33 Agreement and Plan of Merger Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Among MATRIX PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., CHIRON CORPORATION, and MANON ACQUISITION CORP. Dated as of January 6, 2002

33 Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 14th, 2002 • Matrix Pharmaceutical Inc/De • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  33 Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  January 14th, 2002
• Company
  Matrix Pharmaceutical Inc/De
• Industry
  Pharmaceutical preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 6, 2002 (this "Agreement"), by and among Chiron Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Manon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").