[S-8] KOPIN CORP Employee Benefit Plan Registration

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Kopin Corporation filed a Form S-8 to register 5,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

Stockholders approved an amendment at the 2025 Annual Meeting on June 26, 2025 to authorize these additional shares. The filing uses General Instruction E to incorporate prior effective S-8 filings for the plan by reference and includes customary exhibits such as the legal opinion and auditor consents.

Insights

Equity compensation analyst

Administrative S-8 adds 5,000,000 plan shares; neutral impact.

Kopin is registering 5,000,000 additional common shares for issuance under its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. Form S-8 is the standard mechanism to cover shares for employee equity awards like options or RSUs, following stockholder approval.

This step does not, by itself, issue shares; actual issuance depends on future grants and vesting under the plan. The filing notes prior S-8s are incorporated by reference under General Instruction E, indicating continuity with the same class of securities.

 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		04-2833935 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
125 North Drive Westborough, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices)		01581 (Zip Code)

KOPIN CORPORATION 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Erich Manz

Chief Financial Officer

125 North Drive

Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

(Name and address of agent for service)

(508) 870-5959

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With copies to:

John J. Concannon III

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

One Federal Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(617) 951-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement (“Registration Statement”) is being filed by Kopin Corporation (“Kopin”) for the purpose of registering an additional 5,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable under the Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). This Registration Statement relates solely to the registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for which registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the employee benefit plans set forth herein are effective.

At Kopin’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 26, 2025, the Kopin’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan to authorize an additional 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the effective registration statements on Form S-8 with respect to the Plan filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 29, 2020 (File No. 333-238790), as further supplemented by the information set forth below.

Item 8. Exhibits.

A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained in the Exhibit Index that immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
5.1*		Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
23.1*		Consent of  BDO USA, P.C.
23.2*		Consent of RSM US LLP
23.3*		Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*		Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)
99.1		Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2020)
107*		Calculation of Filing Fee Table

* Filed herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Westborough, Massachusetts, on or before November 12, 2025.

	KOPIN CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Erich Manz
	Name:	Erich Manz
	Title:	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Michael Murray and Erich Manz, and each of them, severally, as his true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on or before this 12th day of November, 2025:

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Erich Manz		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		November 12, 2025
Erich Manz
/s/ Michael Murray		Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		November 12, 2025
Michael Murray
/s/ Jill Avery		Director		November 12, 2025
Jill Avery
/s/ David Nieuwsma		Director		November 12, 2025
David Nieuwsma
/s/ Margaret Seif		Director		November 12, 2025
Margaret Seif
/s/ Paul Walsh Jr.		Director		November 12, 2025
Paul Walsh Jr.

FAQ

What did KOPN file?

Kopin filed a Form S-8 to register additional shares under its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

How many KOPN shares are being registered on this S-8?

The filing registers 5,000,000 shares of common stock for the equity plan.

Which plan is covered by this S-8 for KOPN?

The Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

When did KOPN stockholders approve the share increase?

At the 2025 Annual Meeting on June 26, 2025.

Does this S-8 create a new class of securities for KOPN?

No. It registers additional securities of the same class as previously registered for the plan.

Who signed the S-8 for KOPN?

It was signed by Erich Manz (Treasurer and CFO) and Michael Murray (CEO, President and Director), among others.