8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2009

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33093	77-0160744
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10275 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California, 92121-1117

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(858) 550-7500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Merger Agreement

On August 23, 2009, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Ligand”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Neurogen”) and Neon Signal, LLC, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Ligand (“Merger Sub”). Under the Merger Agreement, Ligand will acquire Neurogen pursuant to a reverse triangular merger, whereby Merger Sub will merge with and into Neurogen, with Neurogen as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Ligand will issue to Neurogen stockholders a number of Ligand shares equal to approximately $11 million divided by the average of the daily volume weighted average price of Ligand’s stock over the 20 day trading period ending three trading days before the Neurogen stockholders meeting with respect to the Merger, which result is then divided by the number of shares of Neurogen stock outstanding immediately before the Closing, subject to dollar for dollar adjustments for Neurogen’s net cash at Closing.

If Neurogen’s program for the development of Aplindore for the treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease (the “Aplindore Program”) is sold by Neurogen before the Merger, Neurogen stockholders will also receive in the Merger a pro-rata share of the cash and/or number of shares of third-party stock, as the case may be, paid by the buyer for the program. In addition, if the real properties currently owned by Neurogen (the “Real Estate”) are sold by Neurogen before the Merger, the net proceeds from the sale shall also be paid in the Merger to the holders of Neurogen common stock.

Neurogen’s stockholders will also receive, in the Merger, contingent value rights as described below.

Ligand and Neurogen each made representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement that are similar to those made by parties in similar business combinations. The representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement are made for the purposes of allocation of risk between the parties and as conditions to closing, may be subject to exceptions in a disclosure letter provided before the signing of the Merger Agreement, are not necessarily accurate or complete as made and should not be relied upon by any stockholders or potential investors.

The Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining the approval of Neurogen’s stockholders, the absence of any development or event since the date of the Merger Agreement that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on either (in the case of Ligand’s obligation to close) Neurogen or (in the case of Neurogen’s obligation to close) Ligand; the effectiveness of a registration statement relating to the shares of Ligand common stock to be issued in the Merger; and holders of no more than 6,800,000 shares of Neurogen common stock being eligible to assert dissenters’ rights. The Boards of Directors of Ligand and Neurogen have approved the Merger and the Merger Agreement. Neurogen has agreed, unless the Merger Agreement is terminated earlier, to cause a stockholders meeting to be held, for the purpose of considering approval of the Merger and the Merger Agreement. If the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances specified in the Merger Agreement, Neurogen may be required to pay a termination fee of $475,000, provided that in certain limited circumstances the termination fee may be either $225,000 or $362,500.

Ligand expects to incur substantial additional costs in connection with the Merger, including advisors’ fees and other transaction-related expenses.

Contingent Value Rights Agreements

At the closing of the Merger, Ligand, Neurogen and a rights agent will enter into four Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreements”), the forms of which are attached to the Merger Agreement and are filed as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The CVR Agreements will set forth the rights that former Neurogen stockholders will have with respect to each CVR to be held by them after the closing of the Merger. Each Neurogen stockholder will receive one CVR under each of the four CVR Agreements for each share of Neurogen stock held. The CVRs will not be marketable by the former Neurogen stockholders.

Aplindore CVR

If the Aplindore Program is not sold or cancelled before the Merger, each Neurogen stockholder shall be issued one Aplindore CVR entitling him, her or it to receive (i) if the Aplindore Program is sold before the six month anniversary of the Merger, a pro-rata share of the cash and/or number of shares of third-party stock received by Ligand from the buyer of the Aplindore Program less the costs and expenses of sale; plus any amount remaining in an operating expense reserve account; or (ii) if the Aplindore Program is not sold before the six month anniversary of the Merger, any amount remaining in the operating expense reserve account.

H3 CVR

The H3 CVR Agreement provides for the payment of a pro rata portion of either (i) $4,000,000 in cash if Ligand licenses the Neurogen antagonist program intended to create an H3 receptor drug (the “H3 Antagonist Program”) on or before the third anniversary of the Merger, (ii) 50% of the net cash proceeds from a sale of such program if Ligand sells the program before the third anniversary of the Merger and before licensing the program and/or (iii) 50% of the net cash proceeds if an option agreement to either license or sell the H3 Antagonist Program is entered into, before the third anniversary of the Merger. If any such option to license is exercised, the three-year cutoff would be extended for the duration of the option and the $4,000,000, if payable, would be reduced by the option proceeds previously received by the H3 CVR holders.

Merck CVR

The Merck CVR Agreement provides for the payment of a pro rata portion of either (i) $3,000,000 in cash promptly after receipt by Ligand of the milestone payment from Merck Sharpe & Dohme Limited upon Merck’s initiation of a Phase III clinical trial of a vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (“VR1”) antagonist drug for the treatment of pain, as specified in a 2003 partnering agreement between Merck and Neurogen, or (ii) in the event Ligand sells to Merck the VR1 program before the initiation of any such Phase III trial, 50% of the net cash proceeds from such sale.

Real Estate CVR

The Real Estate CVR Agreement provides for the payment of a pro rata portion of the cash paid by any buyer of the Real Estate and received by Ligand on or before the six month anniversary of the Merger, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Ligand in connection with such sale.

Stockholder Voting Agreements

As an inducement to Ligand and as a condition to Ligand’s entering into the Merger Agreement, each of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Stephen R. Davis, Julian C. Baker, Baker/Tisch Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments II, L.P., Baker Biotech Fund I, L.P., Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. and FBB Associates (together, the “Stockholder Parties”), entered into Voting Agreements with Ligand (the “Voting Agreements”), whereby the Stockholder Parties agreed to vote all of the shares of Neurogen Common Stock beneficially owned by them in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and against any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal (each as defined in the Merger Agreement). The Stockholder Parties also granted Ligand an irrevocable proxy to vote such shares in accordance with the preceding sentence. The Voting Agreements limit the ability of the Stockholder Parties to sell or otherwise transfer the shares of Neurogen Common Stock beneficially owned by them. As of August 23, 2009, the Stockholder Parties beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 36.0% of the outstanding shares of Neurogen Common Stock. The Voting Agreements will terminate upon amendment, modification, change or waiver, which waiver is made at the request of, or with the consent of, Ligand that is not consented to by a Stockholder Party and results in (a) any change (adverse to the Stockholder Party) in the Merger Agreement Exchange Ratio, (b) any change (adverse to the Stockholder Party) to the economic terms of the CVRs as currently written, (c) any change to the Merger Agreement provisions governing the economic terms of any potential cash payment that may be paid to Neurogen’s stockholders before the Merger as permitted by the Merger Agreement, or (d) any change in the form of consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the CVR Agreements as currently written.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Ligand intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement of Neurogen and other materials relevant to the proposed Merger and related transactions. The Registration Statement and related Neurogen proxy statement (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Ligand or Neurogen with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Ligand by going to Ligand’s Investor Relations website page at www.ligand.com.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release issued by Ligand announcing the Merger is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 23, 2009, by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Neurogen Corporation, and Neon Signal, LLC
10.2	Form of Aplindore Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.3	Form of H3 Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.4	Form of Merck Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.5	Form of Real Estate Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.6	Form of Voting Agreement, dated August 23, 2009 (as to first two persons) or August 22, 2009 (as to last seven persons), entered into with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated by each of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Stephen R. Davis, Julian C. Baker, Baker/Tisch Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments II, L.P., Baker Biotech Fund I, L.P., Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. and FBB Associates
99.1	Press release dated August 24, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Date: August 24, 2009
	By:	/s/    Charles S. Berkman
	Name:	Charles S. Berkman
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 23, 2009, by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Neurogen Corporation, and Neon Signal, LLC
10.2	Form of Aplindore Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.3	Form of H3 Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.4	Form of Merck Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.5	Form of Real Estate Contingent Value Rights Agreement
10.6	Form of Voting Agreement, dated August 23, 2009 (as to first two persons) or August 22, 2009 (as to last seven persons), entered into with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated by each of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Stephen R. Davis, Julian C. Baker, Baker/Tisch Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments, L.P., Baker Bros. Investments II, L.P., Baker Biotech Fund I, L.P., Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. and FBB Associates
99.1	Press release dated August 24, 2009

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among:

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED,

a Delaware corporation;

NEON SIGNAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company; and

NEUROGEN CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

Dated as of August 23, 2009

ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS			2
ARTICLE II THE MERGER; EFFECTIVE TIME			10
	Section 2.01	Merger of Merger Sub into the Company.	10
	Section 2.02	Effect of the Merger.	10
	Section 2.03	Effective Time	10
	Section 2.04	Closing	10
	Section 2.05	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Officers and Directors.	10
	Section 2.06	Conversion of Company Shares.	11
	Section 2.07	Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books.	11
	Section 2.08	Exchange of Certificates.	12
	Section 2.09	Fractional Shares	13
	Section 2.10	Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Parent Common Stock.	14
	Section 2.11	Company Stock Options; Company Warrants.	14
	Section 2.12	Dissenting Shares	14
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			15
	Section 3.01	Organization, Standing and Corporate Power.	15
	Section 3.02	Capitalization.	16
	Section 3.03	Authority; Non-contravention; Voting Requirements.	16
	Section 3.04	Governmental Approvals.	17
	Section 3.05	Company SEC Documents; Financial Statements.	17
	Section 3.06	Legal Proceedings.	18
	Section 3.07	Compliance With Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations; FDA Laws.	19
	Section 3.08	Information Supplied.	19
	Section 3.09	Tax Matters.	20
	Section 3.10	Employee Benefits and Labor Matters.	20
	Section 3.11	Contracts.	21
	Section 3.12	Environmental Matters.	22
	Section 3.13	Intellectual Property.	23
	Section 3.14	Insurance.	23
	Section 3.15	Certain Business Relationships with Affiliates.	24
	Section 3.16	Opinion of Financial Advisor.	24
	Section 3.17	Brokers and Other Advisors.	24
	Section 3.18	Section 203 of the DGCL Not Applicable; State Takeover Statutes.	24
	Section 3.19	No Reliance.	24
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB			25
	Section 4.01	Organization and Standing.	25
	Section 4.02	Capitalization.	25
	Section 4.03	Authority; Non-contravention.	26
	Section 4.04	Governmental Approvals.	26
	Section 4.05	Parent SEC Documents; Financial Statements.	27
	Section 4.06	Legal Proceedings.	28
	Section 4.07	Compliance With Legal Requirements.	28
	Section 4.08	Information Supplied.	28
	Section 4.09	Tax Matters.	28
	Section 4.10	Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub.	29
	Section 4.11	Brokers and Other Advisors.	29
	Section 4.12	Ownership of Company Shares.	29
	Section 4.13	No Other Representations or Warranties.	29
	Section 4.14	No Reliance.	29

ARTICLE V COVENANTS			30
	Section 5.01	Interim Operations of the Company.	30
	Section 5.02	Interim Operations of Parent.	32
	Section 5.03	No Solicitation.	32
	Section 5.04	Company Board Recommendation.	33
	Section 5.05	Registration Statement; Proxy Statement; Special Meeting.	34
	Section 5.06	Filings; Other Action.	36
	Section 5.07	Access.	36
	Section 5.08	Publicity.	37
	Section 5.09	Employee Benefits.	37
	Section 5.10	Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.	38
	Section 5.11	Section 16 Matters.	39
	Section 5.12	Stock Exchange Listing.	39
	Section 5.13	Plan of Reorganization.	39
	Section 5.14	Sale of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate Before the Effective Time	39
	Section 5.15	Sale of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate After the Effective Time	40
	Section 5.16	Repayment of Company Loans	40
	Section 5.17	Efforts to Satisfy Closing Conditions	40
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER			41
	Section 6.01	Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement.	41
	Section 6.02	Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.	41
	Section 6.03	Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company.	42
	Section 6.04	Estoppel.	42
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION			42
	Section 7.01	Termination.	42
	Section 7.02	Effect of Termination.	44
	Section 7.03	Termination Fee.	44
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS			45
	Section 8.01	Amendment.	45
	Section 8.02	Waiver.	45
	Section 8.03	No Survival of Representations and Warranties.	45
	Section 8.04	Entire Agreement; Counterparts.	45
	Section 8.05	Applicable Legal Requirements; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.	45
	Section 8.06	Payment of Expenses.	46
	Section 8.07	Transfer Taxes.	46
	Section 8.08	Assignability; No Third Party Rights.	46
	Section 8.09	Notices.	46
	Section 8.10	Severability.	47
	Section 8.11	Obligation of Parent.	48
	Section 8.12	Specific Performance.	48
	Section 8.13	Remedies.	48
	Section 8.14	Construction.	48
	Section 8.15	Further Action.	48

Exhibits
EXHIBIT A:	Aplindore CVR Agreement
EXHIBIT B:	H3 CVR Agreement
EXHIBIT C:	Merck CVR Agreement
EXHIBIT D:	Real Estate CVR Agreement
EXHIBIT E:	List of Potential Consultants

INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

1993 Company Options Section 2.11(a)	Excess Shares Section 2.09(b)
Agreement Preamble	Exchange Agent Section 2.08
Appraisal Rights Section 2.12	FDA Laws Section 3.07(b)
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception Section 3.03(a)	Filed Company SEC Documents Article III Preamble
Certificate of Merger Section 2.03	Filed Parent SEC Documents Article IV Preamble
Closing Section 2.04	IRS Section 3.10(a)
Closing Date Section 2.04	Merger Recitals
Company Preamble	Merger Consideration Section 2.06(a)(iii)
Company Board Recitals	Merger Sub Preamble
Company Change in Recommendation Section 5.04(b)	Non-Budgeted Capital Expenditure Section 5.01(a)(15)
Company Charter Documents Section 3.01(b)	Non-Employee Director Agreements Recitals
Company Contracts Section 3.11(a)	Non-Employee Directors Recitals
Company Disclosure Letter Article III Preamble	Notice of Recommendation Change Section 5.04(c)(i)
Company Financial Statements Section 3.05(b)	Outside Date Section 7.01(c)
Company Pension Plan Section 3.10(a)	Parent Preamble
Company Plan Section 3.10(a)	Parent Charter Documents Section 4.01(b)
Company Preferred Stock Section 3.02(a)	Parent Common Stock Section 2.06(a)(iii)
Company Recommendation Section 3.03(b)	Parent Disclosure Letter Article IV Preamble
Company SEC Documents Section 3.05(a)	Parent Financial Statements Section 4.05(b)
Company Share Section 3.02(a)	Parent SEC Documents Section 4.05(a)
Company Shares Section 3.02(a)	Proxy Statement Section 5.05(a)
Company Stock Certificate Section 2.07	Registration Statement Section 5.05(a)
Company Stockholder Approval Section 3.03(a)	Representatives Section 5.03(a)
Confidentiality Agreement Section 5.03(a)	Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 3.05(a)
Consulting Committee Section 5.15(c)	Securities Act Section 3.01(b)
D&O Insurance Policy Section 5.10(c)	Surviving Corporation Section 2.01
DGCL Recitals	Transactions Recitals
Dissenting Shares Section 2.12	Transfer Taxes Section 8.07
Effective Time Section 2.03	Voting Agreements Recitals
Environmental Laws Section 3.12(a)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 23, 2009, by and among LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); NEON SIGNAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”); and NEUROGEN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in Article I.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved the acquisition of the Company by Parent upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and each Company Share that is issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time (other than (i) as provided in Section 2.09 and (ii) Dissenting Shares) will be canceled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, unanimously and duly adopted resolutions (i) determining that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (collectively, the “Transactions”), are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approving this Agreement and the Transactions in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), (iii) directing that this Agreement be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for adoption, and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent and the Manager of Merger Sub have, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, unanimously and duly approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, and Parent, in its capacity as the sole limited liability company interest holder of Merger Sub, has adopted this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL;

WHEREAS, as an inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Parent and certain stockholders of the Company owning in the aggregate approximately 33% of the Outstanding Company Shares have executed and delivered to the Company the applicable voting agreements (the “Voting Agreements”);

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, each of the non-employee members of the Company Board (the “Non-Employee Directors”) have entered into letter agreements with the Company (the “Non-Employee Director Agreements”) pursuant to which the Non-Employee Directors have agreed that they will be given the opportunity, on the Closing Date, to exercise all previously unexercised Company Options held by them and that any such Company Options not so exercised will, immediately before the Effective Time, automatically be terminated and canceled without any payment or obligation on the part of the Company or any further action on the part of any Non-Employee Director;

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger not qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; and

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WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger as specified herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Agreement:

“Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any unsolicited, bona fide offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by Parent or Merger Sub) relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction.

“Acquisition Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) involving or resulting in: (i) any acquisition or purchase by any Person or “group” (as defined in or under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 20% of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company, or any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in the Person or “group” (as defined in or under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) making such offer beneficially owning more than 20% of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company; (ii) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, acquisition of securities, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company immediately before the consummation of such transaction would hold less than 80% of the equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction immediately after consummation thereof; or (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of assets (other than the Aplindore Program and/or the Real Estate) constituting more than 20% of the assets of the Company (measured by either book or fair market value thereof) or the net revenues or net income of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

“Actual Net Cash Amount” shall mean the Net Cash Amount calculated as of the Determination Date and set forth in a certificate delivered by an executive officer of the Company to Parent on the first Business Day following the Determination Date.

“Adjusted Reference Amount” shall mean the Reference Amount (i) plus the amount, if any, by which the Actual Net Cash Amount exceeds the Target Net Cash Amount or (ii) minus the amount, if any, by which the Target Net Cash Amount exceeds the Actual Net Cash Amount.

“Affiliate” shall mean a Person who is related to another Person such that such Person directly or indirectly controls, is directly or indirectly controlled by or is directly or indirectly under common control with such other Person.

“Aplindore” shall mean a small molecule partial agonist for the D2 dopamine receptor for the treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease.

“Aplindore CVR” shall mean a right having the terms and conditions set forth in the Aplindore CVR Agreement, to be issued in accordance with Section 2.06 in respect of each Outstanding Company Share, to receive a pro rata portion (based on the number of Outstanding Company Shares) of any Aplindore Program Consideration received by Parent or the Surviving Corporation (as opposed to the Company) before the CVR Outside Date (as defined in the Aplindore CVR Agreement).

“Aplindore CVR Agreement” shall mean the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the Aplindore CVRs substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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“Aplindore Program” shall mean the Company’s two active programs for the development of Aplindore for the treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease, including all rights and obligations of the Company under the Wyeth License Agreement, all related Intellectual Property and other related rights of the Company, and all clinical and non-clinical data compiled by the Company, in each case arising from the Company’s operation of such programs.

“Aplindore Program Consideration” shall mean any of (a) if the Aplindore Program is sold on or before Effective Time, the Aplindore Program Payment; (b) if the Aplindore Program is sold after the Effective Time but on or before the six month anniversary of the Effective Time, the Aplindore Program Payment plus the remaining Expense Reserve Amount, if any; or (c) if the Aplindore Program is not sold before the six month anniversary of the Effective Time, the remaining Expense Reserve Amount, if any.

“Aplindore Program Payment” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds paid by and/or the aggregate number of shares of stock issued by any third-party purchaser of the Aplindore Program after the date hereof but on or before the CVR Outside Date (as defined in the Aplindore CVR Agreement) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Aplindore CVR Agreement, as the case may be, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or Parent, as the case may be, in connection with such sale (including amounts paid to the Consulting Committee in accordance with an arrangement entered into pursuant to Section 5.15(c)); provided that if the consideration for the Aplindore Program in any such sale is to consist in whole or in part of shares of stock of the third-party purchaser, such shares must be of a class listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.

“Average Price” shall mean a price equal to the arithmetic average of the Volume Weighted Average Price on each of the last 20 Trading Days preceding the Determination Date.

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the banks in New York, New York or San Diego, California are authorized by applicable Legal Requirement or executive order to be closed.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Company Equity Plans” shall mean the Neurogen Corporation 1993 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Neurogen Corporation 1993 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Program, the Neurogen Corporation 2000 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Program, the Company’s September 25, 2000 Special Committee Stock Option Grant and the Amended and Restated Neurogen Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan, in each case, as amended from time to time.

“Company Intellectual Property” shall mean the Intellectual Property, IP Licenses and Software held for use or used in the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as presently conducted.

“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, in reference to any fact, circumstance, event, change or occurrence, any such fact, circumstance, event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes or occurrences, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than changes, events, occurrences or effects arising out of, resulting from or attributable to (i) changes in conditions in the United States or global economy or capital or financial markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (ii) conditions (or changes therein) in any industry or industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any change in Legal Requirements or GAAP or interpretation of any of the foregoing, (iv) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, collaborators or employees, (v) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of this Agreement, (vi) storms, earthquakes or other natural disasters,

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(vii) any action taken by the Company or any Company Subsidiary as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or with Parent’s consent, (viii) the initiation of any litigation by any stockholder of the Company relating to this Agreement or the Merger, (ix) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of the Company or any failure of the Company to meet revenue or earnings projections , either published by the Company or any third party (provided that this exception shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any changes, state of facts, circumstances, events or effects underlying a change described in this clause (ix) has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (x) any adverse changes, developments, circumstances, events or occurrences relating to the Company’s ongoing research programs to the extent resulting from an action by Parent or any of its Affiliates, (xi) the determination by, or the delay of a determination by, the FDA, or any panel or advisory body empowered or appointed thereby, with respect to the approval, non-approval or disapproval of any products similar to or competitive with the Company’s product candidates, (xii) the results of any clinical trial of one or more products or product candidates of any Person other than the Company, (xiii) the entry or threatened entry into the market of a generic version of one or more product candidates of the Company, or (xiv) the sale of the Aplindore Program or the Real Estate in accordance with Section 5.14, regardless of the price obtained therefor; except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi), to the extent that any such condition has a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies of comparable size to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operating in industry or industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

“Company Options” shall mean options to purchase Company Shares from the Company, whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plans or otherwise.

“Company Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company.

“Company Warrants” shall mean the warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement among the Company and the purchasers listed therein, dated April 7, 2008, to purchase Company Shares for $2.30 per Company Share.

“Confidentiality and Exclusivity Agreement” shall mean the Confidentiality and Exclusivity Agreement dated August 3, 2009, and as thereafter extended/amended, between Parent and the Company.

“Contract” shall mean any loan or credit agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, guarantee, lease or other contract, commitment, agreement, instrument, arrangement, understanding, obligation, undertaking or license (each, including all amendments thereto).

“Copyrights” shall mean all registered and unregistered copyrights (including those in Software) and registrations and applications to register the same.

“CVR Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Aplindore CVR Agreement, the H3 CVR Agreement, the Merck CVR Agreement and the Real Estate CVR Agreement.

“CVRs” shall mean, collectively, the Aplindore CVRs, the H3 CVRs, the Merck CVRs and the Real Estate CVRs.

“Determination Date” shall mean the 3rd Trading Day preceding the date of the Special Meeting.

“Encumbrance” shall mean, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, easement, lien, pledge (including any negative pledge), security interest or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in respect of such property or asset.

“Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity (including any Governmental Entity).

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“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“Exchange” shall mean The NASDAQ Global Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Ratio” shall mean a decimal fraction (calculated to the nearest one-thousandth), the numerator of which is the quotient derived by dividing the Adjusted Reference Amount by the Average Price, and the denominator of which is the number of Outstanding Company Shares.

“Executive” shall mean any executive officer of the Company.

“Expense Reserve Amount” shall mean, in the event the Aplindore Program is not terminated or sold by the Company before the Effective Time and if the Closing occurs (a) before November 22, 2009, an amount in cash equal to $350,000, or (b) after November 22, 2009, an amount in cash equal to $100,000, in either case to be used by Parent solely in connection with the Aplindore Program as provided in Section 5.15(a).

“FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration.

“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“Governmental Authorization” shall mean any permit, license, registration, qualification, certificate, clearance, variance, waiver, exemption, certificate of occupancy, exception, franchise, entitlement, consent, confirmation, order, approval or authorization granted by any Governmental Entity.

“Governmental Entity” shall mean any federal, state or local government or body or any agency, authority, subdivision or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any court, tribunal, department, bureau, administrative agency, commission or board, or any quasi-governmental or private body duly exercising any regulatory, taxing, inspecting or other governmental authority.

“H3 Antagonist Program” shall mean an antagonist program intended to create an H3 receptor drug.

