0001193125-07-064371 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among: BECKMAN COULTER, INC., a Delaware corporation; LOUISIANA ACQUISITION SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation; and BIOSITE INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation

Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 26th, 2007 • Beckman Coulter Inc • Laboratory analytical instruments • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  March 26th, 2007
• Company
  Beckman Coulter Inc
• Industry
  Laboratory analytical instruments
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 24, 2007, by and among BECKMAN COULTER, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); LOUISIANA ACQUISITION SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”); and BIOSITE INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.

TENDER AND STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

Tender and Stockholder Support Agreement • March 26th, 2007 • Beckman Coulter Inc • Laboratory analytical instruments • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Tender and Stockholder Support Agreement
• Filed
  March 26th, 2007
• Company
  Beckman Coulter Inc
• Industry
  Laboratory analytical instruments
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This TENDER AND STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated March 24, 2007, is by and among: Beckman Coulter, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); Louisiana Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”); and Kim D. Blickenstaff and Rita Blickenstaff (the “Stockholder”), a stockholder of Biosite Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).