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STAAR SURGICAL CO

Ophthalmic Goods · MONROVIA · CA

Distress signal

Moderate confidence (50%)

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 12:04 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

Latest material event: STAAR SURGICAL CO received a delisting notice from its exchange (Jan 14, 2026)

Timeline

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  1. STAAR SURGICAL CO received a delisting notice from its exchange

    Jan 14, 2026

    Delisting notice received

    • SEC EDGAR — “Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. As discussed further below, on January 14, 2026, Elizabeth Yeu, MD resigned from the Board. Among other things, NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605 requires listed issuers such as the Company to maintain an audit committee consisting of no fewer than three independent directors. Dr. Yeu had been one of three independent directors on the Company s Audit Committee at the time of her resignation, and therefore the Company does not presently comply with such requirement. In accordance with the Listi…”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
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Industry
Ophthalmic Goods
Subindustry
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Listing
SEC lists the ticker STAA on Nasdaq.
SEC CIK
0000718937
Website
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LinkedIn
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Headquarters
MONROVIA, CA
Also known as
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
Legal entities
STAAR SURGICAL CO

Sources

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  • SEC Company Submissions (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    STAAR SURGICAL CO — Ophthalmic Goods (SIC 3851) — MONROVIA, CA
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  • SEC EDGAR (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. As discussed further below, on January 14, 2026, Elizabeth Yeu, MD resigned from the Board. Among other things, NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605 requires listed issuers such as the Company to maintain an audit committee consisting of no fewer than three independent directors. Dr. Yeu had been one of three independent directors on the Company s Audit Committee at the time of her resignation, and therefore the Company does not presently comply with such requirement. In accordance with the Listi…
    View source record

Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALLISTING_STANDARDS_WARNING · Sep 18, 2026, 01:29 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALLISTING_STANDARDS_WARNING · Sep 18, 2026, 01:14 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 15, 2026, 12:33 PM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 14, 2026, 04:45 PM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • UNKNOWN → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 8, 2026, 03:59 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.