<p><strong><em>敦促董事会允许股东对这一不明智的交易发表最终意见</em></strong></p>
<p>纽约 --（商业新闻）--Broadwood Partners, L.P.及其附属公司（“Broadwood” 或 “我们”），共同拥有 STAAR Surgical Company（“STAAR” 或 “公司”）（纳斯达克：STAA）30.2% 的流通普通股，今天对 STAAR 与 Alcon Inc.（“Alcon”）（纽约证券交易所：ALC）拟议收购的特别股东会议（“特别会议”）的第四次推迟作出了回应。</p>
<p>特别会议原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行，但因当时待决的拒绝而被推迟，经过两次后续推迟后，重新安排在 2025 年 12 月 19 日举行。今天，在面对股东对该交易的又一次强烈反对之际，会议再次推迟，直至 2026 年 1 月 6 日。</p>
<p>Broadwood 创始人兼总裁 Neal C. Bradsher 表示：</p>
<p>“STAAR 已经有超过四个月的时间来证明其与 Alcon 的不明智出售是合理的。公司及其潜在收购方试图通过进行表面化的寻找其他买家的过程、发布十多篇新闻稿、发布多份投资者演示文稿来为 STAAR 自身的前景降温——这些前景依然光明——并拨打数百或数千个电话给股东，来为这一糟糕的交易涂脂抹粉。</p>
<p>STAAR 有充足的时间和机会讲述自己的故事，并试图劝说股东支持这一错误的交易。然而，几位大型股东、所有三家代理咨询公司以及至少一位公司的董事仍然对该交易的过程、时机和价格表示怀疑。尽管如此，特别会议还是被推迟了第四次。再过几周的宣传和劝说并不能弥补交易的缺陷。</p>
<p>最终，董事会无法永远避免股东的意见。就我们而言，我们随时准备与董事会及其他股东合作，以确保 STAAR 的光明未来。在任何情况下，股东都应被允许在 1 月 6 日发表最终意见。我们敦促股东坚定立场，投票 ‘<strong>反对</strong>’ 拟议交易，并鼓励董事会和 Alcon 以谦逊接受结果。”</p>
<p><strong>关于 Broadwood</strong></p>
<p>Broadwood Partners, L.P.由 Broadwood Capital, Inc.管理。Broadwood Capital 是一家总部位于纽约市的私人投资公司。Neal Bradsher 是 Broadwood Capital 的总裁。</p>
<p><strong>关于参与者的某些信息</strong></p>
<p>原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行的特别股东会议</p>
<p>Broadwood Partners, L.P.、Broadwood Capital, Inc.、Neal C. Bradsher、Richard T. LeBuhn、Natalie R. Capasso、Raymond A. Myers 和 Jason J. Martin（统称为 “参与者”）是与原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行的特别股东会议相关的公司股东代理投票的参与者，该会议最近被推迟至 2026 年 1 月 6 日举行（包括任何进一步的休会、推迟、重新安排或继续进行的情况，统称为 “拟议合并特别会议”）。参与者已提交了 14A 表格的最终代理声明（“最终代理声明”）及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡，以用于与公司股东的任何此类代理投票的征集。<strong>公司股东被敦促阅读这些材料（包括任何修订或补充）以及参与者已提交或将提交给美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）的任何其他相关文件，因为这些文件包含或将包含重要信息，包括关于拟议合并特别会议上投票事项的信息以及与参与者及其直接或间接利益相关的额外信息，无论是通过证券持有还是其他方式。</strong> 最终代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡已提供给公司的一些或所有股东，并将与其他相关文件一起在 SEC 网站上免费提供，网址为 https://www.sec.gov/。</p>
<p>特别股东会议以罢免董事会成员</p>
<p>参与者还打算向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提交一份最终的代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡，以用于征集关于罢免董事会成员及任何其他可能在未来召开的特别股东会议上提出的提案（包括任何延期、推迟、重新安排或继续进行的情况，统称为 “股东会议”）的代理投票。股东会议将与拟议合并特别会议分开、独立且无关，参与者相信股东会议不会影响拟议合并特别会议的结果。参与者不认为有任何合法理由会阻止或禁止他们召集股东会议，无论拟议合并特别会议的股东投票结果如何，并且不对公司是否可能对参与者召集股东会议的能力提出异议作出任何声明。<strong>公司股东被敦促阅读这些材料（包括任何修订或补充）以及参与者将在可用时向 SEC 提交的任何其他相关文件，因为这些材料将包含重要信息，包括关于股东会议上投票事项的信息以及与参与者及其直接或间接利益（通过证券持有或其他方式）相关的额外信息。</strong> 最终的代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡将提供给公司的一部分或全部股东，并将与其他相关文件一起在 SEC 网站上免费提供，网址为 https://www.sec.gov/。</p>
<p>关于参与者的信息及其直接或间接利益（通过证券持有或其他方式）的描述包含在参与者于 2025 年 12 月 17 日向 SEC 提交的 Schedule 13D 修订案中，并可在此处获取。</p>
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<p><strong>投资者联系方式</strong></p>
<p>John Ferguson / Joseph Mills</p>
<p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
<p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<p>jmills@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<p>(212) 257-1311</p>
<p>(888) 368-0379</p>
<p><strong>媒体联系方式</strong></p>
<p>Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs</p>
<p>August Strategic Communications</p>
<p>Broadwood@AugustCo.com</p>
<p>(323) 892-5562</p>
<p>来源：Broadwood Partners, L.P.</p>

