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) May 21, 2026

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

125 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(508) 870-5959

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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

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).

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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 May 21, 2026, Kopin Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement (the “Amendment”) of the Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors previously approved the Amendment of the Plan, subject to stockholder approval, at the Board of Directors meeting on April 16, 2026. The Amendment, among other changes, increased the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan and extended the term of the Plan.

The foregoing description of the Amendment of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were acted upon:

1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Jill J. Avery, Michael Murray, David Nieuwsma, Margaret Seif and Paul Walsh Jr. were all elected to serve as directors of the Company each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

The results of the election of directors are below.

2. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.

3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C.AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 26, 2026.

A proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the current fiscal year was approved by the following votes:

4. APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following votes:

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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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