AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (“Purchaser”)Merger Agreement • February 6th, 2004 • Edwards Lifesciences Corp • Orthopedic, prosthetic & surgical appliances & supplies • California
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 12, 2003 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), Edwards Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain additional capitalized terms used herein are defined in Article IX of this Agreement.