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<p>Broadwood Partners 批评 STAAR Surgical 第四次推迟股东对其拟出售给爱尔康的投票，敦促董事会允许股东决定该交易。Broadwood 拥有 STAAR 30.2% 的股份，反对该交易，理由是股东和顾问公司的怀疑。投票最初定于 2025 年 10 月，现在推迟至 2026 年 1 月。Broadwood 鼓励股东投票反对出售，并呼吁董事会尊重投票结果</p>

<p><strong><em>Urges Board to Allow Shareholders to Have Their Final Say on This Ill-Conceived Transaction</em></strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong><em>敦促董事会允许股东对这一不明智的交易发表最终意见</em></strong></p>
</div><p>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (“Broadwood” or “we”), which together own 30.2% of the outstanding common stock of STAAR Surgical Company (“STAAR” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: STAA), today responded to the fourth postponement of STAAR’s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the proposed acquisition of STAAR by Alcon Inc. (“Alcon”) (NYSE: ALC).</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>纽约 --（商业新闻）--Broadwood Partners, L.P.及其附属公司（“Broadwood” 或 “我们”），共同拥有 STAAR Surgical Company（“STAAR” 或 “公司”）（纳斯达克：STAA）30.2% 的流通普通股，今天对 STAAR 与 Alcon Inc.（“Alcon”）（纽约证券交易所：ALC）拟议收购的特别股东会议（“特别会议”）的第四次推迟作出了回应。</p>
</div><p>The Special Meeting, which was originally scheduled to be held on October 23, 2025, was adjourned in the face of then-pending rejection, rescheduled (following two subsequent postponements) to be held on December 19, 2025. And today – seemingly in the face of yet another strong shareholder rebuke of the deal – it was postponed yet again, until January 6, 2026.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>特别会议原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行，但因当时待决的拒绝而被推迟，经过两次后续推迟后，重新安排在 2025 年 12 月 19 日举行。今天，在面对股东对该交易的又一次强烈反对之际，会议再次推迟，直至 2026 年 1 月 6 日。</p>
</div><p>Neal C. Bradsher, Broadwood Founder and President, said:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Broadwood 创始人兼总裁 Neal C. Bradsher 表示：</p>
</div><p>“STAAR has had more than four months to justify its ill-advised sale to Alcon. The Company and its would-be acquirer have sought to apply lipstick to this pig of a deal by conducting a performative go-shop process, issuing more than a dozen press releases, releasing multiple investor presentations pouring cold water on STAAR’s own prospects – which remain bright – and making hundreds or thousands of phone calls to shareholders.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“STAAR 已经有超过四个月的时间来证明其与 Alcon 的不明智出售是合理的。公司及其潜在收购方试图通过进行表面化的寻找其他买家的过程、发布十多篇新闻稿、发布多份投资者演示文稿来为 STAAR 自身的前景降温——这些前景依然光明——并拨打数百或数千个电话给股东，来为这一糟糕的交易涂脂抹粉。</p>
</div><p>There has been ample time and opportunity for STAAR to tell its story and attempt to cajole shareholders into supporting this misbegotten transaction. Yet, several large shareholders, all three proxy advisory firms, and at least one of the Company’s own directors have continued to express skepticism about the process, timing, and price of the proposed transaction. Nevertheless, the Special Meeting has been delayed for a <em>fourth</em> time. Another few weeks of advocacy and solicitation will not cure the defects of the deal.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>STAAR 有充足的时间和机会讲述自己的故事，并试图劝说股东支持这一错误的交易。然而，几位大型股东、所有三家代理咨询公司以及至少一位公司的董事仍然对该交易的过程、时机和价格表示怀疑。尽管如此，特别会议还是被推迟了第四次。再过几周的宣传和劝说并不能弥补交易的缺陷。</p>
