FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERAgreement and Plan of Merger • October 1st, 2018 • Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. • Pharmaceutical preparations
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 1, 2018 is entered into by and among Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Akebia”); Alpha Therapeutics Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Akebia (“Merger Sub”); and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Keryx” and collectively with Akebia and Merger Sub, the “Parties,” and each a “Party”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 28, 2018, by and among the Parties (the “Merger Agreement”).
