Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 86

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 86
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 the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. The full text of Citi’s written opinion, dated August 4, 2025, to the Board, which sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken by Citi in rendering its opinion, is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The summary of Citi’s opinion set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Citi’s opinion. Citi’s opinion was rendered to the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and was limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of STAAR common stock of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Citi’s opinion did not address any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger. Citi’s opinion is not intended to be and does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote or act on any matters relating to the Merger. In arriving at its opinion, Citi:

| • |     | reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to STAAR provided to or discussed                                                                                                   
 with Citi by the management of STAAR, including certain financial forecasts and other information and data relating to STAAR which were prepared and provided to or discussed with Citi by the management of STAAR; |

| • |     | reviewed the financial terms of the Merger as set forth in the Merger Agreement in relation to, among other                                                                                                                       
 things: current and historical market prices and trading volumes of STAAR common stock; certain historical and projected earnings and other operating data of STAAR; and the capitalization and financial condition of STAAR; and |

| • |     | considered, to the extent publicly available, the financial terms of certain other transactions which Citi                                                                                                                                                
 considered relevant in evaluating the Merger and analyzed certain financial, stock market and other publicly available information relating to the businesses of certain other companies whose operations Citi considered relevant in evaluating those of 
 STAAR.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

In addition to the foregoing, Citi conducted such other analyses and examinations and considered such other information and financial, economic and market criteria as Citi deemed appropriate in arriving at its opinion. The issuance of Citi’s opinion had been authorized by Citi’s fairness opinion