Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-12-10
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-314435
Chunk: 24

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-12-10
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 24
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 the Company shall become a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent as a result of the Merger.”

(b) Section 1.6(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“At the Effective Time, each then outstanding Company RSU Award (whether or not then vested) that was granted prior to the date hereof
or that is held by a non-employee member of the Board of Directors shall be assumed and converted into a restricted stock unit award in respect of a number of shares of Ultimate Parent Ordinary Shares (each,
as so converted and adjusted as follows, an “”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company RSU Award as of

A-1

immediately prior to the Effective Time by (ii) the quotient of (A) the Merger Consideration divided by (B) the volume-weighted average price of an Ultimate Parent Ordinary Share
on the New York Stock Exchange for the five consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the last trading day prior to the Closing Date as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (such quotient, the “”), with any
fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each Adjusted RSU Award shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company RSU Award (including any “double trigger” vesting
protections), as applicable, under the Company Equity Plan and the applicable award agreement, including vesting terms, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; that each Adjusted RSU Award held by a non-employee member of the Board of Directors as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be fully vested as of the Effective Time.”

(c) Section 1.6(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“At the Effective Time, each then outstanding Company PSU Award (whether or not then vested) shall be assumed and converted into a
restricted stock unit award in respect of a number of shares of Ultimate Parent Ordinary Shares (each, as so converted and adjusted as follows, an “”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the
total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company PSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time assuming that the performance goals were achieved at the target level of performance by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, with
any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each Adjusted PSU Award shall otherwise be subject to the same