X0508 4 2026-01-27 0 0001325964 Lightwave Logic, Inc. LWLG 0001589104 El-Ahmadi Siraj Nour 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY SUITE 350 ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 1 0 0 0 0 Common Stock 2026-01-27 4 M 0 50000 0.68 A 149535 D Common Stock 2026-01-27 4 S 0 25591 3.48 D 123944 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 0.68 2026-01-27 4 M 0 50000 0.00 D 2026-01-28 Common Stock 50000 0 D Includes 17,241 shares of common stock issued pursuant to a restricted stock award pursuant to the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, 2,881 shares of restricted stock vested on June 18, 2024, with the remaining restricted stock awards vesting in 10 equal quarterly installments beginning on July 1, 2024, subject to continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. Any unvested portion of this award is subject to forfeiture. The sale reported in this Form 4 was to cover the exercise price and tax withholding obligations associated with the option exercise also reported herein. On February 1, 2016, the reporting person received an option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of company stock that vested pursuant to the following schedule: 20,000 options vested immediately, and the remaining options vested in three equal quarterly installments of 10,000 options per quarter commencing on April 1, 2016. /s/ Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi 2026-01-28