AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. BOARDWALK MERGER SUB INC. and NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC. January 20, 2026Merger Agreement • January 21st, 2026 • Nathans Famous, Inc. • Retail-eating places • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 21st, 2026 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 20, 2026, is entered into by and among Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Parent”), Boardwalk Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Nathan’s Famous, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. BOARDWALK MERGER SUB INC. and NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC. January 20, 2026Merger Agreement • January 21st, 2026 • Smithfield Foods Inc • Meat packing plants • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 21st, 2026 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 20, 2026, is entered into by and among Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Parent”), Boardwalk Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Nathan’s Famous, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).