Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 288

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 288
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 data relating to the
Company which were prepared and provided to or discussed with us by the management of the Company. We reviewed the financial terms of the Merger as set forth in the Merger Agreement in relation to, among other things: current and historical market
prices and trading volumes of Company Common Stock; certain historical and projected earnings and other operating data of the Company; and the capitalization and financial condition of the Company. We considered, to the extent publicly available,
the financial terms of certain other transactions which we considered relevant in evaluating the Merger and analyzed certain financial, stock market and other publicly available information relating to the businesses of certain other companies whose
operations we considered relevant in evaluating those of the Company. In addition to the foregoing, we conducted such other analyses and examinations and considered such other information and financial, economic and market criteria as we deemed
appropriate in arriving at our opinion. The issuance of our opinion has been authorized by our fairness opinion committee.

In rendering our opinion, we
have assumed and relied, without independent verification, upon the accuracy and completeness of all financial and other information and data publicly available or provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us and upon the assurances of
the management of the Company that they are not aware of any relevant information that has been omitted or that remains undisclosed to us. With respect to

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The Board of Directors

STAAR Surgical Company

August 4, 2025

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financial forecasts and other information and data relating to the Company provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us, we have been advised by
the management of the Company, and we have assumed, with your consent, that such forecasts and other information and data were reasonably prepared in good faith on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the
management of the Company as to, and are a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, the future financial performance of the Company. We also have assumed, with your consent, that the financial results reflected in such financial forecasts and other
information and data utilized in our analyses will be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. We express no view or opinion as to any financial and other information or data (or any underlying assumptions on which any such financial and
other information or data are based) provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us.

We have assumed, with your consent, that the Merger will
be consummated in accordance with the terms, conditions and agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement,