Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 123

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 123
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personal information,” “personally identifiable information,” or any comparable term under any Data Privacy Laws and (b) any information that can identify, relate to, describe, be associated with,
or be reasonably capable of being associated with a particular individual.

PMDA. “” shall mean the
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan.

Pre-ClosingPeriod. “” is defined in of the Agreement.

Privacy Requirements. “” shall mean all (i) Data Privacy Laws, (ii) internal and
external privacy policies, programs and procedures, (iii) contractual obligations and (iv) applicable industry or nongovernmental regulatory body rules, regulations and standards, in each case of the foregoing through , to the extent relating to (x) data privacy, cybersecurity or the privacy of individuals or (y) the Processing of any Personal Information or other sensitive, regulated or confidential data by or
on behalf of any Person.

Processing. “” shall mean, in addition to any comparable term under any Data
Privacy Laws, any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Information or on sets of Personal Information, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or
alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

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Proxy Statement. “” is defined in
of the Agreement.

Qualified Bidder. “” means a Person or
group of Persons that has made an Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof (provided that such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a breach of ) that, prior to the Window Shop End Time, the Board of
Directors has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) either constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in a Superior Offer and has notified Parent in writing of
such determination; provided,however, that any such Person (or group of Persons) shall immediately cease to be a Qualified Bidder (and all provisions of this Agreement that apply to Qualified Bidders in their capacity as such shall
cease to apply with respect to such Person (or group of Persons)) immediately upon the expiration in accordance with its terms, or withdrawal, of any Acquisition Proposal submitted by such Person (or group of Persons).

Registered IP. “” shall mean all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights that are registered or issued under
the authority of any Governmental