Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 159

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 159
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 and Directors in the Merger.” The Board encourages you to carefully review the named executive officer Merger-related compensation information disclosed in this proxy statement. Accordingly, STAAR is asking you to approve the following
resolution:

RESOLVED, that the stockholders of STAAR approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become
payable to STAAR’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in the section of the proxy statement
titled “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Interests of STAAR’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger.”

The vote on this Compensation Proposal is a vote separate and apart from the vote on the Merger Proposal. Accordingly, you may vote to approve
the Merger Proposal and vote not to approve the Compensation Proposal and vice versa. Because the vote on the Compensation Proposal is advisory only, it will not be binding on STAAR or Alcon. Accordingly, if the Merger Proposal is approved and the
Merger is completed, the compensation will be payable, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the vote on this Compensation Proposal.

Required Vote

Assuming a quorum is
present, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of STAAR common stock representing a majority of the voting power present by remote communication or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the Compensation
Proposal is required to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the Compensation Proposal.

Assuming a quorum is present, (1) a
failure to be represented by proxy or attend the Special Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the Compensation Proposal, (2) abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Compensation Proposal and
(3) “broker non-votes” (if any) will have no effect on the outcome of the Compensation Proposal. Shares of STAAR common stock represented by properly executed, timely received and unrevoked
proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon. If a STAAR stockholder returns a signed proxy card without indicating voting preferences on such proxy card, the shares of STAAR common stock represented by that proxy will
be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for the Special Meeting, and all of such shares of STAAR common stock will be voted as recommended by the Board.