0001193125-07-106312 Sample Contracts

FORM OF EXAR VOTING AGREEMENT

Exar Voting Agreement • May 8th, 2007 • Sipex Corp • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Exar Voting Agreement
• Filed
  May 8th, 2007
• Company
  Sipex Corp
• Industry
  Semiconductors & related devices
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May , 2007 by and between Sipex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sipex”), and the undersigned stockholder (the “Stockholder”) of Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Exar”).

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG EXAR CORPORATION, SIPEX CORPORATION AND SIDE ACQUISITION CORP. Dated as of May 7, 2007

Agreement and Plan of Merger • May 8th, 2007 • Sipex Corp • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  May 8th, 2007
• Company
  Sipex Corp
• Industry
  Semiconductors & related devices
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 7, 2007 among Sipex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sipex”), Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Exar”) and Side Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Exar (“Merger Sub”). Capitalized terms that are used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article VIII hereof.