UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): | March 17, 2014 |
STAAR Surgical
Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-11634 | 95-3797439 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
STAAR Surgical Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Barry Caldwell, will give presentations to investors in New York on March 17, 2014. A copy of the slide presentation Mr. Caldwell will use in his presentation 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 8.01 Other Events.
On March 17, 2014, STAAR Surgical Company issued a News Release announcing the results of the March 14, 2014 FDA Ophthalmic Medical Device Committee’s advisory meeting, which among other things voted favorably that the benefits of the Visian Toric ICL outweigh the risks in patients who meet the criteria specified in the proposed indication. A copy of the News Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this current report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Slide Presentation dated March 17, 2014. |
| 99.2 | News Release, dated March 17, 2014, announcing the results of the March 14, 2014 FDA Ophthalmic Medical Device Committee’s advisory meeting. |
SIGNATURES
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 | |||
| March 17, 2014 | By: | /s/ Barry G. Caldwell | |
| Barry G. Caldwell | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||