0001206774-09-001620 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MEDICINOVA, INC., ABSOLUTE MERGER, INC. AND AVIGEN, INC. Dated as of August 20, 2009

Merger Agreement • August 25th, 2009 • Avigen Inc \De • In vitro & in vivo diagnostic substances • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  August 25th, 2009
• Company
  Avigen Inc \De
• Industry
  In vitro & in vivo diagnostic substances
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This 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”).