“H3 CVR” shall mean a right having the terms and conditions set forth in the H3 CVR Agreement, to be issued in accordance with Section 2.06 in respect of each Outstanding Company Share, to receive (among other possible amounts) a pro rata portion (based on the number of Outstanding Company Shares) of either (i) $4,000,000 in cash if Parent licenses the H3 Antagonist Program on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Time, or (ii) in the event Parent sells the H3 Antagonist Program on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Time and before such a licensing, 50% of the net cash proceeds from such sale; provided that all decisions relating to the matters described in this paragraph shall be in the sole discretion of Parent exercised in good faith.

“H3 CVR Agreement” shall mean the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the H3 CVRs substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

“Indebtedness” shall mean (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, including indebtedness evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, or (ii) obligations in respect of outstanding letters of credit, acceptances and similar obligations created for the account of such Person.

“Indemnified Party” shall mean each individual who is or was an officer or director of the Company at any time on or before the Effective Time.

“Intellectual Property” shall mean all U.S. and foreign (i) Trademarks, (ii) Patents, (iii) Copyrights, (iv) Trade Secrets and (v) databases and compilations, including any and all electronic data and electronic collections of data.

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“IP Licenses” shall mean any license or sublicense rights in or to any Intellectual Property.

“Knowledge of Parent” shall mean the actual knowledge of John Higgins, John Sharp or Charles Berkman.

“Knowledge of the Company” shall mean the actual knowledge of Stephen Davis or Thomas Pitler.

“Legal Proceeding” shall mean any claim (presented formally to a judicial or quasi-judicial Governmental Entity), lawsuit, court action, suit, arbitration or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

“Legal Prohibition” shall mean any final, permanent Legal Requirement that is in effect and that prevents or prohibits consummation of the Transactions.

“Legal Requirement” shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute, code, ordinance, regulation, code, order, judgment, writ, injunction, decision, ruling or decree promulgated by any Governmental Entity.

“Maximum Amount” shall mean 4,200,000 shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Merck” shall mean Merck Sharpe & Dohme Limited and its affiliates.

“Merck Agreement” shall mean the Research Collaboration and License Agreement, effective as of November 24, 2003, between Merck and the Company, as amended from time to time.

“Merck CVR” shall mean a right having the terms and conditions set forth in the Merck CVR Agreement, to be issued in accordance with Section 2.06 in respect of each Outstanding Company Share, to receive a pro rata portion (based on the number of Outstanding Company Shares) of either (i) $3,000,000 in cash promptly after receipt by Parent of the milestone payment from Merck upon the Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation or (ii) in the event Parent sells the program that is the subject of the Phase III VR1 Trial to Merck before the initiation of a Phase III VR1 Trial, 50% of the net cash proceeds from such sale; provided that all decisions relating to the matters described in this paragraph shall be in the sole discretion of Parent exercised in good faith.

“Merck CVR Agreement” shall mean the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the Merck CVRs substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

“Net Cash Amount” shall mean, as of the applicable date, an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) all cash (including any payments received by the Company from the exercise by any Non-Employee Director of Company Options, as contemplated by the Non-Employee Director Agreements or otherwise), cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable (net of accounts receivable reserves established in accordance with GAAP) held by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (but excluding the Aplindore Program Consideration and the Real Estate Consideration, if any, received by the Company before the Effective Time) and (B) in the event the Company purchases a “tail” prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance Policy in accordance with the penultimate sentence of Section 5.10(c), any amount (up to a maximum of $270,000) paid before the Determination Date by the Company for such “tail” policy; minus (ii) the sum of (A) in the event the Company purchases the “tail” prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance Policy in accordance with the penultimate sentence of Section 5.10(c), any amount by which the cost of such “tail” policy exceeds $270,000 to the extent such excess has not been paid by the Company before the Determination Date, (B) any amount payable by the Company or the Surviving Corporation after the Determination Date for the out-of-pocket transaction fees and expenses of the Company to its legal and financial advisors and accountants in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, (C) any amount payable by the Company or the Surviving Corporation after the Determination Date for expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation, filing, printing and mailing of the Proxy Statement and the solicitation of proxies for use at the Special Meeting, (D) the Expense Reserve Amount, (E) except as otherwise covered in subclause (F) below, all severance payments, stay bonuses and performance bonuses payable to all employees, consultants and directors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries assuming that the service relationship of all such employees, consultants and directors with the Company and the

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Company Subsidiaries is terminated as of the Closing Date, even if such service relationship in fact does continue after the Closing Date, (F) all severance payments, stay bonuses and performance bonuses remaining payable at the Closing Date to all employees, consultants and directors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries whose service relationship with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is terminated on or before the Closing Date, (G) the salary, employer-tax and benefits cost of the continuation of employment of any Company employees, as a result of the advance-notice requirements of their respective employment agreements, beyond the Closing Date until their actual termination date, if before the Closing Date Parent requests the Company to terminate such employees, provided that the costs described in this subclause (G) shall only be deducted if before the Closing Date Parent requests the Company to terminate any such employee and delivers any such request to the Company at least 33 calendar days before the Closing Date, (H) all amounts payable by the Company in order to comply with the covenant contained in Section 5.16 and (I) to the extent not included in any other subclause of this clause (ii), all accounts payable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; provided that all such amounts shall be determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were determined by the Company in the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Financial Statements.

“Outstanding Company Shares” shall mean the Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time (not including, for purposes of calculating the Exchange Ratio or Merger Consideration, any Company Shares to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(i) and (ii)).

“Parent Equity Plans” shall mean the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and the Pharmacopeia, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, in each case, as amended from time to time.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, in reference to any fact, circumstance, event, change or occurrence, any such fact, circumstance, event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes or occurrences, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than changes, events, occurrences or effects arising out of, resulting from or attributable to (i) changes in conditions in the United States or global economy or capital or financial markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (ii) conditions (or changes therein) in any industry or industries in which Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any change in Legal Requirements or GAAP or interpretation of any of the foregoing, (iv) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of this Agreement, (v) storms, earthquakes or other natural disasters, (vi) the initiation of any litigation by any stockholder of Parent relating to this Agreement or the Merger, (vii) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of Parent or any failure of Parent to meet revenue or earnings projections, either published by Parent or any third party (provided that this exception shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any changes, state of facts, circumstances, events or effects underlying a change described in this clause (vii) has resulted in, or contributed to, a Parent Material Adverse Effect), (viii) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, collaborators or employees, (ix) any action taken by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or with the Company’s consent, (x) the determination by, or the delay of a determination by, the FDA, or any panel or advisory body empowered or appointed thereby, with respect to the approval, non-approval or disapproval of any products similar to or competitive with Parent’s product candidates, (xi) the results of any clinical trial of one or more products or product candidates of any Person other than Parent, or (xii) the entry or threatened entry into the market of a generic version of one or more product candidates of Parent, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), to the extent that any such condition has a materially disproportionate adverse effect on Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies of comparable size to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operating in such industry or industries.

“Parent Options” shall mean options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock from Parent, whether granted by Parent pursuant to Parent Equity Plans or otherwise.

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“Parent Rights Agreement” shall mean the 2006 Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, by and between Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and Mellon Investor Services LLC, dated October 13, 2006.

“Parent Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of Parent.

“Patents” shall mean all patents and pending patent applications, invention disclosure statements, and any and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and extensions thereof, any counterparts claiming priority therefrom and like statutory rights.

“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean: (i) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) Encumbrances or imperfections of title resulting from or otherwise relating to any of the contracts referred to in the Company Disclosure Letter, to the extent the Company Disclosure Letter expressly identifies such Encumbrance or imperfection of title (or such is obvious on the face of the contract); (iii) Encumbrances or imperfections of title relating to liabilities reflected in the financial statements (including any related notes) contained in the Company SEC Documents; (iv) Encumbrances arising from or otherwise relating to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act and the securities laws of the various states of the United States or foreign jurisdictions; and (v) mechanics’, materialmen’s and similar statutory liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts not overdue.

“Person” shall mean any individual or Entity.

“Phase III VR1 Trial” shall mean a Phase III clinical trial as referred to in Section 6.4(b)(ii)(B) of the Merck Agreement.

“Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation” shall mean the enrollment of the first subject in a Phase III VR1 Trial.

“Real Estate” shall mean the properties currently owned by the Company located at 15, 35 and 45 NE Industrial Road, Branford, Connecticut 06405.

“Real Estate Consideration” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds paid by any purchaser of the Real Estate after the date hereof and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Real Estate CVR Agreement, as the case may be, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with such sale (including secured loan payoffs and amounts paid to the Consulting Committee in accordance with an arrangement entered into pursuant to Section 5.15(b)).

“Real Estate CVR” shall mean a right having the terms and conditions set forth in the Real Estate CVR Agreement, to be issued in accordance with Section 2.06 in respect of each Outstanding Company Share, to receive a pro rata portion (based on the number of Outstanding Company Shares) of any Real Estate Consideration received by Parent on or before the CVR Outside Date (as defined in the Real Estate CVR Agreement).

“Real Estate CVR Agreement” shall mean the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the Real Estate CVRs substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

“Reference Amount” shall mean $11,000,000.

“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Software” means all computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies whether in source code or object code form, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing.

“Special Meeting” shall mean a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company held for the purpose of considering and taking action upon this Agreement and the Merger.

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“Subsidiary” shall mean an Entity that is related to another Entity such that such other Entity directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or of record: (i) an amount of voting securities or other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such other Entity to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors or comparable governing body; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding equity interests issued by such Entity.

“Superior Proposal” shall mean any unsolicited, bona fide written offer made by a third party unaffiliated with the Company to directly or indirectly acquire (by way of merger, tender or exchange offer or otherwise) greater than 95% of the Company’s assets (other than any such offer relating only to the Aplindore Program and/or the Real Estate and/or the proceeds of the pre-Closing Date sale thereof) or greater than 95% of the outstanding Company Shares (other than Company Shares already held by such third party) that the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, and after taking into account, among other things, the financial, legal and regulatory aspects of such offer (including any financing required and the availability thereof), as well as any revisions to the terms hereof proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 5.04(c)), is more favorable to the stockholders of the Company than the terms of the Merger (taking into account any revisions to the terms hereof proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 5.04(c)) and is reasonably capable of being consummated on the terms proposed.

“Target Net Cash Amount” shall mean $7,900,000 if the Effective Time occurs on any date during the month of September 2009, with a $5,000 decrease for each calendar day thereafter if the Effective Time occurs on any date thereafter.

“Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean (i) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes or other taxes any kind whatsoever, and (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity in connection with any item described in clause (i).

“Tax Returns” shall mean any return, report, claim for refund, estimate, information return or statement or other similar document relating to or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

“Termination Fee” shall mean, for purposes of Section 7.03(a) and Section 7.03(c), $475,000, and for purposes of Section 7.03(b), $225,000.

“Trade Secrets” shall mean confidential technology, know-how, plans, data, designs, protocols, plans, strains, molecules, works of authorship, inventions, processes, formulae, algorithms, models and methodologies, and trade secrets as defined in applicable state law.

“Trademarks” shall mean all registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names, designs, logos and slogans, together with goodwill, registrations and applications relating to the foregoing.

“Trading Day” shall mean any day on which securities are traded on the Exchange.

“Volume Weighted Average Price” shall mean, for any Trading Day, the daily volume weighted average price of the Parent Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Exchange as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York time).

“Wyeth License Agreement” shall mean the License Agreement between Wyeth (acting through its Wyeth Pharmaceuticals division) and the Company, effective as of November 22, 2006.

“Wyeth Maintenance Fee” shall mean the $250,000 fee required under the Wyeth License Agreement for 2009.

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ARTICLE II

THE MERGER; EFFECTIVE TIME

Section 2.01 Merger of Merger Sub into the Company.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”).

Section 2.02 Effect of the Merger.

The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

Section 2.03 Effective Time

Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will cause a properly executed certificate of merger conforming to the requirements of the DGCL (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective at the time the Certificate of Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the time at which the Merger becomes effective being referred to in this Agreement as the “Effective Time”).

Section 2.04 Closing

The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. (San Diego time) on the date (the “Closing Date”) that is the second Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (if such waiver is permitted and effective under applicable Legal Requirements) of the latest to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VI (excluding conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date), unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties. The Closing shall be held at the offices of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth located at 4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1500, San Diego, CA 92121, unless another place is agreed to in writing by the parties.

Section 2.05 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Officers and Directors.

Unless otherwise jointly determined by Parent and the Company before the Effective Time:

(a) Subject to Section 5.10(a), (i) the certificate of incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately before the Effective Time shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) the bylaws of the Company as in effect immediately before the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Legal Requirements.

(b) The manager and officers of Merger Sub immediately before the Effective Time shall be the initial director and officers, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

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Section 2.06 Conversion of Company Shares.

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any member of Merger Sub or stockholder of the Company:

(i) any Company Shares then held by the Company or any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary (or held in the Company’s treasury) shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be paid in exchange therefor;

(ii) any Company Shares then held by Parent, Merger Sub or any other wholly-owned Parent Subsidiary shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be paid in exchange therefor;

(iii) except as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, each issued and outstanding Company Share (other than Dissenting Shares) shall be converted, subject to Section 2.09, into the right to receive (A) a portion of a validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent equal to the Exchange Ratio, including the associated rights under the Parent Rights Agreement (the “Parent Common Stock”); provided, that subject to Section 7.01(i) the maximum number of shares of Parent Common Stock that Parent shall be required to issue pursuant to this Section 2.06(a)(iii) shall not exceed the Maximum Amount, (B) in the event the Aplindore Program is sold by the Company before the Effective Time, an amount in cash and/or a number of shares of third-party stock, as the case may be, equal to the Aplindore Program Consideration which has been received as of the Effective Time divided by the total number of Outstanding Company Shares, (C) in the event the Real Estate is sold by the Company before the Effective Time, an amount in cash equal to the Real Estate Consideration which has been received as of the Effective Time divided by the total number of Outstanding Company Shares, (D) one Aplindore CVR (unless the Aplindore Program is sold by and all proceeds thereof are received by the Company before the Effective Time, or the Aplindore Program is terminated by the Company before the Effective Time), (E) one H3 CVR, (F) one Merck CVR, and (G) one Real Estate CVR (unless the Real Estate is sold by and all proceeds thereof are received by the Company before the Effective Time) (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”); and

(iv) each unit of limited liability company interest of Merger Sub then outstanding shall be converted into one share of the common stock of the Surviving Corporation, such that immediately after the Effective Time Parent shall, as the former holder of all the units of limited liability company interest of Merger Sub, own a number of shares of the common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the number (immediately before the Effective Time) of Outstanding Common Shares.

(b) The Exchange Ratio and the Maximum Amount shall be adjusted to the extent appropriate to reflect the effect of any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to Company Shares or Parent Common Stock occurring or having a record date on or after the date of this Agreement and before the Effective Time.

Section 2.07 Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books.

At the Effective Time: (a) all Company Shares outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall cease to exist as provided in Section 2.06 and all holders of certificates representing Company Shares that were outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company except the right to receive the Merger Consideration therefor; and (b) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all Company Shares. No further transfer of any such Company Shares shall be made on such stock transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a valid certificate previously representing any Company Shares (a “Company Stock Certificate”) is presented to the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and, if it represents Outstanding Company Shares, shall be exchanged as provided in Section 2.08.

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Section 2.08 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) Before the Effective Time: (i) Parent shall select a bank or trust company (reasonably acceptable to the Company) to act as exchange agent with respect to the payment of the Merger Consideration (the “Exchange Agent”); and (ii) Parent (or, as applicable, the Company) shall deposit with the Exchange Agent certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock, the Aplindore Program Consideration (to the extent already received by the Company) in the event the Aplindore Program is sold by the Company at or before the Effective Time, the Real Estate Consideration (to the extent already received by the Company) in the event the Real Estate is sold by the Company at or before the Effective Time, sufficient to enable the Exchange Agent to make payments pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 2.09 to the holders of Outstanding Company Shares. After the Effective Time, Parent shall, if applicable, deposit with the Escrow Agent cash or securities for payment of any dividends or distributions sufficient to enable the Exchange Agent to make payments pursuant to Section 2.10. Such cash amounts deposited with the Exchange Agent shall, pending its disbursement to such holders, be invested by the Exchange Agent in (i) direct obligations of the United States of America, (ii) obligations for which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged to provide for the payment of principal and interest, or (iii) money market funds investing solely in a combination of the foregoing. Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be the property of, and shall be paid to, Parent. Parent shall promptly replace any funds deposited with the Exchange Agent lost through any investment made pursuant to this paragraph.

(b) Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each Person who was, immediately before the Effective Time, a holder of record of Company Shares a form of letter of transmittal and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Company Stock Certificates representing such Company Shares in exchange for payment therefor. Parent shall ensure that, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of each such Company Stock Certificate, together with a properly executed letter of transmittal, the holder of such Company Stock Certificate (or, under the circumstances described in Section 2.08(f), the transferee of the Company Shares represented by such Company Stock Certificate) shall promptly receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration (including the CVRs and including any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.09) and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.10.

(c) On or after the sixth month anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to cause the Exchange Agent to deliver to Parent or the Surviving Corporation any funds made available by Parent to the Exchange Agent which have not been disbursed to holders of Company Shares, and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to look only to Parent and the Surviving Corporation with respect to the consideration payable and issuable upon surrender of their Company Shares.

(d) Neither the Exchange Agent, Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of Company Shares for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property or escheat law. If any Company Stock Certificates shall not have been surrendered on the day immediately before the day that such property is required to be delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Legal Requirement, any such Merger Consideration in respect thereof shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

(e) If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, then, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Company Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent (together with an indemnity in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent against any claim that may be made against the Exchange Agent or Parent or otherwise with respect to such certificate and, if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct to support such indemnity), Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate the Merger Consideration (including any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.09) and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.10.

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(f) In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Shares which is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the Merger Consideration (including any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.09) and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.10 may be paid and issued with respect to such Company Shares to a transferee of such Company Shares if the Company Stock Certificate representing such Company Shares is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required by the Exchange Agent to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes relating to such transfer have been paid.

(g) The Surviving Corporation or Parent shall bear and pay all charges and expenses, including those of the Exchange Agent, incurred in connection with the exchange of the Company Shares.

(h) Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to the Merger or this Agreement to any holder of Company Shares, such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent are required to deduct and withhold under the Code with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax authority or other Governmental Entity by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Company Shares, in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent.

Section 2.09 Fractional Shares

(a) No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Company Stock Certificates, no dividend or distribution with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a stockholder of Parent.

(b) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall determine the difference between (i) the number of full shares of Parent Common Stock delivered to the Exchange Agent by Parent pursuant to Section 2.08 and (ii) the aggregate number of full shares of Parent Common Stock to be distributed to holders of Company Shares pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(iii) (such difference being the “Excess Shares”). As soon after the Effective Time as practicable, the Exchange Agent, as agent for such holders of Parent Common Stock, shall sell the Excess Shares at then prevailing prices on the Exchange, all in the manner provided in this Section 2.09.

(c) The sale of the Excess Shares by the Exchange Agent shall be executed on the Exchange through one or more member firms of the Exchange and shall be executed in round lots to the extent practicable. Until the net proceeds of any such sale or sales have been distributed to such holders of Company Shares, the Exchange Agent will hold such proceeds in trust for such holders of Company Shares as part of the Exchange Fund. Parent shall pay all commissions, transfer taxes and other out-of-pocket transaction costs of the Exchange Agent incurred in connection with such sale or sales of Excess Shares. In addition, Parent shall pay the Exchange Agent’s compensation and expenses in connection with such sale or sales. The Exchange Agent shall determine the portion of such net proceeds to which each holder of Company Shares shall be entitled, if any, by multiplying the amount of the aggregate net proceeds by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the fractional share interest to which such holder of Company Shares is entitled (after taking into account all shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to such holder) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of fractional share interests to which all holders of Company Shares are entitled.

(d) As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to holders of Company Shares with respect to any fractional share interests, the Exchange Agent shall promptly pay such amounts to such holders of Company Shares subject to and in accordance with the terms of Section 2.10.

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Section 2.10 Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Parent Common Stock.

No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.09, and no payment in respect of the Merger Consideration shall be made with respect to such Company Shares represented thereby pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(iii), unless and until the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall surrender such Company Stock Certificate. Subject to the effect of escheat, tax or other applicable Laws, following proper surrender of any such Company Stock Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) promptly, the amount of any cash payable with respect to a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.09 and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock, (B) the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(iii), and (C) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time but before surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock.

Section 2.11 Company Stock Options; Company Warrants.

(a) By operation of the Company Equity Plans, all outstanding Company Options, whether or not then vested, will become fully vested and exercisable on the Closing Date. The Company Board, by operation of existing agreements, including the Non-Employee Director Agreements, or by resolution, will take all requisite actions such that immediately before the Effective Time (i) each holder of outstanding Company Options shall be entitled to exercise in full all Company Options held by such holder by paying the exercise price therefor in exchange for the Company Shares in accordance with the applicable Company Equity Plan, and (ii) all outstanding Company Options not exercised pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.11(a), other than any unexercised Company Options remaining outstanding under the Company’s 1993 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “1993 Company Options”), shall be terminated and canceled without any payment or liability on the part of the Company.

(b) Between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to enter into agreements with the holders of the outstanding Company Warrants to terminate and cancel all such Company Warrants, effective immediately before the Effective Time, without any payment or liability on the part of the Company; provided that the ability of the Company to terminate and cancel all such Company Warrants shall not limit in anyway Parent’s obligation to consummate the Merger and the Transactions.

(c) If any Company Warrant or 1993 Company Option remains outstanding after the Effective Time and the holder thereof exercises such Company Warrant or 1993 Company Option, as the case may be, before its expiration date, then Parent shall issue and pay in respect of each exercised Company Warrant or 1993 Company Option, as the case may be, in exchange for the payment of the applicable exercise price, on a per-exercised-share basis, equivalent consideration to the Merger Consideration (or the proceeds thereof) as was paid in respect of each issued and outstanding Company Share in the Merger; provided that any such payment in respect of the 1993 Company Options shall be made in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

Section 2.12 Dissenting Shares

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any Company Share issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time held by a holder who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such Company Shares (the “Dissenting Shares”), pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (the “Appraisal Rights”), shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead shall be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be due such holder pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL unless such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses

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such holder’s right to such payment or appraisal. From and after the Effective Time, a holder of Dissenting Shares shall not have and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the voting rights or other rights of a stockholder of the Company or the Surviving Corporation. If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses any such Appraisal Rights, each such share of such holder shall no longer be considered a Dissenting Share and shall be deemed to have converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.06(a)(iii). The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Company Shares, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL received by the Company, and Parent shall have the right to control all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Before the Effective Time, the Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands or agree to do or commit to do any of the foregoing.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that except as set forth in the letter delivered by the Company to Parent immediately before the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Letter”) or the Company SEC Documents either filed with or furnished to the SEC before the date of this Agreement (the “Filed Company SEC Documents”) (it being understood that any matter set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter or in such Filed Company SEC Documents shall be deemed disclosed with respect to any Section of this Article III to which the matter relates, to the extent the relevance of such matter to such Section is reasonably apparent):

Section 3.01 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power.

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased or held under license by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions.

(b) Each Company Subsidiary is a corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its organization. Each Company Subsidiary is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased or held under license by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each Company Subsidiary and the jurisdiction of organization of each Company Subsidiary. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Company Subsidiary are duly authorized, have been validly issued, are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights, and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) and other applicable securities laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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(c) The Company has delivered to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or other comparable organizational documents) of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, in each case as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “Company Charter Documents”). The Company has made available to Parent and its representatives true and complete copies of the minutes (or, in the case of minutes that have not yet been finalized, a brief summary of the meeting, including in each case a summary of any resolutions adopted by the Company Board) of all meetings of the stockholders, the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board held since January 1, 2007 and equivalent documents of each Company Subsidiary.¹

Section 3.02 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.025 per share (each, a “Company Share” and, collectively, the “Company Shares”) and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.025 per share (“Company Preferred Stock”). At the close of business on August 20, 2009, (i) 68,974,080 Company Shares were issued and outstanding (and no Company Shares were issued and held by the Company in its treasury), (ii) 7,451,124 Company Shares were reserved for issuance under the Company Equity Plans (of which 3,878,932 Company Shares were subject to outstanding Company Options granted under the Company Equity Plans), (iii) no Company Shares were subject to outstanding Company Options granted other than under the Company Equity Plans, (iv) 12,758,343 Company Shares were subject to outstanding Company Warrants and (v) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding. All Company Shares, and Company Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Company Options or the Company Warrants, have been duly authorized and are, or upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Company Options will be, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. Section 3.02(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list, as of August 20, 2009, of: (i) the outstanding Company Options, the number of Company Shares underlying such Company Options and the holders, exercise prices and expiration dates thereof and (ii) the outstanding Company Warrants, the number of Company Shares underlying such Company Warrants and the holders, exercise prices and expiration dates thereof. Since January 1, 2009, the Company has not issued, or reserved for issuance, any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock, other than pursuant to the Company Options and Company Warrants referred to above that are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.

