AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MEDICINOVA, INC., ABSOLUTE MERGER, INC. AND AVIGEN, INC. Dated as of August 20, 2009Agreement and Plan of Merger • August 24th, 2009 • Medicinova Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledAugust 24th, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 20, 2009, by and among MediciNova, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Absolute Merger, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub” and together with Parent, the “Parent Parties”) and Avigen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).