Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-271794
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 9
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Representatives; and (ii) engage in, enter into or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Persons or group or its Representatives with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries, offers or proposals
regarding any Acquisition Proposal. As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) following the expiration of the Go-Shop Period, the Company shall provide to Parent
(x) an unredacted copy of any written Acquisition Proposal made by a Qualified Bidder (including any proposed term sheet, letter of intent, acquisition agreement or similar agreement with respect thereto) still pending and not withdrawn and a
summary of any unwritten material terms and conditions thereof, and (y) the name(s) of the Qualified Bidder making such Acquisition Proposal.

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(c) Except as permitted by this , from
and after the expiration of the Go-Shop Period until the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement (the “”), the Acquired Corporations shall not, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (other than with respect to any Person that is then a Qualified Bidder, to which the
restrictions in clauses (i), (ii)(A) and (ii)(B) of this and clause (i) of shall not apply) (i) continue any solicitation, knowing encouragement, discussions
or negotiations with any Persons that may be ongoing as of the date of this Agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) (A) solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information) any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (B) engage in, continue or
otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other Person any non-public information in connection with, or for the purpose of soliciting or knowingly encouraging or
facilitating, an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal (other than to state that the terms of this provision prohibit such discussion) or (C) enter into any letter of
intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle or similar agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable
Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with ); or (iii) waive or release any Person