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): May 4, 2018

11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 2000

Reston, VA 20190

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(571) 730-1200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 9, 2018 Lightbridge Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release relating to its results for the three months ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 2.02, including the accompanying press release, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As described in Item 5.07 below, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 4, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Lightbridge Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 3,400,000 shares, along with other changes described in the Company’s proxy statement.

The full text of the 2015 Plan, as amended, is set forth at Appendix A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 4, 2018 in McLean, Virginia. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of five director nominees, (ii) the approval of an amendment to the 2015 Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 3,400,000 shares, along with other changes described in the Company’s proxy statement, (iii) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iv) ratification of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018. The results of the votes are set forth below.

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, as set forth in the proxy statement:

Proposal No. 2 – Approval of the Amendment to the 2015 Plan

The proposal to approve an amendment to the 2015 Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 3,400,000 shares, along with other changes described in the Company’s proxy statement, was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

Proposal No. 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the proxy statement was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of Auditors

The proposal to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

(d) Exhibits.

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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.  

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