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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and STAAR Surgical Company’s Form 8-K, filed June 22, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 18, 2026: 10 items on STAAR Surgical Company’s Form 8-K, filed June 22, 2026: 10 without a stated outcome.
Meeting of January 6, 2026: 2 items on STAAR Surgical Company’s Form 8-K, filed January 6, 2026: 2 not approved.
None beyond the items above.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are STAAR Surgical Company’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 22, 2026 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Neal C. Bradsher | 40,776,719 | -- | -- | 497,602 | 2,406,114 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Arthur C. Butcher | 40,565,567 | -- | -- | 708,754 | 2,406,114 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Wei Jiang | 41,098,173 | -- | -- | 176,148 | 2,406,114 | 99.5% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Richard T. LeBuhn | 41,170,957 | -- | -- | 103,364 | 2,406,114 | 99.7% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Louis E. Silverman | 40,487,195 | -- | -- | 787,126 | 2,406,114 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher M. Wang | 40,941,468 | -- | -- | 332,853 | 2,406,114 | 99.1% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Lilian Y. Zhou | 40,488,276 | -- | -- | 786,045 | 2,406,114 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| 2. To approve Amendment No | 40,231,475 | 974,989 | 67,857 | -- | 2,406,114 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| 3. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C | 43,433,234 | 237,151 | 10,050 | -- | 0 | 99.4% | Not verified | — |
| 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 | 96% | Not verified | — |
Source: STAAR Surgical Company, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 22, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Proposal") | 14,904,915 | 27,339,877 | 1,123,136 | -- | -- | 35% | Not approved | a supermajority of the shares outstanding |
| 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 by the M | 14,224,065 | 27,905,792 | 1,238,071 | -- | -- | 34% | Not approved | — |
Source: STAAR Surgical Company, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 6, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 283 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.
Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Arthur C. Butcher
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,520,192 for, 382,889 withheld, 285 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,901,246 | 0 | 5 | 7,494 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348,406 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher M. Wang
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,901,042 for, 2,321 withheld, 3 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,908,742 | 0 | 3 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lilian Y. Zhou
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,822,520 for, 80,841 withheld, 5 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,908,740 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,712 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Louis E. Silverman
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,898,232 for, 5,129 withheld, 5 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,908,740 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Neal C. Bradsher
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,893,547 for, 9,815 withheld, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,901,247 | 0 | 4 | 7,494 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Richard T. LeBuhn
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,903,366 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,908,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Wei Jiang
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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,903,150 for, 215 withheld, 1 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,908,744 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,780 | 0 | 0 | 215 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held January 6, 2026.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
35% Not approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: 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.
STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“1. A proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Proposal")”): 14,904,915 for, 27,339,877 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed January 6, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Merger Proposal was not approved.”
Support: 35% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a supermajority of the shares outstanding (“87.9% of the total voting power”).
The 63 asset managers below reported 7,204,352 for, 5,534,793 against, 108,753 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 0 | 4,675,937 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 3,808,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,068,130 | 14,545 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 471,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 453,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 418,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 243,893 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 210,549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 33,185 | 35,699 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 19,000 | 115,358 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 113,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 10,358 | 80,035 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 86,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| New York Life | 84,107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 83,547 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALTSHARES TRUST | 78,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 0 | 46,457 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 44,326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 21,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 39,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 19,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 36,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 35,749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 35,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 29,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held June 18, 2026.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED.
STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“2. To approve Amendment No”): 40,231,475 for, 974,989 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 61 asset managers below reported 9,730,534 for, 190,963 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,899,043 | 9,702 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,260 | 735 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,176 | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 0 | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Zacks Trust | 35,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GDL FUND | 0 | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 0 | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Meeting held January 6, 2026.
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
34% Not approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: 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.
STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“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 an”): 14,224,065 for, 27,905,792 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed January 6, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “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 by the Merger Agree”
Support: 34% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 0 | 4,675,937 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 3,808,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,068,130 | 14,545 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 471,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 453,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 418,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 243,893 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 210,549 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 32,158 | 36,726 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 19,000 | 115,358 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 113,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 90,393 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 86,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| New York Life | 84,107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 83,547 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALTSHARES TRUST | 78,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 0 | 46,457 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 44,326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 21,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 39,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 19,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 36,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 35,749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 35,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 65 managers: 7,006,871 for, 5,790,423 against, 108,753 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 96,546 | 1,763,675 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,170,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 900 | 980,357 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | 0 | 0 | 948,474 | 0 | Abstain |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 713,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 698,288 | 238 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 341,417 | 243,000 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | 573,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 74,121 | 208,899 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 479,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 440,199 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 398,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 194,938 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Gabelli | 352,813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 259,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIG Advisors, LLC | 251,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 226,092 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 199,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | 196,332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 187,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Henderson | 182,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Groupe la Francaise | 161,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 156,390 | 37 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL | 121,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 115,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 199 managers: 7,563,186 for, 4,865,728 against, 1,067,599 abstained, 484,958 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("say-on-pay").
STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“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 June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,901,238 | 7,506 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 108,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 77,969 | 11,621 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 43,135 | 1,027 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Zacks Trust | 35,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 61 managers: 9,672,196 for, 288,481 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP | 1,569,678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,405,449 | 729 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,392,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Seas Capital LP | 1,236,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 1,206,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 942,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 501,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 410,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 373,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 353,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 278,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 270,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 241,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 178,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 177,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 168,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 128,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Freshford Capital Management, LLC | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 119,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 92,372 | 259 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 89,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UBS | 0 | 76,570 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Two Sigma | 74,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management America Inc | 0 | 74,302 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | 66,747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 182 managers: 11,984,028 for, 482,930 against, 2,000 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Meeting held January 6, 2026.
51.1% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 37,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 18,138 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 2,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 40,014 for, 18,138 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 0 | 20,110 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Coyle Financial Counsel LLC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 25 for, 20,110 against.
Meeting held June 18, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2026.
STAAR Surgical Company’s own tally for this item (“3. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C”): 43,433,234 for, 237,151 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 22, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of STAAR Surgical Company’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Ratify BDO USA, P.C. as Auditors” (2 managers, 40,014 for).
The 59 asset managers below reported 9,883,925 for, 36,739 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,901,250 | 7,495 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,116,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 800,377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 598,959 | 36 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 348,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 116,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 108,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 92,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 89,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 75,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 55,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 50,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 41,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 41,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Zacks Trust | 35,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 33,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 29,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 29,026 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GDL FUND | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | 22,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 22,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 21,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 17,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 17,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 49,512,749 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 9.44% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 7.69% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.19% |
| 4 | NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 0.95% |
| 5 | ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 0.92% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 0.85% |
| 7 | State Street | 0.49% |
| 8 | Dimensional | 0.43% |
| 9 | Lincoln Financial | 0.28% |
| 10 | Equitable | 0.27% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 3.76% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.36% |
| 3 | State Street | 1.98% |
| 4 | Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | 1.92% |
| 5 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 1.44% |
| 6 | AQR | 1.41% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 1.18% |
| 8 | WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | 1.16% |
| 9 | BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 1.14% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.97% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| 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 February 27, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), 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 February 27, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At STAAR Surgical Company's 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held January 6, 2026 and June 18, 2026), 283 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,148 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 13 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 January 6, 2026 — A proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or… — STAAR Surgical Company's filing reports the proposal as not approved, with 34% support 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). Source: STAAR Surgical Company's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2026.
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