(b) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) restricting the transfer of, (ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii) requiring the issuance, sale, repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (iv) requiring the registration for sale of, or (v) granting any preemptive or anti-dilutive right with respect to, any Company Shares or any capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except pursuant to the Company Options and the Company Warrants. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness or liabilities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may vote.

Section 3.03 Authority; Non-contravention; Voting Requirements.

(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the CVR Agreements and, subject to obtaining the approval of the holders of the Company Shares of the adoption of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 5.05 (the “Company Stockholder Approval”), to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the CVR Agreements, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by the Company Board, and except for obtaining the Company Stockholder

¹ The Company will provide all minutes relating to the strategic process undertaken by the Company upon signing of this Agreement.

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Approval, no other corporate action on the part of the Company or any stockholder of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the CVR Agreements and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Legal Requirements of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

(b) The Company Board has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, unanimously duly adopted resolutions (i) determining that the Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approving this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) directing that this Agreement be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for adoption, and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”).

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the CVR Agreements by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company Charter Documents or (ii) assuming that the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.04 and the Company Stockholder Approval are obtained and the filings referred to in Section 3.04 are made, (x) violate any Legal Requirements applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (y) violate or constitute a default under any Company Contract, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such violations or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions.

(d) The affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Company Shares in favor of the adoption of this Agreement is the only vote or approval of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company which is necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger.

Section 3.04 Governmental Approvals.

Except for (i) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement in definitive form, and other filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Exchange, and (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the CVR Agreements by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, other than such consents, approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions.

Section 3.05 Company SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

(a) The Company has filed all required registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports and proxy statements with the SEC, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), from and after January 1, 2006 (collectively, the “Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all

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other Company SEC Documents), the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(b) The consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (the “Company Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited interim statements, as indicated in the notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, determined, determinable, fixed or contingent) which would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP, except liabilities (A) reflected or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet included in its Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009 (including the notes thereto), included in the Company SEC Documents, (B) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions, (C) incurred since June 30, 2009 in the ordinary course of business, or (D) that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a cash expenditure or exposure in excess of $75,000.

(d) Since June 30, 2009, except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course, and (ii) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that has had or would reasonable be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(e) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have designed and maintain a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company (i) has designed and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) has disclosed, to the Knowledge of the Company, based on its most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures before the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (and has specified in the Company Disclosure Letter) (A) any “significant deficiencies” and “material weaknesses” in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “significant deficiency” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Auditing Standard No. 2, as in effect on the date hereof.

Section 3.06 Legal Proceedings.

As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceeding against or relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor is there any injunction, order, judgment, ruling or decree imposed upon the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in each case, by or before

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any Governmental Entity, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a judgment against the Company in excess of $75,000 or have a Company Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions.

Section 3.07 Compliance With Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations; FDA Laws.

(a) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses, and all such Governmental Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold the same or of the same to be valid and in full force and effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of all Governmental Authorizations, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) All facilities operated by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of their businesses that are subject to the FDA have been operated in compliance with the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301, et seq.) and regulations and guidelines thereunder to the extent applicable, and all similar Legal Requirements applicable to the operation of the business and operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (collectively, the “FDA Laws”), except for such failures to be in compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, all clinical trials conducted by the Company have been, and are being, conducted in substantial compliance with the requirements of current good clinical practice and all applicable requirements relating to protection of human subjects contained in Title 21, Parts 50, 54, 56 and 312 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) Other than as disclosed in Section 3.07(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there have been no significant adverse events with respect to the Aplindore Program.

(e) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, Merck has not announced publicly or disclosed to the Company any significant drug-related adverse events with respect to the VR1 program under the Merck Agreement, and has not terminated or expressed an intent to terminate the Merck Agreement.

Section 3.08 Information Supplied.

(a) The Proxy Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) the time of the Special Meeting, and (D) the Effective Time, will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Legal Requirements.

(b) The Proxy Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, do not, and will not, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) the time of the Special Meeting, or (D) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.08 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub specifically for use therein.

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Section 3.09 Tax Matters.

(a)(i) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf (taking into account any extension of time within which to file), all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns have been timely paid; (iii) no deficiency with respect to Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary which have not been fully paid or adequately reserved in the Company SEC Documents; and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no audit or other administrative or court proceedings are pending with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no written notice thereof has been received.

(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any material Tax allocation or sharing agreement (other than any such agreement solely between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries).

(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of any Legal Requirement), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise.

(d) There are no liens for Taxes upon any material property or other material assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

(e) All material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by or with respect to the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have been timely withheld, collected or deposited, as the case may be, and to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant Tax authority or other Governmental Entity, and to the Knowledge of the Company no Taxes so required have not been.

(f) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).

(g) No material deduction by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in respect of any “applicable employee remuneration” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) has been disallowed or is subject to disallowance by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code.

Section 3.10 Employee Benefits and Labor Matters.

(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), and any other material employee plan or agreement maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary would reasonably be expected to have any material liability (each, a “Company Plan”). The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of (i) each Company Plan (or, in the case of any such Company Plan that is unwritten, descriptions of the material terms thereof), (ii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to each Company Plan (if any such report was required), (iii) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Plan for which such summary plan description is required and (iv) each material trust agreement and insurance or group annuity Contract relating to any Company Plan. Each Company Plan maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms.

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The Company Subsidiaries and all the Company Plans are all in material compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Legal Requirements. All Company Plans that constitute “employee pension plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and are intended to be Tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (each, a “Company Pension Plan”) have received an opinion or determination letter from the IRS and are expressly identified as such in Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Company has made available to Parent a correct and complete copy of the most recent opinion or determination letter received with respect to each Company Pension Plan maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as well as a correct and complete copy of each pending application for an opinion or a determination letter, if any. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has contributed or has been obligated to contribute to an “employee benefit plan” subject to Title IV of ERISA, a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or an “employee benefit plan” subject to Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA.

(b) Neither the Company, nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability for life, health, medical or other welfare benefits for former employees or beneficiaries or dependents thereof under Company Plans, other than Company Pension Plans and other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code, Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or other applicable Legal Requirement.

(c) There are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, claims, lawsuits, arbitrations or audits asserted or instituted against any Company Plan, any fiduciary (as defined by Section 3(21) of ERISA) thereto, the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any employee or administrator thereof in connection with the existence, operation or administration of a Company Plan, other than routine claims for benefits.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to a collective bargaining agreement and no labor union has been certified to represent any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has applied to represent or is attempting to organize so as to represent such employees.

(e) Section 3.10(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each material (i) stay or severance or bonus or employment agreement with directors, officers or employees of or consultants to the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (ii) stay or severance or bonus program or policy of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with or relating to its employees.

Section 3.11 Contracts.

(a) Except for Contracts filed as exhibits to the Filed Company SEC Documents, Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list, and the Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies, of all Contracts (including all material amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals with respect thereto, but excluding all names, terms and conditions that have been redacted in compliance with the terms of each such Contract or with applicable Legal Requirements governing the sharing of information) to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party as of the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Contracts”):

(i) required to be filed as an exhibit to any report of the Company filed pursuant to the Exchange Act of the type described in Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC;

(ii) that contain a covenant restricting the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any business or with any Person or in any geographic area;

(iii) with any Affiliate of the Company;

(iv) which primarily relates to (A) the granting to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any IP License in or to any Company Intellectual Property owned by a third party, with annual license fees of more than $50,000, or (B) the granting by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to a third party of any IP

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License in or to any Company Intellectual Property, with annual license fees of more than $25,000, excluding “click-wrap” or “shrink-wrap” agreements, agreements contained in or pertaining to “off-the-shelf” Software, or the terms of use or service for any web site;

(v) relating to any material joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement involving co-investment, collaboration or partnering with a third party;

(vi) with a Governmental Entity (other than ordinary course Contracts with Governmental Entities as a customer);

(vii) pursuant to which any Indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is outstanding or may be incurred or pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has guaranteed any Indebtedness of any other Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary and excluding Company trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business);

(viii) pursuant to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any other party thereto has continuing obligations, rights or interests relating to the research, development, clinical trial, distribution, supply, manufacture, marketing or co-promotion of, or collaboration with respect to, any product or product candidate for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is currently engaged in research or development, including manufacture or supply services or Contracts with contract research organizations for clinical trials-related services; and

(ix) which are to any extent executory and relate to (A) the disposition or acquisition of any material assets or properties, other than dispositions or acquisitions in the ordinary course of business, or (B) any merger or other business combination transaction.

(b) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the Company and each Company Subsidiary which is party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, and the Company and each Company Subsidiary has performed all obligations required to be performed by it before the date hereof under each Company Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party to each Company Contract has performed all obligations required to be performed by it before the date hereof under such Company Contract, except for such failures to be in compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material breach thereof.

(c) The Company has not received or enjoyed any benefit, inducement or incentive from any Governmental Entity which will, as a result of this Agreement or the Transactions or the sale of the Real Estate or the cessation of the Company’s business operations in the geographic area where they are currently conducted or the termination of all or substantially all Company employees, result in any clawback, recapture, recoupment, repayment obligation, penalty, Tax or other such liability.

(d) The redacted provisions of the copy of the Merck Agreement which has been provided to Parent for review in such redacted form do not include any term which would result in a material reduction of the benefits provided by the Merck Agreement to the Company or Parent from the terms in the unredacted provisions of the Merck Agreement and described in the Summary of Merck Financial Related Information furnished to Parent on the date hereof.

Section 3.12 Environmental Matters.

(a) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in compliance with (i) all applicable Legal Requirements concerning pollution or protection of the environment, including without limitation all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances or wastes, as such requirements are enacted and in effect on the date hereof (“Environmental Laws”), and (ii) any Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws for the current operations of the Company and each Company Subsidiary.

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(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice or report in the past three (3) years regarding any actual or alleged violation of any applicable Environmental Law or any liabilities arising under applicable Environmental Laws. The Company has delivered, or made available to Parent, copies of all environmental assessments, reports, audits, studies, analyses or tests possessed by, or reasonably available to, the Company and Company Subsidiaries pertaining to compliance with, or liability under, any Environmental Laws, in each case relating to the Real Estate or other assets and properties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

(c) The Company has delivered to Parent complete and accurate copies of all environmental reports or assessments referenced on Section 3.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter and, since the date of such reports or assessments, to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or conditions have arisen or been discovered which would reasonably be expected to materially alter or modify such reports or assessments if they were to be updated.

Section 3.13 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the date hereof a true, complete and correct list of all U.S. and foreign (i) Patents; (ii) Trademarks; (iii) Copyrights; (iv) internet domain registrations; and (v) Software, in each case owned or purported to be owned or licensed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and used or held for use in the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement. The Company or a Company Subsidiary is the sole and exclusive assignee of all of the Company Intellectual Property set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, except for in-licensed Intellectual Property set forth on such Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all of which is licensed by the Company pursuant to valid and subsisting licenses under agreements of which, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither party is in breach and which neither party has terminated nor expressed an intent to do so. The name of each licensor and the date of the license agreement are set forth next to the respective item of in-licensed Intellectual Property on such Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company or the Company Subsidiaries own or possess appropriate licenses or other legal rights to use, sell or license all Company Intellectual Property.

(c) All Trademark registrations, Patents issued and Copyright registrations owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and included in the Company Intellectual Property are subsisting, in full force and effect and have not lapsed, expired or been abandoned, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, are not the subject of any opposition filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any other Intellectual Property registry, or the subject of any proceeding challenging their validity or enforceability.

(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries does not and has not been alleged to infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate (and is not, as a practical matter, blocked by) any Intellectual Property rights of any third party; and no settlement agreements, consents, orders, forbearances to sue or similar obligations to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party limit or restrict any rights of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in and to any Company Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

Section 3.14 Insurance.

The Company’s policies or Contracts of insurance are in full force and effect and together constitute an insurance program that is customary for NASDAQ-listed pre-revenue biotechnology companies. There is no material claim pending under any policies or Contracts of insurance maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or Contracts. All premiums due and payable to date under all such policies and Contracts have been paid and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies and Contracts.

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Section 3.15 Certain Business Relationships with Affiliates.

Except as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents, from and after January 1, 2009 and before the date hereof, no event has occurred, and there has been no transaction, or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, that would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

Section 3.16 Opinion of Financial Advisor.

The Company Board has received the opinion of MTS Securities LLC to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, and subject to the various assumptions and qualifications set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair to holders of Company Shares from a financial point of view.

Section 3.17 Brokers and Other Advisors.

Except for MTS Securities LLC, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, agent or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s, agent’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

Section 3.18 Section 203 of the DGCL Not Applicable; State Takeover Statutes.

Assuming the accuracy of Parent’s representation and warranty contained in Section 4.12, the Company has taken all necessary actions so that the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL will not apply to this Agreement or the Merger. To the Knowledge of the Company, no other state takeover statute is applicable to the Merger. The Company does not have any “poison pill” or similar antitakeover device.

Section 3.19 No Reliance.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) neither Parent or Merger Sub nor any Person on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Parent or Merger Sub in Article IV or in the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), and (b) the Company has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Article IV or in the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that no representations or warranties are made with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or information as to prospects with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries that may have been made available to the Company or any of its Representatives.

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company that except as set forth in the letter delivered by Parent to the Company immediately before the execution of this Agreement (the “Parent Disclosure Letter”) or the Parent SEC Documents filed with or furnished to the SEC before the date of this Agreement (the “Filed Parent SEC Documents”) (it being understood that any matter set forth in the Parent Disclosure Letter or in such Filed Parent SEC Documents shall be deemed disclosed with respect to any Section of this Article IV to which the matter relates, to the extent the relevance of such matter to such Section is reasonably apparent):

Section 4.01 Organization and Standing.

(a) Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware and Merger Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority necessary to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased or held under license by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions.

(b) Parent has delivered to the Company complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent, in each case as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “Parent Charter Documents”).

Section 4.02 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of: (i) 200,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock. At the close of business on June 30, 2009, (i) 112,996,225 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding (and 6,607,905 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and held by Parent in its treasury), (ii) 12,923,596 shares of Parent Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the Parent Equity Plans (of which 4,680,274 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to outstanding Parent Options granted under the Parent Equity Plans), and (iii) no shares of convertible preferred stock were issued or outstanding. All shares of Parent Common Stock, and shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Parent Options, have been duly authorized and are, or upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Parent Options will be, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. Since June 30, 2009, Parent has not issued, or reserved for issuance, any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock, other than pursuant to the Parent Options referred to above that are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.

(b) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (i) restricting the transfer of, (ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii) requiring the issuance, sale, repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (iv) requiring the registration for sale of, or (v) granting any preemptive or anti-dilutive right with respect to, any shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock of Parent, except pursuant to the Parent Options. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of Parent may vote.

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(c) The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger, when issued as contemplated herein, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights.

Section 4.03 Authority; Non-contravention.

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority to (as applicable) execute and deliver this Agreement and the CVR Agreements, to perform their respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of (as applicable) this Agreement and the CVR Agreements, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger), have been duly authorized and approved by their respective board of directors and Manager and adopted by Parent as the sole limited liability company interest holder of Merger Sub, and no other corporate or limited liability company action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub or any stockholders of Parent is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of (as applicable) this Agreement and the CVR Agreements and the consummation by them of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, nor the execution and delivery of the CVR Agreements by Parent, nor the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger), nor compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or operating agreement of Parent or Merger Sub or (ii) assuming that the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.04 are obtained and the filings referred to in Section 4.04 are made, (x) violate any Legal Requirement of any Governmental Entity applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (y) violate or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such violations or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger).

(c) No vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent’s capital stock or other securities is necessary for the consummation by Parent of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger).

Section 4.04 Governmental Approvals.

Except for (i) the filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement and other filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Exchange, and (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, the execution, delivery and performance of the CVR Agreements by Parent or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger), other than such other consents, approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger).

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Section 4.05 Parent SEC Documents; Financial Statements.

(a) Parent has filed all required registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports and proxy statements with the SEC, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, from and after January 1, 2006 (collectively, the “Parent SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Parent SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Parent SEC Documents), the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Parent SEC Documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(b) The consolidated financial statements of Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents (the “Parent Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited interim statements, as indicated in the notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Parent and the consolidated Parent Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

(c) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, determined, determinable, fixed or contingent) which would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent prepared in accordance with GAAP, except liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against in its consolidated balance sheet included in its Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 (including the notes thereto), included in the Parent SEC Documents, (ii) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions, (iii) incurred since March 31, 2009 in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Since March 31, 2009, except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, (i) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course, and (ii) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect or any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have designed and maintain a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Parent (i) has designed and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures before the date hereof, to Parent’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Parent (A) any “significant deficiencies” and “material weaknesses” in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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Section 4.06 Legal Proceedings.

As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened Legal Proceeding against or relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor is there any injunction, order, judgment, ruling or decree imposed upon Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions (including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger).

Section 4.07 Compliance With Legal Requirements.

Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, as applicable, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries hold all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses, and all such Governmental Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold the same or of the same to be valid and in full force and effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of all Governmental Authorizations, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.08 Information Supplied.

(a) The Registration Statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) the time of the Special Meeting, and (D) the Effective Time, will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws.

(b) The Registration Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, do not, and will not, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) the time of the Special Meeting, or (D) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.08 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Registration Statement based upon information furnished in writing to Parent or Merger Sub by the Company specifically for use therein.

Section 4.09 Tax Matters.

(a) Except for those matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf (taking into account any extension of time within which to file), all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns have been timely paid; (iii) no deficiency with respect to Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary which have not been fully paid or adequately reserved in the Parent SEC Documents; and (iv) to the Knowledge of Parent, no audit or other administrative or court proceedings are pending with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (except for pending audits of Parent’s 2006 and 2007 federal income tax returns), and no written notice thereof has been received.

(b) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any material Tax allocation or sharing agreement (other than any such agreement solely between or among Parent and any of the Parent Subsidiaries).

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(c) To the Knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was Parent) or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Parent or any Parent Subsidiary) under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of any Legal Requirement), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise.

(d) There are no liens for Taxes upon any material property or other material assets of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

(e) All material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by or with respect to Parent and each of Parent Subsidiaries have been timely withheld, collected or deposited, as the case may be, and to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant Tax authority or other Governmental Entity, except for such failure to do any of the foregoing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.10 Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub.

Parent owns beneficially and of record all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Merger Sub. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated hereby.

Section 4.11 Brokers and Other Advisors.

No broker, investment banker, financial advisor, agent or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s, agent’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

Section 4.12 Ownership of Company Shares.

Neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) any Company Shares as of the date hereof.

Section 4.13 No Other Representations or Warranties.

Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent in this Article IV or in the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), neither Parent nor any other Person makes any representation or warranty with respect to Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any documentation, forecasts or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing.

Section 4.14 No Reliance.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that (a) neither the Company nor any Person on behalf of the Company is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by the Company in Article III or in the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), and (b) none of Parent or Merger Sub has been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Article III or in the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that no representations or warranties are made with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or information as to prospects with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that may have been made available to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives.

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ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Interim Operations of the Company.

(a) The Company agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Effective Time or the date of termination of this Agreement, except: (i) to the extent Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); (ii) as set forth in Section 5.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter; or (iii) as expressly required by this Agreement, the Company shall and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to (A) use its reasonable best efforts to (1) conduct their businesses in the ordinary course of business, (2) preserve intact their present business organizations, (3) maintain satisfactory relations with and keep available the services of their current officers and other key employees and (4) preserve existing relationships with material customers, lenders, suppliers, distributors and others having material business relationships with the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (B) not:

(1) amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;

(2) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of its capital stock;

(3) declare, set aside or pay any dividend (whether payable in cash, stock or property) with respect to any shares of its capital stock (except with respect to shares of the capital stock of a Company Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company);

(4) issue, sell, pledge, transfer, deliver, dispose of or encumber any shares of, or securities convertible or exchangeable for, or options or rights to acquire, any shares of its capital stock, voting securities, phantom stock, phantom stock rights, stock based performance units or other securities that derive their value by reference to such capital stock or voting securities, other than: (i) the issuance of Company Shares upon the exercise of Company Options and (ii) the grant of Company Options under the Company’s 2000 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Program in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(5) transfer, lease or license to any third party, or subject to an Encumbrance (except for Permitted Encumbrances), any assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than: (i) sales in the ordinary course of business; (ii) dispositions of obsolete assets; or (iii) the sale or disposition of the Aplindore Program or the Real Estate in accordance with Section 5.14;

(6) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock other than pursuant to the forfeiture provisions applicable to the Company Options or pursuant to the exercise or tax withholding provisions applicable to the Company Options;

(7) acquire (whether pursuant to merger, stock or asset purchase or otherwise) or lease (i) any asset or assets, except for (A) purchases of raw materials, equipment and supplies in the ordinary course of business or (B) capital expenditures (which are subject to Section 5.01(a)(15)), or (ii) except pursuant to the sale of the Aplindore Program in accordance with Section 5.14, any equity interests in any Person or any business or division of any Person (except for marketable securities acquired by the Company from time to time in connection with its normal cash management activities);

(8) incur, issue, repurchase, modify or assume any Indebtedness or guarantee any such Indebtedness;

(9) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person other than (i) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, a Company Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company in the ordinary course of business, (ii) advances to employees in respect of travel and other expenses in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) investments made by the Company in marketable securities in connection with its normal cash management activities;

(10)(i) increase benefits under any Company Plan, (ii) increase or otherwise change the method for funding or insuring benefits under any Company Plan, except as required by applicable Legal Requirements, (iii) (A) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Company Plan that is an “employee benefit

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plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or other any other arrangement that would be an employee benefit plan under ERISA if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement, except as required by applicable Legal Requirements, or (B) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement, Company Plan that is not an employee benefit plan under ERISA or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Plan that is not an employee benefit plan under ERISA if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement, except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable Legal Requirements (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code), (iv) grant any increase in the rates of salaries, compensation or fringe or other benefits payable to any Executive (other than as required by applicable Legal Requirements or pursuant to non-discretionary provisions of Contracts in effect as of the date hereof), (v) grant any increase in the rates of salaries, compensation or fringe or other benefits payable to any employee, except increases that are required by Legal Requirements or pursuant to non-discretionary provisions of Contracts in effect as of the date hereof, (vi) grant or pay any bonus of any kind or amount whatsoever to any current or former director or officer or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than pursuant to the non-discretionary provisions of Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement) or (vii) grant or pay any stay or severance or termination pay or increase in any manner the stay or severance or termination pay of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than as required by applicable Legal Requirements or pursuant to non-discretionary provisions of Contracts in effect as of the date hereof;

(11) settle or compromise any Legal Proceeding (whether or not commenced before the date of this Agreement), other than settlements or compromises of Legal Proceedings where the amount paid (after giving effect to insurance proceeds actually received) in settlement or compromise does not exceed the Company’s reserves on its books therefor by more than $10,000, or for any Legal Proceeding for which the Company has not yet reserved, in an amount therefor that does not exceed $20,000;

(12) enter into any new, or amend or prematurely terminate any current, Company Contract or waive, release or assign any rights or claims under any Company Contract (except (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) where the failure to amend or terminate a Company Contract would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board, have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the termination of any contract relating to the development of Aplindore);

(13) change any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any material respect, other than changes required by GAAP or Legal Requirements;

(14) make any material Tax election (except for elections made in the ordinary course of business);

(15) make any capital expenditure that is not contemplated by the capital expenditure budget set forth in Section 5.01(a)(15) of the Company Disclosure Letter (a “Non-Budgeted Capital Expenditure”), except that the Company or any Company Subsidiary: (A) may make any Non-Budgeted Capital Expenditure that does not individually exceed $5,000 in amount; and (B) may make any Non-Budgeted Capital Expenditure that, when added to all other Non-Budgeted Capital Expenditures made by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries since the date of this Agreement, would not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate;

(16) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;

(17) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied on or before the Outside Date; or

(18) authorize or enter into any agreement or otherwise make any commitment to do any of the foregoing.

(b) Without in any way limiting any party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement, the parties understand and agree that (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations before the Effective Time, and (ii) before the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations.

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Section 5.02 Interim Operations of Parent.

(a) Parent agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Effective Time or the date of termination of this Agreement, except: (i) to the extent the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); (ii) as set forth in Section 5.02 of the Parent Disclosure Letter; or (iii) as expressly required by this Agreement, Parent shall and shall cause each Parent Subsidiary to (A) use its reasonable best efforts to (1) conduct their businesses in the ordinary course of business or otherwise to an anticipated advantage, (2) preserve intact their present business organizations, and (3) preserve existing relationships with material customers, lenders, suppliers, distributors and others having material business relationships with Parent or any Parent Subsidiary and (B) not:

(1) amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;

(2) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of its capital stock;

(3) declare, set aside or pay any dividend (whether payable in cash, stock or property) with respect to any shares of its capital stock (except with respect to shares of the capital stock of a Parent Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by Parent);

(4) change any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any material respect, other than changes required by GAAP or Legal Requirements;

(5) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;

(6) make any material Tax election (except for elections made in the ordinary course of business);

(7) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied on or before the Outside Date; or

(8) authorize or enter into any agreement or otherwise make any commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Section 5.03 No Solicitation.

(a) At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01 and the Effective Time, the Company shall not, shall cause all of the Company Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s and such Company Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys and other agents or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish to any Person any non-public information relating to the Company in response to or in connection with an Acquisition Proposal (for avoidance of doubt, it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives from furnishing, in the ordinary course of business, any non-public information to (A) any actual or potential customer, supplier, distributor, licensor, licensee, partner or other Person to the extent necessary to facilitate any business dealings between the Company and such actual or potential customer, supplier, distributor, licensor, licensee, partner or other Person that are unrelated to any Acquisition Proposal, or (B) a Governmental Entity); (iii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (for avoidance of doubt, it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of its Representatives from making such Person aware of the restrictions of this Section 5.03 in response to the receipt of an Acquisition Proposal, nor shall it prohibit the Company from engaging in discussions with its Representatives to the extent reasonably necessary to assist the Company in determining how to properly respond to such Acquisition Proposal); or (iv) approve, endorse or recommend to the stockholders of the Company any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time before obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company may, directly or indirectly through its Representatives, (A) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person (and may engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person’s

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Representatives and potential financing sources) that has made an Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, and (B) furnish to any such Person described in clause (A) above (including to such Person’s Representatives and potential financing sources) any non-public information relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to a confidentiality agreement (whether executed before or after the date of this Agreement), the terms of which are no less favorable in any material respect to the Company than those contained in the letter agreement, dated February 4, 2009, between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such confidentiality agreement is not required to contain standstill provisions); and provided further, that in the case of any action taken pursuant to clause (A) or clause (B) above, the Company Board shall first have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action is inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Legal Requirements; and contemporaneously with furnishing any nonpublic information to such Person, the Company furnishes such nonpublic information to Parent (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by the Company to Parent).

(b) Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any active discussions with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal.

(c) Unless the Company Board shall first have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to take the following actions is inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company agrees not to release or permit the release of any Person from, or to waive or permit the waiver of any provision of, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement to which the Company is a party or under which the Company has any rights; provided, however, that the expiration or termination of such agreement or provision of such agreement by its own terms shall not be considered to be a violation of the foregoing by the Company.

Section 5.04 Company Board Recommendation.

(a) Subject to Section 5.04(c), the Company Board shall (i) make the Company Recommendation and (ii) include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

(b) Subject to Section 5.04(c), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) withdraw, qualify, modify, change or amend in any manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the Company Recommendation, (ii) approve or recommend any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) except in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f), permit the Company or any Company Subsidiary to enter into any Contract (other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated by Section 5.03(a)) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or (iv) except in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f), resolve or propose to take any action described in clauses (i) through (iii) (each of the foregoing actions described in clauses (i) through (iii) being referred to as a “Company Change in Recommendation”)

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company Board may effect a Company Change in Recommendation at any time before receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, if either:

(i)(A) the Company Board has received an Acquisition Proposal (that has not been withdrawn) that constitutes a Superior Proposal, (B) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor and after considering in good faith any counter-offer or proposal made by Parent during the five (5) day period contemplated by clause (D) below) that the failure to effect a Company Change in Recommendation in light of such Superior Proposal is inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Legal Requirements, (C) at least five (5) days before such Company Change in Recommendation, the Company shall have provided to Parent a written notice (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) of its intention to make such Company Change in

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Recommendation (which notice shall not be deemed to be, in and of itself, a Company Change in Recommendation), specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal, including a copy of such Superior Proposal and identifying the Person making such Superior Proposal, (D) during the five (5) day period following Parent’s receipt of a Notice of Recommendation Change, the Company shall have given Parent the opportunity to meet with the Company and its Representatives, and at Parent’s request, shall have negotiated in good faith regarding the terms of possible revisions to the terms of this Agreement, and (E) Parent shall not, within five (5) days following Parent’s receipt of a Notice of Recommendation Change, have made an offer that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal; or

(ii) other than in connection with a Superior Proposal (it being understood and hereby agreed that the Company Board shall not effect a Company Change in Recommendation in connection with a Superior Proposal other than pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) of this Section 5.04(c)), (A) the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to effect a Company Change in Recommendation is inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Legal Requirements, (B) at least five (5) days prior to such Company Change in Recommendation, the Company shall have provided to Parent a Notice of Recommendation Change of its intention to make such Company Change in Recommendation (which notice shall not be deemed to be, in and of itself a Company Change in Recommendation), specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances for such proposed Company Change in Recommendation, and (C) during the five (5) day period following Parent’s receipt of a Notice of Recommendation Change, the Company shall have given Parent the opportunity to meet with the Company and its Representatives, and at Parent’s request, shall have negotiated in good faith regarding the terms of possible revisions to the terms of this Agreement.

(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company Board from (i) taking and disclosing to the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or complying with the provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) making any disclosures to any stockholder of the Company that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the Company Board is required to make in order to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Legal Requirements or with any other applicable Legal Requirements. In addition, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Section 5.04, a factually accurate public statement by the Company that describes the Company’s receipt of an Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto and contains a “stop-look-and-listen communication” shall not be deemed a Company Change in Recommendation.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) the obligation of the Company to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to it of any Acquisition Proposal or by any Company Change in Recommendation, and (ii) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Acquisition Proposal, unless and until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.

(f) The Company shall not take any action to exempt any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates) from the restrictions on “business combinations” contained in Section 203 of the DGCL (or any similar provisions of any other Legal Requirement) or otherwise cause such restrictions not to apply unless such actions are taken simultaneously with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f).

Section 5.05 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement; Special Meeting.

(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Special Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”), and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the

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shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company will use all reasonable efforts to respond to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. Before the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as the other may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. The Proxy Statement shall (subject to Section 5.04(c)) include the Company Recommendation.

(b) Subject to Section 5.04(c), no amendment or supplement (other than pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act with respect to releases made in compliance with Section 5.08) to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement will be made by Parent or the Company without the approval of the other party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Parent and the Company each will advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.

(c) If at any time before the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company. All documents that Parent is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated herein will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and other applicable Legal Requirements (provided, that Parent shall not be responsible hereunder for the substance of statements or omissions included in the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement based upon information furnished in writing to Parent by the Company specifically for use therein).

(d) If at any time before the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated herein will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and other applicable Legal Requirements (provided, that the Company shall not be responsible hereunder for the substance of statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub specifically for use therein).

(e) The Company, acting through the Company Board, shall (i) duly set a record date for, call and establish a date for, and give notice of, the Special Meeting (with the record date and meeting date each set for a date as soon as reasonably practicable and in consultation with Parent), and (ii) convene and hold the Special Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective. The Special Meeting shall be scheduled to be held approximately thirty (30) days after the mailing of the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting (x) to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement is provided to all stockholders of the Company in advance of the vote to be taken at the Special Meeting, or (y) if as of any time the Special Meeting is scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement) there are insufficient Company Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business for which the Special Meeting was called.

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Section 5.06 Filings; Other Action.

(a) Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall: (i) promptly make and effect all registrations, filings and submissions required to be made or effected by it pursuant to the Exchange Act and other applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the Transactions; and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be taken, on a timely basis, all other actions necessary or appropriate for the purpose of consummating and effectuating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly provide all information requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions.

(b) Without limiting the generality of anything contained in Section 5.06(a) or Section 5.06(c), each party hereto shall: (i) give the other parties prompt notice of the making or commencement of any request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions; (ii) keep the other parties informed as to the status of any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding; and (iii) promptly inform the other parties of any communication to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the Transactions. Each party hereto will consult and cooperate with the other parties and will consider in good faith the views of the other parties in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any Legal Requirement, in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding, each party hereto will permit authorized representatives of the other parties to be present at each meeting or conference relating to such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with such request, inquiry, investigation, action or Legal Proceeding.

(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in this Section 5.06, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted by a Governmental Entity or other Person with respect to the Transactions. Without limiting any other provision hereof, Parent and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to (i) avoid the entry of, or to have vacated or terminated, any decree, order or judgment that would restrain, prevent or delay the consummation of the Transactions on or before the Outside Date, including by defending through litigation on the merits any claim asserted in any court by any Person, and (ii) avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Antitrust Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions so as to enable the consummation of the Transactions to occur as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event no later than the Outside Date); except that Parent need do no such thing that would prevent it from achieving in substantial measure all of the benefits it intended to achieve via the Transactions.

Section 5.07 Access.

Upon reasonable advance written notice, each party hereto shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford the other party and its Representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours throughout the period before the Effective Time, to its books and records and, during such period, shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the other party all readily available information concerning its business as such other party may reasonably request (and the Company shall also, upon such request, provide such access to its facilities, personnel and to the extent practicable, contract parties); provided, however, that no party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to permit any inspection or other access, or to disclose any information, that in its reasonable judgment would: (a) constitute, or result in any, disclosure (whether or not to a third party) of any of its Trade Secrets in such a way as would destroy their trade-secret status; (b) result in the disclosure of any Trade Secrets of third parties; (c) violate any of its obligations to third persons with respect to confidentiality; (d) jeopardize protections afforded it under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine; (e) violate any Legal Requirement; or (f) materially interfere with the conduct of its business. All information obtained by Parent or its Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.07 shall be treated as “Evaluation Material” for purposes of the Confidentiality Agreement.

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Section 5.08 Publicity.

The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release issued by the Company and Parent, and thereafter the parties hereto shall consult with each other and give due consideration to any reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the other party and its counsel before issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Transactions and before making any filings with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions; provided, however, that the Company need not consult with Parent in connection with any press release or public statement to be issued or made with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or with respect to any Company Change in Recommendation.

Section 5.09 Employee Benefits.

(a) Employment; Severance. If and to the extent so requested by Parent in writing (and with such exceptions as Parent may designate), the Company shall as of immediately before the Effective Time terminate (and/or provide written notice of termination in accordance with any employment or consulting agreement requiring advance notice of termination of) the service relationship with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries of all employees, consultants and directors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and take all customary ancillary actions in connection with such termination (including giving them written notice of such termination). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company Board shall provide the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with a notice of termination (as an employee) immediately before the Effective Time, with such termination to be effective 30 days thereafter.

Any such termination of employment shall be treated as a “termination without cause” or “benefits eligible termination” (or equivalent term) by the Company entitling such employees to full severance payments and benefits under the employment agreements or the severance plan listed on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter, determined on the basis that such termination has occurred in connection with a change in control, as applicable to individual employees. Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the amounts of the cash severance payments applicable as of the Effective Time to each employee covered by an employment agreement with the Company. Before the Effective Time, the Company Board may in its sole discretion deliver letters to individual employees setting forth their severance payments and benefits upon termination of employment, on a basis consistent with this Section 5.09.

From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause a Parent Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation, to honor the terms of the employment agreements and the severance plan listed on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter. The severance amounts payable under such employment agreements and/or such severance plan to any Company employee who continues in the employ of the Surviving Corporation shall be paid to such employee by the Surviving Corporation or Parent on the earlier of the first Business Day after such employee’s employment with the Surviving Corporation terminates or (even if on such 120^th calendar day the employee is still employed by the Surviving Corporation) the 120^th calendar day after the Closing Date.

(b) 401(k) Plan. If so requested by Parent in writing, the Company shall before the Effective Time amend the Company’s 401(k) plan to require, in the event of plan termination, in-kind distribution of any CVRs in a participant’s account, and take all customary ancillary actions in connection with such amendment; provided that, if Parent so requests, Parent shall pay directly all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such amendment, including reasonable legal fees.

If so requested by Parent in writing, and whether or not such amendment shall have been requested, the Company shall as of immediately before the Effective Time terminate the Company’s 401(k) plan and take all customary ancillary actions in connection with such termination.

(c) Health Care. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause a Parent Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation, to (i) honor in accordance with their terms the obligations of the Company to provide continued medical and dental coverage to employees under the terms

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of the employment agreements and the severance plan listed on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter, and (ii) as and to the extent required by applicable law, continue to provide “COBRA” continuation coverage to former employees of the Company.

Section 5.10 Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to (i) each indemnification agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement between the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and any Indemnified Party; and (ii) any indemnification provision and any exculpation provision in favor of an Indemnified Party that is set forth in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company and the equivalent organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain the provisions with respect to indemnification and exculpation from liability set forth in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws on the date of this Agreement, and, from and after the Effective Time, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that could adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnified Party.

(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.10(a), during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against and from any costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Legal Proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Legal Proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry arises directly or indirectly out of or pertains directly or indirectly to: (i) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Party’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or other Affiliates (regardless of whether such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, occurred before, at or after the Effective Time); or (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that if, at any time before the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Party delivers to the Company, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as applicable, a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 5.10(b), then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In the event of any such Legal Proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry: (A) any counsel retained by the Indemnified Parties with respect to the defense thereof for any period after the Effective Time must be reasonably satisfactory to Parent; and (B) Parent will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel, promptly after statements therefor are received; provided that the individual to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements. The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm (in addition to local counsel) to represent them with respect to any single action unless counsel for any Indemnified Party determines in good faith that, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict exists or is reasonably likely to arise on any material issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.10(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, Parent agrees that it will not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any Legal Proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought under this Agreement unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnified Parties from all liability arising out of such Legal Proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry.

(c) Through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect, for the benefit of the Company’s directors and officers that are insured under the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect as of the date of this Agreement (the “D&O Insurance Policy”), the current level and similar scope of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage as set forth in the D&O Insurance Policy with a carrier selected by Parent; provided, however, that in no event shall

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the Surviving Corporation be required pursuant to this Section 5.10(c) to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 100% of the annual premium currently payable by the Company with respect to such current D&O Insurance Policy, it being understood that if the annual premiums payable for such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with what Parent determines in good faith to be the most favorable coverage available for a cost equal to such amount. At any time before the Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company may purchase a customary “tail” prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance Policy covering a period of six years from the Effective Time. In the event that the Company shall purchase such a customary “tail” prepaid policy prior to the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain such “tail” policy in full force and effect and continue to honor its respective obligations thereunder, in lieu of all other obligations of Parent under the first sentence of this Section 5.10(c), for so long as such “tail” policy shall be maintained in full force and effect.

(d) Parent and the Surviving Corporation jointly and severally agree to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by the Indemnified Parties in enforcing their indemnity rights and other rights provided in this Section 5.10.

(e) This Section 5.10 shall survive the Effective Time and the consummation of the Merger. This Section 5.10 is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, the Indemnified Parties and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Corporation.

Section 5.11 Section 16 Matters.

Before the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company Shares (including derivative securities with respect to Company Shares) resulting from the Merger by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Section 5.12 Stock Exchange Listing.

Parent shall promptly prepare and submit to the Exchange and any other applicable exchange a listing application covering the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such shares to be approved for listing on such Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, before the Effective Time.

Section 5.13 Plan of Reorganization.

The parties agree that the Merger shall not be, and they shall not report the Merger as, a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code.

Section 5.14 Sale of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate Before the Effective Time

(a) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the sale of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate before the Effective Time, on such terms and conditions as determined in the Company’s sole discretion; provided that the consummation of either such sale shall not be a condition to the parties’ obligations to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall consult with Parent from time to time after the date of this Agreement and before the Effective Time on the progress of any such sales, as Parent may reasonably request. In the event the Aplindore Program and/or the Real Estate is sold before the Effective Time, the Aplindore Program Consideration and the Real Estate Consideration shall be paid to the stockholders of the Company as provided in Section 2.6.

(b) Unless the Company shall have timely terminated the license under the Wyeth License Agreement, the Company shall pay to Wyeth the Wyeth Maintenance Fee at the time such payment is due.

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(c) At any time before the Effective Time, the Company shall have the right in its sole discretion to terminate the license under the Wyeth License Agreement, the Aplindore Program and all efforts to sell the Aplindore Program, and in the event of such termination, Parent shall have no further obligation to issue any Aplindore CVR in the Merger.

Section 5.15 Sale of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate After the Effective Time

(a) If the Aplindore Program is not terminated or sold by the Company before the Effective Time, then at the Effective Time, the Company shall deliver the Expense Reserve Amount to Parent to cover reasonable and documented expenses and costs incurred by Parent solely in connection with operating (in Parent’s sole discretion, subject to the proviso at the end of this Section 5.15(a)) the Aplindore Program after the Effective Time; provided that Parent shall provide a written statement of all such expenses and costs to the Consulting Committee on the first (1^st) Business Day of each month following the Effective Time, and to the extent Parent chooses to incur post-Effective-Time expenses and costs in connection with operating the Aplindore Program after the Effective Time which exceed the Expense Reserve Amount, Parent shall be solely responsible for any such excess and shall have no right to deduct any such excess from the Aplindore Program Consideration; and provided further that if the Closing occurs before November 22, 2009, Parent shall apply $250,000 of the Expense Reserve Amount to the payment of the Wyeth Maintenance Fee.

(b) If the Aplindore Program is not terminated or sold by the Company before the Effective Time or all the Real Estate is not sold by the Company before the Effective Time, Parent shall engage in the efforts to sell each of the Aplindore Program and the Real Estate in accordance with the Aplindore CVR Agreement and the Real Estate CVR Agreement, respectively.

(c) In furtherance of its obligations under the preceding paragraph, before the Effective Time, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate and agree to terms with as many of the individuals listed on Exhibit E attached hereto as possible (referred to herein as the “Consulting Committee”), to assist in Parent’s efforts toward such sales.

(d) It is understood that Parent’s Board of Directors and management shall have the ultimate authority to lead, direct and approve the sale process described in paragraph (b) of this Section 5.15 and to determine in good faith whether or not to accept any proposed offer to purchase the Aplindore Program or the Real Estate, and that Parent shall have no liability for good-faith decisions, actions and inactions in this regard.

Section 5.16 Repayment of Company Loans

Before the Effective Time, the Company shall repay in full the amounts outstanding under (i) the construction loan made by Connecticut Innovations, Inc. on or around October 1999, and (ii) any and all loans secured by the Real Estate, and shall discharge all other obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary thereunder, if any, and obtain full releases of any property of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pledged as collateral thereunder.

Section 5.17 Efforts to Satisfy Closing Conditions

Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the conditions to the other party’s obligations to effect the Merger and the other Transactions to be satisfied and, to the extent Parent so requests, the Company shall request the consent of the counterparty to any Company Contract to the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided that obtaining any such consent shall in no event be a condition to closing under Article VI.

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ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER

Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement.

The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger and the other Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction at or before the Effective Time of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements:

(a) The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of Parent or the Company, threatened by the SEC.

(b) The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

(c) No temporary, preliminary or permanent order or injunction shall have been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction and shall be continuing that prohibits the consummation of the Merger, and no Legal Prohibition shall have been enacted since the date of this Agreement and shall remain in effect.

(d) The shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the stockholders of the Company in the Merger shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.

Section 6.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.

The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein are also subject to the following conditions:

(a) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement (without giving effect to any “Company Material Adverse Effect” or other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties) shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date), except for such inaccuracies, individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the Company to that effect.

(b) The covenants of the Company contained in the Agreement that are required to have been performed by the Company before the Effective Time shall have been performed in all material respects, and Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the Company to that effect and to the effect that Section 6.02(c), Section 6.02(d) and Section 6.02(e) have been satisfied.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any event or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) No more than 6,800,000 Outstanding Company Shares shall be eligible to be Dissenting Shares.

(e) The Company shall have delivered to Parent the resignations of each director and officer of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, as such, each effective as of the Effective Time.

(f) Parent shall have received from the Company (i) a properly executed statement, dated as of the Effective Time, stating under penalties of perjury that the Company is not, and has not been, a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period described in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, and (ii) proof reasonably satisfactory to Parent that the Company has provided notice of such verification to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2).

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Section 6.03 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company.

The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein are also subject to the following conditions:

(a) Each of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in the Agreement (without giving effect to any “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties) shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date), except for such inaccuracies, individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and the Company shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of Parent to that effect.

(b) The covenants of Parent and Merger Sub contained in the Agreement that are required to have been performed by Parent and Merger Sub before the Effective Time shall have been performed in all material respects, and the Company shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of Parent to that effect and to the effect that Section 6.03(c) has been satisfied.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any event or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.04 Estoppel.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no party whose failure to take any action required to fulfill or satisfy any of the conditions set forth in this Article VI may claim failure of such condition as grounds for termination pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

Section 7.01 Termination.

This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned (before or after the obtaining of the Company Stockholder Approval):

(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and Parent at any time before the Effective Time;

(b) by either Parent or the Company if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment thereof;

(c) by Parent or the Company at any time after November 30, 2009 (the “Outside Date”) if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date (provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(c) shall not be available to any party where the failure of such party (or any Affiliate or Representative of such party) to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement or any voting agreement has resulted in the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred on or before the Outside Date; and provided further that if the Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective by the SEC on or before October 23, 2009, then for each day after October 23, 2009 that the SEC has not declared the Registration Statement to be effective, the Outside Date shall automatically be extended by one day until such date as the SEC declares the Registration Statement to be effective and, if the last day of such extension is not a Business Day, then until the next Business Day; and provided further, in no event shall the Outside Date be extended beyond December 15, 2009);

(d) by Parent or the Company if there shall be any Legal Prohibition in effect preventing the consummation of the Merger; provided, however, that a party shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(d) if the existence of the Legal Prohibition is attributable to the

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failure of such party (or any Affiliate or Representative of such party) to perform in any material respect any covenant in this Agreement required to be performed by such party (or any Affiliate or Representative of such party) at or before the Effective Time, and provided, further, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(d) shall have used its reasonable best efforts to prevent such Legal Prohibition and to cause any such Legal Prohibition to be vacated or otherwise rendered of no effect;

(e) by Parent within five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Company Board shall have made a Company Change in Recommendation;

(f) by the Company if the Company Board authorizes the Company, subject to complying with the terms of this Agreement, to accept (or to enter into a written agreement for a transaction constituting) a Superior Proposal; provided that immediately before (or contemporaneous with) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall pay to Parent the Termination Fee payable pursuant to Section 7.03(c);

(g) by Parent at any time before the Effective Time if: (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall not be true and correct on and as of the date of such determination as if made on such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), except where the failure of any such representation or warranty to be true and correct (without giving effect to any Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications set forth therein) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) the Company shall have, in any material respect, breached or failed to perform or comply with any obligation, agreement or covenant required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it, which breach or failure (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), following written notice thereof from Parent to the Company, is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, on or before the Outside Date;

(h) by the Company at any time before the Effective Time if: (i) the representations and warranties of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall not be true and correct on and as of the date of such determination as if made on such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), except where the failure of any such representation or warranty to be true and correct (without giving effect to any Parent Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications set forth therein) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) Parent or Merger Sub shall have, in any material respect, breached or failed to perform or comply with any obligation, agreement or covenant required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them, which breach or failure (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), following written notice thereof from the Company to Parent, is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, on or before the Outside Date; or

(i) by the Company at any time at least three Business Days before the erstwhile Closing Date if the result that would be obtained by multiplying (A) the sum of (x) the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(iii), after giving effect to the application of the Maximum Amount and assuming that there are no Dissenting Shares, plus (y) the Excess Shares, by (B) the Volume Weighted Average Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Determination Date is less than the Adjusted Reference Amount, unless on the Business Day next following the day on which Parent receives actual notice in writing from the Company of termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(i), Parent agrees to irrevocably waive in full the application of the Maximum Amount in the proviso to Section 2.06(a)(iii), in which case the termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(i) shall thereby be deemed to be nullified ab initio.

