Second Step Merger. Promptly after the Closing Date, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) six (6) months thereafter and (ii) December 31, 2014, and as part of the same transaction as the Merger, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to merge with and into a Delaware limited liability company established solely for the purpose of consummating the Second Step Merger (as defined below) and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent which for federal income tax purposes is treated as a disregarded entity (the “Second Step Merger” and together with the Merger, the “Mergers”), and as a result of the Second Step Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and such wholly-owned limited liability company shall continue as the surviving entity (the surviving entity after the Second Step Merger is referred to herein as the “Final Surviving Entity” and the Final Surviving Entity shall have all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation for purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement after the Second Step Merger).
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Sources: Merger Agreement (CareDx, Inc.), Merger Agreement (CareDx, Inc.), Merger Agreement (CareDx, Inc.)