Samuel J. Gesten - Mar 10, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for STAAR SURGICAL CO (STAA)

Role: Chief Legal Officer
Signature: /s/ Samuel J. Gesten
Stock symbol: STAA
Transactions as of: Mar 10, 2023
Transactions value $: -$15,856
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/10/2023, 08:37 PM
Previous filing: Mar 8, 2023
Next filing: Mar 21, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$15.9K	-280	-0.82%	$56.63	33.7K	Mar 10, 2023	Direct
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+9.53K	+28.29%	$0.00	43.2K	Mar 10, 2023	Direct	F1

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	+17.4K		$0.00	17.4K	Mar 10, 2023	Common Stock	17.4K	$56.63	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Award of 9531 Restricted Stock Units of Common Stock (RSU), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/10/2024, 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/10/2025, and the remaining 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/10/2026.
F2	The options granted become exercisable as follows: 1/3 on 3/10/2024 and the remaining 2/3 of such options shall become exercisable over the following 24 months in equal amounts on a monthly basis. In the event the options do not evenly divide into 24 months, the remaining balance of options granted shall become exercisable on 3/10/2026.