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STAAR SURGICAL CO. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

  • 8Ballot items
  • 233Asset managers
  • 1,768Fund votes
  • 2025-06-18Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by STAAR SURGICAL CO.

These tallies are STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

STAAR SURGICAL CO. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-06-18
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Arthur C. Butcher 41,076,988---- 1,128,2662,541,439 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Stephen C. Farrell 42,142,992---- 62,2622,541,439 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Wei Jiang 41,337,072---- 868,1822,541,439 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Louis E. Silverman 42,148,565---- 56,6892,541,439 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Elizabeth Yeu, MD 41,809,829---- 395,4252,541,439 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Lilian Y. Zhou 41,898,816---- 306,4382,541,439 Majority: yes
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C 44,463,071273,08510,537 ---- Majority: yes
Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: 41,130,6901,049,89724,667 --2,541,439 Majority: yes

Source: STAAR SURGICAL CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-06-18 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the STAAR SURGICAL CO. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 233 asset managers that disclosed a STAAR SURGICAL CO. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 41,130,690AGAINST: 1,049,897

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 41,130,690 for, 1,049,897 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 83% for, 2% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 231 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (27,369,943 for, 906,534 against).

FOR 89%8%
FOR: 27,369,943 (89.2%)AGAINST: 906,534 (3.0%)ABSTAIN: 0 (0.0%)VOTED: 2,401,232 (7.8%)NOT VOTED: 16,588 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,475,5812,479 00For
BlackRock5,422,250660 00For
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC2,638,3750 00For
Yunqi Capital Ltd00 00Voted
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.2,182,5620 00For
Soleus Capital Management, L.P.2,093,4040 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,136,8910 00For
Fidelity1,033,20815,794 00For
Charles Schwab825,5250 00For
State Street706,1000 00For
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD631,4800 00For
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC575,5570 00For
Artisan530,1490 00For
Palo Alto Investors LP525,0170 00For
Northern Trust356,9280 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS302,7850 00For
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc261,5410 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp232,3620 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC155,2630 00For
Winton Capital Management Ltd149,1040 00For
Nuveen0142,929 00Against
TIAA0139,346 00Against
Victory Capital130,1920 00For
BNY Mellon111,9530 00For
Columbia Threadneedle0104,542 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 231 asset managers. See all 231 in the interactive database.

2. Election of Directors: Arthur C. Butcher

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 41,076,988WITHHELD: 1,128,266

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arthur C. Butcher”): 41,076,988 for, 1,128,266 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 83% for, 2% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,000,818 for, 0 against).

FOR 96%
FOR: 12,000,818 (96.3%)ABSTAIN: 463,775 (3.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Arthur C. Butcher” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,327,9740 2,4790For
BlackRock4,063,8490 14,6560For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab00 382,5580Abstain
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7950 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X00 30,0180Abstain
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Elizabeth Yeu, M.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 41,809,829WITHHELD: 395,425

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth Yeu, MD”): 41,809,829 for, 395,425 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 84% for, 0.8% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,456,712 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 12,456,712 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 7,881 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Elizabeth Yeu, M.D.” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,327,9750 2,4780For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7950 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Lilian Y. Zhou

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%
FOR: 41,898,816WITHHELD: 306,438

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lilian Y. Zhou”): 41,898,816 for, 306,438 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 85% for, 0.7% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,464,021 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 12,464,021 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 572 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lilian Y. Zhou” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,330,4530 00For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7950 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Louis E. Silverman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 42,148,565WITHHELD: 56,689

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Louis E. Silverman”): 42,148,565 for, 56,689 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 85% for, 0.2% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,464,593 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 12,464,593 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 0 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Louis E. Silverman” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,330,4530 00For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7950 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Stephen C. Farrell

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 42,142,992WITHHELD: 62,262

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen C. Farrell”): 42,142,992 for, 62,262 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 85% for, 0.2% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,464,593 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 12,464,593 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 0 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Stephen C. Farrell” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,330,4530 00For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7950 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Wei Jiang

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 41,337,072WITHHELD: 868,182

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wei Jiang”): 41,337,072 for, 868,182 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 83% for, 2% withheld (85% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,343,567 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 12,343,567 (99.0%)ABSTAIN: 121,026 (1.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Wei Jiang” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,330,4520 10For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street2770 81,5180Abstain
Lincoln Financial34,3120 36,5990Abstain
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

8. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C. AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 2, 2026.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 44,463,071AGAINST: 273,085

STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C”): 44,463,071 for, 273,085 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-06-18 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 49,523,000 outstanding shares: 90% for, 0.6% against (90% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 63 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,458,000 for, 2,484 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 12,458,000 (100.0%)AGAINST: 2,484 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 0 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C. AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE ” at STAAR SURGICAL CO., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,327,9752,478 00For
BlackRock4,078,5050 00For
Fidelity1,033,2080 00For
Charles Schwab382,5580 00For
Artisan241,3350 00For
TIAA139,3460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle104,5420 00For
Jackson National96,8300 00For
Equitable86,4700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC85,6970 00For
State Street81,7896 00For
Lincoln Financial70,9110 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds55,7930 00For
BNY Mellon52,4990 00For
Prudential/PGIM50,7130 00For
Principal47,8440 00For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST45,5680 00For
Empower36,2710 00For
Thrivent36,1820 00For
Global X30,0180 00For
Northern Trust29,8280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica25,9180 00For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds21,0090 00For
JPMorgan19,7190 00For
John Hancock19,2620 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

Largest STAAR SURGICAL CO. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of STAAR SURGICAL CO. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 49,523,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top STAAR SURGICAL CO. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 11.06%
2BlackRock 10.95%
3ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 5.33%
4Yunqi Capital Ltd 4.85%
5Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. 4.41%
6Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 4.23%
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.30%
8Fidelity 2.12%
9Charles Schwab 1.70%
10State Street 1.43%

Reported STAAR SURGICAL CO. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

STAAR SURGICAL CO. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Broadwood Partners, L.P. 32.56% 13D
BlackRock 15.64% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.94% 13F
Yunqi Capital Limited 6.58% 13D
Madison Avenue International LP 5.76% 13G
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 5.23% 13G
Soleus Capital Master Fund, L.P. 5.18% DEF14A
Yunqi Path Capital Master Fund 5.05% 13D
State Street 4.03% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.78% 13F

Percentages above are of 49,523,000 shares outstanding, as reported by STAAR SURGICAL CO. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-28 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

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Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from STAAR SURGICAL CO.’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-28. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At STAAR SURGICAL CO.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-06-18, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 233 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,768 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. — FOR was 98% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: STAAR SURGICAL CO.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-06-18.

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