AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of October 5, 2009 among AVOCENT CORPORATION, EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. and GLOBE ACQUISITION CORPORATIONAgreement and Plan of Merger • October 9th, 2009 • Emerson Electric Co • Electronic & other electrical equipment (no computer equip) • Delaware
Contract Type FiledOctober 9th, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of October 5, 2009, among AVOCENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., a Missouri corporation (“Parent”), and GLOBE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”).