Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 148

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 148
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 continuing employees to make rollover contributions to the Alcon 401(k) plan of “eligible rollover distributions” within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (excluding promissory notes evidencing participant loans) in the form of cash, in an amount equal to the full account balance distributed to such continuing employee from the STAAR 401(k) plan. Efforts to Close the Merger Under the Merger Agreement, Alcon and STAAR agreed to, and to cause their respective controlled affiliates to, cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with each other in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable, to consummate and make effective the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as promptly as practicable, but in no case later than the End Date, including: (i) preparing and filing all registrations, declarations, filings or documentation necessary to effect all necessary actions or non-actions,consents, waivers, clearances, decisions, declarations, and the lapse of waiting periods by or from any governmental body (including any regulatory authority), (ii) obtaining as promptly as practicable after the date of the Merger Agreement, and maintaining, all necessary actions or non-actions,consents, waivers, clearances, decisions, declarations, approvals from third parties (including governmental bodies and regulatory authorities), and (iii) executing and delivering any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, Alcon has agreed to, and to cause its controlled affiliates to, take all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust or foreign investment law, and to otherwise cause the Closing to occur as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event prior to the End Date, including (i) proposing, negotiating, committing to, effecting, agreeing to and executing, by consent decree, settlement, undertaking, stipulation or otherwise, the license, hold separate or disposition of any asset, product, product line or business of Alcon, STAAR, or any of their respective controlled affiliates, (ii) terminating, transferring or creating relationships, contractual rights or other obligations of Alcon, STAAR, or their respective controlled affiliates, or (iii) otherwise taking or committing to take any