Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 150

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 150
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 other reasonably informed as to the status of any such notice, communication, request, inquiry,                                                                              
 investigation, action or legal proceeding in each case, with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and relating to any antitrust or foreign investment law; |

| • |     | promptly inform each other of, and give the other reasonable advance notice of and the opportunity to participate                                                                                    
 in, any communication to or from any governmental body or third party with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and relating to any antitrust or foreign investment law; |

| • |     | promptly furnish each other with copies of documents provided to or received from any governmental body or a                   
 third party that relates to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any antitrust or foreign investment law; |

| • |     | consult and cooperate with each other and consider in good faith the views of the other party in connection with                                                                                                                                  
 any analysis, appearance, communication, filing, submission, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any governmental body or third party with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger 
 Agreement and any antitrust or foreign investment law; and                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| • |     | except as may be prohibited by any governmental body or by any legal requirement, give each other reasonable                                                                                                                                           
 advance notice of, and permit the other party (or their authorized representatives) to be present at and participate in each meeting or conference and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any argument, opinion or proposal made or 
 submitted to any governmental body or third party, in each case, with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any antitrust or foreign investment law.                                                                    |

None of Alcon or any of its affiliates are obligated to litigate, participate in litigation or otherwise contest any administrative or judicial action or legal proceeding, decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, challenging the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement with respect to any antitrust or foreign investment law. Subject to compliance with its obligations under the Merger Agreement, Alcon will control the strategy on behalf of the parties relating to regulatory approvals under the antitrust or foreign investment laws that are required to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided that, Alcon has agreed to (and to cause its controlled affiliates to) consult with STAAR with respect to, and to keep STAAR apprised of, proposed strategy