Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 73

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 73
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 agreement or otherwise received non-public information
about the Company or its Subsidiaries from, or on behalf of, the Company, in each case in connection with such Person’s or group’s consideration of an Acquisition Proposal, promptly return or destroy all
non-public information furnished to such Person or group by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this Agreement in accordance with the applicable confidentiality
agreement and (2) promptly terminate all physical and electronic data room access for such Persons or group and their representatives to diligence or other non-public information regarding the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time on or after the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Company Stockholder Approval, any Acquired Corporation or any of their Representatives receives an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal from any Person or group of Persons, which Acquisition Proposal was made or
renewed on or after the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company and its Representatives may contact such Person or group of Persons solely to clarify the terms and conditions thereof or inform

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such Person or group of Persons of the existence of the provisions of this and (ii) if the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after
consultation with financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Offer, then the Company and its Representatives may (A) furnish, pursuant to an
Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, information (including non-public information) with respect to the Acquired Corporations to the Person or group of Persons who has made such Acquisition Proposal;
provided,that the Company shall as promptly as practicable (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) provide to Parent any material non-public information concerning the Acquired
Corporations that is provided to any Person to the extent access to such information was not previously provided to Parent or its Representatives and (B) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person or group
of Persons making such Acquisition Proposal. Within one (1) Business Day after the Board of Directors makes a determination contemplated by the foregoing with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Company shall provide
written notice to Parent of such determination of the Board of Directors described in the preceding , together with the identity of such Person or group making such Acquisition Proposal.

(d) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall (i)