---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-076303"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STAA"
cik: "0000718937"
company_name: "STAAR SURGICAL CO"
filed_at: "2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:05:21.311834+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# STAAR shareholders approve all four proposals at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected with FOR votes ranging from 40.1M to 40.9M shares.
- Amendment to Omnibus Equity Plan approved: 39.1M FOR vs 1.8M AGAINST; adds 2.6M shares.
- BDO USA, P.C. ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with 40.0M FOR, 3.4M AGAINST.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 34.0M FOR, 6.9M AGAINST; broker non-votes 2.6M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-076303
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STAA
- cik: 0000718937
- company_name: STAAR SURGICAL CO
- filed_at: 2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000095017024076303/0000950170-24-076303-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000095017024076303/staa-20240620.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-076303.txt

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