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STAAR Surgical Company 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and STAAR Surgical Company’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-22 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

20Reported items
292Asset managers
3,168Fund votes
2026-06-18Main meeting date

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

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by STAAR Surgical Company

These tallies are STAAR Surgical Company’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-22 (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 Company reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

STAAR Surgical Company — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-06-18 (Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-22)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Neal C. Bradsher	40,776,719	--	--	497,602	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Arthur C. Butcher	40,565,567	--	--	708,754	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Wei Jiang	41,098,173	--	--	176,148	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Richard T. LeBuhn	41,170,957	--	--	103,364	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Louis E. Silverman	40,487,195	--	--	787,126	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christopher M. Wang	40,941,468	--	--	332,853	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Lilian Y. Zhou	40,488,276	--	--	786,045	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: To approve Amendment No	40,231,475	974,989	67,857	--	2,406,114	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C	43,433,234	237,151	10,050	--	0	Majority: yes
Proposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:	39,737,385	1,454,186	82,750	--	2,406,114	Majority: yes

Source: STAAR Surgical Company, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-06-22 — read the filing on EDGAR.

STAAR Surgical Company — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-01-06 (Form 8-K, filed 2026-01-06)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Proposal 1: A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Proposal").	14,904,915	27,339,877	1,123,136	--	--	Majority: no
Proposal 2: A proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated	14,224,065	27,905,792	1,238,071	--	--	Majority: no

Source: STAAR Surgical Company, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-01-06 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the STAAR Surgical Company 2025-2026 meetings

Each item below shows how the 292 asset managers that disclosed a STAAR Surgical Company 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of STAAR Surgical Company’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to STAAR's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: no

Meeting held 2026-01-06.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

34% Majority: no · of votes cast

FOR 34%AGAINST 66%

FOR: 14,224,065AGAINST: 27,905,792

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: A proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agr”): 14,224,065 for, 27,905,792 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-06 (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 29% for, 56% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 249 asset managers below cast 59% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (14,569,798 for, 10,117,176 against).

FOR 55%AGAINST 38%

FOR: 14,569,798 (55.3%)AGAINST: 10,117,176 (38.4%)ABSTAIN: 1,067,591 (4.1%)NOT VOTED: 593,970 (2.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable ” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	96,546	6,439,612	0	Against
Vanguard	3,996,370	0	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,170,113	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,133,481	14,545	0	For
Sand Grove Capital Management LLP	0	0	948,474	Abstain
State Street	900	941,950	0	Against
Charles Schwab	898,329	0	0	For
Magnetar Financial LLC	713,558	0	0	For
AQR	698,288	238	0	For
WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC	573,040	0	0	For
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	74,121	208,899	0	Not Voted
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	471,851	0	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	453,652	0	0	For
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	0	440,199	0	Against
Northern Trust	428,655	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	0	194,938	0	Against
Gabelli	388,313	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	354,978	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	308,763	0	Against
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	259,653	0	0	For
TIG Advisors, LLC	251,856	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	226,092	0	Against
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	199,368	0	0	For
Soleus Capital Management, L.P.	196,332	0	0	For
Janus Henderson	182,290	0	0	For

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2. Approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("say-on-pay").

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

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 39,737,385AGAINST: 1,454,186

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 39,737,385 for, 1,454,186 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 80% for, 3% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 225 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,019,096 for, 757,903 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 21,019,096 (96.5%)AGAINST: 757,903 (3.5%)NOT VOTED: 2,259 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("say-on-pa” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,522,177	729	For
Vanguard	4,274,249	7,506	For
Madison Avenue Partners, LP	1,569,678	0	For
State Street	1,368,567	0	For
Two Seas Capital LP	1,236,973	0	For
Point72	1,206,916	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	942,959	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	16,366	For
Charles Schwab	758,462	0	For
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	501,183	0	For
Magnetar Financial LLC	353,004	0	For
Northern Trust	300,813	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	270,511	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	241,762	0	For
Gabelli	228,332	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	177,762	0	For
Dimensional	0	177,174	Against
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	168,503	0	For
T. Rowe Price	134,286	0	For
Nuveen	133,719	0	For
Freshford Capital Management, LLC	125,000	0	For
Equitable	108,176	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Rhumbline	92,113	0	For
Goldman Sachs	92,122	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 225 asset managers. See all 225 in the interactive database.

3. A proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025, as may be amended from time to time (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among STAAR Surgical Company ("STAAR"), Alcon Research, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Alcon"), and Rascasse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcon.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: no

Meeting held 2026-01-06.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

35% Majority: no · of votes cast

FOR 35%AGAINST 65%

FOR: 14,904,915AGAINST: 27,339,877

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 1: A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Proposal").”): 14,904,915 for, 27,339,877 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-06 (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 30% for, 55% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 63 asset managers below cast 57% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,204,352 for, 5,534,793 against).

