0001047469-05-000998 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of January 17, 2005 among COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, MCDATA CORPORATION and CONDOR ACQUISITION, INC.

Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 18th, 2005 • Computer Network Technology Corp • Computer communications equipment • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  January 18th, 2005
• Company
  Computer Network Technology Corp
• Industry
  Computer communications equipment
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") dated as of January 17, 2005 among Computer Network Technology Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), McDATA Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Condor Acquisition, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Subsidiary").

VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement • January 18th, 2005 • Computer Network Technology Corp • Computer communications equipment • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Voting Agreement
• Filed
  January 18th, 2005
• Company
  Computer Network Technology Corp
• Industry
  Computer communications equipment
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS VOTING AGREEMENT, is made and entered into as of this 17th day of January, 2005 (the "Agreement"), by and among McDATA Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"); Condor Acquisition, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"); Computer Network Technology Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"); Thomas G. Hudson; Thomas G. Hudson 2004 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 15, 2004, Thomas G. Hudson, Trustee; Erwin A. Kelen; John A. Rollwagen; Patrick W. Gross; Lawrence A. McLernon; Kathleen B. Earley; Bruce J. Ryan.; Gregory T. Barnum; Mark R. Knittel; Edward J. Walsh and Robert R. Beyer (each a "Shareholder" and collectively, the "Shareholders").

SECOND AMENDMENT OF RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Rights Agreement • January 18th, 2005 • Computer Network Technology Corp • Computer communications equipment

• Contract Type
  Rights Agreement
• Filed
  January 18th, 2005
• Company
  Computer Network Technology Corp
• Industry
  Computer communications equipment

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (the "Amendment") dated as of January 17, 2005, to that certain Rights Agreement dated as of July 24, 1998, as amended by that First Amendment thereto dated November 21, 2000 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement"), by and between Computer Network Technology Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), and Mellon Investor Services LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (the "Rights Agent").