AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among MICROSOFT CORPORATION, LIBERTY MERGER SUB INC. and LINKEDIN CORPORATION Dated as of June 11, 2016Merger Agreement • June 13th, 2016 • Linkedin Corp • Services-computer programming, data processing, etc. • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 11, 2016, by and among Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Parent”), Liberty Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and LinkedIn Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to as a “Party.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in Article I.