FOR 56%AGAINST 43%

FOR: 7,204,352 (56.1%)AGAINST: 5,534,793 (43.1%)NOT VOTED: 108,753 (0.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025, as may be amended from time ” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	4,675,937	Against
Vanguard	3,808,805	0	For
Fidelity	1,068,130	14,545	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	471,851	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	453,652	0	For
Charles Schwab	418,622	0	For
State Street	0	243,893	Against
Dimensional	210,549	0	For
Lincoln Financial	33,185	35,699	Not Voted
Equitable	19,000	115,358	Against
TIAA	113,205	0	For
Jackson National	10,358	80,035	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	86,007	Against
New York Life	84,107	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	83,547	Against
ALTSHARES TRUST	78,542	0	For
BNY Mellon	0	46,457	Against
Principal	44,326	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	21,958	0	For
Morningstar Funds Trust	39,804	0	For
Brighthouse	19,441	0	For
GDL FUND	36,000	0	For
Thrivent	35,749	0	For
Gabelli	35,500	0	For
Northern Trust	29,759	0	For

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4. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED.

COMPENSATIONMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 40,231,475AGAINST: 974,989

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To approve Amendment No”): 40,231,475 for, 974,989 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 81% for, 2% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 61 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,727,657 for, 190,963 against).

FOR 98%

FOR: 9,727,657 (98.1%)AGAINST: 190,963 (1.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED.” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	3,899,043	9,702	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,260	735	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
Equitable	88,176	20,000	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	0	50,300	Against
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Zacks Trust	35,340	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	0	29,442	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	0	29,026	Against
GDL FUND	0	27,000	Against
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	0	22,577	Against
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 61 asset managers. See all 61 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Arthur C. Butcher

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 40,565,567WITHHELD: 708,754

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arthur C. Butcher”): 40,565,567 for, 708,754 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 82% for, 1% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,517,315 for, 0 against).

FOR 96%

FOR: 9,517,315 (96.1%)ABSTAIN: 383,174 (3.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Arthur C. Butcher” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,901,246	7,499	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,995	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	348,406	Abstain
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Christopher M. Wang

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 40,941,468WITHHELD: 332,853

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher M. Wang”): 40,941,468 for, 332,853 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 83% for, 0.7% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,898,165 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 9,898,165 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 2,324 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christopher M. Wang” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,908,742	3	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,995	0	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Lilian Y. Zhou

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 40,488,276WITHHELD: 786,045

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lilian Y. Zhou”): 40,488,276 for, 786,045 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 82% for, 2% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,819,643 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 9,819,643 (99.2%)ABSTAIN: 80,846 (0.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lilian Y. Zhou” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,908,740	5	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,995	0	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	75,712	Abstain
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

8. Election of Directors: Louis E. Silverman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 40,487,195WITHHELD: 787,126

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Louis E. Silverman”): 40,487,195 for, 787,126 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 82% for, 2% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,895,355 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 9,895,355 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 5,134 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Louis E. Silverman” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,908,740	5	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,995	0	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

9. Election of Directors: Neal C. Bradsher

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 40,776,719WITHHELD: 497,602

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Neal C. Bradsher”): 40,776,719 for, 497,602 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 82% for, 1% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,890,670 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 9,890,670 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 9,819 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Neal C. Bradsher” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,901,247	7,498	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,995	0	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

10. Election of Directors: Richard T. LeBuhn

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 41,170,957WITHHELD: 103,364

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard T. LeBuhn”): 41,170,957 for, 103,364 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 83% for, 0.3% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,900,489 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 9,900,489 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Richard T. LeBuhn” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,908,745	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	For
Fidelity	800,377	For
State Street	598,995	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	For
Dimensional	116,210	For
TIAA	92,585	For
Jackson National	89,590	For
Equitable	88,176	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	For
Gabelli	50,300	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	For
Principal	41,594	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	For
Empower	37,716	For
Thrivent	33,202	For
American Century	29,442	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	For
GDL FUND	27,000	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	For
Northern Trust	22,026	For
JPMorgan	21,056	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

11. Election of Directors: Wei Jiang

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 41,098,173WITHHELD: 176,148

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wei Jiang”): 41,098,173 for, 176,148 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 83% for, 0.4% withheld (83% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,900,273 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 9,900,273 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 216 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Wei Jiang” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,908,744	1	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,780	215	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Equitable	88,176	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Empower	37,716	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	29,026	0	For
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

12. RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2026.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 43,433,234AGAINST: 237,151

STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C”): 43,433,234 for, 237,151 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-22 (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 49,512,749 outstanding shares: 88% for, 0.5% against (88% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,881,048 for, 36,739 against).

