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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

IMS Health, Inc.

Date:

2005

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$57

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

VNU N.V.,

ISAAC ACQUISITION CORP.

and

IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED

Dated as of July 10, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
ARTICLE I THE MERGER		1
SECTION 1.1 The Merger		1
SECTION 1.2 Closing; Effective Time		1
SECTION 1.3 Effects of the Merger		1
SECTION 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation		2
SECTION 1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation		2
ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS		2
SECTION 2.1 Conversion of Securities		2
SECTION 2.2 Certain Actions Related to Conversion of Securities		4
SECTION 2.3 Options; Restricted Stock		4
SECTION 2.4 Dissenting Shares		5
SECTION 2.5 Surrender of Shares		6
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		8
SECTION 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries		9
SECTION 3.2 Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws		9
SECTION 3.3 Capitalization		9
SECTION 3.4 Authority		10
SECTION 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		11
SECTION 3.6 Compliance		12
SECTION 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements		13
SECTION 3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events		14
SECTION 3.9 Absence of Litigation		14
SECTION 3.10 Employee Benefit Plans		15
SECTION 3.11 Labor and Employment Matters		17
SECTION 3.12 Insurance		17
SECTION 3.13 Properties		17
SECTION 3.14 Tax Matters		18
SECTION 3.15 Opinion of Financial Advisors		19
SECTION 3.16 Brokers		19
SECTION 3.17 Takeover Statutes; Rights Agreement		19
SECTION 3.18 Intellectual Property		19
SECTION 3.19 Environmental Matters		20
SECTION 3.20 No Undisclosed Liabilities		21
SECTION 3.21 Contracts		21
SECTION 3.22 Continuity of Business		22
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB		23
SECTION 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries		23
SECTION 4.2 Articles of Association; Other Constituent Documents		23
SECTION 4.3 Capitalization		24
SECTION 4.4 Authority		25
SECTION 4.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		25
SECTION 4.6 Compliance		26

SECTION 4.7 Financial Statements; Annual Report		27
SECTION 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events		28
SECTION 4.9 Absence of Litigation		28
SECTION 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans		28
SECTION 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters		30
SECTION 4.12 Insurance		31
SECTION 4.13 Properties		31
SECTION 4.14 Tax Matters		31
SECTION 4.15 Opinion of Financial Advisor		32
SECTION 4.16 Brokers		32
SECTION 4.17 Takeover Statutes		32
SECTION 4.18 Intellectual Property		32
SECTION 4.19 Environmental Matters		33
SECTION 4.20 No Undisclosed Liabilities		33
SECTION 4.21 Contracts		33
SECTION 4.22 Continuity of Business		34
SECTION 4.23 Operations of Merger Sub		34
SECTION 4.24 Ownership of Shares		34
ARTICLE V CONDUCT PENDING THE MERGER		35
SECTION 5.1 Conduct of the Company Pending the Merger		35
SECTION 5.2 Conduct of Parent Pending the Merger		37
SECTION 5.3 No Control of Other Party's Business		40
SECTION 5.4 Certain Notices		40
ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		40
SECTION 6.1 Stockholders Meetings		40
SECTION 6.2 Registration Statement; Information Supplied		41
SECTION 6.3 Access to Information; Confidentiality		43
SECTION 6.4 Company Acquisition Proposals		43
SECTION 6.5 Parent Acquisition Proposals		45
SECTION 6.6 Employment and Employee Benefits Matters		48
SECTION 6.7 Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance		48
SECTION 6.8 Further Actions		49
SECTION 6.9 Public Announcements		51
SECTION 6.10 Takeover Statutes		51
SECTION 6.11 Trading/Listing Applications; Establishment of Parent Depository Shares

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