Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 34

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 34
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 Meeting? |

| A: | The preliminary voting results for the Special Meeting are expected to be announced at the Special Meeting. In                                                                                                                                         
 addition, within four business days of the Special Meeting, STAAR will file the final voting results of the Special Meeting (or, if the final voting results have not yet been certified, the preliminary results) with the SEC on a Current Report on 
 Form 8-K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

| Q: | Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies? |

| A: | STAAR has engaged Innisfree M&A Incorporated, which this proxy statement refers to as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 “Innisfree,” to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. STAAR estimates that it will pay Innisfree a fee of approximately $[ ][, plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses]. STAAR has agreed to indemnify Innisfree against various liabilities and expenses that relate to or arise out of its solicitation of proxies (subject to certain exceptions). |

STAAR can use directors, officers and regular employees of STAAR to ask for proxies. These employees do not receive additional compensation for these services. STAAR may reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocketexpenses for forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of STAAR common stock.

| Q: | When do you expect the Merger to be completed? |

| Q: | How can I obtain additional information about STAAR? |

| A: | STAAR will provide copies of this proxy statement, documents incorporated by reference and its 2024 Annual                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Report to Stockholders, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (which this proxy statement refers to as the “Annual Report”), without charge to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 any STAAR stockholder who makes a request in writing to STAAR’s Corporate Secretary at Office of the Corporate Secretary, STAAR Surgical Company, 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, California, 92630 or by calling Broadridge at (866) 540-7095 or sending a written request by mail to Broadridge at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. In order for you to receive timely delivery of 
 documents in advance of the Special Meeting, you must make such request by no later than [  