AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERAgreement and Plan of Merger • September 3rd, 2008 • Adaptec Inc • Computer communications equipment
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of August 27, 2008 (the "Agreement Date"), by and among Adaptec, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), Ariel Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (the "Merger Sub"), Aristos Logic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and TPG Ventures, L.P. solely in its capacity as the representative of the Stockholders as provided herein (the "Stockholder Representative"). Except as otherwise set forth herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A.
