Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-10-14
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-098826
Chunk: 2

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-14
Form: DFAN14A
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 August 5, 2025.

Neal C. Bradsher, Broadwood Founder and President,
said:

“Fully twelve days ago we revealed
that there was an outreach in April from the CEO of a strategic buyer that was seeking to engage in discussions regarding a transaction
with STAAR and that the outreach was ignored by STAAR’s CEO and Board Chair. STAAR first acknowledged this critical fact publicly
this morning, buried among a dozen pages of disclosure. Importantly, STAAR has now acknowledged that its CEO and Board Chair did not alert
fellow directors to this outreach, even though the potential counterparty has a strong strategic fit with STAAR and is backed by one of
the largest and most respected private equity firms in the world.

The disclosure of the outreach from a strategic
buyer, both to shareholders and to the other directors, is long overdue. It is completely unacceptable that the CEO and Board Chair of
STAAR sought approval from the Board on their favored Alcon transaction without full disclosure to their fellow directors. It is even
more disturbing that they have sought shareholder approval without disclosing this alternative interest until this morning. It is a breach
of trust and transparency.

We can only wonder what other critical
facts are as yet unknown to the rest of the Board and all shareholders. We again urge our fellow shareholders to vote AGAINST
this transaction.”

Shareholders can learn more at www.LetSTAARShine.com.

About Broadwood

Broadwood Partners, L.P. is managed by Broadwood
Capital, Inc. Broadwood Capital is a private investment firm based in New York City. Neal C. Bradsher is the President of Broadwood Capital.

Certain Information Concerning the Participants

Broadwood Partners, L.P., Broadwood Capital, Inc.,
Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso, Raymond A. Myers and Jason J. Martin (collectively, the “Participants”)
are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of STAAR in connection with the special meeting of shareholders
scheduled for October 23, 2025 (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Special
Meeting”). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”)
and accompanying GREEN Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders
for the Special Meeting. SHAREHOLDERS OF STAAR ARE U