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 9,881,048 (99.6%)AGAINST: 36,739 (0.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2026.” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	3,901,250	7,495	For
BlackRock	3,116,728	0	For
Fidelity	800,377	0	For
State Street	598,959	36	For
Charles Schwab	348,406	0	For
Dimensional	116,210	0	For
Equitable	108,176	0	For
TIAA	92,585	0	For
Jackson National	89,590	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	75,712	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	55,759	0	For
Gabelli	50,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	44,162	0	For
Principal	41,594	0	For
BNY Mellon	41,504	0	For
Zacks Trust	35,340	0	For
Thrivent	33,202	0	For
American Century	29,442	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	0	29,026	Against
GDL FUND	27,000	0	For
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds	22,577	0	For
Northern Trust	22,026	0	For
JPMorgan	21,056	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	17,874	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	17,018	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

13. Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-01-06.

69% fund support · no official result

FOR 69%AGAINST 31%

The 4 asset managers below cast 69% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (40,039 for, 18,138 against).

FOR: 40,039 (68.8%)AGAINST: 18,138 (31.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Empower	37,716	0	For
JPMorgan	0	18,138	Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,298	0	For
Coyle Financial Counsel LLC	25	0	For

14. A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to STAAR's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Reported under meeting date 2025-10-23; no official results on file for that date.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (558,959 for, 0 against).

FOR: 558,959 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable ” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Slotnik Capital, LLC	540,000	For
HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC	17,752	For
Vericimetry Funds	1,178	For
Fort Baker Capital Management LP	29	For

15. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (57,312 for, 0 against).

FOR: 57,312 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Zacks Trust	35,340	For
Equitable	20,000	For
SARATOGA ADVANTAGE TRUST	1,972	For

16. A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to STAAR's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. 14A Executive Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Reported under meeting date 2025-12-19; no official results on file for that date.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (54,500 for, 0 against).

FOR: 54,500 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable ” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC	54,500	For
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.	0	--
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL	0	--

17. Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

COMPENSATION

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (40,014 for, 0 against).

FOR: 40,014 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Empower	37,716	0	0	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,298	0	0	0	For

18. Ratify BDO USA, P.C. as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-18.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 43,433,234AGAINST: 237,151

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (40,014 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 40,014 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify BDO USA, P.C. as Auditors” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Empower	37,716	0	0	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,298	0	0	0	For

19. A proposal to approve on an advisory (nonbinding) basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to STAARs named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement

COMPENSATION

Reported under meeting date 2025-11-06; no official results on file for that date.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

14% fund support · no official result

14%AGAINST 86%

The 2 asset managers below cast 14% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (800 for, 4,967 against).

FOR: 800 (13.9%)AGAINST: 4,967 (86.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A proposal to approve on an advisory (nonbinding) basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	0	4,967	0	0	Against
Midwest Trust Co	800	0	0	0	For

20. Company Proposal: A proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Companys named executive officers in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby

COMPENSATION

Reported under meeting date 2025-11-06; no official results on file for that date.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 1,771 against).

AGAINST: 1,771 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Company Proposal: A proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or b” at STAAR Surgical Company, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	0	1,671	0	0	Against
ADIRONDACK TRUST CO	0	100	0	0	Against

Largest STAAR Surgical Company shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of STAAR Surgical Company shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 49,512,749 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top STAAR Surgical Company shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	13.20%
2	Vanguard	8.07%
3	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.36%
4	Fidelity	2.32%
5	Sand Grove Capital Management LLP	1.92%
6	State Street	1.90%
7	Charles Schwab	1.81%
8	Magnetar Financial LLC	1.44%
9	AQR	1.41%
10	WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC	1.16%

Reported STAAR Surgical Company ownership

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

STAAR Surgical Company beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Neal C. Bradsher**	32.62%	DEF14A
Broadwood Partners, L.P.	32.57%	13D
BlackRock	13.46%	13F
Vanguard Group	8.54%	13F
Madison Avenue International LP	8.43%	13G
Christopher M. Wang**	6.58%	DEF14A
Yunqi Capital Limited	6.58%	DEF14A
State Street	3.70%	13F
Citadel Advisors	2.57%	13F
Goldman Sachs	2.16%	13F

Percentages above are of 49,512,749 shares outstanding, as reported by STAAR Surgical Company on its Form 10-K dated 2026-02-27 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

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 Company’s 10-K dated 2026-02-27. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At STAAR Surgical Company's 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held 2026-01-06 and 2026-06-18), 292 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,168 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 20 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held 2026-01-06 — A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or… — FOR was 34% 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 not 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 Company's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-01-06.

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