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Section 7.02 Effect of Termination.

In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.01, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that: (a) this Section 7.02, Section 7.03, and Section 8.06, and the Confidentiality Agreement and the Confidentiality and Exclusivity Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; and (b) except as provided in Section 7.03, the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party from any liability or damage that was the result of fraud or the willful and material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.

Section 7.03 Termination Fee.

(a) If: (i) this Agreement is validly terminated by either Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or Section 7.01(c) or by Parent pursuant to Section 7.01(g); (ii) neither Parent not Merger Sub shall have materially breached any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement; and (iii) at or before the time of any such termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal shall have been made (and such Acquisition Proposal shall not have been withdrawn before the time of the termination of this Agreement) and within twelve (12) months after the date of termination of this Agreement, the Company or any Company Subsidiary consummates an Acquisition Transaction or enters into a Contract to consummate an Acquisition Transaction that is subsequently consummated, then, within two (2) Business Days after such Acquisition Transaction is consummated the Company shall pay the Termination Fee to Parent; provided, however, that solely for purposes of this Section 7.03(a), the term “Acquisition Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Acquisition Transaction contained in Article I, but if any such Acquisition Transaction is for less than 50% of the assets, voting securities or equity interests of the Company, as the case may be, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Termination Fee shall be $362,500.

(b) If this Agreement is validly terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.01(i) (and such termination is not nullified pursuant to Section 7.01(i)) or by Parent pursuant to Section 7.01(e), then, within two (2) Business Days after such termination, the Company shall pay the Termination Fee to Parent.

(c) If this Agreement is validly terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.01(f), before (or contemporaneously with) and as a condition to the effectiveness of such termination, the Company shall pay the Termination Fee to Parent.

(d) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 7.03 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that the Termination Fee is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent and Merger Sub, as the case may be, in the circumstances in which such Termination Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Transactions, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision.

(e) In circumstances under which the Termination Fee is payable and has been paid, Parent and Merger Sub agree that (i) to the extent they have incurred losses or damages in connection with this Agreement other than as a result of fraud or intentional misconduct, their sole and exclusive remedy against the Company and any of its directors, officers, Affiliates or Representatives for any breach, loss or damage shall be to receive payment of the Termination Fee to the extent provided in Section 7.03 and (ii) upon payment in full of such amounts, (x) neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall have any other rights or claims or seek damages against the Company or any of its directors, officers, Affiliates or Representatives under this Agreement or otherwise, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and (y) neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers, Affiliates or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligations relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions.

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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 8.01 Amendment.

This Agreement may be amended with the written approval of the respective parties at any time before the Effective Time; provided, however, that after the Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained, no amendment shall be made which by applicable Legal Requirements or any rule of any relevant national securities exchange requires further approval of the stockholders of the Company, without such further approval.

Section 8.02 Waiver.

(a) No failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.

(b) No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

Section 8.03 No Survival of Representations and Warranties.

None of the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement, or any claim with respect thereto, shall survive the Effective Time, except for (and only to the extent that) those covenants, agreements and other provisions contained herein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time.

Section 8.04 Entire Agreement; Counterparts.

This Agreement, the CVR Agreements, the other agreements referred to herein, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Confidentiality and Exclusivity Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 8.05 Applicable Legal Requirements; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed solely therein. The parties hereto agree that any Legal Proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such court (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such Legal Proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Legal Requirements, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of such Legal Proceeding in any such court or that any such Legal Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such Legal Proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Legal Requirements. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 8.09. Nothing

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in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Legal Requirements. Each party hereto agrees not to commence any legal proceedings relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any jurisdiction or courts other than as provided herein.

(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 8.05(b).

Section 8.06 Payment of Expenses.

Whether or not the Merger is consummated, each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying out this Agreement and the Transactions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit the right or ability of any party to this Agreement to pay such expenses, as and when due and payable.

Section 8.07 Transfer Taxes.

All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other substantially similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) shall be paid by Parent and Merger Sub when due, and Parent and Merger Sub will, at their own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes.

Section 8.08 Assignability; No Third Party Rights.

Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of a Legal Requirement or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except (i) for the rights of stockholders and holders of other securities to receive payment in accordance with Article II after the Effective Time, (ii) as set forth in Section 5.09 and Section 5.10 and (iii) for the right of the Company (but not of the Surviving Corporation), on behalf of its stockholders, to pursue damages in the event of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s breach of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any right, benefit or remedy of any nature. In circumstances in which the stockholders of the Company do not have the right to seek remedies at law or equity, the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement are material to the Company’s execution of this Agreement and any failure by Parent or Merger Sub to comply with the terms of this Agreement shall enable the Company (but not the Surviving Corporation) to seek all remedies available at law or equity to it and on behalf of the stockholders.

Section 8.09 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested, upon receipt; (b) if sent designated for overnight delivery by nationally

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recognized overnight air courier (such as Federal Express), upon receipt of proof of delivery; (c) if sent by facsimile transmission before 5:00 p.m. New York time, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed; (d) if sent by facsimile transmission after 5:00 p.m. New York time and receipt is confirmed, on the following Business Day; and (e) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, provided that such notices, requests, demands and other communications are delivered to the address set forth below, or to such other address as any party shall provide by like notice to the other parties to this Agreement:

if to Parent or Merger Sub:

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

10275 Science Center Drive

San Diego, CA 92121

Attention: John Higgins

Facsimile: (858) 550-5646

with a copy to:

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1500

San Diego, CA 92121

Attention: Hayden Trubitt, Esq.

Facsimile: (858) 926-3001

if to the Company:

Neurogen Corporation

45 Northeast Industrial Road

Branford, CT 06405

Attention: Stephen Davis

Facsimile: (203) 488-4863

with a copy to:

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza

New York, NY 10005

Attention: Robert S. Reder, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 822-5680

Section 8.10 Severability.

Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term.

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Section 8.11 Obligation of Parent.

Parent shall ensure that each of Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation duly performs, satisfies and discharges on a timely basis each of the covenants, obligations and liabilities of Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation under this Agreement.

Section 8.12 Specific Performance.

The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not to be performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity. Each party agrees to waive any requirement for the posting of, or securing of, a bond in connection with any such remedy.

Section 8.13 Remedies.

All rights and remedies of either party hereto are cumulative of each other and of every other right or remedy such party may otherwise have at law or in equity, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or subsequent exercise of other rights or remedies.

Section 8.14 Construction.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders.

(b) The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(c) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Articles” “Sections,” “Annexes,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement, as the case may be.

(e) All references in this Agreement to a document or instrument having been made available to such Party shall be deemed to include the making available of such document or instrument to any Representative of such Party.

(f) All references in this Agreement to “$” are intended to refer to U.S. dollars.

(g) Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive.

(h) The titles, captions or headings of the Sections and Subsections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.15 Further Action.

The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such certificates and other documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to effect and to more perfectly evidence the Merger and the Transactions, including, but not limited to, making filings, recordings or publications required under the DGCL. Without limitation, if at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary to vest in the Surviving Corporation the title to all property or rights of Merger Sub or the Company, the officers of the Surviving Entity are fully authorized in the name of Merger Sub or the Company, as the case may be, to take, and shall take, any and all such lawful action.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
Title:
NEON SIGNAL, LLC
By:	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, its Member-Manager

By:

Name:

Title:

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

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EXHIBIT A: Aplindore CVR Agreement

EXHIBIT B: H3 CVR Agreement

EXHIBIT C: Merck CVR Agreement

EXHIBIT D: Real Estate CVR Agreement

EXHIBIT E: List of Potential Consultants

Stephen Davis

Thomas Pitler

Kenneth Sprenger

George Maynard

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Form of Aplindore CVR Agreement

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [ — ], 2009 (this “Agreement”, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Target”), and [ — ], a [ — ], as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”) and as initial Aplindore CVR Registrar (as defined herein).

Preamble

Buyer, Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Sub”), and Target have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 23, 2009 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Sub will merge with and into Target (the “Merger”), with Target surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Buyer agreed to create and issue to Target’s stockholders of record immediately before the effective time of the Merger, contingent value rights as hereinafter described.

The parties have done all things necessary to make the contingent value rights, when issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and hereunder, the valid obligations of Buyer and to make this Agreement a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

(a) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(ii) all accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect on the date hereof;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(iv) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa; and

(v) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation.

(b) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

“Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

“Aplindore Expense Reserve Balance” means the balance, if any, as of the CVR Outside Date of funds not paid or payable from the Expense Reserve Amount received by Buyer as provided in Section 5.15(a) of the Merger Agreement.

“Aplindore CVR Payment Amount” means an amount equal to (x) the aggregate cash proceeds and/or (to the extent such shares of stock received are listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange) shares of stock received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries, after the effective time of the Merger and before the CVR Outside Date, from any purchaser (other than Buyer) of all or substantially all of the assets and property of the Aplindore Program, with respect to a purchase thereof which closed or closes on or before the CVR Outside Date, plus (y) any Aplindore Expense Reserve Balance, less (i) any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries, in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and property of the Aplindore Program (including commissions and amounts paid to the Consulting Committee as contemplated by Section 5.15(c) of the Merger Agreement) and (ii) any amounts previously paid to the Holders pursuant to the Aplindore CVRs. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts deducted from Net Cash Amount as accounts payable relating to the Aplindore Program and any amounts paid by Buyer from the Expense Reserve Amount shall not be considered “costs and expenses” incurred by Buyer hereunder.

“Aplindore CVR Payment Date” means the date (if any and if ever) that an Aplindore CVR Payment Amount is payable by Buyer to the Holders, which date shall be established pursuant to Section 2.4.

“Aplindore CVR Payment Event” means the receipt by Buyer of cash proceeds and/or (to the extent such shares of stock received are listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange) shares of stock of any purchaser (other than Buyer) from the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and property of the Aplindore Program.

“Aplindore CVR Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Aplindore CVR Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Aplindore CVRs” means the Aplindore Contingent Value Rights issued by Buyer pursuant to the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.

“Aplindore Sale” means the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and property of the Aplindore Program to a Person other than Buyer.

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“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Buyer.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Buyer to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

“CVR Outside Date” means [insert date that is six months from the Effective Date].

“Holder” means a Person in whose name an Aplindore CVR is registered in the Aplindore CVR Register.

“Non-Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

“Notice of Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Objection Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary, in each case, of Buyer, in his or her capacity as such an officer, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Permitted Transfer” means: (i) the transfer of any or all of the Aplindore CVRs (upon the death of the Holder) by will or intestacy; (ii) transfer by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Aplindore CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee; (iii) transfers made pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation); (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; (vi) a transfer from a participant’s account in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan to the participant or to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant; or (vii) a transfer from a participant in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan, who received the Aplindore CVRs from such participant’s account in such tax-qualified employee benefit plan, to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, other firm or entity, or governmental body.

“Rights Agent” means the Rights Agent named in the first paragraph of this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.

“Rights Agent Fee” means the agreed-upon fee of the Rights Agent to act in such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Surviving Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

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ARTICLE II

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS

Section 2.1. Issuance of Aplindore CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent.

(a) The Aplindore CVRs shall be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(b) Buyer hereby appoints [ — ] as the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for Buyer in accordance with the instructions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

Section 2.2. Nontransferable.

The Aplindore CVRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer.

Section 2.3. No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address.

(a) The Aplindore CVRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.

(b) The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “Aplindore CVR Register”) for the registration of Aplindore CVRs. The Rights Agent is hereby initially appointed “Aplindore CVR Registrar” for the purpose of registering Aplindore CVRs and transfers of Aplindore CVRs as herein provided. Upon any change to the identity of the Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall automatically also become the successor Aplindore CVR Registrar.

(c) Subject to the restriction on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to transfer an Aplindore CVR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer and any other requested documentation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and the Aplindore CVR Registrar, duly executed by the registered Holder or Holders thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program. A request for a transfer of an Aplindore CVR shall be accompanied by such documentation establishing that the transfer is a Permitted Transfer as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and/or the Aplindore CVR Registrar (including opinions of counsel), if appropriate. Upon receipt of such written request and materials, the Aplindore CVR Registrar shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form and the transfer otherwise complies with the other terms and conditions herein, register the transfer of the Aplindore CVRs in the Aplindore CVR Register. All duly transferred Aplindore CVRs registered in the Aplindore CVR Register shall be the valid obligations of Buyer, evidencing the same right and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those previously held by the transferor. No transfer of an Aplindore CVR shall be valid until registered in the Aplindore CVR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the Aplindore CVR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the Aplindore CVRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax which shall be the responsibility of the transferor) to the Holder.

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(d) A Holder may make a written request to the Aplindore CVR Registrar to change such Holder’s address of record in the Aplindore CVR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Aplindore CVR Registrar shall promptly record the change of address in the Aplindore CVR Register.

Section 2.4. Payment Procedures.

(a) Promptly following the occurrence of any Aplindore CVR Payment Event, but in no event later than five Business Days after the occurrence of such Aplindore CVR Payment Event, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Achievement Certificate”), certifying that the Holders are entitled to receive such Aplindore CVR Payment Amount. No transaction described in Section 6.1(a) hereof shall give the Holders the right to receive an Aplindore CVR Payment Amount.

(b) If the Aplindore Sale has not occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date, then, within five Business Days after the CVR Outside Date, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Non-Achievement Certificate”), stating that the Aplindore Sale has not occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date and no Aplindore CVR Payment Event can occur.

(c) Except as otherwise requested by any Holder, the Rights Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days after receipt thereof) send each Holder a copy of any Achievement Certificate or Non-Achievement Certificate at its registered address.

(d) Upon demand by any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs within 45 calendar days after distribution by the Rights Agent of a Non-Achievement Certificate (the “Objection Period”), the Rights Agent shall deliver a written notice to Buyer prepared by such Holder or Holders specifying that such Holder or Holders object to the determination of Buyer that the Aplindore Sale did not timely occur (a “Notice of Objection”) and stating the reason upon which such Holder or Holders have determined that the Aplindore Sale occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date. Any dispute arising from a Notice of Objection shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 7.12, which decision shall be binding on the parties hereto and every Holder (including Holders not participating therein).

(e) If a Notice of Objection has not been delivered to Buyer within the Objection Period, then the Holders shall have no right to receive any Aplindore CVR Payment Amount, and Buyer and the Rights Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount(s).

(f) If (i) Buyer delivers an Achievement Certificate to the Rights Agent or (ii) an Aplindore CVR Payment Amount is determined to be payable pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above or (iii) an Aplindore Expense Reserve Balance exists at the CVR Outside Date, then Buyer shall establish an Aplindore CVR Payment Date that is within 15 calendar days after the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable. At least five Business Days before such Aplindore CVR Payment Date, Buyer shall cause the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount to be delivered to the Rights Agent, who will in turn, on the Aplindore CVR Payment Date, distribute the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount to the Holders (each Holder being

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entitled to receive its pro rata share of the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount based on the number of Aplindore CVRs held (as of the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable) by such Holder as reflected on the Aplindore CVR Register) (i) by check mailed to the address of each such respective Holder as reflected in the Aplindore CVR Register as of the close of business on the last Business Day before such Aplindore CVR Payment Date, or, (ii) with respect to any Holder that is due payment pursuant to this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 who has provided the Rights Agent with wire transfer instructions, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account.

(g) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each Aplindore CVR Payment Amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Buyer or the applicable subsidiary of Buyer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

(h) Subject to prior execution and delivery by the Rights Agent of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, Buyer shall promptly furnish to the Rights Agent all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the Aplindore CVRs that the Rights Agent or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs may reasonably request in connection with the determination of whether an Aplindore CVR Payment Event has occurred. Subject to prior execution and delivery by the applicable Holders of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, the Rights Agent shall forward any information and documentation it receives to the Holders who request such information.

Section 2.5. No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in Buyer.

(a) The Aplindore CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the Aplindore CVRs to any Holder.

(b) The Aplindore CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in Buyer or in any constituent company to the Merger.

Section 2.6. Sole Discretion and Decision Making Authority; No Fiduciary Duty.

(a) (a) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer shall attempt to sell the Aplindore Program for the benefit of the Holders of the Aplindore CVRs, but shall have sole discretion and decision making authority, which shall be exercised in good faith and with commercial reasonableness, over (a) any continued operation of, development of or investment in the Aplindore Program and (b) when (if ever) to consummate the sale of all or any portion of the Aplindore Program to any purchaser, and upon what terms and conditions; provided, however, that before the CVR Outside Date Buyer shall not sell all or any portion of the Aplindore Program for any consideration other than cash or shares of stock listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange. If Buyer, after engaging in the efforts described above in this paragraph, is unable to sell the Aplindore Program at any price by the CVR Outside Date, then Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate of an executive officer of Buyer to that effect on the CVR Outside Date.

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ARTICLE III

THE RIGHTS AGENT

Section 3.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(b) Any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs may direct the Rights Agent to act on behalf of the Holders in enforcing any of its or their rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the delivery of any Notice of Objection and negotiation or arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12. The Rights Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve material expense unless such Holder or Holders shall furnish the Rights Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this Agreement may be enforced by the Rights Agent, and any action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent shall be brought in its name as Rights Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of all the Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear.

Section 3.2. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.

The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. In addition:

(a) the Rights Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may, in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(c) the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) in the event of arbitration, the Rights Agent may engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder;

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(e) the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

(f) the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises;

(g) Buyer agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and hold the Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, demands, suits or expense (in each case pertaining to the Rights Agent’s own account only) arising out of or in connection with the Rights Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending the Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, suits or loss, unless such loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Rights Agent’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; and

(h) Buyer agrees (i) to pay the fees and expenses of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges, reasonable expenses and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income). The Rights Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from Buyer for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of the Rights Agent’s counsel and agent) paid or incurred by it in connection with the administration by the Rights Agent of its duties hereunder. An invoice for the Rights Agent Fee will be rendered a reasonable time before, and paid on, the effective date of the applicable transaction. An invoice for any out-of-pocket expenses and per item fees realized will be rendered and payable within 30 calendar days after receipt by Buyer. Buyer agrees to pay to Rights Agent any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable in favor of the Rights Agent in connection with any dispute, resolution or arbitration arising under or in connection with the Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of a resolution in favor of Buyer, any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable by Buyer in favor of the Rights Agent or payable in favor of Buyer related to such dispute, resolution or arbitration shall be offset against the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements.

Section 3.3. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Rights Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Buyer specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 30 days before the date so specified.

(b) If the Rights Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, Buyer, by way of a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent who may (but need not) be a Holder but shall not be an officer of Buyer. The successor Rights Agent so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), become the successor Rights Agent.

(c) Buyer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Aplindore CVR Register. Each notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If Buyer fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of Buyer.

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Section 3.4. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer and to the retiring Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; provided, that upon the request of Buyer or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent and shall cooperate in the transfer of all relevant data, including the Aplindore CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.1. List of Holders.

Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent in such form as Buyer receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Buyer), the names, addresses and shareholdings of the Holders, within five Business Days after the effective time of the Merger.

Section 4.2. Payment of Aplindore CVR Payment Amount.

Buyer shall duly and promptly pay each Aplindore CVR Payment Amount, if any, in immediately available funds, to the Rights Agent to be distributed to the Holders in the manner provided for in Section 2.4 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.3. Section 4.3 Assignments

Buyer shall not, in whole or in part, assign any of its obligations under this Agreement other than in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof.

ARTICLE V

AMENDMENTS

Section 5.1. Amendments Without Consent of Holders.

(a) Without the consent of any Holders or the Rights Agent, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to Buyer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Buyer herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.1 hereof; or

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(ii) to evidence the termination of the Aplindore CVR Registrar and the succession of another Person as a successor Aplindore CVR Registrar and the assumption by any successor of the obligations of the Aplindore CVR Registrar herein.

(b) Without the consent of any Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent, in the Rights Agent’s sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;

(ii) to add to the covenants of Buyer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board of Directors and the Rights Agent shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or

(iv) to add, eliminate or change any provision of this Agreement unless such addition, elimination or change is adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(c) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.1, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to each of the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Aplindore CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.2. Amendments With Consent of Holders.

(a) Subject to Section 5.1 (which amendments pursuant to Section 5.1 may be made without the consent of the Holders), with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs, whether evidenced in writing or taken at a meeting of the Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is in any way adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(b) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.2, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Aplindore CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.3. Execution of Amendments.

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article V, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Rights Agent may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants or duties under this Agreement or otherwise.

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Section 5.4. Effect of Amendments.

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article V, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and every Holder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE VI

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 6.1. Buyer May Consolidate, Etc.

(a) Buyer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which Buyer is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the properties and assets of Buyer substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Person”) shall expressly assume payment (if and to the extent required hereunder) of amounts on all the Aplindore CVRs and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed; and

(ii) Buyer has delivered to the Rights Agent an Officer’s Certificate, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease complies with this Article VI and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

(b) In the event Buyer conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1, Buyer and the Surviving Person shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the Aplindore CVR Payment Amount and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Buyer to be performed or observed.

Section 6.2. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of or merger by Buyer with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 6.1, the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Buyer under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as Buyer herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Agreement and the Aplindore CVRs.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 7.1. Notices to Rights Agent and Buyer.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, delivered personally, or by

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certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as follows, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt:

(a) if to the Rights Agent, addressed to it at [ — ], facsimile at [ — ], or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders and Buyer by the Rights Agent in accordance with this Section 7.1; or

(b) if to Buyer, addressed to it at 10275 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, facsimile at (858) 550-7272, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Rights Agent and the Holders by Buyer in accordance with this Section 7.1.

Section 7.2. Notice to Holders.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the Aplindore CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

Section 7.3. Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 7.4. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by Buyer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 7.5. Benefits of Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns. The Holders shall have no rights or remedies hereunder except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 7.6. Governing Law.

This Agreement and the Aplindore CVRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regards to its rules of conflicts of laws.

Section 7.7. Legal Holidays.

In the event that an Aplindore CVR Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made in respect of the Aplindore CVRs on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Aplindore CVR Payment Date.

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Section 7.8. Severability Clause.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the court or other tribunal making such determination is authorized and instructed to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible so that the transactions and agreements contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.9. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument

Section 7.10. Termination.

This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the payment of the last possible Aplindore CVR Payment Amount, (b) in the event that a Notice of Objection is not delivered within the Objection Period, the expiration of the Objection Period or (c) in the event of the delivery of a Notice of Objection, either (i) the final determination in accordance with this Agreement that the Aplindore Sale was not closed on or before the CVR Outside Date or (ii) the fulfillment of the last possible payment or other obligation required pursuant to a final determination made in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 7.11. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Merger Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the Aplindore CVRs and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the Aplindore CVRs, except for the Merger Agreement. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

Section 7.12. Negotiation; Arbitration.

(a) Before any arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12(b), Buyer, the Rights Agent and, if available, any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs shall negotiate in good faith for a period of 30 days to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof.

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(b) After expiration of the 30-day period contemplated by Section 7.12(a), such controversy or claim, including any claims for breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Buyer, the Rights Agent and/or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Aplindore CVRs may initiate an arbitration for any matter relating to this Agreement. However, in the event of a dispute arising from the delivery of a Notice of Objection, the sole matter to be settled by arbitration shall be whether an Aplindore Sale was closed on or before the CVR Outside Date. The number of arbitrators shall be three. Within 15 days after the commencement of arbitration, each party shall select one person to act as arbitrator, and the two selected shall select a third arbitrator within 15 days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The place of the arbitration shall be San Diego, California. The arbitrators shall be lawyers or retired judges with experience in the life sciences industry and with mergers and acquisitions. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties (provided that the Rights Agent may disclose to the Holders any such information without the consent of Buyer). Any award payable in favor of the Holders or the Rights Agent as a result of arbitration shall be distributed to the Holders on a pro rata basis, based on the number of Aplindore CVRs held by each Holder. Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the arbitration forum, including the costs and expenses billed by the arbitrators in connection with the performance of their duties described herein; provided, however, that if the arbitrator rules in favor of Buyer, the Arbitrator’s fees and expenses shall be offset against the current or any future Aplindore CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney fees, expenses and costs of investigation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

By:

Name:

Title:

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

[RIGHTS AGENT]

By:

Name:

Title:

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EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

Form of H3 CVR Agreement

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [ — ], 2009 (this “Agreement”, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Target”), and [ — ], a [ — ], as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”) and as initial H3 CVR Registrar (as defined herein).

