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) April 29, 2026
VUZIX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-35955 | 04-3392453 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
25 Hendrix Road, Suite A
West Henrietta, New York 14586
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zipcode)
(585) 359-5900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class: | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered: | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 | VUZI | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 29, 2026, Vuzix Corporation (the “Company”) granted 477,178 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), both time-based vesting and performance-based vesting, to Paul Travers, the Company’s chief executive officer, and 193,258 RSUs to Grant Russell, the Company’s chief financial officer. The RSUs were granted under the Company’s existing 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. 50% of the RSUs will vest as follows: 1/3 on December 15, 2026, 1/3 December 15, 2027, and 1/3 December 15, 2028. The remaining 50% of the RSUs (which remaining amount may increase up to 150% of such amount (or 75% of the aggregate initial amount)) will vest upon certain performance achievements up and until December 31, 2028.
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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.
| Date: April 30, 2026 | VUZIX CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Grant Russell | |
| Grant Russell | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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