AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, STERLING CHECK CORP., and STARTER MERGER SUB, INC. dated as of February 28, 2024Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 1st, 2024 • Sterling Check Corp. • Services-computer processing & data preparation • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 28, 2024, is by and among First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Sterling Check Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Starter Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article I or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement, unless the context clearly provides otherwise. Parent, the Company and Merger Sub are each sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
SUPPORT AGREEMENTSupport Agreement • March 1st, 2024 • Sterling Check Corp. • Services-computer processing & data preparation • Delaware
This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 28, 2024, is made by and among First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Sterling Check Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule A attached hereto (each, a “Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Stockholders”). Parent, the Company and the Stockholders are each sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
