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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, and timing of the completion of the Merger. Many of the conditions to consummation of the Merger are not within either STAAR’s, Alcon’s or Merger Sub’s control, and STAAR cannot predict when or if these
conditions will be fulfilled (or waived, if applicable).

The Merger Agreement also includes termination provisions for both STAAR and
Alcon. If the Merger Agreement is terminated under specified circumstances, STAAR may be required to pay Alcon a termination fee of up to $43,425,000, and if the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, including a failure to
timely receive required regulatory approvals, Alcon may be required to pay STAAR a termination fee of $72,375,000.

There can be no
assurance that a remedy will be available to STAAR in the event of a breach of the Merger Agreement by Alcon or its affiliates or that STAAR will wholly or partially recover for any damages incurred by STAAR in connection with the Merger. A failed
transaction may result in negative publicity and a negative impression of STAAR among STAAR’s customers or in the investment community or business community generally. Further, any disruptions to STAAR’s business resulting from the
announcement and pendency of the Merger, including any adverse changes in STAAR’s relationships with its stockholders, distributors, customers, suppliers, lenders, partners, officers, employees, governmental entities, and other third parties
could continue or accelerate in the event of a failed transaction, and it is possible that certain persons with whom STAAR has a business relationship, including distributors, hospitals, surgeons, patients, suppliers and partners, may delay or defer
certain business decisions or might decide to seek to terminate, change or renegotiate their relationships with STAAR, which could negatively affect STAAR’s revenues, earnings and cash flows, as well as the share price of the STAAR common
stock. In addition, if the Merger is not completed, and there are no other parties willing and able to acquire STAAR at a price of $28.00 per share or higher, on terms acceptable to STAAR, the share price of the STAAR common stock may decline to the
extent that the current market price of the common stock reflects an assumption that the Merger will be completed, and the ongoing business and financial results of STAAR may be adversely affected.

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Also, STAAR has incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs, expenses,