Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-284603
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form: DEFA14A
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| By Order of the Board,   |
| Stephen C. Farrell       |
| Chief Executive Officer  |
| Dated: November 17, 2025 |

(1) General Supplements to the Proxy Statement All references in the proxy statement (as previously supplemented by STAAR’s proxy supplements filed on October 14, 2025 and October 30, 2025) to:

(2) Supplements to “Questions and Answers” The following questions and answers are hereby added to the section titled “Questions and Answers” beginning on page 12 of the proxy statement to address briefly some questions STAAR stockholders may have regarding the Amendment. This section does not contain all the information that is important to you, nor is this section meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this Supplement or the proxy statement. The information in this section is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this Supplement and the proxy statement. We urge you to read both this Supplement and the proxy statement carefully, including any information incorporated by reference into this Supplement and the proxy statement.

| Q: | Why are you filing this Supplement to the proxy statement? |

| Q: | What is the “go-shop”? How does this compare to the 
 “window shop” previously disclosed?                 |

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In addition, the Amendment reduces the amount of the termination fee payable by STAAR to Alcon to $0 in the event that STAAR terminates the Merger Agreement to accept a Superior Offer from a Qualified Bidder (as defined in the “ The Merger Agreement—Amendment ”), if the Board changes its recommendation that STAAR’s stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement in respect of a Superior Offer from a Qualified Bidder, and under the circumstances described in the third bullet under the section titled “ The Merger Agreement—Termination Fees ” of the proxy statement. For more information, see “ The Merger Agreement—Termination Fees ” and “ —Amendment .” During the “window shop” period, which expired on September 19, 2025, STAAR was able to respond to qualifying inbound Acquisition Proposals, but was restricted from proactively soliciting, facilitating or encouraging Acquisition Proposals. In addition, prior to entry into the Amendment, the “window shop” provision in the Merger Agreement would have reduced the amount of the termination fee (from $43,425,000 to $14,475,000) that would have been payable by STAAR to Alcon to