Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-097833
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: DFAN14A
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, “Defender Capital Opposes STAAR Surgical’s Proposed Sale to Alcon,” a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 4 and incorporated herein by reference.

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS

Broadwood Partners, L.P., Broadwood Capital, Inc.,
Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso, Raymond A. Myers and Jason J. Martin (collectively, the “Participants”)
are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the Company in connection with the special meeting of stockholders
scheduled for October 23, 2025 (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Special
Meeting”). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”)
and accompanying GREEN Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s
stockholders for the Special Meeting. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE FILED OR WILL FILE WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND additional information relating to the Participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise. The Definitive
Proxy Statement and accompanying GREEN Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of the Company’s stockholders
and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.

Information
about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained on an
amendment to Schedule 13D filed by the Participants with the SEC on September 26, 2025 and is available here.

Exhibit 1

RESOURCES Broadwood Materials Broadwood Investor Presentation – October 2 Broadwood Proxy Statement - September 24 Broadwood Letter to Shareholders – September 24 Views of Others Defender Capital Opposes STAAR Surgical’s Proposed Sale to Alcon Yunqi Capital, One of STAAR Surgical Company’s Largest Shareholders, Reiterates Its Opposition to the Proposed Merger with Alcon Yunqi Capital, 5.1% Holder, Announces Intention to Vote Against