Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 26

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 26
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 Merger Proposal. Assuming a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of STAAR common stock representing a majority of the STAAR common stock present by remote communication or 
 represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the Compensation Proposal is required to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the Compensation Proposal.                                                                 |

If a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the failure of any STAAR stockholder of record to: (1) submit a signed proxy card; (2) grant a proxy over the Internet or by telephone (in accordance with the instructions detailed in “ The Special Meeting—Voting at the Special Meeting”); or (3) attend the Special Meeting will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Merger Proposal, but, assuming a quorum is present, will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal. If a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, for any STAAR stockholder who attends the Special Meeting or is represented by proxy and abstains from voting, such abstention will have the same effect as if the STAAR stockholder voted “AGAINST” the Merger Proposal and the Compensation Proposal. If you hold your shares of STAAR common stock in “street name” and a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the failure to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares (resulting in a so-called“broker non-vote”)will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Merger Proposal, but, assuming a quorum is present, will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal. A so-called“broker non-vote”results when banks, brokers and other nominees return a valid proxy voting upon a matter or matters for which the applicable rules provide discretionary authority but do not vote on a particular proposal because they do not have discretionary authority to vote on the matter and have not received specific voting instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares. STAAR does not expect any broker non-votesat the Special Meeting because the rules applicable to banks, brokers and other nominees only provide brokers with discretionary authority to vote on proposals that are considered “routine” or “discretionary,” and each of the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting is considered “non-routine”and “non-discretionary.”As a result, no broker will be permitted to vote your shares of STAAR common stock at the Special Meeting without receiving instructions. If you properly sign your proxy card but