Common Contracts

EXECUTION VERSION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among PHARMASSET, INC., GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. and ROYAL MERGER SUB INC. Dated as of November 21, 2011

Agreement and Plan of Merger • November 25th, 2011 • Gilead Sciences Inc • Biological products, (no disgnostic substances) • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  November 25th, 2011
• Company
  Gilead Sciences Inc
• Industry
  Biological products, (no disgnostic substances)
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 21, 2011, among Pharmasset, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Royal Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF APRIL 5, 2011 BY AND AMONG MERCK & CO., INC., MONARCH TRANSACTION CORP. AND INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Agreement and Plan of Merger • April 8th, 2011 • Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  April 8th, 2011
• Company
  Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc
• Industry
  Pharmaceutical preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 5, 2011, among Merck & Co., Inc., a company formed under the laws of New Jersey (“Parent”), Monarch Transaction Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF JANUARY 14, 2010 among SHISEIDO COMPANY, LIMITED, BLUSH ACQUISITION CORPORATION and BARE ESCENTUALS, INC.

Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 15th, 2010 • Bare Escentuals Inc • Perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  January 15th, 2010
• Company
  Bare Escentuals Inc
• Industry
  Perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 14, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is among Shiseido Company, Limited, a Japanese corporation (“Parent”), Blush Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Bare Escentuals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain terms used in this Agreement are used as defined in Section 9.12.

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION, PROTEIN ACQUISITION CORPORATION and GOLD KIST INC. Dated as of December 3, 2006

Agreement and Plan of Merger • December 5th, 2006 • Pilgrims Pride Corp • Poultry slaughtering and processing • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  December 5th, 2006
• Company
  Pilgrims Pride Corp
• Industry
  Poultry slaughtering and processing
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 3, 2006, is made by and among Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Protein Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Gold Kist Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such terms in Section 9.3.