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REFR The article is a Form 8-K filing detailing the results of a shareholder vote on various proposals, including the election of a director, ratification of an accounting firm, executive compensation, and the frequency of advisory votes. The voting outcomes themselves do not indicate a positive or negative sentiment towards the company's future prospects.

8-K — RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC

Accession: 0001493152-26-028339

Filed: 2026-06-12

Period: 2026-06-11

CIK: 0000793524

SIC: 6794 (PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): June 11, 2026

RESEARCH

FRONTIERS INCORPORATED

(EXACT

NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

delaware

000-14893

11-2103466

(STATE

OR OTHER JURISDICTION

(COMMISSION

(IRS

EMPLOYER

OF

INCORPORATION)

FILE

NUMBER)

IDENTIFICATION

NO.)

240

CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE

WOODBURY,

new york 11797-2033

(ADDRESS

OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT’S

TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (516) 364-1902

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under

the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) [240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.0001 per share

REFR

The

NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

The

following is a summary of how the 20,531,148 shares were voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Research Frontiers

Incorporated (Nasdaq: REFR) held at the corporation’s headquarters on June 11, 2026 on the various proposals voted upon

and adopted at the Annual Meeting.

For

the election of Darryl Daigle as a Class III member of the Company’s Board of Directors, 6,614,329 shares were voted in favor of

election; 1,948,760 shares were withheld; and 11,968,059 shares were Broker Non-Votes.

For

the ratification of the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as independent registered accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending

December 31, 2026, 19,445,284 shares were voted in favor of appointment; 876,166 shares were voted against appointment; and 209,698 shares

abstained from voting.

For

the non-binding vote approving the Company’s executive compensation, 7,016,800 shares were voted in favor of approval; 1,353,117

shares were voted against approval; 193,172 shares abstained from voting; and 11,968,059 shares were Broker Non-Votes.

For

the non-binding vote approving the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation, 1,797,223 shares

were voted in favor of a three year frequency; 121,984 shares were voted in favor of a two year frequency; 6,575,519 shares were voted

in favor of a one year frequency; 68,363 shares abstained from voting; and 11,968,059 shares were Broker Non-Votes.

Item

9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

104

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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.

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED

/s/

Joseph M. Harary

By:

Joseph

M. Harary

Title:

President

and CEO

Dated:

June 12, 2026

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