UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2015

 

STAAR Surgical Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   0-11634   95-3797439
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   Number)   Identification Number)

 

1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(626) 303-7902

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

On July 27, 2015, the Company issued 700,000 shares of its Common Stock (the “Shares”). The Shares were issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated June 1, 2009 (as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2007, and also in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 3, 2009, which are incorporated herein by reference) entered into by the Company and Broadwood Partners, L.P. (the “Warrant Agreement”), relying on an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The Shares were issued in accordance with the exercise provision under the Warrant Agreement. The resale of the Shares is covered by a registration statement filed by the Company that became effective on April 22, 2008.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  STAAR Surgical Company
   
Dated: July 28, 2015 By:  /s/ Caren Mason
  Name:   Caren Mason
   Title:     President and Chief Executive Officer