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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 6, 2023

STAAR Surgical Co mpany

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware | 0-11634 | 95-3797439
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
25651 Atlantic Ocean Drive Lake Forest, California |  | 92630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 626-303-7902

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):

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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 | STAA | NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1 933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of 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. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Representatives of STAAR Surgical Company (the “Company”) will give presentations to investors commencing on June 6, 2023. A copy of the slide presentation they will share is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

This information and the information contained in the presentation and press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, and Exhibit 99.1 is not incorporated by reference into any filings of STAAR made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing unless specifically stated so therein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Slide presentation dated June 2023.
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.

STAAR Surgical Company
June 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ Tom Frinzi
|  | Thomas G. Frinzi
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer