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8-K
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):
May 7, 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.)
25651 Atlantic Ocean Drive
Lake Forest
,
California
92630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
626
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2024, STAAR Surgical Company (the "Company") published a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 29, 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 4:15 p.m. Eastern / 1:15 p.m. Pacific on May 7, 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 March 29, 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 May 7, 2024.
99.2
Slide presentation of the Company dated May 7, 2024.
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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
May 7, 2024
By:
/s/ Tom Frinzi
Thomas G. Frinzi
President and Chief Executive Officer