8-K
filed June 22, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
ticker STAA
CIK 0000718937
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
STAAR Surgical shareholders approve equity plan amendment, increasing share reserve by 3.9M shares
STAAR SURGICAL CO
- Shareholders approved Amendment No. 2 to Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, adding 3.9M shares, total reserve now 26.705M.
- Approved with 40.2M votes for, 0.97M against, and 0.07M abstentions.
- All seven director nominees elected; BDO USA ratified as auditor; advisory say-on-pay approved.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
STAAR SURGICAL CO shareholders approved To elect seven directors to serve for a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: To elect seven directors to serve for a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Number of Shares For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Neal C. Bradsher 40,776,719 497,602 2,406,114 Arthur C. Butcher 40,565,567 708,754 2,406,114 Wei Jiang 41,098,173 176,148 2,406,114 Richard T. LeBuhn 41,170,957 103,364 2,406,114 Louis E. Silverman 40,487,195 787,126 2,406,114 Christopher M. Wang 40,941,468 332,853 2,406,114 Lilian Y. Zhou 40,488,276 786,045 2,406,114
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
STAAR SURGICAL CO shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2027 at the 2027-01-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2027-01-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 : To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2027: Number of Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 43,433,234 237,151 10,050 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
STAAR SURGICAL CO shareholders approved To approve Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, which increases the number of shares of Company common stock that are reserved for issuance under the plan by 3.9 million shares.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: To approve Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, which increases the number of shares of Company common stock that are reserved for issuance under the plan by 3.9 million shares: Number of Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 40,231,475 974,989 67,857 2,406,114
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
STAAR SURGICAL CO shareholders approved To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 : To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Number of Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,737,385 1,454,186 82,750 2,406,114
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