Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-284603
Chunk: 13

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 13
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) enters into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (and such transaction is subsequently consummated).

A “Qualified Bidder” is defined as a person or group of persons that has made an Acquisition Proposal during the go-shop period (provided that such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a breach of Section 5.4 of the Merger Agreement) that the Board (i) 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 (ii) has notified Alcon in writing of such determination, in each case prior to the expiration of the go-shop period; provided, however, that any such person (or group of persons) will immediately cease to be a Qualified Bidder immediately upon the expiration in accordance with its terms, or withdrawal (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, a modification), of any Acquisition Proposal submitted by such person (or group of persons).

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Annex A to this proxy supplement and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Amendment was approved by the STAAR Board of Directors but such approval was not unanimous. Accordingly, the word “unanimously” is hereby struck in each place it appears in the proxy statement, except in the section titled“Background of the Merger.”

The following disclosure is added at the end of each section titled “Non Solicitation; Window Shop Period” beginning on pages 9 and 85 of the proxy statement:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, as discussed further in “The Merger Agreement—Amendment,” the Amendment provides for a go-shopperiod that began on November 7, 2025 and will end at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 6, 2025. During such go-shopperiod, STAAR may solicit, facilitate and encourage (including by furnishing non-public information) any Acquisition Proposals from third parties and engage in discussions or negotiations regarding any such proposals. At the end of the go-shop period, STAAR must notify Alcon of any Acquisition Proposals received during the go-shop period that remain pending following the expiration of the go-shop period, but Alcon does not have any right to “match” any such Acquisition Proposal and STAAR is not required during the go-shop period to notify Alcon of any proposals it receives. The Amendment