Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 89

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 89
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 Consent (if any) required to be obtained pursuant
to any Material Contract by such Party in connection with the Transactions to the extent requested in writing by Parent; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in
, each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that (x) obtaining any such Consent described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall not be a condition to the Merger, except to the extent
contemplated, if at all, by and (y) no Party nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to pay or commit to pay to any Person that is not a Governmental Body, whose Consent is being solicited, any cash
or other consideration, or make any commitment or incur any liability or other obligation to any such Person, in each case, which payment, commitment, incurrence or other obligation is not conditioned on the occurrence of the Closing or otherwise
reimbursed by Parent.

6.8 Disclosure. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release
reasonably mutually agreed between the Company and Parent. Thereafter, the Company and Parent shall consult with the other Party before issuing any further press release(s) or otherwise making any public statement (to the extent not previously
issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to the Merger, this Agreement or any of the other Transactions and consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by the other Party or its Representatives; provided,
that neither Party shall issue any such press release or public statement without the other Party’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties shall not be
required by this to provide any other Party with such consultation or consent right relating to (i) any public statements (including responses to questions from the press, analysts, investors or those
attending industry conferences, earnings calls, internal announcements to employees and disclosures in Company SEC Documents) so long as such statements are consistent in all material respects with previous press releases, public disclosures or
public statements (as applicable) made by Parent or the Company in compliance with this ; and (ii) any public statements relating to any dispute between the Parties relating to this Agreement. In addition,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) each Party may, without the prior consent of any other Party, but subject to giving advance notice and the opportunity to review and comment as is feasible to the other Party, issue any such press release or
make any such