Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-173098
Chunk: 122

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: DEFA14A
Chunk 122
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brance for Taxes the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) any Encumbrance representing
the rights of customers, suppliers and subcontractors in the ordinary course of business under the terms of any Contracts to which the relevant Party is a party or bound under general principles of commercial

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or government contract law for amounts not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (including mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’,
workmen’s, warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and similar Encumbrances granted or which arise in the ordinary course of business and under which there is no default by the Acquired Corporations), (c) any interest or title of
a lessor, sublessor or similar Person under leases, subleases or similar arrangements (other than capital leases) entered into by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business which does not materially interfere with or impair
the value, use (or contemplated use) or utility of such lease, sublease or similar arrangement, (d) in the case of any Contract, Encumbrances that are restrictions against the transfer or assignment thereof that are included in the terms of
such Contract, (e) in the case of real property, Encumbrances incurred or suffered which, individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not materially impair the use (or contemplated use), utility or value of the applicable real property
or otherwise materially impair the present or contemplated business operations at such location, or zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over such real property which are not
violated by the current use or occupancy of the Leased Real Property in any material respect, (f) Encumbrances to secure obligations arising under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and social security Legal Requirements,
(g) Encumbrances reflected in the Company SEC Documents securing indebtedness or liabilities that are reflected in the Company SEC Documents and (h) Encumbrances that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the existing
use of the assets or property of the Person affected by such Encumbrance or otherwise materially impair business operations.

Person. “” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

Personal Information. “” shall mean (a) any information or data that constitutes
“personal data,” “