STAAR SURGICAL CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 10, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STAAR SURGICAL CO (STAA)
CIK: 0000718937
Period of Report: 2012-04-05

Reporting Person: Gesten Samuel J (VP, General Counsel)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	27500	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Options	$11.02	2022-04-01	Common Stock (50000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Consists of (i) 20,000 restricted shares of common stock, subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to 1/3 of the shares each year on the anniversary of grant date, and (ii) 7,500 Performance Accelerated Restricted Shares of Common Stock (PARS), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to all the PARS on 4/2/15, but subject to accelerated lapse of the forfeiture rights as to 1/3 of the shares each year pursuant to achievement of certain performance criteria.

F2: 16,666 options will vest 4/2/13, 16,667 options will vest on 4/2/14, and the remaining 16,667 shares will vest on 4/2/15.