Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 280

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 280
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 security Legal Requirements, (g) Encumbrances reflected in the Company SEC Documents
securing indebtedness or liabilities that are reflected in the Company SEC Documents and (h) Encumbrances that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the existing use of the assets or property of the Person affected by such
Encumbrance or otherwise materially impair business operations.

Person. “” shall mean any individual,
Entity or Governmental Body.

Personal Information. “” shall mean (a) any information
or data that constitutes “personal data,” “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.

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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.

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,