FIRST AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENTRights Agreement • January 22nd, 2008 • Ventana Medical Systems Inc • Surgical & medical instruments & apparatus • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 22nd, 2008 Company Industry JurisdictionAMENDMENT, dated as of January 21, 2008 (this “Amendment”), to that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1998 (the “Rights Agreement”), between Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (as successor to Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.), as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”).
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of January 21, 2008 among VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., ROCHE HOLDINGS, INC. and ROCKET ACQUISITION CORPORATIONMerger Agreement • January 22nd, 2008 • Ventana Medical Systems Inc • Surgical & medical instruments & apparatus • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 22nd, 2008 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 21, 2008, among VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ROCHE HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and ROCKET ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”).