# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001278386
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-098826
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 10000
**Document Hash:** 80d98d658e9f1039390ceb59fe769ce5
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-098826.hdr.sgml**: 20251014

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-098826

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DFAN14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251014

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251014

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STAAR SURGICAL CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000718937
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** OPHTHALMIC GOODS [3851]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 953797439
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1227

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DFAN14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-11634
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251392478

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1911 WALKER AVE
- **CITY:** MONROVIA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91016
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6263037902

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1911 WALKER AVE
- **CITY:** MONROVIA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91016

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001278386

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DFAN14A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
- **STREET 2:** 156 WEST 56TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-508-5735

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
- **STREET 2:** 156 WEST 56TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROADWOOD PARTNERS LP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040202

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**(Amendment No.)**

Filed by the Registrant ☐

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☒

Check the appropriate box:

☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement

☐ **Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))**

☐ Definitive Proxy Statement

☒ Definitive Additional Materials

☐ Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12

**STAAR Surgical Company**

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

**Broadwood Partners, L.P.**

**Broadwood Capital, Inc.**

**Neal C. Bradsher**

**Richard T. LeBuhn**

**Natalie R. Capasso**

**Raymond A. Myers**

**Jason J. Martin**

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

☒ No fee required

☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials

☐ Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11

On October 14, 2025, Broadwood Partners, L.P., collectively with its affiliates, issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as [Exhibit 1](#a_001) and incorporated herein by reference.

**CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS**

Broadwood Partners, L.P., Broadwood Capital, Inc., Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso, Raymond A. Myers and Jason J. Martin (collectively, the "Participants") are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of STAAR Surgical Company (the "Company") in connection with the special meeting of stockholders scheduled for October 23, 2025 (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the "Special Meeting"). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the "Definitive Proxy Statement") and accompanying **GREEN** Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders for the Special Meeting. **STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE FILED OR WILL FILE WITH THE U.S. SECURTIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND additional information relating to the Participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise**. The Definitive Proxy Statement and accompanying **GREEN** Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of the Company's stockholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/.

Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained on an amendment to Schedule 13D filed by the Participants with the SEC on September 26, 2025 and is available [here](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000121390025092516/xslSCHEDULE_13D_X01/primary_doc.xml).

**Exhibit 1**

**Broadwood Partners Comments on STAAR Surgical's Late and Troubling Disclosure in Deeply Flawed Sale Process to Alcon**

 

***STAAR Belatedly Acknowledges Alternative Interest in Acquiring the Company***

***Reveals Entire Board Was Not Aware of Additional Interest When Recommending for Alcon Transaction***

 

***Broadwood Urges All Shareholders to Vote "<u>AGAINST</u>" Proposed Acquisition by Alcon***

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates ("Broadwood" or "we") today commented on the recent Current Report on Form 8-K filed by STAAR Surgical Company ("STAAR" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: STAA) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of a "supplement" to the Company's definitive proxy statement, filed on September 16, 2025, in connection with the proposed acquisition of STAAR by Alcon Inc. ("Alcon") (NYSE: ALC). Broadwood, which owns 27.5% of STAAR's outstanding common stock, continues to urge its fellow shareholders to vote on its **<u>GREEN</u>** Proxy Card "**<u>AGAINST</u>**" the proposed acquisition on the terms announced August 5, 2025.

Neal C. Bradsher, Broadwood Founder and President, said:

"Fully twelve days ago we revealed that there was an outreach in April from the CEO of a strategic buyer that was seeking to engage in discussions regarding a transaction with STAAR and that the outreach was ignored by STAAR's CEO and Board Chair. STAAR first acknowledged this critical fact publicly this morning, buried among a dozen pages of disclosure. Importantly, STAAR has now acknowledged that its CEO and Board Chair did not alert fellow directors to this outreach, even though the potential counterparty has a strong strategic fit with STAAR and is backed by one of the largest and most respected private equity firms in the world.

The disclosure of the outreach from a strategic buyer, both to shareholders and to the other directors, is long overdue. It is completely unacceptable that the CEO and Board Chair of STAAR sought approval from the Board on their favored Alcon transaction without full disclosure to their fellow directors. It is even more disturbing that they have sought shareholder approval without disclosing this alternative interest until this morning. It is a breach of trust and transparency.

We can only wonder what other critical facts are as yet unknown to the rest of the Board and all shareholders. We again urge our fellow shareholders to vote **<u>AGAINST</u>** this transaction."

Shareholders can learn more at www.LetSTAARShine.com.

**About Broadwood** 

Broadwood Partners, L.P. is managed by Broadwood Capital, Inc. Broadwood Capital is a private investment firm based in New York City. Neal C. Bradsher is the President of Broadwood Capital.

**Certain Information Concerning the Participants**

Broadwood Partners, L.P., Broadwood Capital, Inc., Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso, Raymond A. Myers and Jason J. Martin (collectively, the "Participants") are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of STAAR in connection with the special meeting of shareholders scheduled for October 23, 2025 (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the "Special Meeting"). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the "Definitive Proxy Statement") and accompanying **GREEN** Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders for the Special Meeting. **SHAREHOLDERS OF STAAR ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE FILED OR WILL FILE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE**. The Definitive Proxy Statement and accompanying **GREEN** Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of STAAR's shareholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/.

Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained on an amendment to Schedule 13D filed by the Participants with the SEC on September 26, 2025 and is available [here](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000121390025092516/xslSCHEDULE_13D_X01/primary_doc.xml).

**Contacts**

**Investor Contacts**

John Ferguson / Joseph Mills

Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC

jferguson@saratogaproxy.com

jmills@saratogaproxy.com

(212) 257-1311

(888) 368-0379

**Media Contacts**

Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs

August Strategic Communications

Broadwood@AugustCo.com

(323) 892-5562