AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERAgreement and Plan of Merger • March 16th, 2005 • Lifepoint Hospitals Inc • Services-general medical & surgical hospitals, nec • Delaware
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Amendment No. 2”) is made and entered into as of March 15, 2005 by and among LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (“LifePoint”), a Delaware corporation, Lakers Holding Corp. (“Holding Company”), a Delaware corporation, Lakers Acquisition Corp. (“LifePoint Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holding Company, Pacers Acquisition Corp. (“Province Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holding Company, and Province Healthcare Company (“Province”), a Delaware corporation, to amend that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2004, by and among LifePoint, Holding Company, LifePoint Merger Sub, Province Merger Sub and Province, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2005 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in t
