STAAR SURGICAL CO — Director's Dealing 2012

May 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STAAR SURGICAL CO (STAA)
CIK: 0000718937
Period of Report: 2012-05-29

Reporting Person: Caldwell Barry G (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-29	Common Stock	A	5000	$8.8561	Acquired	241839	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Following the reported transaction Mr. Caldwell's total beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) is 491,838 shares of Common Stock, which includes 249,999 vested stock options and 30,000 performance accelerated restricted shares. He also holds 100,001 unvested stock options.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.79 to $8.96, inclusive.