Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058174
Chunk: 70

Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 70
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6 Annual Meeting will be advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, we will disclose the change in the earliest practicable Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K. |
| Q: | Can shareholders propose individuals to be considered as nominees and other business to be considered for the 2026 Annual Meeting, but not included in the proxy statement?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| A: | Our Bylaws provide that shareholders may nominate candidates for the Board of Directors or present other business at our annual meeting if they have given timely written notice (meeting the informational requirements specified in our Bylaws, including information required under Rule 14a-19) to the Corporate Secretary of STAAR, at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice nominating a candidate for the 2026 Annual Meeting must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary of STAAR at our offices at 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630 no earlier than February 18, 2026, and no later than March 20, 2026. Shareholders are advised to review the Bylaws, which contain additional requirements with respect to advance notice of nominations and shareholder proposals.                                                                                                               |
| Q: | Who bears the costs of soliciting proxies?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| A: | STAAR will bear the costs of this solicitation, including the expense of preparing, printing, assembling and mailing this Proxy Statement and any other material used in this solicitation of proxies. We expect officers and regular employees of STAAR to communicate with shareholders, banks, brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and others by telephone, facsimile, email or in person to request that proxies be furnished. No additional compensation will be paid for these services. We will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial owners of common stock for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| 2025 Proxy Statement | – 61 – |

<div align='center'>–Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting–</div>

| Q: | Will other business be presented at the Annual Meeting?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| A: | As