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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 this Agreement and the Transactions),
the DGCL, the HSR Act and any applicable filing, notification or approval in any foreign jurisdiction required by any Antitrust Law, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, the Acquired Corporations are not required to give
notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any Consent from any Governmental Body (including any Regulatory Authority) at any time prior to the Closing in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, or the
consummation by the Company of the Merger or the other Transactions, except those that the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.23 Takeover Laws. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in
, the Board of Directors has taken and will take all actions so that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other relevant Takeover Law are, and
will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and to the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions.

3.24 Opinion of Financial Advisors. The Board of Directors has received the oral opinion of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (to be
confirmed by delivery of a written opinion), that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the various assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other matters set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of
Shares in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. The Company shall provide a copy of such written opinion to Parent solely for informational purposes and on a
non-reliance basis promptly after the execution of this Agreement by each of the Parties hereto.

3.25 Brokers and Other Advisors. Except for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., no investment banker, broker, financial advisor or finder
engaged by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in

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connection with the Transactions is entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with this Agreement or upon consummation of the Transactions (including the Merger) based on arrangements
made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.26 Acknowledgement by Company. The Company is not relying and
has not relied on any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the