Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
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 upside to STAAR’s business.

If the Merger is consummated, STAAR stockholders will receive the right to receive $28.00 per share in cash, without interest,
subject to any required tax withholding, and will not receive any equity interests of Alcon. As a result, if STAAR’s business following the Merger performs well, STAAR’s current stockholders will not receive any additional consideration
and will therefore not receive any benefit from any such future performance of STAAR’s business.

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THE SPECIAL MEETING

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board for use at the Special Meeting.

Date, Time and Place

The Special Meeting will be held virtually via live webcast on October 23, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time (unless the Special
Meeting is adjourned or postponed). STAAR stockholders will be able to virtually attend and vote at the Special Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/STAA2025SM.

Purpose of the Special Meeting

At the Special Meeting, STAAR will ask STAAR stockholders to vote on proposals to (1) approve the Merger Proposal and (2) approve, on
an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the Compensation Proposal.

Attending the Special Meeting

The Special Meeting is scheduled to be held on October 23, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time (unless the Special Meeting is adjourned or
postponed), in a virtual format. STAAR will hold the Special Meeting virtually via live webcast to provide the opportunity for full and equal participation of all STAAR stockholders regardless of location.

You may attend the Special Meeting virtually by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/STAA2025SM and using the 16-digit control number found on the WHITE proxy card that you previously received. If you plan to attend the Special Meeting virtually, STAAR encourages you to access the Special Meeting website prior to the start
time of the meeting to allow time to log in and test your device’s audio system. You may begin to log into the Special Meeting website beginning at 8:15 a.m., Pacific Time, on October 23, 2025.

The Special Meeting website is fully supported across browsers (Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops,
laptops, tablets and mobile phones) that have the most updated version of applicable software and plugins installed. Stockholders should ensure