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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 24, 2025 are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof.The chair of the Special Meeting may, in his or her discretion, adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or date(s), including for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. The Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting physically in person. For purposes of attendance at the Special Meeting, references in the proxy statement to “present” mean virtually present at the Special Meeting, and to “attend” or “attendance” mean to attend or be in attendance at the Special Meeting through virtual means. The Board has recommended that you vote (1) “FOR” the Merger Proposal and (2) “FOR” the Compensation Proposal. 5

The accompanying proxy statement describes the Merger Agreement and Compensation Proposal in
more detail. Please refer to the proxy statement, as supplemented by the accompanying proxy supplement, including the Merger Agreement, the Amendment and all other annexes and any documents incorporated by reference, for further information with
respect to the business to be transacted at the Special Meeting. You are encouraged to read the entire proxy statement, as supplemented by the accompanying proxy supplement and the prior supplement dated October 30, 2025, carefully before
voting. A summary of the Merger Agreement is included in the proxy statement in the section titled “The Merger Agreement” and a copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to the proxy statement, each of which is
incorporated by reference into this notice to the same extent as if fully set forth herein. Further, the accompanying proxy supplement includes a summary of Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement, dated November 7, 2025 (the
“Amendment”), and a copy of the Amendment is attached as Annex A to the accompanying proxy supplement, each of which is incorporated by reference into this notice to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

Broadwood Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Broadwood Group”) have filed a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Special Meeting. We recommend that STAAR stockholders disregard any proxy card sent to them by or on behalf of any person other than STAAR, including any green proxy card and solicitation materials that may be sent to STAAR stockholders by or on behalf of Broadwood Group.

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