Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-097833
Chunk: 2

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: DFAN14A
Chunk 2
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 the Proposed Sale to Alcon A Commentary by Two Industry Executives SIGN UP FOR UPDATES SUBSCRIBE First Name Last Name Email © 2025 Let STAAR Shine. All rights reserved. Terms of Use. Privacy Policy. Disclaimer. MEDIA August Strategic Communications Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs (323) 805 - 8919 Broadwood@augustco.com INVESTOR CONTACT Saratoga Proxy Consulting, LLC John Ferguson / Joseph Mills (888) 368 - 0379 or (212) 257 - 1311 jferguson@saratogaproxy.com jmills@saratogaproxy.com HOME REASONS TO VOTE AGAINST RESOURCES PRESS/MEDIA HOW TO VOTE CONTACT

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PRESS/MEDIA Media October 9 , 2025 Investing . com, October 9 th – Glass Lewis recommends against STAAR – Alcon merger, bolstering Broadwood’s campaign October 8, 2025 Bloomberg Opinion, October 8th – AI Insurance Is Expensive: P(doom), STAAR Surgical projections, Bitcoin life insurance and YouTube self - help September 25, 2025 CTFN, September 25 – Former CEO outlines case for shareholders to reject deal at current price September 11, 2025 Investing.com, September 11 – Exclusive: Shareholder revolt threatens Alcon’s takeover of STAAR Surgical September 2, 2025 Reuters, September 2 – STAAR shareholder Broadwood says it opposes Alcon’s proposed takeover September 2, 2025 MassDevice, September 2 – Alcon faces opposition from Staar Surgical’s largest shareholder in planned acquisition September 2, 2025 Medical Device Network, September 2 – STAAR Surgical’s largest shareholder opposes Alcon takeover Press October 8, 2025 Broadwood Partners: Leading Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Urges STAAR Shareholders to Vote “AGAINST” Sale to Alcon October 8, 2025 Broadwood Partners Questions Integrity of STAAR Surgical’s Last - Minute Forecast Change and Fairness Opinion in Sale to Alcon October 6, 2025 Broadwood Partners Issues Letter to STAAR Surgical’s Board Questioning Its Judgment in Proposed Sale to Alcon October 4, 2025 Broadwood Partners Publishes Presentation Detailing Opposition to STAAR Surgical’s Sale to Alcon September 24, 2025 September 24 – Broadwood Partners Files Definitive Proxy Statement Soliciting STAAR