Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
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 Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (which this proxy statement refers to as “STAAR” or the “Company”), will be held virtually via live webcast on [ ], 2025, beginning at [ ], Pacific Time (unless the Special Meeting is adjourned or postponed). STAAR stockholders will be able to virtually attend the Special Meeting and vote at the Special Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/[ ], which this proxy statement refers to as the “Special Meeting website.” The Special Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

| 2. | To consider and vote on the 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 (the “Compensation Proposal”). |

Only STAAR stockholders of record as of the close of business on [ ], 2025, are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof. The Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting physically in person. For purposes of attendance at the Special Meeting, references in the enclosed proxy statement to “present” mean virtually present at the Special Meeting, and to “attend” or “attendance” mean to attend or be in attendance at the Special Meeting through virtual means. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote (1) “FOR” the Merger Proposal and (2) “FOR” the Compensation Proposal. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Special Meeting, please sign, date and return, as promptly as possible, the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope or grant your proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone (in accordance with the instructions detailed in “ The Special Meeting—Voting at the Special Meeting”). If you attend the virtual Special Meeting and vote thereat, your vote will revoke any proxy that you have previously submitted. If you hold your shares of STAAR common stock in “street name,” you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares in accordance with the voting instructions that you will receive from your bank, broker or other nominee. Your bank, broker or other nominee cannot vote on any of the proposals, including the Merger Proposal, without your instructions. If you sign, date and mail your proxy card without indicating how you wish