Good morning, welcome to the STAAR Surgical Company 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. I am Neal Bradsher, I serve as the Chair of the Board for STAAR Surgical Company. I will be chairing today's virtual meeting. This session is convened pursuant to the formal notice dated May 4, 2026, with respect to the business matters described in our proxy statement filed with the SEC on that date. As it is now 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time, I officially call the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to order. I would first like to recognize and thank my fellow board members for joining today's meeting: Art Butcher, Wei Jiang, Richard LeBuhn, Louis Silverman, Christopher Wang, and Lilian Zhou. I appreciate your participation today, thank you for your ongoing oversight and service on the board. Also with me today are key members of executive leadership. Warren Foust, our Interim Co-CEO, President, and Chief Operating Officer. Deborah Andrews, our Interim Co-CEO and Chief Financial Officer, Kathleen Deyerle, our Senior Deputy General Counsel. Ms. Deyerle will serve as Secretary of the meeting, Michael Barbera will fulfill the duties of the Inspector of Elections. We have John Blakey and Zachary Krickler present as representatives from BDO, STAAR's independent registered public accounting firm. I will now turn the floor over to the secretary. Thank you. The agenda for today's meeting, along with the specific rules of conduct, have been posted online and remain accessible via the virtual portal link at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/STAA2026. The affidavit of mailing relating to the distribution of the notice of this meeting and the proxy materials to the shareholders of record have been received and will be filed with the records of the meeting. Our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, compiled and certified a registry of all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2026, which constitutes the official record date for this meeting. As of that record date, there were a total of 49,788,295 shares of STAAR common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Broadridge Financial Solutions has been actively tabulating the shareholder responses. They have certified that as of the opening of this session, proxies representing more than half of all outstanding shares entitled to vote have been received. Because a clear majority is accounted for, a valid legal quorum is present, I declare this meeting lawfully convened. As outlined on the portal agenda and in the proxy statement, shareholders are voting on four distinct proposals today. Although most of our investors have submitted their votes electronically or by mail before today's webcast, the polls are now officially open for any logged-in shareholders who have not yet voted. If you are a record or beneficial shareholder participating live on the portal and wish to cast a ballot or change a previously recorded vote, have your 16-digit control number ready. You may now vote by selecting the Vote Here button visible on your screen. If you already cast your proxy vote in advance and have no intention of altering your ballot, no further action is required. While those final votes are being submitted, I will read a brief description of the four proposals. Proposal 1, the election of the seven director nominees named in the proxy statement to serve terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Proposal 2, the approval of amendment number 2 to the amended and restated omnibus equity incentive plan, which increases their share reserve by 3.9 million shares. Proposal 3, the ratification of the appointment of BDO as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January first, 2027. Proposal 4, the approval on a non-binding advisory basis of the compensation of the company's named executive officers. The board of directors explicitly recommends a vote for each of the seven director nominees under item 1 and votes for items 2, 3, and 4. We will now have a brief pause to allow final electronic voting input. The time is now up for ballot submission. I declare the polls officially closed. I ask the secretary to deliver the preliminary vote tabulations. Based upon the preliminary voting data transmitted by our tabulator, Broadridge Financial Solutions, I report the following results. On Proposal 1, the shareholders voted to reelect each of the seven director nominees named in the proxy statement. On Proposal 2, the amendment to increase the share reserve under the amended and restated omnibus equity incentive plan has received the required affirmative vote of a majority of shares present or represented and is approved. On Proposal 3, the appointment of BDO as independent auditors for the fiscal period ending January first, 2027, has been ratified by a majority of shares present or represented. On Proposal 4, the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers has received majority approval from the shares present or represented. The verified final tabulation of these figures will be published within a required current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC within four business days. As shareholders know, the purpose of this annual meeting is to address corporate governance matters rather than the company's day-to-day business operations. Shareholders with questions regarding current business activities and who wish to engage with management are encouraged to contact our investor relations team at ir@staar.com. We would also direct shareholders to the company's regular public disclosures and commentary available on our investor relations website, investors.staar.com. There are no further items of formal business scheduled to come before the floor, I declare the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders officially adjourned. Have a wonderful day. This now concludes the meeting. Thank you for attending and have a pleasant day.
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