Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-15
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001213900-25-087448
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-15
Form: PREC14A
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ger Agreement Proposal; and |

| ● | “AGAINST” the Compensation Proposal. |

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How many shares must be present to hold the Special Meeting?

According to the Company’s
proxy statement, the presence by remote communication or by proxy of the holders of record on the Record Date of a majority of the Common
Stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will constitute a quorum at the Special Meeting. According to the Company’s proxy
statement, there were [●] shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the Record Date, so at least [●] shares
present by remote communication or by proxy at the Special Meeting will be needed to achieve a quorum.

Your shares will be counted
towards the quorum if you submit a valid proxy or attend the Special Meeting. Abstentions will be included in determining the number of
shares present at the meeting for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. A failure to instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee will result in your shares not being included in determining the number of shares present at the meeting for the purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum. However, according to the Company’s proxy statement, your shares will be included in determining the number
of shares present at the meeting for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum if you instruct your broker, bank or other nominee
on how to vote your shares with respect to one or more of the Merger Proposals,

What are “broker non-votes,” and what effect do they have on the proposals?

A “broker non-vote” results
when a broker, bank or other nominee who holds shares for another person has not received voting instructions from the owner of the shares
and, under the applicable rules, does not have discretionary authority to vote on a matter. Brokers are not permitted to vote shares without
instructions on proposals that are not considered “routine.” Applicable regional and national exchange rules determine whether
proposals are “routine” or “non-routine.” If a proposal is “routine,” a broker holding shares
for an owner in “street name” may vote on the proposal without voting instructions.

According to the Company’s
proxy statement, all of the matters to be considered at the Special Meeting are “non-routine,” and brokers will
not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the Merger Proposals. As a result, if you do not submit any voting instructions to