</div><p>Ultimately, the Board cannot avoid shareholder input forever. For our part, we stand ready to work with the Board and our fellow shareholders to ensure STAAR’s bright future. In all events, shareholders should be permitted to have their final say on January 6. We urge shareholders to stand firm and vote ‘ <strong>AGAINST</strong>’ the proposed transaction, and we encourage the Board and Alcon to accept the outcome with humility.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>最终，董事会无法永远避免股东的意见。就我们而言，我们随时准备与董事会及其他股东合作，以确保 STAAR 的光明未来。在任何情况下，股东都应被允许在 1 月 6 日发表最终意见。我们敦促股东坚定立场，投票 ‘<strong>反对</strong>’ 拟议交易，并鼓励董事会和 Alcon 以谦逊接受结果。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About Broadwood</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 Broadwood</strong></p>
</div><p>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.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Broadwood Partners, L.P.由 Broadwood Capital, Inc.管理。Broadwood Capital 是一家总部位于纽约市的私人投资公司。Neal Bradsher 是 Broadwood Capital 的总裁。</p>
</div><p><strong>Certain Information Concerning the Participants</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于参与者的某些信息</strong></p>
</div><p>Special Meeting of Shareholders Originally Scheduled for October 23, 2025</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行的特别股东会议</p>
</div><p>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 the Company in connection with the special meeting of shareholders originally scheduled for October 23, 2025 and most recently postponed to be held on January 6, 2026 (including any further adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Proposed Merger Special Meeting”). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) and accompanying <strong>GREEN</strong> Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders for the Proposed Merger Special Meeting. <strong>SHAREHOLDERS 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. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE PROPOSED MERGER SPECIAL MEETING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE.</strong> The Definitive Proxy Statement and accompanying <strong>GREEN</strong> Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of the Company’s shareholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Broadwood Partners, L.P.、Broadwood Capital, Inc.、Neal C. Bradsher、Richard T. LeBuhn、Natalie R. Capasso、Raymond A. Myers 和 Jason J. Martin（统称为 “参与者”）是与原定于 2025 年 10 月 23 日举行的特别股东会议相关的公司股东代理投票的参与者，该会议最近被推迟至 2026 年 1 月 6 日举行（包括任何进一步的休会、推迟、重新安排或继续进行的情况，统称为 “拟议合并特别会议”）。参与者已提交了 14A 表格的最终代理声明（“最终代理声明”）及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡，以用于与公司股东的任何此类代理投票的征集。<strong>公司股东被敦促阅读这些材料（包括任何修订或补充）以及参与者已提交或将提交给美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）的任何其他相关文件，因为这些文件包含或将包含重要信息，包括关于拟议合并特别会议上投票事项的信息以及与参与者及其直接或间接利益相关的额外信息，无论是通过证券持有还是其他方式。</strong> 最终代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡已提供给公司的一些或所有股东，并将与其他相关文件一起在 SEC 网站上免费提供，网址为 https://www.sec.gov/。</p>
</div><p>Special Meeting of Shareholders to Remove Members of the Board</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>特别股东会议以罢免董事会成员</p>
