0001104659-25-080915 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC., GALAXY MERGER SUB 1, INC., GALAXY MERGER SUB 2, INC., HANESBRANDS INC., HELIOS HOLDCO, INC. and HELIOS MERGER SUB, INC. Dated as of August 13, 2025
Merger Agreement • August 20th, 2025 • Gildan Activewear Inc. • Apparel & other finishd prods of fabrics & similar matl • Maryland

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 13, 2025 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Gildan Activewear Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Canada) (“Parent”), Galaxy Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Maryland corporation and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Second Parent Merger Sub”), Galaxy Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Maryland corporation and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Second Parent Merger Sub (“First Parent Merger Sub” and, together with Second Parent Merger Sub, “Parent Merger Subs”), Hanesbrands Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Helios Holdco, Inc., a Maryland corporation and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (“Company Holdco”), and Helios Merger Sub, Inc., a Maryland corporation and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Company Holdco (“Company Merger Sub” and, together with the Company and Company Holdco, the “Company Parties”). Parent, Parent Merger Subs and the Company Parties are collectively referred to herein