Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-271794
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: DEFA14A
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 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act, including any “stop, look and listen” communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of the Company that is required by applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however, that this
shall not permit the Board of Directors to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, except to the extent permitted by .

(g) The Company agrees that in the event any (i) Acquired Corporation, (ii) director or officer of the Company
(acting in its capacity as such on behalf of the Company) or (iii) financial, investor relations or legal advisor to the Company acting at the direction of, or on behalf of, a director or officer of an Acquired Corporation, in each case takes
any action that, if taken by the Company, would constitute a breach of this , the Company shall be deemed to be in breach of this .”

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(d) Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“6.1 Company Board Recommendation.

(a) Subject to , during the Pre-Closing Period,
neither the Board of Directors nor any committee thereof shall (i)(A) withdraw, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, or publicly propose to withdraw, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the
Company Board Recommendation or (B) adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or publicly propose to adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or
publicly propose to adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or allow the Company to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, joint venture
agreement, or similar Contract with respect to any Acquisition Proposal (excluding an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with ), (iii) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation
within five (5) Business Days after Parent so requests in writing (which request may be made once per applicable public Acquisition Proposal, provided that Parent shall be entitled to make a new request each time there is a publicly
disclosed material change in such applicable Acquisition Proposal), or (iv) fail to recommend against acceptance of any tender offer or exchange offer that is publicly commenced for