AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of April 15, 2021, among THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC., POWDER ACQUISITION CORP. and PPD, INC.Merger Agreement • April 16th, 2021 • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. • Measuring & controlling devices, nec • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of April 15, 2021 (this “Agreement”), by and among Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware (“Parent”), Powder Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and PPD, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Unless expressly stated otherwise, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are referred to in this Agreement individually as a “party” and collectively as the “parties”.
