Form 8-K

8-K — VerifyMe, Inc.

Accession: 0001214659-26-011962

Filed: 2026-09-25

Period: 2026-09-24

CIK: 0001104038

SIC: 6199 (FINANCE SERVICES)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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):

September 24, 2026

VerifyMe, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-39332

23-3023677

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

801 International Parkway, Fifth Floor, Lake Mary, Florida

32746

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(585) 736-9400

_____________________

(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:

¨ 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))

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 per share

VRME

The 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 (§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.

On September 24, 2026, at the Annual Meeting of

Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of VerifyMe, Inc. (the “Company”), the proposals set forth below were submitted

to the company’s securityholders. The aggregate number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, on an as

converted basis, was 13,309,640. Approximately 6,168,364 shares (representing 46.34% of total shares of common stock entitled to vote,

on an as converted basis) were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for the proposals are as follows:

1. The Company’s stockholders approved,

pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock to each holder of outstanding ordinary

shares of Open World, Ltd. (“OpenWorld”), each holder of an OpenWorld Simple Agreement For Future Equity, and Each Holder

of OpenWorld Options that will be assumed by the Company, which will represent more than 20% of the shares of the Company’s common

stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger by and among the Company, VRME Subsidiary Corp., and OpenWorld, pursuant to which VRME

Subsidiary Corp. will merger with and into OpenWorld, with OpenWorld surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of VerifyMe (the

“Merger”), and the stockholders also approved, in the event such share issuance constitutes a change of control, pursuant

to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b), the change of control resulting from the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger

Agreement.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

6,071,943

89,082

7,339

2. The Company’s stockholders elected the

following nominees as directors, each to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified,

or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

Director Nominee

Votes For

Authority Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Marshall Geller

6,037,092

131,272

Howard Goldberg

5,850,262

318,102

Scott Greenberg

5,767,151

401,213

Adam H. Stedham

6,021,769

146,595

David Edmonds

6,037,337

131,027

3. The Company’s stockholders approved,

on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

5,456,128

360,245

351,991

4. The Company’s stockholders approved the

Fourth Amendment to the VerifyMe 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the authorized number of shares available

for future issuance under the Plan.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

5,270,783

511,244

386,337

5. The Company’s stockholders ratified the

selection of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December

31, 2026.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

6,095,592

57,782

14,990

6. The Company’s stockholders did not approve

to and conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,

to authorize a new form of capital stock called blockchain common stock in the amount of 500,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share,

to serve as a new “blank check” class of capital stock issuable in one or more series. Approval of this proposal would have

required the affirmative vote of more than 50% of the voting power of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

5,539,585

594,135

34,644

7. The Company’s stockholders did not approve,

subject to and conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,

to make an express election permitting the distributions that would otherwise be prohibited by Nevada Revised Statutes 78.288(2)(B), and

make certain other administrative and miscellaneous changes, including the change of the Company’s corporate name to “OpenWorld,

Inc.” Approval of this proposal would have required the affirmative vote of more than 50% of the voting power of our issued and

outstanding shares of common stock.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

6,062,460

96,610

9,294

8. The Company’s stockholders approved a

proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional or proxies if there

are not sufficient votes to approve one or more proposals at the Annual Meeting.

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

5,703,929

454,654

9,781

Although Proposals 6 and 7 were not approved by the Company’s

stockholders, the Company determined that an adjournment of the Annual Meeting was not necessary.

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.

VerifyMe, Inc.

Date: September 24, 2026

By:

/s/ Adam Stedham

Adam Stedham

Chief Executive Officer and President

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