Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204396
Chunk: 89

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 89
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, regulatory or third party approvals, consents, and releases for the Merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition would be imposed or occur that would have an
adverse effect on STAAR or the Merger (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion. Representatives of STAAR advised Citi, and Citi further assumed, that the final
terms of the Merger Agreement would not vary, in any material respect, from those set forth in the draft reviewed by Citi. Citi did not make and was not provided with an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent,
derivative, off-balance sheet, accrued or otherwise) of STAAR or any other business or person, nor did Citi make any physical inspection of the properties or assets of STAAR or any other business or person.
Citi’s opinion did not address any terms (other than the Merger Consideration to the extent expressly specified in its opinion), aspects or implications of the Merger, including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, or any
other agreement, arrangement, or understanding to be entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger or otherwise. Citi expressed no view as to, and its opinion does not address, the underlying business decision of STAAR to
effect or enter into the Merger, the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any alternative business strategies that might exist for STAAR or the effect of any other transaction in which STAAR might engage or that STAAR might consider. Citi
also expressed no view as to, and its opinion did not address, the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount or nature or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration to any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the
Merger (in their capacity as such), or any class of such persons, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. Citi did not express any opinion or view with respect to the accounting, tax, regulatory, legal or similar matters and Citi relied,
with the Board’s consent, upon the assessments of representatives of STAAR as to such matters. Citi’s opinion was necessarily based upon information available to Citi, and financial, stock market and other conditions and circumstances
existing, as of the date of its opinion. Although subsequent developments may affect Citi’s opinion, Citi has no obligation to update, revise or reaff