Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 197

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 197
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Authority, and, to the knowledge of the Company, all adverse observations that have been received have been addressed to the satisfaction of the relevant Governmental Body.

(g) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Acquired Corporations, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2022, (i) no
third-party audit or inspection of any Acquired Corporation manufacturing facility has resulted in major findings requiring corrective actions, and (ii) the Acquired Corporations have taken all steps required to comply with any corrective
action plan arising out of any third party auditor or internal quality audit or inspection.

(h) Since July 1, 2022, no Acquired
Corporation has been, with respect to any Governmental Body, party to any consent decree, judgment, order, or settlement that (i) requires the payment of money by the Acquired Corporation to any Governmental Body or third party,
(ii) requires any recoupment of money from the Acquired Corporation by any Governmental Body or (iii) prohibits any activity currently conducted in the ordinary course of business by the Acquired Corporation.

(i) To the knowledge of the Company, since July 1, 2022, no Person has filed against the Company a Legal Proceeding relating to the False
Claims Act of 1863 (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) or equivalent state statute, which was disclosed to the Company.

3.13 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions and Customs& Trade Control Laws; Certain Business Practices.

(a) None of the Acquired Corporations, none of their respective officers or directors, and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of such
Acquired Corporation’s employees or other Representatives (in each case acting on behalf of such Acquired Corporation) has since April 24, 2019, violated any Sanctions Laws, or in the past five (5) years has (i) used any funds
(whether of an Acquired Corporation or otherwise) for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) directly or indirectly, unlawfully provided, offered, promised, or authorized the
provision of anything of value to any Government Official or any person or entity to influence an official action or secure an improper advantage, (iii) otherwise violated in any material respect any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (iv) violated
in any material respect any Customs & Trade Control