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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares and GLOBUS MEDICAL INC

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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares

Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. The company offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for surgical procedures. Its cataract products include Centurion vision system, LenSx laser system, Verion reference unit and Verion digital marker, ARGOS biometer, SMARTCATARACT health platform, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; and implantable products, including monofocal, Toric, and Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs, as well as delivery systems, such as AutonoMe and UltraSert. In addition, it provides Custom Pak surgical procedure packs vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, grieshaber, MIVS instruments, scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes; and refractive surgery products, including WaveLight and Contoura Vision used for LASIK refractive procedure. Further, the company offers daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed its name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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GLOBUS MEDICAL INC

Globus Medical, Inc., a medical device company, develops and commercializes healthcare solutions for patients with musculoskeletal disorders in the United States and internationally. The company offers musculoskeletal solutions, including spine products, such as traditional fusion implants, and treatment options for motion preservation technologies, and interventional solutions to treat vertebral compression fractures; orthopedic trauma solutions, which includes fracture plating, intramedullary nailing, and regenerative biologic products; hip and knee joint solutions, including modular hip stems and acetabular cups for total hip arthroplasty, as well as posterior stabilizing and cruciate retaining knee arthroplasty implants; and neuromonitoring services, which provides onsite and remote monitoring of the neurological systems of patients undergoing spinal and brain-related surgeries. The company also offers enabling technologies, such as imaging, navigation, and robotics (INR) solutions for assisted surgery, which includes the ExcelsiusGPS platform, a robotic guidance and navigation system for minimally invasive and open procedures with screw and interbody spacer placement applications; Surgimap, a surgical planning software platform; Excelsius3D, a platform combined with ExcelsiusGPS that provides an intraoperative, image-guided robotic navigation solution; ExcelsiusHub, which provides real-time patient array monitoring, tissue sparing drills, and registration flexibility; and ExcelsiusFlex, a total knee arthroplasty robotic solution. Further, it distributes human cell, tissue, and cellular and tissue-based products. The company sells its products through direct or distributor sales representatives, as well as hip and knee products through independent sales agents. Globus Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

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