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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): October 30, 2024

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.)
25510 Commercentre 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)

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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 30, 2024, STAAR Surgical Company (the “Company”) published a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2024, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

During a conference call and webcast scheduled to be held at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m. Pacific on October 30, 2024, the Company’s Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Company's Chief Financial Officer will discuss the Company’s results for the quarter ended September 27, 2024 and the Company’s outlook for fiscal year 2024. The Company’s slide presentation for the conference call and webcast is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

The information furnished herewith pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the 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. The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release of the Company dated October 30, 2024.
99.2 |  | Slide presentation of the Company dated October 30, 2024.
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
October 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Tom Frinzi
|  | Thomas G. Frinzi
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer