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Alcon and STAAR Surgical Announce Adjournment of STAAR Special Meeting of Stockholders
GENEVA & LAKE FOREST, Calif., October 23, 2025--Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, and STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL), today announced that STAAR and Alcon have agreed to adjourn STAAR’s Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting") scheduled for October 23, 2025, in connection with STAAR’s merger agreement with Alcon. No other business will be conducted at th
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[{"type":"text","content":"GENEVA & LAKE FOREST, Calif., October 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, and STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL), today announced that STAAR and Alcon have agreed to adjourn STAAR’s Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting") scheduled for October 23, 2025, in connection with STAAR’s merger agreement with Alcon. No other business will be conducted at the Special Meeting.","length":549,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"STAAR is adjourning the Special Meeting until 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on November 6, 2025. The record date for STAAR stockholders eligible to vote at the Special Meeting remains the close of business on September 12, 2025.","length":221,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Stockholders with questions about voting their shares should contact STAAR’s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at +1 877-750-8233. Banks and brokerage firms, please call +1 212-750-5833.","length":211,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About Alcon","length":11,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care. Learn more at www.alcon.com.","length":623,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About STAAR Surgical","length":20,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) is the global leader in implantable phakic intraocular lenses, a vision correction solution that reduces or eliminates the need for glasses or contact lenses. Since 1982, STAAR has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery, and for 30 years, STAAR has been designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced Implantable Collamer® Lenses (ICLs), using its prop...