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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

Abbott Laboratories; Credit Suisse First Boston LLC; Goldman Sachs Group Inc.; Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Date:

2003

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Price:

$62

ID:

#371271

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Dated as of December 12, 2003

Among

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

SENATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION

and

I-STAT CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	Section 1.01	Definitions	1
ARTICLE II THE OFFER AND THE MERGER			10
	Section 2.01	The Offer	10
	Section 2.02	Company Actions	11
	Section 2.03	Board of Directors; Section 14(f)	11
	Section 2.04	Top-Up Option	12
	Section 2.05	The Merger	14
	Section 2.06	Closing	14
	Section 2.07	Effective Time	14
	Section 2.08	Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws	14
	Section 2.09	Directors	14
	Section 2.10	Officers	14
ARTICLE III EFFECT ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES			15
	Section 3.01	Effect on Capital Stock	15
	Section 3.02	Exchange of Certificates	16
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			18
	Section 4.01	Organization, Standing and Power	18
	Section 4.02	Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests	18
	Section 4.03	Capital Structure	18
	Section 4.04	Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action	19
	Section 4.05	No Conflicts; Consents	20
	Section 4.06	SEC Documents; Financial Statements	20
	Section 4.07	Information Supplied	21
	Section 4.08	Absence of Certain Changes or Events	21
	Section 4.09	Taxes	21
	Section 4.10	Benefit Plans; ERISA Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments	22
	Section 4.11	Litigation	24
	Section 4.12	Compliance with Applicable Laws	24
	Section 4.13	Contracts; Debt Instruments	25
	Section 4.14	Guarantees	25
	Section 4.15	Intellectual Property	25
	Section 4.16	Takeover Laws; Rights Agreement	26
	Section 4.17	Affiliate Transactions	26
	Section 4.18	Environmental	27
	Section 4.19	Regulatory Matters	27
	Section 4.20	Real and Personal Property	28
	Section 4.21	Insurance	30
	Section 4.22	Compensation	30
	Section 4.23	Certain Advances	30
	Section 4.24	Copies of Certain Documents	30
	Section 4.25	Underlying Documents	30
	Section 4.26	Risk Management Instruments	31
	Section 4.27	Brokers; Fees and Expenses	31
	Section 4.28	Fairness Opinions	31

	Section 4.29	Employment Matters	31
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB			32
	Section 5.01	Organization, Standing and Power	32
	Section 5.02	Sub	32
	Section 5.03	Financing	32
	Section 5.04	Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action	32
	Section 5.05	No Conflicts; Consents	33
	Section 5.06	Information Supplied	33
	Section 5.07	Brokers	33
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS			33
	Section 6.01	Conduct of Business	33
	Section 6.02	No Solicitation	37
	Section 6.03	Certain Tax Matters	39
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS			40
	Section 7.01	Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting	40
	Section 7.02	Access to Information; Confidentiality	40
	Section 7.03	Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification	41
	Section 7.04	Stock Options	41
	Section 7.05	Prior Agreements	42
	Section 7.06	Indemnification; D&O Insurance	42
	Section 7.07	Public Announcements	43
	Section 7.08	Transfer Taxes	43
	Section 7.09	Potential Litigation	43
	Section 7.10	Rights Agreement	43
	Section 7.11	Benefits and Employment	43
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT			44
	Section 8.01	Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger	44
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER			44
	Section 9.01	Termination	44
	Section 9.02	Effect of Termination; Fees and Expenses	46
	Section 9.03	Amendment	47
	Section 9.04	Extension; Waiver	47
	Section 9.05	Procedure for Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver	47
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS			47
	Section 10.01	Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties	47
	Section 10.02	Notices	47
	Section 10.03	Interpretation	48
	Section 10.04	Severability	48
	Section 10.05	Counterparts	48
	Section 10.06	Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries	49
	Section 10.07	Governing Law	49
	Section 10.08	Assignment	49
	Section 10.09	Enforcement

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