STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED as the Purchaser, ZATARAIN’S BRANDS, INC. and THE STOCKHOLDERS SET FORTH ON THE STOCKHOLDER SIGNATURE PAGES ATTACHED HERETO.Stock Purchase Agreement • July 11th, 2003 • McCormick & Co Inc • Miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products • New York
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of May 7, 2003, by and among McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (the “Purchaser”), Zatarain’s Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the stockholders and warrant holders listed on the stockholder signature pages attached hereto (each a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”). The Purchaser, the Sellers and the Company are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Parties.” Certain capitalized terms which are used herein are defined in Section 8 below.
