Capital Partners
Up to $35M in shares of common stock offered through Roth Capital Partners as sales agent via at-the-market offering.
Thomas Zelibor resigns as Chair of Board effective Oct 1, 2022; no disagreement with company.
Lightwave Logic holds 2022 annual meeting; directors elected, auditor ratified
Shareholders elected Dr. Michael S. Lebby (23.5M for), Mr. Ronald A. Bucchi (21.4M for), Dr. Craig Ciesla (22.3M for) to three-year terms.
Lightwave Logic holds annual meeting on May 26, 2022; CEO presents corporate update
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 26, 2022 at Hilton Denver Inverness, Englewood, CO.
Lightwave Logic appoints Dr. Craig Ciesla to board; Dr. Joseph Miller moves to advisory board
Dr. Joseph A. Miller resigned as director effective Jan 17, 2022, transitioning to the Advisory Board; no disagreement cited.
Lightwave Logic amends CEO and President compensation; grants stock options
CEO Dr. Lebby: $400k base salary, $200k bonus target, option for 100k shares at $9.65.
Dr. Joseph A. Miller resigned from Board effective Jan 17, 2022, no disagreement with company.
Lightwave Logic enters $33M equity line of credit with Lincoln Park Capital
Up to $33M of common stock can be sold to Lincoln Park over 36 months.
On December 27, 2024, Fred Leonberger tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) effective December 31, 2024 in connection with his retirement.
On January 1, 2025, Dr. Leonberger became a member of the Company’s Advisory Board.
On September 4, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “ Company ”) appointed Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. to the Board to serve as a Class III director to fill a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board from eight members to nine members, effective September 4, 2024.
the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “ Company ”) elected Yves Le Maitre to serve as a Class I member of the Board.
the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “ Company ”) elected Laila Partridge to serve as a Class III member of the Board.
On July 17, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Laila Partridge to serve as a Class III member of the Board.
On August 25, 2022, the Board elected Dr. Michael Lebby to serve as Chair of the Board effective October 1, 2022.
On August 24, 2022, Thomas E. Zelibor tendered his resignation as Chair of the Board of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “Company”) effective October 1, 2022.
On January 17, 2022, the Board elected Dr. Craig Ciesla to serve as a member of the Board.
On January 11, 2022, Dr. Joseph A. Miller tendered his resignation as a director of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “ Company ”) to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) effective January 17, 2022.
On January 17, 2022, the Board elected Dr. Craig Ciesla to serve as a member of the Board.
On January 11, 2022, Dr. Joseph A. Miller tendered his resignation as a director of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (the “ Company ”) to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) effective January 17, 2022.
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