Hans-Martin Blickensdoerfer - 21 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for STAAR SURGICAL CO (STAA)

Role: Sr. VP, Comm. Ops, China
Signature: /s/ Samuel Gesten as attorney-in-fact for Hans Blickensdoerfer
Issuer symbol: STAA
Transactions as of: 21 May 2021
Net transactions value: -$12,178,450
Form type: 4
Filing time: 25 May 2021, 16:10:01 UTC
Next filing: 03 Sep 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$14,670	+944	+0.87%	$15.54	109,325	21 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$30,877	+4,201	+3.8%	$7.35^*	113,526	21 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Sale	$658,560	-5,145	-4.5%	$128.00	108,381	21 May 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$189,623	+25,799	+24%	$7.35^*	134,180	24 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$300,800	+40,000	+30%	$7.52^*	174,180	24 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$209,250	+22,500	+13%	$9.30^*	196,680	24 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$105,879	+6,556	+3.3%	$16.15	203,236	24 May 2021	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Sale	$12,370,989	-94,855	-47%	$130.42	108,381	24 May 2021	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-944	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	21 May 2021	Common Stock	944	$15.54	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-4,201	-14%	$0.000000	25,799	21 May 2021	Common Stock	4,201	$7.35	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-25,799	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	24 May 2021	Common Stock	25,799	$7.35	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-40,000	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	24 May 2021	Common Stock	40,000	$7.52	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-22,500	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	24 May 2021	Common Stock	22,500	$9.30	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-6,556	-26%	$0.000000	18,444	24 May 2021	Common Stock	6,556	$16.15	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $128.00 to $128.01, inclusive.
F2	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $130.00 to $131.59, inclusive.