Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
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 right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with this , without any interest thereon, upon the surrender of such Shares in accordance with ,
(b) each applicable holder of Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the rights specified in and (c) each applicable holder of Excluded Shares shall cease to have any
rights with respect thereto.

(b) Subject to Section 1.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, if, between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding Shares are changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares,
reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction, then the Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted.

1.4 Surrender of Certificates; Stock Transfer Books.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company
reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as agent (the “”) for the purposes of exchanging Shares represented by a certificate evidencing such Shares (the “”) and Book-Entry Shares for
the Merger Consideration to which holders of such Shares shall become entitled pursuant to . On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause

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to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration payable pursuant to (the “”). The Payment Fund shall not be used for any purpose other than to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration in the Merger; providedthat any interest or other income resulting from investment of the Payment Fund that results in
an amount being held in the Payment Fund that is greater than the amount payable pursuant to and this shall be promptly returned to Parent. The Payment Fund shall be
invested by the Exchange Agent as directed by the Surviving Corporation;provided that such investments shall be (w) in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, (x) in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, (y) in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase
agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion, or (z) in money market funds having a rating in the highest investment category granted by a recognized credit rating agency at the time of
acquisition or a combination of the foregoing and, in any such