Common Contracts

EXHIBIT 2.4 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Merger Agreement • May 14th, 2002 • Patterson Uti Energy Inc • Drilling oil & gas wells • Texas

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  May 14th, 2002
• Company
  Patterson Uti Energy Inc
• Industry
  Drilling oil & gas wells
• Jurisdiction
  Texas

BY AND AMONG

Merger Agreement • June 25th, 2001 • Byl Bancorp • State commercial banks • California

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  June 25th, 2001
• Company
  Byl Bancorp
• Industry
  State commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  California

ARTICLE 1 THE MERGER 1.1. MERGER

Merger Agreement • December 2nd, 1998 • GLB Bancorp Inc • State commercial banks • Ohio

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  December 2nd, 1998
• Company
  GLB Bancorp Inc
• Industry
  State commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  Ohio

AGREEMENT

Merger Agreement • July 28th, 1998 • National Penn Bancshares Inc • National commercial banks • Pennsylvania

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  July 28th, 1998
• Company
  National Penn Bancshares Inc
• Industry
  National commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  Pennsylvania

BY AND AMONG

Merger Agreement • February 13th, 1998 • American Waste Services Inc • Refuse systems • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  February 13th, 1998
• Company
  American Waste Services Inc
• Industry
  Refuse systems
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AMONG

Merger Agreement • January 25th, 1996 • Communication Cable Inc • Drawing & insulating of nonferrous wire • North Carolina

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  January 25th, 1996
• Company
  Communication Cable Inc
• Industry
  Drawing & insulating of nonferrous wire
• Jurisdiction
  North Carolina

ARTICLE I

Merger Agreement • January 10th, 1996 • FCNB Corp • National commercial banks

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  January 10th, 1996
• Company
  FCNB Corp
• Industry
  National commercial banks