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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-241528
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20251016
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251016

FILER:

	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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11634
		FILM NUMBER:		251398273

	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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the Registrant&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by a party other
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule</B><B></B><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</FONT> </B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Additional Materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material under &#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No fee required. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>On October&nbsp;16, 2025, STAAR Surgical Company (&#8220;STAAR&#8221;) issued the following press
release: </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STAAR Surgical Affirms that No </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Acquisition Proposals Have Been Received From Any Party Other Than Alcon </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>LAKE FOREST, CA, October</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;16, 2025</B> &#8211; STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) (&#8220;STAAR&#8221;), the global leader in phakic
IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Lenses (EVO ICL<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&#153;</SUP>) for vision correction, today issued the following statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Broadwood Partners&#8217; statements and assertions regarding interest in STAAR are misleading and distort the truth. Broadwood is
misrepresenting introductory emails as offers to acquire STAAR. As previously disclosed, the communications from Party A and B were not offers and contained no information relating to valuation, timing, diligence requirements, financing capability,
transaction structure or other terms.<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Similarly, as disclosed in STAAR&#8217;s Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing with the SEC on October&nbsp;14, 2025, a representative of a privately-owned company (&#8220;Party C&#8221;) also emailed STAAR on April&nbsp;7, 2025. <B>Since the Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing, Party C has confirmed to STAAR that &#8220;the outreach was an introductory email and was not intended as a proposal.&#8221; The email was not followed up on by Party C.</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The facts remain: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Despite Broadwood&#8217;s assertions, STAAR has not received any proposal to acquire the Company other than from
Alcon, including during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-day</FONT> &#8220;window shop&#8221; period. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The outreach from Parties A, B, and C were not offers. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Alcon is paying STAAR stockholders a 59% premium to STAAR&#8217;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">90-day</FONT>
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) as of August&nbsp;4, 2025, representing compelling, certain, and immediate cash value. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We urge all STAAR stockholders not to be misled by Broadwood. STAAR is confident that the Alcon transaction maximizes value for STAAR
stockholders, is the only merger transaction available to the Company and if it is not approved, the value of your shares is at risk of declining substantially. Time is short. The Special Meeting is fast approaching. We encourage all STAAR
stockholders to vote &#8216;FOR&#8217; the Alcon merger on the WHITE proxy card TODAY. </P><DIV STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">See text of emails from Party A and Party B on page 36 of STAAR&#8217;s Investor Presentation filed on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> with the SEC on September&nbsp;26, 2025. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>STAAR will hold a virtual Special Meeting of Stockholders on October&nbsp;23 at 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Time)
to vote on the Alcon merger. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on September&nbsp;12, 2025, are entitled to vote at the meeting. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The STAAR Board of Directors has unanimously approved the merger and recommended that all STAAR stockholders vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the merger proposal on
the WHITE proxy card TODAY. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders with questions about voting their shares should contact STAAR&#8217;s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&amp;A
Incorporated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For stockholders: +1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">877-750-8233</FONT></FONT>
(toll-free) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For banks and brokerage firms: +1
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-750-5833</FONT></FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About STAAR Surgical </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Lenses (ICLs), using its proprietary biocompatible Collamer material. STAAR ICL&#8217;s are clinically-proven to deliver safe long-term vision correction without removing corneal tissue or the
eye&#8217;s natural crystalline lens. Its EVO ICL<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&#153;</SUP> product line provides visual freedom through a quick, minimally invasive procedure. STAAR has sold more than 3&nbsp;million ICLs in over 75
countries. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the company operates research, development, manufacturing, and packaging facilities in California and Switzerland. For more information about ICL, visit www.EVOICL.com. To learn more about STAAR,
visit www.staar.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication relates to the proposed transaction involving STAAR. In connection with the proposed transaction, STAAR has filed relevant materials with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), including STAAR&#8217;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;), on September&nbsp;16, 2025. The Proxy Statement was first sent to STAAR
stockholders on September&nbsp;16, 2025. This communication is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement or any other document that STAAR may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY
VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF STAAR ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents (when available) free of charge at the SEC&#8217;s website, www.sec.gov, or by
visiting STAAR&#8217;s investor relations website, https://investors.staar.com. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Offer or Solicitation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation
of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there
be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Participants in the Solicitation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under SEC rules, STAAR and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from the holders of STAAR&#8217;s common stock in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of STAAR and their ownership of STAAR&#8217;s common stock is set forth in the
Proxy Statement, the definitive proxy statement for STAAR&#8217;s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Proxy Statement&#8221;), which was filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;24, 2025 (and which is available at
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000718937/000095017025058174/staa-0250424.htm), including the sections captioned &#8220;Compensation of Directors,&#8221; &#8220;Information Regarding Executive Officers&#8221; and &#8220;Security
Ownership of Principal Shareholders and Management,&#8221; or its Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;27, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;21, 2025 (and which is
available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000718937/000095017025024813/staa-20241227.htm), and in other documents filed by STAAR with the SEC. To the extent holdings of such participants in STAAR&#8217;s securities have changed
since the amounts described in the Proxy Statement, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC by STAAR&#8217;s directors and executive
officers. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, will be contained in other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information covered by this communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements often contain words such as &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221;
&#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; and similar terms. All statements in this communication that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from what is expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to: (1)&nbsp;the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Alcon merger agreement or could cause the consummation of the proposed transaction to be delayed or to fail to occur;
(2)&nbsp;the failure to obtain approval of the proposed transaction from STAAR&#8217;s stockholders; (3)&nbsp;the failure to obtain certain required regulatory approvals or the failure to satisfy any of the other closing conditions to the completion
of the proposed transaction within the expected timeframes or at all; (4)&nbsp;risks related to disruption of management&#8217;s attention from STAAR&#8217;s ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; (5)&nbsp;the effect of the
announcement of the proposed transaction on the ability of STAAR to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and business generally;
(6)&nbsp;the ability of STAAR to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the transaction; (7)&nbsp;the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against STAAR related to the proposed transaction; (8)&nbsp;the
possibility that STAAR&#8217;s stock price may decline significantly if the proposed transaction is not consummated; and (9)&nbsp;other important factors set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and STAAR&#8217;s
Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;27, 2024 under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors,&#8221; as any such factors may be updated from time to time in STAAR&#8217;s other filings with the
SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required under applicable law, STAAR undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>STAAR Contacts:
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Niko Liu, CFA </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United States: +1 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">626-303-7902</FONT></FONT> (ext 3023) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hong Kong:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+852-6092-5076</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nliu@staar.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">investorrelations@staar.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Connie Johnson </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">626-303-7902</FONT></FONT> (ext 2207) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">cjohnson@staar.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lucas Pers / Alexandra Benedict </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-895-8692</FONT></FONT> / +1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-895-8644</FONT></FONT> </P>
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