Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 83

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 83
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 have been waived under a
comparable Employee Plan in which such employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “”), and Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cause any eligible expenses incurred by such employee and
his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the Old Plans ending on the date such employee’s participation in the corresponding New Plan begins to be taken into account under such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all
deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such
amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan.

(c) No provision of this Agreement: (i) shall be deemed to guarantee or
create any right to employment or engagement or continued employment or engagement for any period of time, or preclude the ability of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates, to terminate any Continuing
Employee for any reason, (ii) shall be deemed or construed to amend, establish, or modify any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement, contract, policy or arrangement, or (iii) create any third party beneficiary rights or
obligations in any person (including any current or former service provider or employee of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Parent or any of its Affiliates (or any beneficiaries or dependents thereof)).

6.4 Company 401(k). The Board of Directors (or the appropriate committee thereof) shall adopt resolutions and take such corporate
action as is necessary or appropriate to terminate the Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the “”), effective as of the day prior to the Closing Date, contingent upon the occurrence of the Closing, unless Parent notifies
the Company in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days before the Effective Time that it has determined not to terminate the Company 401(k) Plan. If the Company 401(k) Plan is terminated, as provided herein, Parent shall, or shall cause
one of its Affiliates to, have in effect a tax qualified defined contribution retirement plan as of the Effective Time that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code (the “”) under which each regular Continuing Employee who is actively employed at the Closing and is not considered a temporary or contract employee shall be immediately eligible to participate and

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shall receive credit for prior service as a regular employee with the Company and its