AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG COVIDIEN GROUP S.A.R.L. COVIDIEN DELAWARE CORP. AND VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Dated as of May 7, 2009Merger Agreement • May 8th, 2009 • Vnus Medical Technologies Inc • Electromedical & electrotherapeutic apparatus • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of May 7, 2009 is among Covidien Group S.a.r.l. (“Parent”), a Luxembourg company, Covidien Delaware Corp. (“Sub”), a newly-formed Delaware corporation and a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation.
