Alcon Exercises Merger Rights, Forcing STAAR Surgical To Adjourn Shareholder Vote To January 6, 2026

Alcon Exercises Right to Require STAAR Surgical to Adjourn its Special Meeting of Stockholders STAAR Special Meeting of Stockholders Adjourned to January 6, 2026 LAKE FOREST, Calif., December 19, 2025 – STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), the manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) today announced that Alcon (SIX/NYSE:ALC) has exercised its right under the Alcon merger agreement to require STAAR to adjourn its Special Meeting of Stockholders in connection with the Alcon merger agreement (the "Special Meeting"). As a result, the Special Meeting, which was scheduled for December 19, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time, has been adjourned to January 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The record date for STAAR stockholders eligible to vote at the Special Meeting remains the close of business on October 24, 2025.