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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 9, 2020

Luna Innovations Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

301 1st Street SW, Suite 200

Roanoke, VA 24011

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

540-769-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	LUNA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

On April 9, 2020, Michael W. Wise notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Luna Innovations Incorporated (the “Company”) of his intent to retire from the Board and to not stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2020. Mr. Wise has served on the Board since 2011.



Item 7.01.	Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 9, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Wise’s decision to retire. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The information contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.



Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)	Exhibits.



Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated April 9, 2020.

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.



Luna Innovations Incorporated

By:		/s/ Scott A. Graeff
		Scott A. Graeff President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 9, 2020