Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 202

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 202
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 be binding on the Governmental Body and have continuing effect after the Closing Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the representations and warranties made in and are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Acquired Corporations with respect to Taxes and no other representation or
warranty of the Acquired Corporations contained herein shall be construed to relate to Taxes (including compliance with any Legal Requirement). For the avoidance of doubt, no representation is made by the Acquired Corporations concerning the
existence or amount of any net operating loss, Tax basis or other Tax asset or, with respect to a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing, any Tax liability.

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3.17 Employee Matters; Benefit Plans.

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, (i) none of the Acquired Corporations is a party to, bound by or is currently negotiating to enter
into, any Collective Bargaining Agreement and no employees of any of the Acquired Corporations are represented by a Labor Organization with respect to their employment with such Acquired Corporation and (ii) there are no negotiations with any
Labor Organization or other organization formed for a similar purpose, which might affect such employees’ terms and conditions of employment.

(b) Since July 1, 2022 and to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any strike, lockout, material work slowdowns, picketing or
other union organizing activity, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any threat thereof, by any employees of any Acquired Corporation with respect to their employment with such Acquired Corporation. There are no materially unfair labor practice
complaints pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of the Acquired Corporations before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Body.

(c) Section 3.17(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of each material Employee Plan as of the
date of this Agreement (other than (i) offer letters for non-officer employees of the Acquired Corporations in the United States that do not provide for severance, transaction or retention bonuses, change
in control payments or other contractual obligations, (ii) equity grant notices and related documentation under the Company Equity Plan, with respect to employees of the Acquired Corporations and (iii) employment agreements entered into
with non-officer employees of the Acquired Corporations outside of the United States that are materially consistent with a form of agreement set