0000950123-11-044255 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Merger Agreement • May 4th, 2011 • Applied Materials Inc /De • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  May 4th, 2011
• Company
  Applied Materials Inc /De
• Industry
  Semiconductors & related devices
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 3, 2011, by and among: Applied Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); Barcelona Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”); and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.