{"url_path":"/sec/staa/8-k/2026-06-22/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-22","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/0000718937-26-000029-index.html","accession_number":"0000718937-26-000029","cik":"0000718937","ticker":"STAA","issuer_name":"STAAR SURGICAL CO","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/0000718937-26-000029-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000718937","primary_entity_name":"STAAR SURGICAL CO"},"word_count":290,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\n \n\nAt the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted upon four proposals (the “Proposals”), as described in the 2026 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes cast with respect to the Proposals are set forth below. As of April 20, 2026, the record date for the 2026 Annual Meeting, there were 49,788,295 outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, a quorum of 43,680,435 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy.\n\n \n\nProposal 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:\n\n \n\n \n\nNumber of Shares\n\nFor\n\nWithheld\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\nNeal C. Bradsher\n\n40,776,719\n\n497,602\n\n2,406,114\n\nArthur C. Butcher\n\n40,565,567\n\n708,754\n\n2,406,114\n\nWei Jiang\n\n41,098,173\n\n176,148\n\n2,406,114\n\nRichard T. LeBuhn\n\n41,170,957\n\n103,364\n\n2,406,114\n\nLouis E. Silverman\n\n40,487,195\n\n787,126\n\n2,406,114\n\nChristopher M. Wang\n\n40,941,468\n\n332,853\n\n2,406,114\n\nLilian Y. Zhou\n\n40,488,276\n\n786,045\n\n2,406,114\n\n \n\nProposal 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:\n\n \n\nNumber of Shares\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstain\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n40,231,475\n\n974,989\n\n67,857\n\n2,406,114\n\n \n\nProposal 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:\n\n \n\nNumber of Shares\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstain\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n43,433,234\n\n237,151\n\n10,050\n\n0\n\n \n\nProposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:\n\n \n\nNumber of Shares\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstain\n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n39,737,385\n\n1,454,186\n\n82,750\n\n2,406,114"}