AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, BRIDGES MERGER CORPORATION AND BIOGEN, INC. DATED AS OF JUNE 20, 2003Merger Agreement • June 23rd, 2003 • Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp / De • Biological products, (no disgnostic substances) • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of June 20, 2003, by and among IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("IDEC"), BRIDGES MERGER CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of IDEC ("Merger Sub"), and BIOGEN, INC., a Massachusetts corporation ("Biogen").
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENTRights Agreement • June 23rd, 2003 • Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp / De • Biological products, (no disgnostic substances) • Delaware
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is dated as of June 20, 2003, and is made between IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, as Rights Agent (f/k/a ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC, the "Rights Agent"), with reference to the following facts:
