AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC., RITE AID CORPORATION, RANCH ACQUISITION CORP. and RANCH ACQUISITION II LLC Dated February 18, 2018Agreement and Plan of Merger • February 20th, 2018 • Albertsons Companies, LLC • Retail-grocery stores • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 18, 2018 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Rite Aid Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Ranch Acquisition II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub II”) and Ranch Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Merger Sub II (“Merger Sub,” together with Merger Sub II, the “Merger Subs” and, together with Merger Sub, the Company and Parent, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).