</div><p>The Participants also intend to file a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying <strong>GREEN</strong> Proxy Card with the SEC to be used to solicit proxies with respect to removing members of the Board and any other proposals that may come before a future and yet to be called or otherwise scheduled special meeting of shareholders (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Shareholder Meeting”). The Shareholder Meeting will be separate, distinct and unrelated to the Proposed Merger Special Meeting, and the Participants believe that the Shareholder Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the Proposed Merger Special Meeting. The Participants do not believe that there is any lawful reason that would prevent or prohibit the Participants from calling the Shareholder Meeting, regardless of the outcome of the shareholder vote at the Proposed Merger Special Meeting, and do not make any representation related to whether the Company may contest, or otherwise challenge, the Participants’ ability to call the Shareholder Meeting. <strong>SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE.</strong> The definitive proxy statement and an accompanying <strong>GREEN</strong> Proxy Card will be furnished to some or all of the Company’s shareholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>参与者还打算向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提交一份最终的代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡，以用于征集关于罢免董事会成员及任何其他可能在未来召开的特别股东会议上提出的提案（包括任何延期、推迟、重新安排或继续进行的情况，统称为 “股东会议”）的代理投票。股东会议将与拟议合并特别会议分开、独立且无关，参与者相信股东会议不会影响拟议合并特别会议的结果。参与者不认为有任何合法理由会阻止或禁止他们召集股东会议，无论拟议合并特别会议的股东投票结果如何，并且不对公司是否可能对参与者召集股东会议的能力提出异议作出任何声明。<strong>公司股东被敦促阅读这些材料（包括任何修订或补充）以及参与者将在可用时向 SEC 提交的任何其他相关文件，因为这些材料将包含重要信息，包括关于股东会议上投票事项的信息以及与参与者及其直接或间接利益（通过证券持有或其他方式）相关的额外信息。</strong> 最终的代理声明及随附的 <strong>绿色</strong> 代理卡将提供给公司的一部分或全部股东，并将与其他相关文件一起在 SEC 网站上免费提供，网址为 https://www.sec.gov/。</p>
</div><p>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 December 17, 2025, and is available here.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>关于参与者的信息及其直接或间接利益（通过证券持有或其他方式）的描述包含在参与者于 2025 年 12 月 17 日向 SEC 提交的 Schedule 13D 修订案中，并可在此处获取。</p>
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</div><p><strong>Investor Contacts</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>投资者联系方式</strong></p>
</div><p>John Ferguson / Joseph Mills</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>John Ferguson / Joseph Mills</p>
</div><p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
</div><p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
</div><p>jmills@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>jmills@saratogaproxy.com</p>
</div><p>(212) 257-1311</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(212) 257-1311</p>
</div><p>(888) 368-0379</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(888) 368-0379</p>
</div><p><strong>Media Contacts</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>媒体联系方式</strong></p>
</div><p>Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs</p>
</div><p>August Strategic Communications</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>August Strategic Communications</p>
</div><p>Broadwood@AugustCo.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Broadwood@AugustCo.com</p>
</div><p>(323) 892-5562</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(323) 892-5562</p>
</div><p>Source: Broadwood Partners, L.P.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>来源：Broadwood Partners, L.P.</p>
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