AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among INCEPTION PARENT, INC., INCEPTION MERGER SUB, INC., and RACKSPACE HOSTING, INC. Dated as of August 26, 2016Agreement and Plan of Merger • August 30th, 2016 • Rackspace Hosting, Inc. • Services-computer programming, data processing, etc. • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 26, 2016, by and among Inception Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Inception Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Rackspace Hosting, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to as a “Party.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in Article I.
