0001193125-05-103837 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among SCANSOFT, INC. NOVA ACQUISITION CORPORATION NOVA ACQUISITION LLC and NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dated as of May 9, 2005

Agreement and Plan of Merger • May 11th, 2005 • Nuance Communications • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  May 11th, 2005
• Company
  Nuance Communications
• Industry
  Services-prepackaged software
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of May 9, 2005 (the “Agreement”), by and among ScanSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Saturn”), Nova Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Sub I”), Nova Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Sub II” and with Sub I, the “Subs”), and Nuance Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nova”).