0001104659-04-039991 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among 3COM CORPORATION TOPAZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION and TIPPINGPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Agreement and Plan of Merger • December 16th, 2004 • 3com Corp • Computer communications equipment • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  December 16th, 2004
• Company
  3com Corp
• Industry
  Computer communications equipment
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of December 13, 2004 (the “Agreement”), by and among 3Com Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Topaz Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and TippingPoint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).