0000950123-04-009816 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. LAKERS HOLDING CORP., LAKERS ACQUISITION CORP., PACERS ACQUISITION CORP. AND PROVINCE HEALTHCARE COMPANY Dated as of August 15, 2004

Agreement and Plan of Merger • August 16th, 2004 • Lifepoint Hospitals Inc • Services-general medical & surgical hospitals, nec • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  August 16th, 2004
• Company
  Lifepoint Hospitals Inc
• Industry
  Services-general medical & surgical hospitals, nec
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 15, 2004 by and among LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(“LifePoint”), a Delaware corporation, Lakers Holding Corp. (“Holding Company”), a Delaware corporation, Lakers Acquisition Corp. (“LifePoint Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holding Company, Pacers Acquisition Corp. (“Province Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holding Company, and Province Healthcare Company (“Province”), a Delaware corporation. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 11.1 of this Agreement.