Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 87

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 87
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’s engagement, STAAR requested that Citi evaluate the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of STAAR common stock of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. On August 4, 2025, at a meeting of the Board held to evaluate the Merger and at which the Merger Agreement was approved, Citi rendered to the Board an oral opinion, confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated August 4, 2025, to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken by Citi as set forth in its written opinion, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of STAAR common stock in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. The full text of Citi’s written opinion, dated August 4, 2025, to the Board, which sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken by Citi in rendering its opinion, is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The summary of Citi’s opinion set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Citi’s opinion. Citi’s opinion was rendered to the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and was limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of STAAR common stock of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Citi’s opinion did not address any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger. Citi’s opinion is not intended to be and does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote or act on any matters relating to the Merger. In arriving at its opinion, Citi:

| • |     | reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to STAAR provided to or discussed                                                                                                   
 with Citi by the management of STAAR, including certain financial forecasts and other information and data relating to STAAR which were prepared and provided to or discussed with Citi by the management of STAAR; |

| • |     | reviewed the financial terms of the Merger as set forth in the Merger Agreement in relation to, among other                                                                                                                       
 things: current and historical market