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): October 17, 2025 (October 10, 2025)

SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-41034

87-0816957

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

515 Lee Rd.

Rochester, NY 14606

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(585) 768-2513

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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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	OPTX	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment	OPTXW	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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 16, 2025, May 28, 2025, and August 29, 2025, Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notified Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) that it did not meet the periodic filing requirement. Based on the Company’s October 6, 2025, filings of its Form 10-K and 10-Qs, Nasdaq staff has determined that the Company has regained compliance and that this matter is now closed.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Al Kapoor
Date: October 17, 2025	Name:	Al Kapoor
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Syntec Optics Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits