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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-left:0.93%;margin-right:1.87%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;letter-spacing:-0.05pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Che<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">t</span>he a<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">ppropr</span>iate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">bo</span>x<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">b</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span>w<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>f<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;"> </span>the F<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">r</span>m<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">8</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">-</span>K <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">f</span>il<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>ten<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">d</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>to s<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>mult<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">a</span>ne<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">sl</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:-0.65pt;"> </span>sati<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">f</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">t</span>he<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">f</span>il<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>ng<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">ob</span>l<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>gati<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">r</span>egistr<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">a</span>nt un<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">d</span>er<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">t</span>he <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">o</span>ll<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">pro</span>visi<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span>ns<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt;">(</span><span style="font-style:italic;">s</span><span style="font-style:italic;">ee</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> </span>G<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">e</span>ne<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">r</span>al<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">I</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">s</span>tructi<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">A</span>.<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">2</span>.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">b</span>el<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">)</span>:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0.93%;margin-right:0.56%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;letter-spacing:0.05pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">I<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">n</span>dicate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>c<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> m</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">r</span>k<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">e</span>ther<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>t<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;"> </span>re<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span>i<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">s</span>tr<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">n</span>t<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">m</span>er<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>ng<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span>r<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt;"> </span>c<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">m</span>pany<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span>defi<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">n</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>R<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">u</span>le<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span>405<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>t<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;"> </span>Se<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">u</span>rities<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">A</span>ct<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>1<span style="letter-spacing:-1.8pt;"> </span>933 (17<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">C</span>FR<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>&#167;230<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">.</span>405)<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;"> Ru</span>le<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span>1<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">2</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">-</span>2<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>t<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;"> </span>Se<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">u</span>rities<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">E</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">x</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">c</span>han<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">A</span>ct<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>1934<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span>(17<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">C</span>FR<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt;"> </span>&#167;240<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">.</span>1<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">2</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">-</span>2).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0.94%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">E<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">m</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">r</span>o<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt;"> </span>c<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">p</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt;">n</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;letter-spacing:1.3pt;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_000005" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" contextRef="C_0000718937_20220810_20220810" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0.93%;margin-right:2.43%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;letter-spacing:0.05pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">m</span>er<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;">i</span>ng<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt;">g</span>r<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">w</span>th<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt;"> </span>c<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">m</span>p<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">y</span>,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt;"> 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On August 10, 2022, the Company held a conference call to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended July 1, 2022.  A transcript of the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 Item 7.01 of this Current Report, and Exhibit 99.1, 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.
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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.
STAAR Surgical Company
August 11, 2022
By:
/s/ Caren Mason
Caren Mason
President and Chief Executive Officer