Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 58
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ger Sub, nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries owns (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) or beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3(a) of the Exchange Act) or has a right to acquire any Shares or other securities
convertible into, exchangeable into or exercisable for Shares, except pursuant to this Agreement (other than through passive investments, pension or employee benefit plans or trusts for Parent’s or its Affiliates’ employees, or limited
partnership funds, mutual funds or similar entities that Parent or its Affiliates have invested in, in all cases that Parent and its Affiliates do not directly or indirectly control the management or policies thereof). There are no voting trusts or
other agreements or understandings to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates is a party with respect to the voting of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

4.9 Acknowledgement by Parent and Merger Sub.

(a) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is relying and neither Parent nor Merger Sub has relied on any representations or warranties whatsoever
regarding the Transactions or the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in , as qualified therein and by the Company Disclosure
Schedule, and in the certificate contemplated by . Such representations and warranties by the Acquired Corporations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Acquired Corporations
in connection with the Transactions and each of Parent and Merger Sub understands, acknowledges and agrees that all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature whether express, implied or statutory are specifically disclaimed by the
Acquired Corporations.

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(b) Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that it and its Representatives
have received access to books and records, facilities, equipment, contracts and other assets of the Acquired Corporations and that it and its Representatives have had a full opportunity to meet with the management of the Company and to discuss the
business and assets of the Acquired Corporations. In connection with the due diligence investigation of the Acquired Corporations by Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates or Representatives, Parent and Merger Sub and their respective
Affiliates and Representatives have received and may continue to receive after the date of this Agreement from the Company, the other Acquired Corporations and their respective Affiliates and Representatives certain estimates, projections, forecasts