Preamble

Buyer, Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Sub”), and Target have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 23, 2009 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Sub will merge with and into Target (the “Merger”), with Target surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Buyer agreed to create and issue to Target’s stockholders of record immediately before the effective time of the Merger, contingent value rights as hereinafter described.

The parties have done all things necessary to make the contingent value rights, when issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and hereunder, the valid obligations of Buyer and to make this Agreement a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

(a) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(ii) all accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect on the date hereof;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(iv) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa; and

(v) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation.

(b) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

“Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Buyer.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Buyer to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a H3 CVR is registered in the H3 CVR Register.

“H3 Antagonist Program” means the antagonist program conducted before the Merger by Target intended to create an H3 receptor drug, and as may be continued after the Merger by Buyer.

“H3 CVR Payment Amount” means, as applicable, an H3 Licensing Option Payment Amount, an H3 Sale Option Payment Amount, the H3 Licensing Payment or the H3 Sale Payment Amount (together with any H3 Licensing Option Payment Amount). For purposes of clarity, the Holders shall only be entitled to either the H3 Licensing Payment or the H3 Sale Payment Amount (together with any H3 Licensing Option Payment Amount), or neither of them, but in no circumstances both.

“H3 CVR Payment Date” means the date (if any and if ever) that an H3 CVR Payment Amount is payable by Buyer to the Holders, which date shall be established pursuant to Section 2.4.

“H3 CVR Payment Event” means, as applicable, an H3 Licensing Option Event, an H3 Licensing Event, an H3 Sale Option Event or an H3 Sale Event.

“H3 CVR Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“H3 CVR Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“H3 CVRs” means the H3 Contingent Value Rights issued by Buyer pursuant to the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.

“H3 Licensing Event” means the licensing (but not to include a license in a transaction which includes no royalty nor milestone payments) by Buyer to any Person (other than to Buyer) of a drug candidate or technology or Intellectual Property from the H3 Antagonist Program.

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“H3 Licensing Option Event” means the grant of an option by Buyer to any Person (other than Buyer) to enter into an H3 Licensing Event.

“H3 Licensing Option Payment Amount” means an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, after the Effective Time and prior to the Outside Date, in connection with an H3 Licensing Option Event, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, in connection with the H3 Licensing Option Event (including attorneys fees and brokers commissions).

“H3 Licensing Payment” means, in the event of an H3 Licensing Event, an aggregate amount equal to $4,000,000 in cash less any H3 Licensing Option Payment Amount.

“H3 Sale Event” means the consummation of the sale or other similar transfer (that does not qualify as a H3 Licensing Event) by Buyer to any Person (other than Buyer) of a drug candidate or technology or Intellectual Property from the H3 Antagonist Program.

“H3 Sale Option Event” means the grant of an option by Buyer to any Person (other than Buyer) to enter into a H3 Sale Event.

“H3 Sale Option Payment Amount” means an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, after the Effective Time and prior to the Outside Date, in connection with an H3 Sale Option Event, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, in connection with the H3 Sale Option Event (including attorneys fees and brokers commissions).

“H3 Sale Payment Amount” means an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, after the Effective Time and prior to the Outside Date, in connection with an H3 Sale Event, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, in connection with the H3 Sale Event (including attorneys fees and brokers commissions).

“Non-Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

“Notice of Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Objection Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary, in each case, of Buyer, in his or her capacity as such an officer, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Outside Date” means [insert date that is three years from the Effective Date]; provided, that if pursuant to the preceding subsections the Outside Date has not already occurred by the H3 Licensing Event, then the Outside Date shall mean immediately after the H3 Licensing Event; and provided further, that in the event of an H3 Licensing Option Event or an H3 Sale Option Event, the Outside Date shall not occur before the earliest of the exercise, expiration or termination of such option.

“Permitted Transfer” means: (i) the transfer of any or all of the H3 CVRs (upon the death of the Holder) by will or intestacy; (ii) transfer by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the H3 CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the

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death of the trustee; (iii) transfers made pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation); (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a pro-rata distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; (vi) a transfer from a participant’s account in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan to the participant or to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant; or (vii) a transfer from a participant in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan, who received the H3 CVRs from such participant’s account in such tax-qualified employee benefit plan, to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, other firm or entity, or governmental body.

“Rights Agent” means the Rights Agent named in the first paragraph of this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.

“Rights Agent Fee” means the agreed-upon fee of the Rights Agent to act in such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Surviving Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

ARTICLE II

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS

Section 2.1. Issuance of H3 CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent.

(a) The H3 CVRs shall be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(b) Buyer hereby appoints [ — ] as the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for Buyer in accordance with the instructions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

Section 2.2. Nontransferable.

The H3 CVRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer.

Section 2.3. No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address.

(a) The H3 CVRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.

(b) The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “H3 CVR Register”) for the registration of H3 CVRs. The Rights Agent is hereby initially appointed “H3 CVR Registrar” for the purpose of registering H3 CVRs and transfers of H3 CVRs as herein provided. Upon any change in the identity of the Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall automatically also become the successor H3 CVR Registrar.

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(c) Subject to the restriction on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to transfer a H3 CVR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer and any other requested documentation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and the H3 CVR Registrar, duly executed by the registered Holder or Holders thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program. A request for a transfer of a H3 CVR shall be accompanied by such documentation establishing that the transfer is a Permitted Transfer as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and/or the H3 CVR Registrar (including opinions of counsel), if appropriate. Upon receipt of such written request and materials, the H3 CVR Registrar shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form and the transfer otherwise complies with the other terms and conditions herein, register the transfer of the H3 CVRs in the H3 CVR Register. All duly transferred H3 CVRs registered in the H3 CVR Register shall be the valid obligations of Buyer, evidencing the same right and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those previously held by the transferor. No transfer of a H3 CVR shall be valid until registered in the H3 CVR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the H3 CVR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the H3 CVRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax which shall be the responsibility of the transferor) to the Holder.

(d) A Holder may make a written request to the H3 CVR Registrar to change such Holder’s address of record in the H3 CVR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the H3 CVR Registrar shall promptly record the change of address in the H3 CVR Register.

Section 2.4. Payment Procedures.

(a) Promptly following the occurrence of an H3 CVR Payment Event, but in no event later than five Business Days after the occurrence of an H3 CVR Payment Event, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Achievement Certificate”), certifying that the Holders are entitled to receive an H3 CVR Payment Amount. No transaction described in Section 6.1(a) hereof shall give the Holders the right to receive an H3 CVR Payment Amount.

(b) If any H3 CVR Payment Event has not occurred on or before the Outside Date, then, within five Business Days after the Outside Date, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Non-Achievement Certificate”), stating that the H3 CVR Payment Event did not occur.

(c) Except as otherwise requested by any Holder, the Rights Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days after receipt thereof) send each Holder a copy of any Achievement Certificate or Non-Achievement Certificate at its registered address.

(d) Upon demand by any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding H3 CVRs within 45 calendar days after distribution by the Rights Agent of a Non-Achievement Certificate (the “Objection Period”), the Rights Agent shall deliver a written notice to Buyer prepared by such Holder or Holders specifying that such Holder or Holders object to the

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determination of Buyer that the H3 CVR Payment Event did not occur (a “Notice of Objection”) and stating the reason upon which such Holder or Holders have determined that the H3 CVR Payment Event has occurred on or before the Outside Date. Any dispute arising from a Notice of Objection shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 7.12, which decision shall be binding on the parties hereto and every Holder (including the Holders not participating therein).

(e) If a Notice of Objection has not been delivered to Buyer within the Objection Period, then the Holders shall have no right to receive the H3 CVR Payment Amount, and Buyer and the Rights Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to the H3 CVR Payment Amount.

(f) If Buyer delivers an Achievement Certificate to the Rights Agent or if the H3 CVR Payment Amount is determined to be payable pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, Buyer shall establish a H3 CVR Payment Date that is within 15 calendar days after the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable. At least five Business Days before such H3 CVR Payment Date, Buyer shall cause the H3 CVR Payment Amount to be delivered to the Rights Agent, who will in turn, on the H3 CVR Payment Date, distribute the H3 CVR Payment Amount to the Holders (each Holder being entitled to receive its pro rata share of the H3 CVR Payment Amount based on the number of H3 CVRs held (as of the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable) by such Holder as reflected on the H3 CVR Register) (i) by check mailed to the address of each such respective Holder as reflected in the H3 CVR Register as of the close of business on the last Business Day before such H3 CVR Payment Date, or, (ii) with respect to any Holder that is due payment pursuant to this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 who has provided the Rights Agent with wire transfer instructions, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account.

(g) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each H3 CVR Payment Amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Buyer or the applicable subsidiary of Buyer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

(h) Subject to prior execution and delivery by the Rights Agent of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, Buyer shall promptly furnish to the Rights Agent all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the H3 CVRs that the Rights Agent or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding H3 CVRs may reasonably request in connection with the determination of whether the H3 CVR Payment Event has occurred. Subject to prior execution and delivery by the applicable Holders of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, the Rights Agent shall forward any information and documentation it receives to the Holders who request such information.

Section 2.5. No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in Buyer.

(a) The H3 CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the H3 CVRs to any Holder.

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(b) The H3 CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in Buyer or in any constituent company to the Merger.

Section 2.6. Sole Discretion and Decision Making Authority; No Fiduciary Duty.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Buyer shall have sole discretion and decision making authority, which shall be exercised in good faith, over any continued operation of, development of or investment in the H3 Antagonist Program and over when (if ever) and whether to pursue, or enter into, a licensing agreement and/or sale agreement and/or similar transfer agreement and/or agreement for the grant of an option to enter into any such transaction with respect to a drug candidate or technology or Intellectual Property from the H3 Antagonist Program, and upon what terms and conditions.

ARTICLE III

THE RIGHTS AGENT

Section 3.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(b) Any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding H3 CVRs may direct the Rights Agent to act on behalf of the Holders in enforcing any of its or their rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the delivery of any Notice of Objection and negotiation or arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12. The Rights Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve material expense unless such Holder or Holders shall furnish the Rights Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this Agreement may be enforced by the Rights Agent, and any action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent shall be brought in its name as Rights Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of all the Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear.

Section 3.2. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.

The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. In addition:

(a) the Rights Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may, in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

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(c) the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) in the event of arbitration, the Rights Agent may engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder;

(e) the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

(f) the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises;

(g) Buyer agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and hold the Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, demands, suits or expense (in each case pertaining to the Rights Agent’s own account only) arising out of or in connection with the Rights Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending the Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, suits or loss, unless such loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Rights Agent’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; and

(h) Buyer agrees (i) to pay the fees and expenses of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges, reasonable expenses and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income). The Rights Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from Buyer for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of the Rights Agent’s counsel and agent) paid or incurred by it in connection with the administration by the Rights Agent of its duties hereunder. An invoice for the Rights Agent Fee will be rendered a reasonable time before, and paid on, the effective date of the applicable transaction. An invoice for any out-of-pocket expenses and per item fees realized will be rendered and payable within 30 calendar days after receipt by Buyer. Buyer agrees to pay to Rights Agent any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable in favor of the Rights Agent in connection with any dispute, resolution or arbitration arising under or in connection with the Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of a resolution in favor of Buyer, any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable by Buyer in favor of the Rights Agent or payable in favor of Buyer related to such dispute, resolution or arbitration shall be offset against the H3 CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements.

Section 3.3. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Rights Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Buyer specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 30 days before the date so specified.

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(b) If the Rights Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, Buyer, by way of a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent who may (but need not) be a Holder but shall not be an officer of Buyer. The successor Rights Agent so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), become the successor Rights Agent.

(c) Buyer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders as their names and addresses appear in the H3 CVR Register. Each notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If Buyer fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of Buyer.

Section 3.4. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer and to the retiring Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; provided, that upon the request of Buyer or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent and shall cooperate in the transfer of all relevant data, including the H3 CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.1. List of Holders.

Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent in such form as Buyer receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Buyer), the names, addresses and shareholdings of the Holders, within five Business Days after the effective time of the Merger.

Section 4.2. Payment of H3 CVR Payment Amount.

Buyer shall duly and promptly pay the H3 CVR Payment Amount, if any, in immediately available funds, to the Rights Agent to be distributed to the Holders in the manner provided for in Section 2.4 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.3. Assignments.

Buyer shall not, in whole or in part, assign any of its obligations under this Agreement other than in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof.

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ARTICLE V

AMENDMENTS

Section 5.1. Amendments Without Consent of Holders.

(a) Without the consent of any Holders or the Rights Agent, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to Buyer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Buyer herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.1 hereof; or

(ii) to evidence the termination of the H3 CVR Registrar and the succession of another Person as a successor H3 CVR Registrar and the assumption by any successor of the obligations of the H3 CVR Registrar herein.

(b) Without the consent of any Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent, in the Rights Agent’s sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;

(ii) to add to the covenants of Buyer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board of Directors and the Rights Agent shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or

(iv) to add, eliminate or change any provision of this Agreement unless such addition, elimination or change is adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(c) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.1, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to each of the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the H3 CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.2. Amendments With Consent of Holders.

(a) Subject to Section 5.1 (which amendments pursuant to Section 5.1 may be made without the consent of the Holders), with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding H3 CVRs, whether evidenced in writing or taken at a meeting of the Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is in any way adverse to the interests of the Holders.

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(b) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.2, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the H3 CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.3. Execution of Amendments.

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article V, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Rights Agent may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants or duties under this Agreement or otherwise.

Section 5.4. Effect of Amendments.

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article V, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and every Holder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE VI

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 6.1. Buyer May Consolidate, Etc.

(a) Buyer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which Buyer is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the properties and assets of Buyer substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Person”) shall expressly assume payment (if and to the extent required hereunder) of amounts on all the H3 CVRs and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed; and

(ii) Buyer has delivered to the Rights Agent an Officer’s Certificate, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease complies with this Article VI and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

(b) In the event Buyer conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1, Buyer and the Surviving Person shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the H3 CVR Payment Amount and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Buyer to be performed or observed.

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Section 6.2. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of or merger by Buyer with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 6.1, the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Buyer under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as Buyer herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Agreement and the H3 CVRs.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 7.1. Notices to Rights Agent and Buyer.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, delivered personally, or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as follows, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt:

(a) if to the Rights Agent, addressed to it at [ — ], facsimile at [ — ], or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders and Buyer by the Rights Agent in accordance with this Section 7.1; or

(b) if to Buyer, addressed to it at 10275 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, facsimile at (858) 550-7272, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Rights Agent and the Holders by Buyer in accordance with this Section 7.1.

Section 7.2. Notice to Holders.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the H3 CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

Section 7.3. Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 7.4. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by Buyer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 7.5. Benefits of Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or

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under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns. The Holders shall have no rights or remedies hereunder except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 7.6. Governing Law.

This Agreement and the H3 CVRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regards to its rules of conflicts of laws.

Section 7.7. Legal Holidays.

In the event that a H3 CVR Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made in respect of the H3 CVRs on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the H3 CVR Payment Date.

Section 7.8. Severability Clause.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the court or other tribunal making such determination is authorized and instructed to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible so that the transactions and agreements contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.9. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 7.10. Termination.

This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the payment of the H3 CVR Payment Amount, (b) in the event that a Notice of Objection is not delivered within the Objection Period, the expiration of the Objection Period or (c) in the event of the delivery of a Notice of Objection, either (i) the final determination in accordance with this Agreement that a H3 CVR Payment Event has not been achieved or (ii) the fulfillment of any payment or other obligation required pursuant to a final determination made in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 7.11. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Merger Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the H3 CVRs and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the H3 CVRs, except for the Merger Agreement. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

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Section 7.12. Negotiation; Arbitration.

(a) Before any arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12(b), Buyer, the Rights Agent and, if available, any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding H3 CVRs shall negotiate in good faith for a period of 30 days to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof.

(b) After expiration of the 30-day period contemplated by Section 7.12(a), such controversy or claim, including any claims for breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Buyer, the Rights Agent and/or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding H3 CVRs may initiate an arbitration for any matter relating to this Agreement. However, in the event of a dispute arising from the delivery of a Notice of Objection, the sole matter to be settled by arbitration shall be whether a H3 CVR Payment Event has occurred on or before the Outside Date. The number of arbitrators shall be three. Within 15 days after the commencement of arbitration, each party shall select one person to act as arbitrator, and the two selected shall select a third arbitrator within 15 days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The place of the arbitration shall be San Diego, California. The arbitrators shall be lawyers or retired judges with experience in the life sciences industry and with mergers and acquisitions. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties (provided that the Rights Agent may disclose to the Holders any such information without the consent of Buyer). Any award payable in favor of the Holders or the Rights Agent as a result of arbitration shall be distributed to the Holders on a pro rata basis, based on the number of H3 CVRs held by each Holder. Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the arbitration forum, including the costs and expenses billed by the arbitrators in connection with the performance of their duties described herein; provided, however, that if the arbitrator rules in favor of Buyer, the Arbitrator’s fees and expenses shall be offset against the H3 CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney fees, expenses and costs of investigation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

By:

Name:

Title:

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

[RIGHTS AGENT]

By:

Name:

Title:

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EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

Form of Merck CVR Agreement

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [ — ], 2009 (this “Agreement”, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Target”), and [ — ], a [ — ], as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”) and as initial Merck CVR Registrar (as defined herein).

Preamble

Buyer, Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Sub”), and Target have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 23, 2009 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Sub will merge with and into Target (the “Merger”), with Target surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Buyer agreed to create and issue to Target’s stockholders of record immediately before the effective time of the Merger, contingent value rights as hereinafter described.

The parties have done all things necessary to make the contingent value rights, when issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and hereunder, the valid obligations of Buyer and to make this Agreement a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

(a) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(ii) all accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect on the date hereof;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(iv) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa; and

(v) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation.

(b) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

“Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Buyer.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Buyer to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Merck CVR is registered in the Merck CVR Register.

“Merck” means Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited or any of its successors or Affiliates (as such term is defined in the Merck VR1 Agreement).

“Merck CVR Payment Amount” means either the Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation Payment or the VR1 Program Sales Payment. For purposes of clarity, the Holders shall only be entitled to either the Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation Payment or the VR1 Program Sales Payment (or neither of them), but in no circumstances both.

“Merck CVR Payment Event” means the first to occur of the Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation Payment Event or the VR1 Program Sales Event.

“Merck CVR Payment Date” means the date (if any and if ever) that the Merck CVR Payment Amount is payable by Buyer to the Holders, which date shall be established pursuant to Section 2.4.

“Merck CVR Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Merck CVR Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Merck CVRs” means the Merck Contingent Value Rights issued by Buyer pursuant to the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.

“Merck VR1 Agreement” means the Research Collaboration and License Agreement, effective as of November 24, 2003 between Merck and the Company.

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“Non-Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

“Notice of Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Objection Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary, in each case, of Buyer, in his or her capacity as such an officer, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Outside Date” means the later of (i) the last day of the term of the Merck VR1 Agreement, and (ii) the last date on which Buyer receives any consideration from Merck pursuant to a sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights; provided, that if pursuant to the preceding subsections the Outside Date has not already occurred by Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation (as defined in the Merger Agreement), then the Outside Date shall mean immediately after Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

“Permitted Transfer” means: (i) the transfer of any or all of the Merck CVRs (upon the death of the Holder) by will or intestacy; (ii) transfer by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Merck CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee; (iii) transfers made pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation); (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a pro-rata distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; (vi) a transfer from a participant’s account in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan to the participant or to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant; or (vii) a transfer from a participant in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan, who received the Merck CVRs from such participant’s account in such tax-qualified employee benefit plan, to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, other firm or entity, or governmental body.

“Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation Payment” means an aggregate amount equal to $3,000,000 in cash.

“Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation Payment Event” means the receipt of the milestone payment from Merck for the Phase III VR1 Trial Initiation (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

“Rights Agent” means the Rights Agent named in the first paragraph of this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.

“Rights Agent Fee” means the agreed-upon fee of the Rights Agent to act in such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Surviving Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

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“VR1 Program Rights” means the rights of the Company (and of Buyer as successor to the Company) under the Merck VR1 Agreement, including the Company’s Intellectual Property underlying the Merck VR1 Agreement.

“VR1 Program Sales Payment Amount” means an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate cash proceeds received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, after the effective time of the Merger and prior to the Outside Date, from Merck in connection with the sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights, less any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, in connection with the sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights (including attorneys fees and brokers commissions).

“VR1 Program Sales Payment Event” means the receipt of cash proceeds by Buyer from the consummation of the sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights to Merck.

ARTICLE II

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS

Section 2.1. Issuance of Merck CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent.

(a) The Merck CVRs shall be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(b) Buyer hereby appoints [ — ] as the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for Buyer in accordance with the instructions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

Section 2.2. Nontransferable.

The Merck CVRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer.

Section 2.3. No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address.

(a) The Merck CVRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.

(b) The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “Merck CVR Register”) for the registration of Merck CVRs. The Rights Agent is hereby initially appointed “Merck CVR Registrar” for the purpose of registering Merck CVRs and transfers of Merck CVRs as herein provided. Upon any change to the identity of the Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall automatically also become the successor Merck CVR Registrar.

(c) Subject to the restriction on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to transfer a Merck CVR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer and any other requested documentation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and the Merck CVR Registrar, duly executed by the registered Holder or Holders thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program. A request for a transfer of a Merck CVR shall be accompanied by such

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documentation establishing that the transfer is a Permitted Transfer as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and/or the Merck CVR Registrar (including opinions of counsel), if appropriate. Upon receipt of such written request and materials, the Merck CVR Registrar shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form and the transfer otherwise complies with the other terms and conditions herein, register the transfer of the Merck CVRs in the Merck CVR Register. All duly transferred Merck CVRs registered in the Merck CVR Register shall be the valid obligations of Buyer, evidencing the same right and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those previously held by the transferor. No transfer of a Merck CVR shall be valid until registered in the Merck CVR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the Merck CVR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the Merck CVRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax which shall be the responsibility of the transferor) to the Holder.

(d) A Holder may make a written request to the Merck CVR Registrar to change such Holder’s address of record in the Merck CVR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Merck CVR Registrar shall promptly record the change of address in the Merck CVR Register.

Section 2.4. Payment Procedures.

(a) Promptly following the occurrence of the Merck CVR Payment Event, but in no event later than five Business Days after the occurrence of the Merck CVR Payment Event, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Achievement Certificate”), certifying that the Holders are entitled to receive the Merck CVR Payment Amount. No transaction described in Section 6.1(a) hereof shall give the Holders the right to receive the Merck CVR Payment Amount.

(b) If the Merck CVR Payment Event has not occurred on or before the Outside Date, then, within five Business Days after the Outside Date, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Non-Achievement Certificate”), stating that the Merck CVR Payment Event did not occur.

(c) Except as otherwise requested by any Holder, the Rights Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days after receipt thereof) send each Holder a copy of any Achievement Certificate or Non-Achievement Certificate at its registered address.

(d) Upon demand by any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Merck CVRs within 45 calendar days after distribution by the Rights Agent of a Non-Achievement Certificate (the “Objection Period”), the Rights Agent shall deliver a written notice to Buyer prepared by such Holder or Holders specifying that such Holder or Holders object to the determination of Buyer that the Merck CVR Payment Event did not occur (a “Notice of Objection”) and stating the reason upon which such Holder or Holders have determined that the Merck CVR Payment Event has occurred on or before the Outside Date. Any dispute arising from a Notice of Objection shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 7.12, which decision shall be binding on the parties hereto and every Holder (including the Holders not participating therein).

(e) If a Notice of Objection has not been delivered to Buyer within the Objection Period, then the Holders shall have no right to receive the Merck CVR Payment Amount, and Buyer and the Rights Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to the Merck CVR Payment Amount.

