Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 110

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 110
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 the Merger Agreement through the use of cash on hand and the issuance of short- and long-term credit facilities. Closing and Effective Time The Closing will occur on the third (3rd) business day (or such other date agreed by STAAR and Alcon) after the satisfaction or waiver of all of the closing conditions of the Merger (described below under the caption “ The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger”), other than those conditions to be satisfied at the Closing. Accounting Treatment The Merger will be accounted for as a “business combination” for financial accounting purposes. Appraisal Rights General If the Merger is consummated, record holders and beneficial owners of Dissenting Shares will be entitled to receive such consideration as will be determined pursuant to Section 262. -66-

The following discussion is not a complete statement of the law pertaining to appraisal
rights under the DGCL and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of Section 262, which is accessible, without subscription or cost, at the following publicly available website:
https://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