Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 114

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 114
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 current or former employee, officer or director of any of the Acquired Corporations, (ii) that provides benefits to or compensation to any current or former employee, officer or director of
any of the Acquired Corporations, (iii) with respect to which any Acquired Corporation has any direct or indirect liability (whether current, contingent, or otherwise) or (iv) to which any Acquired Corporation is a party.

Encumbrance. “” shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance,
option to purchase, easement, claim, right of first refusal or first offer, preemptive right or similar restriction of any nature, in each case other than licenses with respect to Intellectual Property Rights and transfer restrictions under
applicable securities laws.

End Date. “” is defined in of the
Agreement.

A-5

Entity. “” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint
stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

Environmental Law. “” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign Legal Requirement relating to pollution or protection of human health, worker health or the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including ambient air, surface
water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including any law or regulation relating to emissions, discharges, Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.

Equity Award Consideration. “” shall mean the aggregate payments to the holders of In-the-Money Company Options Company RSU Awards and Company PSU Awards.

ERISA. “” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

European Regulators. “” shall mean national competent authorities in each European Union member
state as well as all applicable notified bodies.

Exchange Act. “” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Exchange Agent. “”
is defined in of the Agreement.

Excluded Shares. “” is
defined in of the Agreement.

FDA. “” shall mean the United
States Food and Drug Administration.

Fraud. “” is defined in of the