AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP., NEURORX, INC., and BIG ROCK MERGER CORP. DATED AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2020Merger Agreement • December 17th, 2020 • Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. • Blank checks • Delaware
Contract Type FiledDecember 17th, 2020 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of December 13, 2020, by and among Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BRPA”), NeuroRx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Big Rock Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of BRPA (“Merger Sub”). The term “Agreement” as used herein refers to this Agreement and Plan of Merger, as the same may be amended from time to time, and all schedules hereto (including the Company Schedules and the BRPA Schedules, as defined in the preambles to Articles II and III hereof, respectively). Each of BRPA, Merger Sub, and the Company, are referred to herein, individually, as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”. Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Exhibit A.