# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000718937
**File Stem:** 0000950170-25-087967
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6550
**Document Hash:** 7b8dc4c00b3a6fc9e00b0850ad477147
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-25-087967.hdr.sgml**: 20250618

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-25-087967

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 10

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250618

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250618

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250618

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STAAR SURGICAL CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000718937
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** OPHTHALMIC GOODS [3851]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 953797439
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1227

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-11634
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251057904

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1911 WALKER AVE
- **CITY:** MONROVIA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91016
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6263037902

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1911 WALKER AVE
- **CITY:** MONROVIA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91016

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

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**FORM** 8-K

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**CURRENT REPORT** 

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):** June 18, 2025

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STAAR Surgical Co**mpany** 

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Delaware | 0-11634 | 95-3797439 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br>**of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br>**Identification No.)** |
| 25510 Commercentre Drive<br>Lake Forest, California |  | 92630 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** 626**<u>-</u>**303-7902

Not Applicable

**(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):

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Title of each class | &nbsp;&nbsp;Trading Symbol(s) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Name of each exchange on which registered |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common | &nbsp;&nbsp;STAA | &nbsp;&nbsp;NASDAQ |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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. ☐

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

On June 18, 2025, STAAR Surgical Company (the "Company") held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2025 Annual Meeting"). At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted upon three proposals, each as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2025. As of April 22, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting, there were 49,526,129 outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, a quorum of 44,746,693 shares of the Company's common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The final voting results with respect to each of the three proposals considered and voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting are set forth below.

*Proposal 1:* To elect six directors to serve for a term of office expiring at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Number of Shares** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Number of Shares** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Number of Shares** |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**For** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Withheld** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Broker Non-Votes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Arthur C. Butcher | &nbsp;&nbsp;41076988 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1128266 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen C. Farrell | &nbsp;&nbsp;42142992 | &nbsp;&nbsp;62262 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Wei Jiang | &nbsp;&nbsp;41337072 | &nbsp;&nbsp;868182 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Louis E. Silverman | &nbsp;&nbsp;42148565 | &nbsp;&nbsp;56689 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth Yeu, MD | &nbsp;&nbsp;41809829 | &nbsp;&nbsp;395425 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Lilian Y. Zhou | &nbsp;&nbsp;41898816 | &nbsp;&nbsp;306438 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2541439 |

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*Proposal 2*: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2026:

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| **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 44,463,071 | 273,085 | 10,537 |

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*Proposal 3*: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 41,130,690 | 1,049,897 | 24,667 | 2,541,439 |

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**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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| **STAAR Surgical Company**  | **STAAR Surgical Company**  | **STAAR Surgical Company**  |
| June 18, 2025 | By: | <u>/s/ Stephen C. Farrell</u> |
|  |  | Stephen C. Farrell |
|  |  | Chief Executive Officer |

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