STAAR SURGICAL CO — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Oct 3, 2025

DFAN14A 1 ea0260210-dfan14a_broadwood.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A

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

(Amendment No. )

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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

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On October 2, 2025, Broadwood Partners, L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, “Broadwood”) updated its website, www.LetSTAARShine.com, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference. On October 3, 2025, Broadwood issued a press release disclosing its investor presentation titled “The Wrong Time, Wrong Process and Wrong Price,” a copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 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 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 .

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Exhibit 1

RESOURCES Broadwood Materials Broadwood Investor Presentation – October 2 Broadwood Proxy Statement - September 24 Broadwood Letter to Shareholders – September 24 Views of Others Yunqi Capital, 5.1% Holder, Announces Intention to Vote Against the Proposed Sale to Alcon A Commentary by Two Industry Executives SIGN UP FOR UPDATES SUBSCRIBE First Name Last Name Email © 2025 Let STAAR Shine. All rights reserved. Terms of Use. Privacy Policy. Disclaimer. MEDIA August Strategic Communications Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs (323) 805 - 8919 Broadwood@augustco.com INVESTOR CONTACT Saratoga Proxy Consulting, LLC John Ferguson / Joseph Mills (888) 368 - 0379 or (212) 257 - 1311 jferguson@saratogaproxy.com jmills@saratogaproxy.com HOME REASONS TO VOTE AGAINST RESOURCES PRESS/MEDIA HOW TO VOTE CONTACT

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Exhibit 2

Oct 3, 2025 6:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Broadwood Partners Publishes Presentation Detailing Opposition to STAAR Surgical’s Sale to Alcon

Broadwood Believes the Transaction Comes at the Wrong Time, After the Wrong Process, and at the Wrong Price

For the Reasons Described in the Presentation, Broadwood Urges All Stockholders to Vote “ AGAINST ” the Proposed Merger

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, “Broadwood”), holders of approximately 27.5% of the outstanding common stock of STAAR Surgical Company (“STAAR” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: STAA), today announced that it has published a presentation outlining why stockholders should vote on Broadwood’s GREEN Proxy Card “ AGAINST ” the proposed acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Alcon Inc. (NYSE: ALC) on the terms announced on August 5, 2025. The 81-page presentation is available here and on www.LetSTAARShine.com.

Neal Bradsher, President of Broadwood, stated:

“We believe that there was no compelling reason to sell STAAR at this time. Moreover, the Board of Directors failed to conduct a sale process in a responsible manner and ultimately agreed to a price that significantly undervalues STAAR and its bright future. Our presentation provides important new information regarding the deep flaws in this process and valuation.

I am pleased that two other notable stockholders have publicly opposed the transaction: Yunqi Capital Limited, which owns 5.1% of STAAR’s common stock, and David Bailey, the former CEO of STAAR. Before making their voting decisions, all stockholders are encouraged to review our presentation, which describes why this transaction comes at the wrong time, after the wrong process, and at the wrong price.”

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 Bradsher is the President of Broadwood Capital.

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Certain Information Concerning the Participants

Broadwood Partners, LP., 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 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 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.

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

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