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(f) If Buyer delivers an Achievement Certificate to the Rights Agent or if the Merck CVR Payment Amount is determined to be payable pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, Buyer shall establish a Merck CVR Payment Date that is within 15 calendar days after the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable. At least five Business Days before such Merck CVR Payment Date, Buyer shall cause the Merck CVR Payment Amount to be delivered to the Rights Agent, who will in turn, on the Merck CVR Payment Date, distribute the Merck CVR Payment Amount to the Holders (each Holder being entitled to receive its pro rata share of the Merck CVR Payment Amount based on the number of Merck CVRs held (as of the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable) by such Holder as reflected on the Merck CVR Register) (i) by check mailed to the address of each such respective Holder as reflected in the Merck CVR Register as of the close of business on the last Business Day before such Merck CVR Payment Date, or, (ii) with respect to any Holder that is due payment pursuant to this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 who has provided the Rights Agent with wire transfer instructions, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account.

(g) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each Merck CVR Payment Amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Buyer or the applicable subsidiary of Buyer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

(h) Subject to prior execution and delivery by the Rights Agent of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, Buyer shall promptly furnish to the Rights Agent all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the Merck CVRs that the Rights Agent or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Merck CVRs may reasonably request in connection with the determination of whether the Merck CVR Payment Event has occurred. Subject to prior execution and delivery by the applicable Holders of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, the Rights Agent shall forward any information and documentation it receives to the Holders who request such information.

Section 2.5. No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in Buyer.

(a) The Merck CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the Merck CVRs to any Holder.

(b) The Merck CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in Buyer or in any constituent company to the Merger.

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Section 2.6. Sole Discretion and Decision Making Authority; No Fiduciary Duty.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Buyer shall have sole discretion and decision making authority, which shall be exercised in good faith, over (a) any continuation by Buyer of operation of, development of or investment in the VR1 Program and over when (if ever) to initiate the Phase III VR1 Trial and (b) when (if ever) to consummate the sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights to Merck, and upon what terms and conditions; provided, however, that before the Outside Date (a) Buyer shall not sell, convey or otherwise transfer the VR1 Program Rights to anyone other than Merck and (b) Buyer shall not accept any consideration from Merck for the VR1 Program Rights other than cash to be paid in full within 90 days of the sale, conveyance, relinquishment or other transfer of the VR1 Program Rights.

ARTICLE III

THE RIGHTS AGENT

Section 3.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(b) Any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Merck CVRs may direct the Rights Agent to act on behalf of the Holders in enforcing any of its or their rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the delivery of any Notice of Objection and negotiation or arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12. The Rights Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve material expense unless such Holder or Holders shall furnish the Rights Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this Agreement may be enforced by the Rights Agent, and any action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent shall be brought in its name as Rights Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of all the Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear.

Section 3.2. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.

The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. In addition:

(a) the Rights Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may, in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

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(c) the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) in the event of arbitration, the Rights Agent may engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder;

(e) the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

(f) the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises;

(g) Buyer agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and hold the Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, demands, suits or expense (in each case pertaining to the Rights Agent’s own account only) arising out of or in connection with the Rights Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending the Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, suits or loss, unless such loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Rights Agent’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; and

(h) Buyer agrees (i) to pay the fees and expenses of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges, reasonable expenses and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income). The Rights Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from Buyer for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of the Rights Agent’s counsel and agent) paid or incurred by it in connection with the administration by the Rights Agent of its duties hereunder. An invoice for the Rights Agent Fee will be rendered a reasonable time before, and paid on, the effective date of the applicable transaction. An invoice for any out-of-pocket expenses and per item fees realized will be rendered and payable within 30 calendar days after receipt by Buyer. Buyer agrees to pay to Rights Agent any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable in favor of the Rights Agent in connection with any dispute, resolution or arbitration arising under or in connection with the Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of a resolution in favor of Buyer, any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable by Buyer in favor of the Rights Agent or payable in favor of Buyer related to such dispute, resolution or arbitration shall be offset against the Merck CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements.

Section 3.3. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Rights Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Buyer specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 30 days before the date so specified.

(b) If the Rights Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, Buyer, by way of a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent who may (but need not) be a Holder but shall not be an officer of Buyer. The successor Rights Agent so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), become the successor Rights Agent.

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(c) Buyer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Merck CVR Register. Each notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If Buyer fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of Buyer.

Section 3.4. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer and to the retiring Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; provided, that upon the request of Buyer or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent and shall cooperate in the transfer of all relevant data, including the Merck CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.1. List of Holders.

Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent in such form as Buyer receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Buyer), the names, addresses and shareholdings of the Holders, within five Business Days after the effective time of the Merger.

Section 4.2. Payment of Merck CVR Payment Amount.

Buyer shall duly and promptly pay the Merck CVR Payment Amount, if any, in immediately available funds, to the Rights Agent to be distributed to the Holders in the manner provided for in Section 2.4 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.3. Assignments.

Buyer shall not, in whole or in part, assign any of its obligations under this Agreement other than in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof.

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ARTICLE V

AMENDMENTS

Section 5.1. Amendments Without Consent of Holders.

(a) Without the consent of any Holders or the Rights Agent, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to Buyer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Buyer herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.1 hereof; or

(ii) to evidence the termination of the Merck CVR Registrar and the succession of another Person as a successor Merck CVR Registrar and the assumption by any successor of the obligations of the Merck CVR Registrar herein.

(b) Without the consent of any Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent, in the Rights Agent’s sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;

(ii) to add to the covenants of Buyer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board of Directors and the Rights Agent shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or

(iv) to add, eliminate or change any provision of this Agreement unless such addition, elimination or change is adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(c) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.1, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to each of the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Merck CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.2. Amendments With Consent of Holders.

(a) Subject to Section 5.1 (which amendments pursuant to Section 5.1 may be made without the consent of the Holders), with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Merck CVRs, whether evidenced in writing or taken at a meeting of the Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is in any way adverse to the interests of the Holders.

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(b) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.2, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Merck CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.3. Execution of Amendments.

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article V, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Rights Agent may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants or duties under this Agreement or otherwise.

Section 5.4. Effect of Amendments.

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article V, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and every Holder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE VI

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 6.1. Buyer May Consolidate, Etc.

(a) Buyer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which Buyer is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the properties and assets of Buyer substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Person”) shall expressly assume payment (if and to the extent required hereunder) of amounts on all the Merck CVRs and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed; and

(ii) Buyer has delivered to the Rights Agent an Officer’s Certificate, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease complies with this Article VI and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

(b) In the event Buyer conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1, Buyer and the Surviving Person shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the Merck CVR Payment Amount and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Buyer to be performed or observed.

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Section 6.2. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of or merger by Buyer with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 6.1, the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Buyer under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as Buyer herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Agreement and the Merck CVRs.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 7.1. Notices to Rights Agent and Buyer.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, delivered personally, or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as follows, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt:

(a) if to the Rights Agent, addressed to it at [ — ], facsimile at [ — ], or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders and Buyer by the Rights Agent in accordance with this Section 7.1; or

(b) if to Buyer, addressed to it at 10275 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, facsimile at (858) 550-7272, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Rights Agent and the Holders by Buyer in accordance with this Section 7.1.

Section 7.2. Notice to Holders.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the Merck CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

Section 7.3. Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 7.4. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by Buyer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 7.5. Benefits of Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns. The Holders shall have no rights or remedies hereunder except as expressly set forth herein.

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Section 7.6. Governing Law.

This Agreement and the Merck CVRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regards to its rules of conflicts of laws.

Section 7.7. Legal Holidays.

In the event that a Merck CVR Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made in respect of the Merck CVRs on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Merck CVR Payment Date.

Section 7.8. Severability Clause.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the court or other tribunal making such determination is authorized and instructed to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible so that the transactions and agreements contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.9. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument

Section 7.10. Termination.

This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the payment of the Merck CVR Payment Amount, (b) in the event that a Notice of Objection is not delivered within the Objection Period, the expiration of the Objection Period or (c) in the event of the delivery of a Notice of Objection, either (i) the final determination in accordance with this Agreement that a Merck CVR Payment Event has not been achieved or (ii) the fulfillment of any payment or other obligation required pursuant to a final determination made in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 7.11. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Merger Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the Merck CVRs and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the Merck CVRs, except for the Merger Agreement. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

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Section 7.12. Negotiation; Arbitration.

(a) Before any arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12(b), Buyer, the Rights Agent and, if available, any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Merck CVRs shall negotiate in good faith for a period of 30 days to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof.

(b) After expiration of the 30-day period contemplated by Section 7.12(a), such controversy or claim, including any claims for breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Buyer, the Rights Agent and/or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Merck CVRs may initiate an arbitration for any matter relating to this Agreement. However, in the event of a dispute arising from the delivery of a Notice of Objection, the sole matter to be settled by arbitration shall be whether a Merck CVR Payment Event has occurred on or before the Outside Date. The number of arbitrators shall be three. Within 15 days after the commencement of arbitration, each party shall select one person to act as arbitrator, and the two selected shall select a third arbitrator within 15 days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The place of the arbitration shall be San Diego, California. The arbitrators shall be lawyers or retired judges with experience in the life sciences industry and with mergers and acquisitions. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties (provided that the Rights Agent may disclose to the Holders any such information without the consent of Buyer). Any award payable in favor of the Holders or the Rights Agent as a result of arbitration shall be distributed to the Holders on a pro rata basis, based on the number of Merck CVRs held by each Holder. Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the arbitration forum, including the costs and expenses billed by the arbitrators in connection with the performance of their duties described herein; provided, however, that if the arbitrator rules in favor of Buyer, the Arbitrator’s fees and expenses shall be offset against the Merck CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney fees, expenses and costs of investigation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

By:

Name:

Title:

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

[RIGHTS AGENT]

By:

Name:

Title:

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EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

Form of Real Estate CVR Agreement

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [ — ], 2009 (this “Agreement”, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Target”), and [ — ], a [ — ], as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”) and as initial Real Estate CVR Registrar (as defined herein).

Preamble

Buyer, Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Sub”), and Target have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 23, 2009 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Sub will merge with and into Target (the “Merger”), with Target (or a successor entity) surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Buyer agreed to create and issue to Target’s stockholders of record immediately before the effective time of the Merger, contingent value rights as hereinafter described.

The parties have done all things necessary to make the contingent value rights, when issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and hereunder, the valid obligations of Buyer and to make this Agreement a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

(a) For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(ii) all accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect on the date hereof;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(iv) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa; and

(v) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation.

(b) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

“Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Buyer.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Buyer to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

“CVR Outside Date” means [insert date that is six months from the Effective Date].

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Real Estate CVR is registered in the Real Estate CVR Register.

“Non-Achievement Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

“Notice of Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Objection Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary, in each case, of Buyer, in his or her capacity as such an officer, and delivered to the Rights Agent.

“Permitted Transfer” means: (i) the transfer of any or all of the Real Estate CVRs (upon the death of the Holder) by will or intestacy; (ii) transfer by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Real Estate CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee; (iii) transfers made pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation); (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; (vi) a transfer from a participant’s account in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan to the participant or to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified

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individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant; or (vii) a transfer from a participant in a tax-qualified employee benefit plan, who received the Real Estate CVRs from such participant’s account in such tax-qualified employee benefit plan, to such participant’s account in a different tax-qualified employee benefit plan or to a tax-qualified individual retirement account for the benefit of such participant.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, other firm or entity, or governmental body.

“Real Estate CVR Payment Amount” means an amount equal to the aggregate cash proceeds received by Buyer, or any of its subsidiaries, after the Effective Time and before the CVR Outside Date, from any purchaser (other than Buyer) of the Real Estate, less (i) any out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Buyer (taking into account any lease payments received by Buyer after the Effective Time), or any of its subsidiaries, in connection with the holding or the sale of the Real Estate (including the payment of the principal of and interest on any debt secured by the Real Estate at the Effective Time, commissions and amounts paid to the Consulting Committee in accordance with an arrangement entered into pursuant to Section 5.15(b) of the Merger Agreement, and incremental costs and expenses related to management of the risk of environmental liability pertaining to the Real Estate and/or assurance of potential buyers regarding the same, such as preparing an addendum to the environmental assessments which may include sampling, and revisions to Buyer’s environmental insurance policy), and (ii) any amounts previously paid to the Holders pursuant to the Real Estate CVRs. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts deducted from Net Cash Amount as accounts payable relating to the Real Estate shall not be considered “costs and expenses” incurred by Buyer hereunder.

“Real Estate CVR Payment Date” means the date or dates (if any and if ever) that a Real Estate CVR Payment Amount is payable by Buyer to the Holders, which date shall be established pursuant to Section 2.4.

“Real Estate CVR Payment Event” means the receipt by Buyer of cash proceeds from any purchaser (other than Buyer) of all, or any parcel, of the Real Estate.

“Real Estate CVR Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Real Estate CVR Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Real Estate CVRs” means the Real Estate Contingent Value Rights issued by Buyer pursuant to the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.

“Real Estate Sale” means the sale of all, or any parcel, of the Real Estate to a Person other than Buyer.

“Rights Agent” means the Rights Agent named in the first paragraph of this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.

“Rights Agent Fee” means the agreed-upon fee of the Rights Agent to act in such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Surviving Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

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ARTICLE II

CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS

Section 2.1. Issuance of Real Estate CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent.

(a) The Real Estate CVRs shall be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(b) Buyer hereby appoints [ — ] as the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for Buyer in accordance with the instructions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

Section 2.2. Nontransferable.

The Real Estate CVRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer.

Section 2.3. No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address.

(a) The Real Estate CVRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.

(b) The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “Real Estate CVR Register”) for the registration of Real Estate CVRs. The Rights Agent is hereby initially appointed “Real Estate CVR Registrar” for the purpose of registering Real Estate CVRs and transfers of Real Estate CVRs as herein provided. Upon any change to the identity of the Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall automatically also become the successor Real Estate CVR Registrar.

(c) Subject to the restriction on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to transfer a Real Estate CVR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer and any other requested documentation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and the Real Estate CVR Registrar, duly executed by the registered Holder or Holders thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program. A request for a transfer of a Real Estate CVR shall be accompanied by such documentation establishing that the transfer is a Permitted Transfer as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and/or the Real Estate CVR Registrar (including opinions of counsel), if appropriate. Upon receipt of such written request and materials, the Real Estate CVR Registrar shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form and the transfer otherwise complies with the other terms and conditions herein, register the transfer of the Real Estate CVRs in the Real Estate CVR Register. All duly transferred Real Estate CVRs registered in the Real Estate CVR Register shall be the valid obligations of Buyer, evidencing the same right and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those previously held by the transferor. No transfer of a Real Estate CVR shall be valid until registered in the Real Estate CVR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the Real Estate CVR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the Real Estate CVRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax which shall be the responsibility of the transferor) to the Holder.

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(d) A Holder may make a written request to the Real Estate CVR Registrar to change such Holder’s address of record in the Real Estate CVR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Real Estate CVR Registrar shall promptly record the change of address in the Real Estate CVR Register.

Section 2.4. Payment Procedures.

(a) Promptly following the occurrence of any Real Estate CVR Payment Event, but in no event later than five Business Days after the occurrence of such Real Estate CVR Payment Event, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Achievement Certificate”), certifying that the Holders are entitled to receive such Real Estate CVR Payment Amount. No transaction described in Section 6.1(a) hereof shall give the Holders the right to receive the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount.

(b) If a Real Estate Sale has not occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date, then, within five Business Days after the CVR Outside Date, Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate (the “Non-Achievement Certificate”), stating that a Real Estate Sale has not occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date and no Real Estate CVR Payment Event can occur.

(c) Except as otherwise requested by any Holder, the Rights Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than five Business Days after receipt thereof) send each Holder a copy of any Achievement Certificate or Non-Achievement Certificate at its registered address.

(d) Upon demand by any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs within 45 calendar days after distribution by the Rights Agent of a Non-Achievement Certificate (the “Objection Period”), the Rights Agent shall deliver a written notice to Buyer prepared by such Holder or Holders specifying that such Holder or Holders object to the determination of Buyer that a Real Estate Sale did not timely occur (a “Notice of Objection”) and stating the reason upon which such Holder or Holders have determined that a Real Estate Sale has occurred on or before the CVR Outside Date. Any dispute arising from a Notice of Objection shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 7.12, which decision shall be binding on the parties hereto and every Holder (including Holders not participating therein).

(e) If a Notice of Objection has not been delivered to Buyer within the Objection Period, then the Holders shall have no right to receive the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount, and Buyer and the Rights Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount.

(f) If Buyer delivers an Achievement Certificate to the Rights Agent or if the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount is determined to be payable pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, Buyer shall establish a Real Estate CVR Payment Date that is within 15 calendar days of the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable. At least five Business Days before such Real Estate CVR Payment Date, Buyer shall cause the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount to be delivered to the Rights Agent, who will in turn, on the Real Estate CVR Payment Date, distribute the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount to the Holders (each Holder being entitled to receive its pro rata share of the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount based on the number of Real Estate CVRs held (as of the date of the Achievement Certificate or the date of final determination pursuant to Section 2.4(d) above, as applicable) by such Holder as reflected on the Real Estate CVR Register) (i) by check mailed to

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the address of each such respective Holder as reflected in the Real Estate CVR Register as of the close of business on the last Business Day before such Real Estate CVR Payment Date, or, (ii) with respect to any Holder that is due payment pursuant to this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 who has provided the Rights Agent with wire transfer instructions, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account.

(g) Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each Real Estate CVR Payment Amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Buyer or the applicable subsidiary of Buyer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

(h) Subject to prior execution and delivery by the Rights Agent of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, Buyer shall promptly furnish to the Rights Agent all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the Real Estate CVRs that the Rights Agent or any Holder or Holders of at least 5% in the aggregate of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs may reasonably request in connection with the determination of whether the Real Estate CVR Payment Event has occurred. Subject to prior execution and delivery by the applicable Holders of a reasonable and customary confidentiality/nonuse agreement, the Rights Agent shall forward any information and documentation it receives to the Holders who request such information.

Section 2.5. No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in Buyer.

(a) The Real Estate CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the Real Estate CVRs to any Holder.

(b) The Real Estate CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in Buyer or in any constituent company to the Merger.

Section 2.6. Sole Discretion and Decision Making Authority; No Fiduciary Duty.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer shall attempt to sell the Real Estate for the benefit of the Holders of the Real Estate CVRs, but shall have sole discretion and decision making authority, which shall be exercised in good faith and with commercial reasonableness, over when (if ever) to consummate the sale of all, or any parcel of the Real Estate, to any purchaser, and upon what terms and conditions. If Buyer, after engaging in the efforts describe above in this paragraph, is unable to sell the Real Estate, or any parcel thereof, at any price by the CVR Outside Date, then Buyer shall deliver to the Rights Agent a certificate of an executive officer of Buyer to that effect on the CVR Outside Date.

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ARTICLE III

THE RIGHTS AGENT

Section 3.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(b) Any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs may direct the Rights Agent to act on behalf of the Holders in enforcing any of its or their rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the delivery of any Notice of Objection and negotiation or arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12. The Rights Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve material expense unless such Holder or Holders shall furnish the Rights Agent with reasonable security and indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this Agreement may be enforced by the Rights Agent, and any action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent shall be brought in its name as Rights Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit of all the Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear.

Section 3.2. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.

The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. In addition:

(a) the Rights Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may, in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(c) the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) in the event of arbitration, the Rights Agent may engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder;

(e) the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

(f) the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises;

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(g) Buyer agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and hold the Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, demands, suits or expense (in each case pertaining to the Rights Agent’s own account only) arising out of or in connection with the Rights Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending the Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, suits or loss, unless such loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Rights Agent’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, provided, however, that the Rights Agent’s aggregate liability with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by Buyer to the Rights Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses; and

(h) Buyer agrees (i) to pay the fees and expenses of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges, reasonable expenses and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income). The Rights Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from Buyer for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of the Rights Agent’s counsel and agent) paid or incurred by it in connection with the administration by the Rights Agent of its duties hereunder. An invoice for the Rights Agent Fee will be rendered a reasonable time before, and paid on, the effective date of the applicable transaction. An invoice for any out-of-pocket expenses and per item fees realized will be rendered and payable within thirty (30) days after receipt by Buyer. Buyer agrees to pay to Rights Agent any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable in favor of the Rights Agent in connection with any dispute, resolution or arbitration arising under or in connection with the Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of a resolution in favor of Buyer, any amounts, including fees and expenses, payable by Buyer in favor of the Rights Agent or payable in favor of Buyer related to such dispute, resolution or arbitration shall be offset against the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements.

Section 3.3. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Rights Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Buyer specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 30 days before the date so specified.

(b) If the Rights Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, Buyer, by way of a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent who may (but need not) be a Holder but shall not be an officer of Buyer. The successor Rights Agent so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), become the successor Rights Agent.

(c) Buyer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Real Estate CVR Register. Each notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If Buyer fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of Buyer.

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Section 3.4. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer and to the retiring Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; provided, that upon the request of Buyer or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent and shall cooperate in the transfer of all relevant data, including the Real Estate CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.1. List of Holders.

Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent in such form as Buyer receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Buyer), the names, addresses and shareholdings of the Holders, within five Business Days after the effective time of the Merger.

Section 4.2. Payment of Real Estate CVR Payment Amount.

Buyer shall duly and promptly pay each Real Estate CVR Payment Amount, if any, in immediately available funds, to the Rights Agent to be distributed to the Holders in the manner provided for in Section 2.4 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.3. Assignments.

Buyer shall not, in whole or in part, assign any of its obligations under this Agreement other than in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof.

ARTICLE V

AMENDMENTS

Section 5.1. Amendments Without Consent of Holders.

(a) Without the consent of any Holders or the Rights Agent, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to Buyer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Buyer herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.1 hereof; or

(ii) to evidence the termination of the Real Estate CVR Registrar and the succession of another Person as a successor Real Estate CVR Registrar and the assumption by any successor of the obligations of the Real Estate CVR Registrar herein.

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(b) Without the consent of any Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent, in the Rights Agent’s sole and absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;

(ii) to add to the covenants of Buyer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board of Directors and the Rights Agent shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or

(iv) to add, eliminate or change any provision of this Agreement unless such addition, elimination or change is adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(c) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.1, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to each of the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Real Estate CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.2. Amendments With Consent of Holders.

(a) Subject to Section 5.1 (which amendments pursuant to Section 5.1 may be made without the consent of the Holders), with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs, whether evidenced in writing or taken at a meeting of the Holders, Buyer, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is in any way adverse to the interests of the Holders.

(b) Promptly after the execution by Buyer and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.2, Buyer shall mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Real Estate CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 5.3. Execution of Amendments.

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article V, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Rights Agent may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants or duties under this Agreement or otherwise.

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Section 5.4. Effect of Amendments.

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article V, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and every Holder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE VI

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 6.1. Buyer May Consolidate, Etc.

(a) Buyer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which Buyer is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the properties and assets of Buyer substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Person”) shall expressly assume payment (if and to the extent required hereunder) of amounts on all the Real Estate CVRs and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed; and

(ii) Buyer has delivered to the Rights Agent an Officer’s Certificate, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease complies with this Article VI and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

(b) In the event Buyer conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1, Buyer and the Surviving Person shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the Real Estate CVR Payment Amount and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Buyer to be performed or observed.

Section 6.2. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of or merger by Buyer with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 6.1, the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Buyer under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as Buyer herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Agreement and the Real Estate CVRs.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 7.1. Notices to Rights Agent and Buyer.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, delivered personally, or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as follows, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt:

(a) if to the Rights Agent, addressed to it at [ — ], facsimile at [ —  ], or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders and Buyer by the Rights Agent in accordance with this Section 7.1; or

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(b) if to Buyer, addressed to it at 10275 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, facsimile at (858) 550-7272, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Rights Agent and the Holders by Buyer in accordance with this Section 7.1.

Section 7.2. Notice to Holders.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the Real Estate CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

Section 7.3. Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 7.4. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by Buyer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 7.5. Benefits of Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns. The Holders shall have no rights or remedies hereunder except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 7.6. Governing Law.

This Agreement and the Real Estate CVRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regards to its rules of conflicts of laws.

Section 7.7. Legal Holidays.

In the event that a Real Estate CVR Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made in respect of the Real Estate CVRs on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Real Estate CVR Payment Date.

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Section 7.8. Severability Clause.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the court or other tribunal making such determination is authorized and instructed to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible so that the transactions and agreements contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.9. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 7.10. Termination.

