Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
Chunk: 156

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 156
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 Merger Sub of their obligations in respect of any amounts payable, or expense reimbursement payable in respect of, any filing fees or other fees payable to governmental bodies pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Merger Agreement. Termination Fees The Merger Agreement contains certain remedies in the event of a termination, including the payment of the STAAR Termination Fee or the Alcon Termination Fee in certain circumstances. In the event that:

| • |     | the Merger Agreement is terminated by STAAR pursuant to the Superior Offer Termination Right; |

| • |     | the Merger Agreement is terminated by Alcon, prior to receipt of the Stockholder Approval, if the Board has             
 failed to include Board Recommendation in this proxy statement when mailed, or has effected a Recommendation Change; or |

| • |     | (i) the Merger Agreement is terminated by Alcon or STAAR pursuant to the End Date Termination Right or due to the                                                                                                                                   
 failure to obtain Stockholder Approval on a vote taken thereon at the Stockholder Meeting, or by Alcon pursuant to the Breach Termination Right, (ii) an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly disclosed or, in the case of a termination pursuant 
 to the End Date Termination Right or due to the failure to obtain Stockholder Approval on a vote taken thereon at the Stockholder Meeting, communicated to the Board, and has not been withdrawn at least four (4) business days prior to           
 (A) such termination, if terminated pursuant to the End Date Termination Right, (B) the Special Meeting, if terminated due to failure to obtain the Stockholder Approval or (C) the applicable breach or failure to perform pursuant to             
 the Breach Termination Right, and (iii) within twelve (12) months of such termination, STAAR enters into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal that is subsequently consummated, provided that for purposes of this        
 bullet, the references to “20%” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal will be deemed to refer to “50%”;                                                                                                                                         |

then STAAR will be required to promptly pay or cause to be paid to Alcon or its designee, the STAAR Termination Fee:

| • |     | in the case of the first bullet above, prior to or concurrently with entering into such definitive agreement to 
 accept the Superior Offer;                                                                                      |

| • |     | in the case of the second bullet, three (3) business days after such termination; or |

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