AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of November 11, 2013, among SHIRE PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS IRELAND LIMITED, VENUS NEWCO, INC., VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED and SHIRE PLC (solely for the purposes set forth in Section 10.16)Agreement and Plan of Merger • November 12th, 2013 • Viropharma Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of November 11, 2013 (this “Agreement”), is by and among SHIRE PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS IRELAND LIMITED, a company incorporated in Ireland (“Parent”), VENUS NEWCO, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and, solely for the purposes set forth in Section 10.16, SHIRE PLC, a company incorporated in Jersey (“Parent Holdco”).
