January 6, 2009 Johnson & Johnson Maple Merger Sub, Inc. One Johnson & Johnson Plaza New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933 Attention: Office of the General Counsel Ladies and Gentlemen:Mentor Corp /Mn/ • January 7th, 2009 • Orthopedic, prosthetic & surgical appliances & supplies
Company FiledJanuary 7th, 2009 IndustryReference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 1, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey corporation (“Parent”), Maple Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Mentor Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement.