0001193125-05-119389 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION, OC, INC. and SAUCONY, INC. Dated as of June 1, 2005

Agreement and Plan of Merger • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber) • Massachusetts

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)
• Jurisdiction
  Massachusetts

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 1, 2005, by and among The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), OC, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Buyer (the “Transitory Subsidiary”), and Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”).

SAUCONY, INC. EXECUTIVE BENEFIT AGREEMENT

Executive Benefit Agreement • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber)

• Contract Type
  Executive Benefit Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)

THIS EXECUTIVE BENEFIT AGREEMENT entered into as of June 1, 2005, by and among Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), and John H. Fisher (the “Executive”).

VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber)

• Contract Type
  Voting Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)

VOTING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2005, by and between The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), and the undersigned stockholder (a “Stockholder”) of Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”).