AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., an Iowa corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“Pioneer”), TANGO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary...Merger Agreement • July 2nd, 2004 • Maxygen Inc • Services-commercial physical & biological research • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 2, 2004, by and among Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (“Pioneer”), an Iowa corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”), Tango Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer (“Sub”), Maxygen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Maxygen”) and Verdia, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maxygen (“Verdia”).
