AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of September 10, 2006 among IPSCO INC., PI ACQUISITION COMPANY and NS GROUP, INC.Agreement and Plan of Merger • September 11th, 2006 • Ipsco Inc • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Kentucky
Contract Type FiledSeptember 11th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 10, 2006 among IPSCO Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada (“Parent”), PI Acquisition Company, a Kentucky corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”) and NS Group, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “Company”).