0001193125-15-079787 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among: TARGACEPT, INC., a Delaware corporation; TALOS MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation; and CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation Dated as of March 5, 2015

Merger Agreement • March 6th, 2015 • Targacept Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  March 6th, 2015
• Company
  Targacept Inc
• Industry
  Pharmaceutical preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 5, 2015, by and among Targacept, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Talos”); Talos Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Talos (“Merger Sub”); and Catalyst Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.