EXHIBIT 2 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF APRIL 24, 2002Merger Agreement • May 6th, 2002 • Cadence Design Systems Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
RECITALSStock Option Agreement • May 6th, 2002 • Cadence Design Systems Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND VOTING AGREEMENTIrrevocable Proxy and Voting Agreement • May 6th, 2002 • Cadence Design Systems Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
EXHIBIT 4 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13D, filed on or about this date, and any further amendments to the Schedule 13D with respect to the beneficial ownership by the...Joint Filing Agreement • May 6th, 2002 • Cadence Design Systems Inc • Services-prepackaged software
This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13D, filed on or about this date, and any further amendments to the Schedule 13D with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Simplex Solutions, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
