Exhibit 99.1
VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT is dated as of July 28, 2023 (this “Agreement”), by and among each stockholder of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”), Biogen Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and River Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent with and into the Company (the “Merger”), as a result of which the Company shall be the Surviving Corporation and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Holder Beneficially Owns (as defined below) such number of Shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Exhibit A hereto (with respect to each Holder, such Shares are referred to herein as such Holder’s “Subject Shares”);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, and as a condition and an inducement to Parent and Merger Sub entering into the Merger Agreement, each Holder is entering into this Agreement with respect to its Subject Shares; and
WHEREAS, Parent and Merger Sub desire that each Holder agree, and each Holder is willing to agree, subject to the limitations herein, not to Transfer (as defined below) any of its Subject Shares (except as permitted in this Agreement), and to vote its Subject Shares that are outstanding as of the applicable record date in a manner so as to facilitate consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
1.1 Definitions. This Agreement is one of the “Support Agreements” as defined in the Merger Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
“Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such Rule is actually applicable in such circumstance). For the avoidance of doubt, Beneficially Own and Beneficial Ownership shall also include record ownership of securities.