AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF MARCH 23, 2022 by and among LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, OMNIAB, INC., AVISTA PUBLIC ACQUISITION CORP. II and ORWELL MERGER SUB INC.Merger Agreement • March 24th, 2022 • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMarch 24th, 2022 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March 23, 2022, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), OmniAb, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (“SpinCo”), Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation prior to the Closing (as defined below)) (“Parent”), and Orwell Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Each of the foregoing parties is referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF MARCH 23, 2022 by and among LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, OMNIAB, INC., AVISTA PUBLIC ACQUISITION CORP. II and ORWELL MERGER SUB INC.Merger Agreement • March 24th, 2022 • Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II • Blank checks • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMarch 24th, 2022 Company Industry JurisdictionThis SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2022, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Ligand”), OmniAb, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ligand (“OmniAb”), and Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation prior to the Closing (the “Domestication”)) (“APAC”). “Party” or “Parties” means Ligand or OmniAb, individually or collectively, as the case may be. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.