Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 289

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 289
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) may maintain relationships with the Company, Alcon Inc., and their respective affiliates. Our advisory services and the opinion expressed herein are provided for the information of the Board of Directors of the Company in its evaluation of the proposed Merger, and our 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 proposed Merger. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, our experience as investment bankers, our work as described above and other factors we deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

| Very truly yours,                 |
| /s/ Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.     |

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THIS IS THE WHITEPROXY CARD STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY C/O FIRST COAST RESULTS, INC. 200 BUSINESS PARK CIRCLE SUITE 112 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32095 VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting- Go to www.proxyvote.comor scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before the cut-offdate or meeting date. Have your WHITE proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During The Meeting- Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/STAA2025SM You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your WHITE proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to First Coast Results, Inc., 200 Business Park Circle, Suite 112, Saint Augustine, FI 32095. X V79800-S21717-MGTW

THIS WHITE PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 1 and 2. 
 1.                                                                |     | A proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025, as may