Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058174
Chunk: 17

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 following a restatement, it is determined that incentive-based compensation received by an executive officer exceeds the amount that would have been received if determined or calculated based on the Company’s restated financial results, such excess amount of incentive-based compensation shall be

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subject to recoupment by the Company. For purposes of this policy, incentive-based compensation includes any compensation granted, earned or vested based in whole or in part on the Company’s attainment of a financial reporting measure. The Company may effect any recovery pursuant to the policy by requiring payment of such amount(s) to the Company, by set-off, by reducing future compensation, or by such other means or combination of means as the Compensation Committee determines to be appropriate. Any right of recoupment or recovery pursuant to the policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company pursuant to the terms of any other policy, any employment agreement or plan or award terms, and any other legal remedies available to the Company; provided that the Company shall not recoup amounts pursuant to such other policy, terms or remedies to the extent it is recovered pursuant to the recoupment policy. The Compensation Recoupment (Clawback) Policy is published on our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents.”

Sustainability

We seek to achieve our corporate goals in an ethical and sustainable manner. We published our 2024 Sustainability Report in April 2024, and we are planning to publish our 2025 Sustainability Report in April 2025. We continue to be focused as a Company on improving energy efficiency, using energy and water responsibly, and minimizing waste. In our sustainability report, we discuss our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint and fostering a culture of sustainability. We also discuss our commitment to corporate responsibility and business ethics, as well as product quality and safety. Our 2025 Sustainability Report is informed by the reporting guidelines set forth by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Medical Equipment and Supplies industry standard and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework for third party risk. Our current sustainability report is available in the Investor Resources section of our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents.”

Compensation Policies and Practices Related to Risk Management

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