AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among MERCK & CO., INC., SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, BLUE, INC., and PURPLE, INC. March 8, 2009Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 10th, 2009 • Merck & Co Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made as of March 8, 2009, by and among Merck & Co., Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Mercury”), Schering-Plough Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (“Saturn”), Blue, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Merger Sub 1”), and Purple, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Merger Sub 2”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in Article IX.
