AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among EMPEIRIA ACQUISITION CORPORATION, IDE ACQUISITION CO., LLC, INTEGRATED DRILLING EQUIPMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC., and STEPHEN COPE, AS REPRESENTATIVE Dated as of October 19, 2012Agreement and Plan of Merger • October 19th, 2012 • Empeiria Acquisition Corp • Blank checks • New York
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made as of October 19, 2012, by and among EMPEIRIA ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), IDE ACQUISITION CO., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), INTEGRATED DRILLING EQUIPMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and STEPHEN COPE, in his capacity as representative of the Holders pursuant to Article 9 hereof (“Representative”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Article 10 below.
