Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 281

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 281
---
however, that any
such Person (or group of Persons) shall immediately cease to be a Qualified Bidder (and all provisions of this Agreement that apply to Qualified Bidders in their capacity as such shall cease to apply with respect to such Person (or group of
Persons)) immediately upon the expiration in accordance with its terms, or withdrawal, of any Acquisition Proposal submitted by such Person (or group of Persons).

Registered IP. “” shall mean all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights that are registered or issued under
the authority of any Governmental Body, and all applications for any of the foregoing.

Regulatory Authority. “” shall mean the FDA, NMPA, PMDA, European Regulators, Health Canada, MHRA, MFDA, CDSCO, MFDS, and HSA, and all other Governmental Bodies with jurisdiction over the clearance, approval, licensure, registration, importation,
distribution, marketing, or sale of medical devices.

Release. “” shall mean any presence, emission,
spill, seepage, leak, escape, leaching, discharge, injection, pumping, pouring, emptying, dumping, disposal, migration, or release of Hazardous Materials from any source into or upon the environment.

Remedy Action. “” is defined in of the Agreement.

Representatives. “” shall mean officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment
bankers, consultants, agents, financial advisors, other advisors and other representatives.

Requisite Regulatory Approvals.
“” is defined in of the Agreement.

Restricted Person. “” shall mean any person or entity identified on the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Denied Persons List, Unverified List or Entity List or the U.S. Department of State’s Debarred List.

A-A-11

Rights Share. “” is defined in
.

Sanctioned Person. “” shall mean any Person that is
the target of Sanctions, including, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the United
Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Territory or (c) any Person, directly or indirectly,
owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) and