Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 110

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 110
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 5% over
the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during such period; providedthat, if at any time before the Delaware Court of Chancery enters judgment in the appraisal proceeding, the Surviving
Corporation pays to each stockholder entitled to appraisal an amount in cash, interest will accrue after the time of such payment only on the amount that equals the sum of (1) the difference, if any, between the amount so paid and the
“fair value” of the shares of STAAR common stock as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and (2) any interest accrued prior to the time of such voluntary payment, unless paid at such time. The Surviving Corporation is under
no obligation to make such voluntary cash payment prior to such entry of judgment.

Stockholders and beneficial owners who are considering
seeking appraisal should be aware that the fair value of their shares of STAAR common stock as determined pursuant to Section 262 could be more than, the same as or less than the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement if
they did not seek appraisal of their shares of STAAR common stock.

Under Section 262, where a merger agreement is to be submitted
for adoption at a meeting of stockholders, the corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting, must notify each of its stockholders who was such on the record date for notice of such meeting with respect to shares for which appraisal rights
are available that appraisal rights are available and include in the notice either a copy of Section 262 or information directing the stockholders to a publicly available electronic resource at which Section 262 may be accessed without
subscription or cost. This proxy statement constitutes STAAR’s notice to stockholders that appraisal rights are available in connection with the Merger, and the full text of Section262 may be accessed, without subscription or cost, at the following publicly available website:https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc09/index.html#262. In connection with the Merger, any stockholder or beneficial owner who wishes to exercise appraisal rights or who wishes to preserve such person’s right to do so should review the following summary and Section262 carefully. Failure to strictly comply with the requirements of Section262 in a timely and proper manner will result in the loss of appraisal rights under the DGCL.In

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addition, the Delaware Court of Chancery will dismiss appraisal proceedings as to all stockholders and beneficial