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): October 2, 2017

 

 

 

STAAR Surgical Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware  0-11634  95-3797439

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. 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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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¨Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1 933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

STAAR Surgical Company issued a press release regarding the appointment of Dr. Scott Barnes as Chief Medical Officer. A copy of the press release 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 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

     

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.  Description
99.1  Press Release dated October 2, 2017.

 

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 
 
October 2, 2017 By: /s/ Caren Mason
    Caren Mason
    President and Chief Executive Officer