AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among SANOFI-AVENTIS, GC MERGER CORP. and GENZYME CORPORATION Dated as of February 16, 2011Merger Agreement • February 16th, 2011 • Genzyme Corp • Biological products, (no disgnostic substances) • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledFebruary 16th, 2011 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 16, 2011 (this “Agreement”), among Sanofi-Aventis, a French société anonyme (“Parent”), GC Merger Corp., a Massachusetts corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”), and Genzyme Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”).