Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 139

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 139
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 the terms of the Merger Agreement prohibit such 
 discussion), or (iii) enter into any letter of intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle, or similar agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an             
 Acquisition Proposal, subject to certain exceptions; or                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

| • |     | waive or release any person from, intentionally forebear in the enforcement of, or amend any standstill agreement                                                                                                                                   
 or any standstill provisions of any other contract, or take any action to exempt any person (other than Alcon, Merger Sub or their affiliates) from the restrictions on “business combinations” or any similar provision contained in               
 applicable takeover laws or the organizational and other governing documents of STAAR or any of its subsidiaries, unless the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with STAAR’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would 
 reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board to STAAR stockholders under applicable law.                                                                                                                        |

STAAR agreed that any violations of the non-solicitationobligations of the Merger Agreement by STAAR, any of its subsidiaries, any of STAAR’s directors or officers (acting in his or her capacity as such on behalf of STAAR) or STAAR’s financial, investor relations or legal advisor acting at the direction or on behalf of a STAAR director or officer, will be deemed to be a breach of the Merger Agreement by STAAR. In addition, as of the date of the Merger Agreement, STAAR was required to request that each person or group that had executed a confidentiality agreement or otherwise received non-publicinformation about STAAR or its subsidiaries from, or on behalf of, STAAR, in each case in connection with such person’s or group’s consideration of an Acquisition Proposal, prior to the date of the Merger Agreement promptly return or destroy all non-publicinformation furnished to such person or group by or on behalf of STAAR or its subsidiaries and promptly terminate all physical and electronic data room access for such persons or group and their representatives to diligence or other non-publicinformation regarding STAAR or its subsidiaries. If STAAR or its subsidiaries (or their respective representatives) receives an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal at any time after the date of the Merger Agreement and prior to receipt of the Stockholder Approval, STAAR or its subsidiaries and their respective representatives may contact such person or group of persons making such Acquisition Proposal solely to clarify the terms and conditions thereof or