Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
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 STAAR Option, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares subject to such
In-the-Money STAAR Option immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, each STAAR Option that is not an In-the-Money STAAR Option will be canceled without payment of consideration.

STAAR RSU Awards. At the Effective Time, each STAAR RSU Award (whether or not then vested) that was granted before August 4, 2025 or that is held by a non-employee member of the Board will be canceled and the
holder will be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration and (ii) the total number of shares subject to such STAAR RSU Award. At the Effective Time, each STAAR RSU Award that is held by an
individual other than a non-employee member of the Board and that is granted on or after August 4, 2025 (subject to certain exceptions) will be converted into a restricted stock unit award in respect of a
number of ordinary shares of Alcon equal to (a) the total number of shares subject to such STAAR RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (b) the RSU Exchange Ratio, and otherwise subject to the same terms
and conditions as apply to such STAAR RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

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STAAR PSU Awards. At the Effective Time, each STAAR PSU Award (whether or not then
vested) will be canceled and the holder will be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration and (ii) the total number of shares subject to such STAAR PSU Award immediately prior to the Effective
Time, with performance deemed achieved at 160% of the target level.

STAAR Cash Awards. At the Effective Time, each then
outstanding STAAR Cash Award granted before August 4, 2025 will vest in full (to the extent unvested) and be paid as soon as reasonably practicable.

Withholding of Taxes

To the
extent that amounts otherwise payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement are deducted or withheld as required by any legal requirement and timely and properly remitted to the appropriate governmental body, such withheld amounts are treated for all
purposes of the Merger Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made (except in the case of any deduction or withholding under