Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 109

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 109
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://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc09/index.html#262 and incorporated by reference herein. The following summary does not constitute any legal or other advice and does not constitute a recommendation that stockholders exercise their
appraisal rights under Section 262. All references in Section 262 and in this summary to (i) a “stockholder” are to the record holder of shares of STAAR common stock unless otherwise expressly noted therein or herein, (ii)
“beneficial owner” are to a person who is the beneficial owner of shares of STAAR common stock held either in voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person unless otherwise expressly noted therein or herein, and (iii) a
“person” are to an individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.

Under Section 262,
if the Merger is consummated, stockholders and beneficial owners who (i) properly deliver a written demand for appraisal of their shares of STAAR common stock before the taking of the vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement,
(ii) do not submit a proxy or otherwise vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, (iii) continuously hold of record or beneficially own, as applicable, such shares upon the making of a demand under clause
(i) through the Effective Time, (iv) do not thereafter withdraw their demand for appraisal or otherwise lose their appraisal rights in each case in accordance with the DGCL and (v) otherwise meet the criteria and strictly follow the
procedures set forth in Section 262, will be entitled to have their shares of STAAR common stock appraised by the Delaware Court of Chancery and to receive in lieu of the Merger Consideration payment in cash of the amount determined by the
Delaware Court of Chancery to be the “fair value” of the shares of STAAR common stock, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid on the
amount determined to be fair value as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery (subject, in the case of interest payments, to any voluntary cash payments made by the Surviving Corporation pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 262).
Unless the Delaware Court of Chancery, in its discretion, determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest on an appraisal award from the Effective Time through the date the judgment is paid will be compounded quarterly and will accrue at