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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-117366
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251202

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:		251544189

	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
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On December 2, 2025, Broadwood Partners, L.P.,
collectively with its affiliates, issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as <A HREF="#a_001">Exhibit 1</A> and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Special Meeting of Stockholders Originally
Scheduled for October 23, 2025</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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 &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;)
are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of STAAR Surgical Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) in connection
with the special meeting of stockholders originally scheduled for October 23, 2025 and most recently postponed to be held on December
19, 2025 (including any further adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the &ldquo;Proposed Merger Special
Meeting&rdquo;). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &ldquo;Definitive Proxy Statement&rdquo;)
and accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company&rsquo;s
stockholders for the Proposed Merger Special Meeting.&nbsp;<B>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. SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) 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.</B>&nbsp;The Definitive Proxy Statement and accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;Proxy Card
have been furnished to some or all of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at
no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s website at&nbsp;https://www.sec.gov/.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Special Meeting of Stockholders to Remove Members
of the Board</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Participants also intend to file a definitive
proxy statement and an accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;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 stockholders (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the &ldquo;Stockholder Meeting&rdquo;).
The Stockholder Meeting will be separate, distinct and unrelated to the Proposed Merger Special Meeting, and the Participants believe
that the Stockholder 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 Stockholder Meeting, regardless of the
outcome of the stockholder 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&rsquo; ability to call the Stockholder Meeting.&nbsp;<B>STOCKHOLDERS 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 STOCKHOLDER MEETING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY
HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE</B>. The definitive proxy statement and an accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;Proxy Card will be furnished to some
or all of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s
website at&nbsp;https://www.sec.gov/.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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 November 21, 2025 and is available&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000121390025113800/xslSCHEDULE_13D_X01/primary_doc.xml">here</A>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><A NAME="a_001"></A><B>Exhibit 1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Broadwood Partners Working to Call Special Meeting
of STAAR Surgical Shareholders to Remove Three Directors</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Pursuing Board Changes to Restore Investor
Confidence and Ensure Integrity of Ongoing Sale Process </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>Broadwood Seeks to Remove the Directors Most
Responsible for the Flawed Sale Process: Board Chair Elizabeth Yeu, CEO Stephen Farrell, and Compensation Committee Chair Arthur Butcher</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York &ndash; (BUSINESS WIRE) &ndash; Broadwood
Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, &ldquo;Broadwood&rdquo;) today announced that it is well along in the multi-step and
time-consuming process that is required to call a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;) at STAAR Surgical
Company (&ldquo;STAAR&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NASDAQ: STAA) to remove three directors from the Company&rsquo;s Board of
Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;). Broadwood, which owns 30.2% of STAAR&rsquo;s outstanding common stock, continues to oppose the current
agreement to sell the Company to Alcon Inc. (&ldquo;Alcon&rdquo;) (NYSE: ALC), and believes changes to STAAR&rsquo;s Board are needed
to restore investor confidence in the Board&rsquo;s decision making and the sale process.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">At the Special Meeting, Broadwood intends to seek the removal of the
three incumbent directors it believes are most responsible for incentivizing, facilitating, and promoting the sale of the Company to Alcon
at the wrong time, after a flawed process, and at an inadequate price:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Elizabeth Yeu</B>, STAAR&rsquo;s Board Chair, whose close and longstanding relationship with Alcon &mdash; which does not appear
to have been disclosed to the full Board or to shareholders in a timely manner &mdash; may have caused her to ignore inbound interest
from another prospective acquirer and, in so doing, irredeemably compromised the sale process;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Stephen Farrell</B>, STAAR&rsquo;s CEO, who, having served for only a few months, stands to receive $24 million if the proposed
transaction closes, and therefore, in our view, has a powerful incentive to mislead shareholders about STAAR&rsquo;s business and prospects
to justify a sale of the Company and preserve his outsized payout (and who, like Yeu, failed to inform the full Board and shareholders
of interest from another prospective acquirer); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Arthur Butcher</B>, Chair of the Board&rsquo;s Compensation Committee, who, in our view, bears primary responsibility for the egregious
&ldquo;golden parachute&rdquo; compensation to STAAR&rsquo;s executives that is nearly twice as high, relative to the implied equity value,
as the average amount paid in other M&amp;A transactions in 2025&mdash;despite the fact that the average tenure of the STAAR executives
is less than two years.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Neal C. Bradsher, Founder and President of Broadwood, said:</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&ldquo;By agreeing to &mdash; and recklessly persisting with
&mdash; a deeply flawed transaction that has drawn overwhelming opposition from shareholders and all three major proxy advisory firms,
the Board has, in our view, demonstrated its lack of fidelity to the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">As STAAR&rsquo;s largest shareholder, we have been urging
the Board for weeks to strengthen its composition by appointing new directors with the independence, expertise, and shareholder alignment
necessary to steward the Company responsibly and restore investor trust. The Board should surely understand that, among other things,
the credibility of this thrice-delayed vote and belatedly re-engineered sale process would benefit greatly from the oversight of new directors.
We anticipate that a refreshed Board would consider, among other matters, how to run a full, fair, independent, and open strategic alternatives
process to maximize value that is untainted by the process issues and conflicts of interest that afflicted this proposed transaction with
Alcon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Unfortunately, the Board ignored these
calls to action, and STAAR&rsquo;s future remains in the hands of the same individuals who designed and executed a flawed sale process.
Accordingly, we have been engaged in the byzantine process required by STAAR to call the Special Meeting to remove those directors who,
in our view, are most responsible for orchestrating and perpetuating this misbegotten proposed transaction. Broadwood is not seeking,
and has never sought, control of STAAR. Shareholders deserve a board that truly represents them.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">We believe Board change is urgently needed. We urge STAAR&rsquo;s
Board to respect the rights of shareholders by refraining from any gamesmanship or defensive maneuvers and to hold without delay the Special
Meeting for which we are calling. It is time for the Board to listen to shareholders&rsquo; voices so that STAAR can finally realize its
full potential.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Shareholders can find additional
information at www.LetSTAARShine.com.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Broadwood </B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Certain Information Concerning the Participants</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Special Meeting of Shareholders Originally
Scheduled for October 23, 2025</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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
&ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) 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 December 19,
2025 (including any further adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the &ldquo;Proposed Merger Special
Meeting&rdquo;). The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &ldquo;Definitive Proxy
Statement&rdquo;) and accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies
from the Company&rsquo;s shareholders for the Proposed Merger Special Meeting.&nbsp;<B>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 &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) 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.</B> The Definitive Proxy Statement
and accompanying <B>GREEN</B> Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders and will be, along
with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s website at&nbsp;https://www.sec.gov/.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Special Meeting of Shareholders to Remove Members
of the Board</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Participants also intend to file a definitive
proxy statement and an accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;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 &ldquo;Shareholder Meeting&rdquo;).
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&rsquo; ability to call the Shareholder Meeting.&nbsp;<B>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</B>. The definitive proxy statement and an accompanying&nbsp;<B>GREEN</B>&nbsp;Proxy Card will be furnished to some
or all of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC&rsquo;s
website at&nbsp;https://www.sec.gov/.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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 November 21, 2025 and is available&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000121390025113800/xslSCHEDULE_13D_X01/primary_doc.xml">here</A>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investor Contacts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">
John Ferguson /Joseph Mills</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">jmills@saratogaproxy.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(212) 257-1311</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(888) 368-0379</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media Contacts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Scott Deveau / Jeremy Jacobs</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">August Strategic Communications</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">Broadwood@AugustCo.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(323) 892-5562</P>

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