0000950135-05-002774 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among SCANSOFT, INC. NOVA ACQUISITION CORPORATION NOVA ACQUISITION LLC and NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dated as of May 9, 2005

Merger Agreement • May 10th, 2005 • Scansoft Inc • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  May 10th, 2005
• Company
  Scansoft Inc
• Industry
  Services-prepackaged software
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of May 9, 2005 (the “Agreement”), by and among ScanSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Saturn”), Nova Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Sub I”), Nova Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturn (“Sub II” and with Sub I, the “Subs”), and Nuance Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nova”).