U N IT E D S T A T ES

S E C U R IT I E S A N D E X CHA N GE CO M MISSION

WAS H IN G TON, DC 2 0549

 

 

 

F O RM 8 - K

 

 

 

C U R R ENT R E P ORT P u r s u a n t t o S e c tion 13 or 15(d) of t h e S ec u r ities Excha n ge A c t of 1934

 

Da t e of re p o r t ( D a t e of e a r l i e st e v e n t r e p o r t e d) : May 1, 2019

 

 

 

STAAR Surgical Company

( Ex act N a m e of Re g i s trant a s S p ecified i n Charter)

 

 

Delaware

0-11634

95-3797439

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1911 Walker Ave.,

Monrovia, California

 

91016

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 626-303-7902

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Che c k t he a ppropr iate bo x b e l o w i f the F o r m 8 - K f il i n g is i n ten d ed to s i mult a ne o u sl y sati s f y t he f il i ng ob l i gati o n o f the r egistr a nt un d er a n y o f t he f o ll o w i n g pro visi o ns ( s ee G e ne r al I n s tructi o n A . 2 . b el o w ) :

 

Wr itten c o mm u n icati o n p u r s u a n t to R u le 42 5 un d er t h e Se c u r ities A ct (1 7 C F R 230 . 4 2 5 )

 

S o liciting m ate r ial p u r s u a n t to Ru le 14 a - 1 2 u n d er t h e E x c h a ng e A ct (1 7 C F R 240 . 14 a - 12)

 

P re - c o mm e n c e m e n t c o m m u n i c a ti o n p u r s u a n t to Ru le 14 d - 2(b ) un d er t h e E x c h a n g e A ct (1 7 C FR 240 . 14 d - 2( b ) )

 

P re - c o mm e n c e m e n t c o m m u n i c a ti o n p u r s u a n t to Ru le 13 e - 4 ( c) un d er t h e E x c h a ng e A c t (1 7 C FR 240 . 13 e - 4( c ) )

 

 

I n dicate b y c h e c k m a r k w h e ther t h e re g i s tr a n t is a n e m er g i ng g r o w t h c o m pany as defi n ed in R u le 405 of t h e Se c u rities A ct o f 1 933 (17 C FR §230 . 405) or Ru le 1 2 b - 2 of t h e Se c u rities E x c han g e A ct of 1934 (17 C FR §240 . 1 2 b - 2).

E m e r g i n g g r o w t h c o m p a n y

 

If an e m er g i ng g r o w th c o m p a n y , i n dicate b y c h e c k m ark i f t h e re g istra n t h as elected n ot to us e t h e e x t e n ded tra ns i t ion period f or co m p l y i n g w i th a ny n e w or re v i s ed f i n a n cial accou n t i ng s t a n da r ds pro v ided p u r su a n t to S ection 13(a) of t h e E x c h a n g e A ct.



Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On May 1, 2019, STAAR Surgical Company (the “Company”) published a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 29, 2019, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

On May 1, 2019, the Company also issued a press release announcing that refractive ophthalmic societies in Germany and Japan have increased the diopter range for recommended use of phakic refractive lenses, including the EVO Visian ICL, to -3.0 diopters from -6.0 diopters. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

  This information and the information contained in the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, and Exhibit 99.1 are not incorporated by reference into any filings of STAAR made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing unless specifically stated so therein .

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 1, 2019

By:

/s/ Caren Mason

 

 

Caren Mason

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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