Business Combination Prospectus (Form 425)

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 18, 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

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

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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 $0.001 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 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 18, 2026, VerifyMe, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.15 per share (the "Dividend"), to be distributed pro-rata per share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") to (i) holders of Common Stock, and (ii) holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, on an as-converted basis. Payment of the Dividend is conditioned upon the closing of the previously announced proposed merger with Open World Ltd., pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, which remains subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders and other closing conditions.

Subject to closing of the merger, the Company expects the Dividend will be payable on October 2, 2026 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 29, 2026.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		VerifyMe, Inc. Press Release dated September 18, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	VerifyMe, Inc.
Date: September 18, 2026	By:	/s/ Adam Stedham
		Adam Stedham
		Chief Executive Officer and President