0000065873-05-000007 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among ALLTEL CORPORATION, WIGEON ACQUISITION LLC and WESTERN WIRELESS CORPORATION Dated as of January 9, 2005

Merger Agreement • January 11th, 2005 • Alltel Corp • Telephone communications (no radiotelephone) • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  January 11th, 2005
• Company
  Alltel Corp
• Industry
  Telephone communications (no radiotelephone)
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 9, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among ALLTEL Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Wigeon Acquisition LLC, a Washington limited liability company and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Western Wireless Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “Company”).

VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement • January 11th, 2005 • Alltel Corp • Telephone communications (no radiotelephone) • Washington

• Contract Type
  Voting Agreement
• Filed
  January 11th, 2005
• Company
  Alltel Corp
• Industry
  Telephone communications (no radiotelephone)
• Jurisdiction
  Washington

VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 9, 2005, among ALLTEL Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Parent”), and each person listed on the signature page hereof as a shareholder (each, a “Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Shareholders”).