IBM/Rational ConfidentialDevelopment and Reseller Agreement • December 9th, 2002 • Rational Software Corp • Services-prepackaged software • New York
This is a Development and Reseller Agreement (this “Agreement”) between Rational Software Corporation (“Rational”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) dated December 6, 2002. The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date on which a merger agreement is executed by Rational and IBM (“Effective Date”). The complete Agreement between the parties consists of this document and the following Attachments and Exhibits:
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Among INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, BARRON ACQUISITION CORP. and RATIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION Dated as of December 6, 2002Agreement and Plan of Merger • December 9th, 2002 • Rational Software Corp • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of December 6, 2002 (this “Agreement”), by and among INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, a New York corporation (“Parent”), BARRON ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and RATIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
For immediate releaseRational Software Corp • December 9th, 2002 • Services-prepackaged software
Armonk, N.Y., and Cupertino, Calif., December 6, 2002 — IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Rational Software Corp. (NASDAQ:RATL) today announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire the equity of Rational at a price of approximately $2.1 billion in cash or $10.50 per share.
