ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT among EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES A.G., a Swiss corporation, and C. R. BARD, INC., a New Jersey corporation, andAsset Purchase Agreement • January 17th, 2008 • Edwards Lifesciences Corp • Orthopedic, prosthetic & surgical appliances & supplies • Delaware
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2007, is made by and among EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “US Seller”), EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES A.G., a Swiss corporation (the “EU Seller” and together with the US Seller, “Sellers” and each a “Seller”), C. R. BARD, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the “US Buyer”), and ANGIOMED GMBH & CO., MEDIZINTECHNIK KG, a German limited partnership (the “EU Buyer” and together with the US Buyer, “Buyers” and each a “Buyer”). Buyers, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, are each referred to herein as a “party” and collectively as the “parties.”
