0001193125-10-107107 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of May 3, 2010 among HG INVESTORS LLC, IGLOO MERGER CORPORATION and INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION

Agreement and Plan of Merger • May 5th, 2010 • Interactive Data Corp/Ma/ • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  May 5th, 2010
• Company
  Interactive Data Corp/Ma/
• Industry
  Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is dated as of May 3, 2010 (this “Agreement”) among HG INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent”), IGLOO MERGER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Merger Sub”), and INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement • May 5th, 2010 • Interactive Data Corp/Ma/ • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Voting Agreement
• Filed
  May 5th, 2010
• Company
  Interactive Data Corp/Ma/
• Industry
  Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This VOTING AGREEMENT is dated as of May 3, 2010 (this “Agreement”), by and among Hg Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent”), Pearson DBC Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Stockholder”), and, solely with respect to Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(c) and 3.3 and Article IV, Pearson plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Stockholder Parent”).