Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 289

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 289
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 and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term,
condition or agreement and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory or third party approvals, consents and releases for the Merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition will be imposed or occur that would
have an adverse effect on the Company or the Merger (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion. Representatives of the Company have advised us, and we further have
assumed, that the final terms of the Merger Agreement will not vary, in any material respect, from those set forth in the draft reviewed by us. We have not made or been provided with an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or
liabilities (contingent, derivative, off-balance sheet, accrued or otherwise) of the Company or any other business or person, nor have we made any physical inspection of the properties or assets of the Company
or any other business or person. Our opinion does not address any terms (other than the Merger Consideration to the extent expressly specified herein), aspects or implications of the Merger, including, without limitation, the form or structure of
the Merger, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding to be entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger or otherwise. We express no view as to, and our opinion does not address, the underlying business
decision of the Company to effect or enter into the Merger, the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any alternative business strategies that might exist for the Company or the effect of any other transaction in which the Company might
engage or that the Company might consider. We also express no view as to, and our opinion does not address, the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount or nature or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration to any officers,
directors or employees of any parties to the Merger (in their capacity as such), or any class of such persons, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. We are not expressing any opinion or view with respect to accounting, tax, regulatory,
legal or similar matters and we have relied, with your consent, upon the assessments of representatives of the Company as to such matters. Our opinion is necessarily based upon information available to us, and financial, stock market and other
conditions and circumstances existing, as of the date hereof. Although