Lilian Y. Zhou - 04 Dec 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for STAAR SURGICAL CO (STAA)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Samuel Gesten as attorney-in-fact for Lilian Zhou.
Issuer symbol: STAA
Transactions as of: 04 Dec 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Dec 2023, 17:03:45 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Dec 2023
Next filing: 06 Dec 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STAA	Common Stock	Award	$0	+1,477		$0.000000	1,477	04 Dec 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	Award	$0	+2,686		$0.000000	2,686	04 Dec 2023	Common Stock	2,686	$32.29	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes restricted shares of common stock awarded on her appointment to the Board, which vest in full on the earlier of June 16, 2024, or the Corporation's 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting.
F2	The options shall vest in full on the earlier of June 16, 2024, or the Corporation's 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting.

Remarks:

Effective December 4, 2023, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Zhou to serve as a member of the Board and granted her, as a non-employee director, 1477 restricted shares and 2686 options to purchase common stock, which represents a pro-rated amount of the standard director equity compensation for a director serving during the 2023-2024 term.