0001193125-09-159615 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG COVIDIEN GROUP S.A.R.L. COVIDIEN DELAWARE CORP. AND VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Dated as of May 7, 2009

Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 30th, 2009 • Covidien PLC • Surgical & medical instruments & apparatus • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  July 30th, 2009
• Company
  Covidien PLC
• Industry
  Surgical & medical instruments & apparatus
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of May 7, 2009 is among Covidien Group S.a.r.l. (“Parent”), a Luxembourg company, Covidien Delaware Corp. (“Sub”), a newly-formed Delaware corporation and a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation.