AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among ASHTEAD GROUP PLC, SUNBELT RENTALS, INC. NEPTUNE VENTURES GROUP, INC. and NATIONSRENT COMPANIES, INC. Dated as of July 18, 2006Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 21st, 2006 • Nationsrent Companies Inc • Services-equipment rental & leasing, nec • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this "Agreement"), dated as of July 18, 2006, by and among Ashtead Group plc, a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of England and Wales ("Parent"), Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Parent ("Intermediate Parent"), Neptune Ventures Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Intermediate Parent ("Merger Sub"), and NationsRent Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