This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the payment of the last possible Real Estate CVR Payment Amount, (b) in the event that a Notice of Objection is not delivered within the Objection Period, the expiration of the Objection Period or (c) in the event of the delivery of a Notice of Objection, either (i) the final determination in accordance with this Agreement that a Real Estate Sale was not closed on or before the CVR Outside Date or (ii) the fulfillment of the last possible payment or other obligation required pursuant to a final determination made in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 7.11. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Merger Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the Real Estate CVRs and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the Real Estate CVRs, except for the Merger Agreement. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

Section 7.12. Negotiation; Arbitration.

(a) Before any arbitration pursuant to Section 7.12(b), Buyer, the Rights Agent and, if available, any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs shall negotiate in good faith for a period of 30 days to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof.

(b) After expiration of the 30-day period contemplated by Section 7.12(a), such controversy or claim, including any claims for breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Buyer, the Rights Agent and/or any Holder or Holders of at least 20% in the aggregate of the outstanding Real Estate CVRs

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may initiate an arbitration for any matter relating to this Agreement. However, in the event of a dispute arising from the delivery of a Notice of Objection, the sole matter to be settled by arbitration shall be whether a Real Estate Sale has been closed on or before the CVR Outside Date. The number of arbitrators shall be three. Within 15 days after the commencement of arbitration, each party shall select one person to act as arbitrator, and the two selected shall select a third arbitrator within 15 days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The place of the arbitration shall be San Diego, California. The arbitrators shall be lawyers or retired judges with experience in the life sciences industry and with mergers and acquisitions. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties (provided that the Rights Agent may disclose to the Holders any such information without the consent of Buyer). Any award payable in favor of the Holders or the Rights Agent as a result of arbitration shall be distributed to the Holders on a pro rata basis, based on the number of Real Estate CVRs held by each Holder. Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the arbitration forum, including the costs and expenses billed by the arbitrators in connection with the performance of their duties described herein; provided, however, that if the arbitrator rules in favor of Buyer, the Arbitrator’s fees and expenses shall be offset against the current or any future Real Estate CVR Payment Amount, if any, or any payment to be made thereafter under any of the other CVR Agreements. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney fees, expenses and costs of investigation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

By:

Name:

Title:

NEUROGEN CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

[RIGHTS AGENT]

By:

Name:

Title:

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EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

VOTING AGREEMENT

This VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into on and as of August     , 2009, by and between Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and the undersigned stockholder (“Stockholder”) of Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

RECITALS

A. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Parent, Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

B. As of the date hereof, Stockholder is the direct, indirect and/or beneficial owner of certain shares of Company common stock as is indicated on the signature pages to this Agreement.

C. As a material inducement to enter into the Merger Agreement, Parent desires Stockholder to agree, and Stockholder is willing to agree, to vote the Shares (as defined in Section 1.1 below), and such other shares of common stock of the Company over which Stockholder has voting power, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

In consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

1. Voting of Shares.

1.1 Shares. The term “Shares” shall mean all issued and outstanding Company Shares owned of record and/or beneficially owned (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ( “Rule 13d-3”)) by Stockholder or over which Stockholder exercises sole voting power, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, Shares does not include any Company-issued options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company (the “Options and Warrants”) owned of record and/or beneficially owned by Stockholder or over which Stockholder exercises voting power. Stockholder agrees that any shares of common stock of the Company that Stockholder purchases or with respect to which Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership after the date of this Agreement and before the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5 below shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Shares as of the date hereof.

1.2 Agreement to Vote Shares. Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 5 hereof, at any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting) of the stockholders of the Company, however called, and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, Stockholder shall appear at the meeting or otherwise cause any and all Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum and vote (or cause to be voted) any and all Shares: (i) in favor of the approval of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement; (ii) against any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal; and (iii) against any proposal or transaction which would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the consummation of the Merger or the Merger Agreement. Stockholder further agrees not to enter into any agreement or understanding with any person or entity the effect of which would be materially inconsistent with or violative of any provision contained in this Section 1.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or restrict the Stockholder or any designee, employee, representative or affiliate of the Stockholder who is a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company from acting in such person’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or voting in Stockholder’s sole discretion on any matter other than those matters referred to in the first sentence of this Section 1.2. Stockholder hereby waives, and agrees not to assert or perfect, any dissenters’ rights or any similar rights that it may have by virtue of ownership of the Shares.

1.3 Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Stockholder agrees to deliver to Parent a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Proxy”), which shall be irrevocable, with respect to the Shares, subject to the other terms of this Agreement.

1.4 Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any change in the number of issued and outstanding Company Shares by reason of any stock split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Shares), combination, reorganization, recapitalization or other like change, conversion or exchange of shares, or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company, the term “Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any shares into which or for which any or all of the Shares may be changed or exchanged.

2. Transfer and Other Restrictions. Stockholder represents, covenants and agrees that, except for the proxy granted in Section 1.3 hereof and as contemplated by this Agreement: (i) Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 5 hereof, offer for sale or agree to sell, transfer, tender, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to, or consent to, the offer for sale, sale, transfer, tender, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, or create any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever with respect to, any or all of the Shares or any interest therein; (ii) Stockholder shall not grant any proxy or power of attorney, or deposit any Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or other arrangement, with respect to the voting of Shares (each a “Voting Proxy”) except as provided by this Agreement; and (iii) Stockholder has not granted, entered into or otherwise created any Voting Proxy which is currently (or which will hereafter become) effective, and if any Voting Proxy has been created, such Voting Proxy is hereby revoked. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stockholder may transfer or otherwise dispose of any Shares (A) in open market resale transactions (e.g. in a transaction in which there have been no discussions, agreements or understandings between the seller and the buyer or their respective agents or representatives and in connection with which no solicitation of buyers or offers to buy has occurred) with respect to resales of any Company Shares, and (B) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that it shall be a condition to such transfer that each donee thereof executes and delivers to Parent (1) an agreement with Parent in the form of this Agreement and (2) an irrevocable proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in each case with respect to any and all Shares so transferred.

3. Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent that:

3.1 Authority; Validity. Stockholder has all requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder and the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Stockholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Stockholder. If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity with respect to Stockholder, the person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.

3.2 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation of, breach of or default by (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) Stockholder under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Stockholder under, any provision of (i) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to Stockholder or (ii) any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, injunction, rule or regulation applicable to Stockholder or any of Stockholder’s properties or assets, other than any such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, or Encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, would not impair the ability of Stockholder to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or prevent, limit or restrict in any respect the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. There is no beneficiary or holder of a voting trust certificate or other interest of any trust of which

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Stockholder is settlor or trustee or any other person or entity, including any Governmental Entity, whose consent, approval, order or authorization is required by or with respect to Stockholder for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Stockholder or the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.3 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no action pending, or to the knowledge of Stockholder, threatened with respect to his ownership of the Shares, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction or order of any applicable Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding which would prevent the carrying out by Stockholder of his obligations under this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions contemplated hereby or cause such transactions to be rescinded.

3.4 Title. As of the date hereof, Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3) of the Shares of indicated on the signature pages hereto, which, on and as of the date hereof, are free and clear of any Encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, would impair the ability of Stockholder to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or prevent, limit or restrict in any respect the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. As of the date hereof, the number of Shares, Options and Warrants set forth on the signature pages hereto are the only Shares or options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company owned of record or beneficially owned (as defined in Rule 13d-3) by Stockholder or over which Stockholder exercises sole voting power and, except as set forth on such signature pages, Stockholder holds no options or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company and has no other interest in or voting rights with respect to any securities of the Company.

3.5 Power. Stockholder has sole voting power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 and Section 2 hereof and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights.

4. Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent represents and warrants to Stockholder that:

4.1 Authority; Validity. Parent has all requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent. If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity with respect to Parent, the person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.

4.2 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, (a) require Parent to obtain the consent or approval or, or make any filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, (b) require the consent or approval of any other person pursuant to any agreement, obligation or instrument binding on Parent or its properties and assets, (c) conflict with or violate any organizational document or law, rule regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Parent or pursuant to which any of its or its subsidiaries’ respective assets are bound or (d) violate any other material agreement to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party.

5. Effectiveness; Termination; No Survival. This Agreement shall become effective upon its execution by Stockholder and Parent or upon the execution of the Merger Agreement by all parties thereto, whichever is later. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual written consent of Stockholder and Parent. This Agreement, and the obligations of Stockholder hereunder, including, without limitation, Stockholder’s obligations under Section 1 and Section 2 above, shall automatically terminate, without any action by the parties hereto, upon the earlier to occur of the following: (i) such date and time as the Merger shall become effective in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement; (ii) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to Article VII thereof; or (iii) the date and time of any amendment, modification, change or waiver, which waiver is made at the request of, or with the consent of, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives, to the terms

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of the Merger Agreement or one or more of the CVR Agreements executed after the date hereof that (a) is not consented to in writing by the Stockholder in its sole discretion and (b) is or results in (w) any change (adverse-to-Stockholder) in the Exchange Ratio as defined in the Merger Agreement as of the date hereof, or (x) any change (adverse-to-Stockholder) to the economic terms of the CVRs as set forth in the Merger Agreement and the forms of CVR Agreements attached thereto, as they exist on the date hereof, or (y) any change to the Merger Agreement provisions governing the economic terms of any potential cash payment that may be paid to the Company’s stockholders (including Stockholder) before the Effective Time as permitted by Section 2.06(a)(iii) of the Merger Agreement, or (z) any change in the form of consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the CVR Agreements as in effect on the date hereof (provided that the addition of consideration in any form, without the reduction or elimination of any part of the full amount of each respective form of consideration as called for in the Merger Agreement or the CVR Agreements as in effect on the date hereof, shall not be considered such a “change in the form of consideration”) (i.e., “exactly the same thing but with some more of the same too or with something else extra too” shall not be considered such a “change in the form of consideration”).

6. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, from time to time, Stockholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions, and to do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7. Miscellaneous.

7.1 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

7.2 Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of the parties hereto may be assigned by either of the parties without the prior written consent of the other.

7.3 Amendments and Modification. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

7.4 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief; Attorneys Fees. The parties hereto acknowledge that parties will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of the other party set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available upon any such violation, each party shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to such party at law or in equity and each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the other party seeking so to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief and other means. If any action, suit or other proceeding (whether at law, in equity or otherwise) is instituted concerning or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereunder, the prevailing party shall recover, in addition to any other remedy granted to such party therein, all such party’s costs and attorneys fees incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense of such action, suit or other proceeding.

7.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon delivery either personally or by commercial delivery service, or sent via facsimile (receipt confirmed) to the parties at the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth on the signature page hereof (or at such other address or facsimile numbers for a party as shall be specified by like notice).

7.6 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United

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States of America located in the State of Delaware (or, if such courts lack jurisdiction, the appropriate Delaware state courts) for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement (and the parties agree not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts), and further agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. certified mail shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against the parties in any such court. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement in the courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware (or, if such courts lack jurisdiction, the appropriate Delaware state courts) and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

7.7 Entire Agreement. The Merger Agreement, this Agreement and the Proxy granted hereunder constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings, duties or obligations between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof.

7.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

7.9 Captions. The captions to sections of this Agreement have been inserted only for identification and reference purposes and shall not be used to construe or interpret this Agreement.

7.10 Stockholder Capacity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Stockholder makes no agreement or understanding herein in his capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and the agreements set forth herein shall in no way restrict Stockholder or any designee, employee, representative or affiliate of the Stockholder who is a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in the exercise of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or limit or affect any actions taken by any designee, employee, representative or affiliate of the Stockholder who is a director or officer of the Company or Stockholder solely in his capacity as an officer or director of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. Stockholder has executed this Agreement solely in his capacity as the record and/or beneficial holder of Shares.

7.11 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent or Merger Sub any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to such Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Stockholder or his affiliates, and Parent and Merger Sub shall have no authority to direct Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

7.12 Option and Warrant Exercises. Nothing in this Agreement shall require Stockholder to exercise any Option or Warrant.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
	[STOCKHOLDER]
By:
Title:
Address:	Address:
Attn:
Fax:	Fax:
	Outstanding Company Shares beneficially owned by Stockholder:
	Outstanding (Company-issued) Options and Warrants beneficially owned by Stockholder:
	Other options, warrants or rights to purchase Company Shares beneficially owned by Stockholder:

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EXHIBIT A

IRREVOCABLE PROXY

The undersigned stockholder (“Stockholder”) of Neurogen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes John Higgins and Charles Berkman (collectively, the “Proxyholders”) the agents, attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to the full extent of the undersigned’s rights with respect to all Shares (as defined in the Voting Agreement), including, without limitation, those Shares listed on the signature page of that certain Voting Agreement of even date herewith between Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and Stockholder (the “Voting Agreement”), and any and all other Shares acquired by Stockholder on or after the date hereof and before the date this proxy terminates, to vote the Shares as follows: the Proxyholders named above are empowered at any time before termination of this proxy to exercise all voting and other rights (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written consents with respect to the Shares) of the undersigned at every annual, special or adjourned meeting of the Company’s stockholders, and in every written consent in lieu of any such meeting, or otherwise, (i) in favor of the approval of the merger of Neon Signal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), with and into the Company pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”), and in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement; (ii) against any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal (each as defined in the Merger Agreement); and (iii) against any proposal or transaction which would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the consummation of the Merger or the Merger Agreement.

The Proxyholders may not exercise this proxy on any other matter. Stockholder may vote the Shares on all matters other than those set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph. The proxy granted by Stockholder to the Proxyholders hereby is granted as of the date of this Irrevocable Proxy in order to secure the obligations of Stockholder set forth in Section 1.2 of the Voting Agreement, and is irrevocable in accordance with subdivision (e) of Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

This proxy will automatically terminate upon the termination of the Voting Agreement in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution hereof, all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to the Shares and any and all other shares or securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after the date hereof are hereby revoked and no subsequent proxies will be given until such time as this proxy shall be terminated in accordance with its terms. Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the undersigned. The undersigned Stockholder authorizes the Proxyholders to file this proxy and any substitution or revocation of substitution with the Secretary of the Company and with any Inspector of Election at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company.

This proxy is irrevocable and shall survive the insolvency, incapacity, death, liquidation or dissolution of the undersigned. Nothing in this Proxy shall require a Stockholder to exercise any Option or Warrant or authorize the Proxyholders to exercise any Option or Warrant or take any other action with respect to any Options or Warrants owned of record and/or beneficially owned by Stockholder or over which Stockholder exercises voting power.

Dated: August     , 2009
	[STOCKHOLDER]

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Ligand Contacts:
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
John L. Higgins, President and CEO	Don Markley
Erika Luib, Investor Relations	dmarkley@lhai.com
(858) 550-7896	(310) 691-7100

Neurogen Contacts:

Neurogen Corporation

Steve Davis, President and CEO

Diane Hoffman, Investor Relations

(203) 488-8201

Ligand to Acquire Neurogen for Stock and Contingent Value Rights

Acquisition Provides Ligand a Fully Funded Partnership, Research Assets and Cash

SAN DIEGO, CA and Branford, CT (August 24, 2009) – Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) and Neurogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NRGN) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ligand will acquire Neurogen. Under the transaction, Neurogen stockholders will receive an estimated $11 million in Ligand common stock and will be granted Contingent Value Rights (“CVRs”) under four CVR agreements. The CVRs would entitle Neurogen shareholders to cash payments for the sale or licensing of certain assets and the achievement of a specified clinical milestone. The Ligand and Neurogen Boards of Directors have unanimously voted in favor of this transaction.

“We are very pleased to be combining Neurogen with Ligand and believe this transaction benefits the stockholders of both companies,” said John L. Higgins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ligand Pharmaceuticals. “Ligand stockholders will gain access to an attractive partnership with Merck, additional pipeline assets and drug discovery resources, approximately $7 million in net cash and NOLs. Neurogen’s stockholders will receive equity in a well-capitalized company with royalty streams from approved pharmaceutical products, numerous fully funded partnerships with the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, an expanded internal pipeline and financial liquidity.”

“We are committed to running Ligand as a company with a broad array of royalty bearing assets and early stage pipeline programs, backed by a strong balance sheet and staunch spending discipline,” added Higgins. “The acquisition of Neurogen will complement our long roster of partnerships, strengthen our research assets and expand our discovery resources.”

Details of the Proposed Transaction

• Under the terms of the agreement, Ligand will issue to Neurogen stockholders shares of Ligand common stock with an aggregate market value of approximately $11 million, subject to certain conditions relating to the price of Ligand’s shares and as adjusted to reflect Neurogen’s net cash balance, in each case as measured shortly before closing. At the last market price (August 21, 2009) this would result in Ligand issuing approximately 4.0 million shares, or 0.06 shares for each outstanding Neurogen share such that Neurogen stockholders would own approximately 3% of the combined company. This implies a purchase price of $0.16 per common share of Neurogen, in addition to the potential for cash consideration to be paid under each of four CVR agreements described below.

• In addition to Ligand stock, the Neurogen stockholders will receive Contingent Value Rights payable in cash as follows:

• Net proceeds from any sale of Neurogen’s real estate within six months of closing.

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• Net proceeds from any sale of Neurogen’s Aplindore program within six months of closing. Aplindore is a dopamine D2 partial agonist that Neurogen has developed for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and Restless Legs Syndrome.

• $3 million upon Merck initiating a Phase III clinical trial for Neurogen’s VR1 antagonist program or 50% of the net proceeds Ligand receives if it sells the program prior to the initiation of Phase III studies.

• $4 million if Ligand partners Neurogen’s H3 antagonist program or 50% of the net proceeds if it sells the IP related to this program.

• The transaction is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2009 and is subject to approval by Neurogen’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions as well as a closing condition providing that Ligand is not required to deliver more than 4,200,000 shares and that Neurogen can terminate the agreement if that cap is reached and Ligand does not waive the cap.

• Stockholders of Neurogen representing approximately 33% of shares outstanding have signed voting agreements in support of the transaction. Neurogen’s financial advisor MTS Securities, LLC, an affiliate of MTS Health Partners, has delivered to Neurogen’s Board of Directors their opinion that the transaction is fair to Neurogen stockholders from a financial point of view.

Neurogen Brings to Ligand the Following:

• Fully Funded Partnership with Merck for Vanilloid Receptor Subtype 1 (VR1) Antagonists – Neurogen entered into an agreement with Merck in 2003 to develop VR1 antagonists for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Merck is pursuing the lead VR1 antagonist, MK 2295, and a backup compound in preclinical testing to assess the suitability of these compounds for possible future clinical development. Under the terms of the license agreement, Merck will fund 100% of the program costs and will make milestone and royalty payments upon the achievement of certain development events and commercialization of any applicable VR1 compounds covered under the agreement.

• H3 Antagonist Program – Neurogen has developed a significant intellectual property estate and identified multiple clinical candidates for blockade of the histamine H3 receptor. The histamine H3 receptor is a target of significant interest for the potential treatment of sleep disorders (e.g. narcolepsy), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and cognitive deficits (e.g. schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s). Neurogen’s lead and backup compounds are potent, inverse agonists of the H3 receptor that demonstrate efficacy in animal models after oral dosing.

• Oral Erythropoietin (EPO) Research Program – Ligand has been conducting internal research on orally active erythropoietin agonists and has made significant progress toward declaring a clinical candidate. Neurogen has conducted its own drug discovery efforts in the area and provides novel chemical scaffolds and additional know-how that could further enhance Ligand’s oral EPO program. Neurogen’s program also includes technology for the pursuit of granulocyte cell stimulating factor (G-CSF) mimetics for neutropenia.

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• Discovery Technology – Neurogen has a drug discovery technology based on AIDD™ (Accelerated Intelligent Drug Discovery) virtual library modeling of large, dynamic compound sets to efficiently prioritize chemicals for synthesis and biological assay tests. The AIDD™ technology has resulted in the discovery of numerous clinical candidates. The technology fits with Ligand’s ultra-high throughput biological assays and 5 million-plus ECLiPS™ compound collection acquired in the Pharmacopeia transaction.

• Cash – After taking into account transaction fees and repayment of debt, Ligand will gain an estimated $7 million in cash from this transaction. In addition, Ligand projects that its cost to operate Neurogen will be negligible going forward as Neurogen’s facilities are to be sold and Neurogen’s operations will be shut down. Any investment in Neurogen’s research programs are currently projected to be assumed within Ligand’s operating forecast.

• Net Operating Loss Carryforwards – Neurogen has more than $180 million in net operating loss carryforwards. While there will be significant limitation to the utilization of the NOLs over time given the tax laws governing use of acquired NOLs, the NOLs may be usable to some extent by Ligand, should the combined Company become profitable.

Financial Outlook of Combined Companies

With the acquisition of Neurogen, Ligand projects its cash balance to increase by approximately $7 million taking into account payment of transaction and wind-down costs and the repayment of Neurogen’s debt. Accordingly, Ligand believes that if the transaction closes by the end of 2009, Ligand could have nearly $50 million in cash at year-end. Ligand does not forecast this acquisition to impact the operating expense guidance for 2010 and therefore, consistent with previous guidance, Ligand currently expects expenses for 2010 to be in the range of $30 million to $35 million. Given Ligand’s revenue outlook for 2010, Ligand currently projects that the business will be cash flow neutral on an operating basis in 2010.

About Neurogen

Based in Branford, CT., Neurogen Corporation is a drug development company historically focusing on small-molecule drugs to improve the lives of patients suffering from psychiatric and neurological disorders with significant unmet medical need. Neurogen has conducted its drug development independently and, when advantageous, collaborated with world-class pharmaceutical companies to access additional resources and expertise.

About Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Ligand discovers and develops new drugs that address critical unmet medical needs of patients with muscle wasting, frailty, hormone-related diseases, osteoporosis, inflammatory diseases, anemia, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Ligand’s proprietary drug discovery and development programs are based on advanced cell-based assays, gene-expression tools, ultra-high throughput screening and one of the world’s largest combinatorial chemical libraries. Ligand has strategic alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Cephalon, GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough, Pfizer and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. With nine pharmaceutical agreements and more than 20 molecules in various stages of development, Ligand utilizes proprietary technologies for identifying drugs with novel receptor and enzyme drug targets.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Ligand and Neurogen caution readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “potential,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the expected timing of closing the merger, statements about the benefits of the transaction between Ligand and Neurogen, including future financial and operating results, expected cash balance of the combined entity as of the closing, the 2010 pro forma operating cash burn rate, the possibility of payments being made under the CVR agreements, the combined entity’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements are the risks that Merck may not advance the VR1 program successfully; the risk that Neurogen’s real estate or the Aplindore program may not be sold and that the conditions of the H3 and Merck CVR’s may not be met in order to produce proceeds for the CVR holders; the anticipated synergies and benefits from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; failure of Neurogen’s stockholders to approve the merger; Ligand or Neurogen inability to satisfy the conditions of the merger, or that the merger is otherwise delayed or ultimately not consummated; Neurogen product candidates may have unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy; and positive results in clinical trials may not be sufficient to obtain FDA approval. There can be no assurance that any product in Ligand’s, Neurogen’s or the projected combined company’s product pipeline will be successfully developed or manufactured, that final results of clinical studies will be supportive of regulatory approvals required to market licensed products, or that any of the forward-looking information provided herein will be proven accurate. Additional important factors that may affect future results are detailed in Ligand’s and Neurogen’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including each company’s recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, or in information disclosed in public conference calls, the date and time of which are released beforehand. Each of Ligand and Neurogen disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements beyond the date of this release.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Ligand intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement of Neurogen and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction. The proxy statement which will also constitute a Ligand prospectus, will be mailed to the stockholders of Neurogen. Investors and security holders of Neurogen are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available because they will contain important information about Ligand, Neurogen and the proposed transaction. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Ligand or Neurogen with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Ligand by going to the Investor Relations page on Ligand’s corporate website at www.ligand.com. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Neurogen by going to the Investor Relations page on Neurogen’s corporate website at www.neurogen.com. Investors and security holders of Neurogen are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction.

Ligand and its respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Neurogen in favor of the proposed transaction. Information concerning Ligand’s directors and executive officers is set forth in Ligand’s proxy statement for its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009, and annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009.

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Neurogen and its respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Neurogen in favor of the proposed transaction. Information about Neurogen’s executive officers and directors and their ownership of Neurogen common stock is set forth in Neurogen’s amended annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Neurogen and its executive officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the proxy statement regarding the merger, which will be filed with the SEC.

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