Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 5

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 5
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D WHITE PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE PREPAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED.You may revoke your proxy or change your vote before the Special Meeting in the manner described in the enclosed proxy statement.

If you fail to (1) return your WHITE proxy card, (2) grant your proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone as instructed on your WHITE proxy card or (3) attend the Special Meeting, your shares of STAAR common stock will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting and, if a quorum is present, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Merger Proposal but, assuming a quorum is present, will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal.

You should carefully read and consider the entire accompanying proxy statement and its annexes, including the Merger Agreement, along with all
of the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying proxy statement, as they contain important information about, among other things, the Merger and how it affects you. If you have any questions concerning the Merger Agreement, the
Merger, the Special Meeting or the accompanying proxy statement, would like additional copies of the accompanying proxy statement or need help voting your shares of STAAR common stock, please contact STAAR’s proxy solicitor:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

| SUMMARY                                                      |     |  1 |
| Parties Involved in the Merger                               |     |  1 |
| The Merger                                                   |     |  2 |
| Merger Consideration                                         |     |  2 |
| Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger  |     |  3 |
| Appraisal Rights                                             |     |  4 |
| Litigation Relating to the Merger                            |     |  5 |
| Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger                 |     |  5 |
| Conditions to the Closing of the Merger                      |     |  6 |
| Financing of the Merger                                      |     |  7 |
| Required Stockholder Approval                                |     |  7 |
| The Special Meeting                                          |     |  7 |
| Recommendation of