
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	August 27, 2025
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

IRIDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-27598	77-0210467
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1212 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 940-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     Title of Class

     Trading
Symbol

     Name of Exchange on Which Registered

     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

     IRIX

     Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously reported, on May 14, 2025, IRIDEX Corporation (the “Company”) received a notification of non-compliance (the “Notice”) from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based upon its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29, 2025 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 13, 2025, the Company was not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b).

On August 27, 2025, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq informing the Company that, based upon its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 28, 2025 that was filed with the SEC on August 12, 2025, the Company has regained compliance with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) by satisfying the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2,500,000 for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”), and that the matter is now closed.

On September 9, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding its regained compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)	Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated September 9, 2025.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		IRIDEX CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ PATRICK MERCER
		Patrick Mercer
		Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 9, 2025

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