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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 0-52567 Lightwave Logic , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Nevada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 369 Inverness Parkway , Suite 350 , Englewood , CO ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Registrant's Telephone Number , including Area Code ) : 720-340-4949 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 82-0497368 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80112 ( Zip Code ) Title of each class registered Trading Symbols Name of each exchange on which registered Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.001 ( Title of class ) Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act of 1934 ) . Yes □ No The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 69,865,538 as of June 30 , 2020 . As of March 31 , 2021 , there were 101,758,709 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , $ .001 par value .