Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058174
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 deferred, and (v) shares subject to vested and unvested time-based restricted stock and restricted stock units. From time to time the Board will consider and may reset the level of stock ownership that it considers appropriate for our Stock Ownership Guidelines. All of our directors and executive officers are currently in compliance with our Stock Ownership Guidelines. Our Stock Ownership Guidelines are published on our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents.”

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

STAAR maintains a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees and directors. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is published on our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents.” We intend to disclose future amendments to, or waivers from, certain provisions of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to executive officers or directors on our website.

We also maintain a Supplier Code of Conduct that includes, among other things, certain standards from The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Our Supplier Code of Conduct is also published on our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents.”

Insider Trading Policy

We haveadoptedan Insider Trading Policy that governs the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of our securities by directors, officers and employees, as well as by STAAR itself. The Board reviewed and updated our Insider Trading Policy in 2024. We believe our policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and applicable listing standards applicable to us. The Insider Trading Policy is published on our website, athttp://staar.com, under “Investors-Investor Resources & FAQs-Governance Documents,” and a copy is filed with our 2024 Annual Report as Exhibit 19.1.

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Prohibition on Hedging or Pledging

Under our Insider Trading Policy, our directors, officers and employees are prohibited from short-term trading or speculative transactions, including short sales, or engaging in any transactions (including through the purchase of financial instruments, such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of the Company’s equity securities. In addition, our Insider Trading Policy prohibits holding Company securities