Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 265

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 265
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 (i) the words “include” and “including,” and
variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation” and (ii) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.

(f) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
referring to this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the Company Disclosure Schedule and Exhibits hereto and thereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(g) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections” or “Exhibits” are intended to refer
to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits to this Agreement.

(h) With respect to information provided by the Company to Parent, the term
“made available,” “delivered” or such term with similar import used in this Agreement means that the information referred to (i) is included in the Company SEC Documents made publicly available at least three
(3) days prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) has been posted at least one (1) day prior to the date of this Agreement in the “data room” established by the Company or its Representatives or delivered at least one
(1) day prior to the date of this Agreement in person or electronically by the Company or its Representatives to Parent or its Representatives.

(i) Capitalized terms used in the Company Disclosure Schedule and not otherwise defined therein have the meanings given to them in this
Agreement.

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(j) The bold-faced headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(k) (i) Any reference to any Governmental Body includes any successor to that Governmental Body; and (ii) unless the context
otherwise requires, any reference to any applicable Legal Requirement refers to such applicable Legal Requirement as amended, modified, supplemented, or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rule and regulation
promulgated under such statute) and references to any section of any applicable Legal Requirement includes any successor to such section (providedthat, for purposes of any representation and warranty in this Agreement that is made as of a
specific date, references to any Legal Requirement shall be deemed to refer to such Legal Requirement, as amended, and