AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AREP OIL & GAS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND NEG IPOCO, INC. A DELAWARE CORPORATION DATED: DECEMBER 7, 2005Merger Agreement • December 7th, 2005 • American Real Estate Partners L P • Operators of nonresidential buildings • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 7, 2005, is by and among NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), AREP OIL & GAS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AREP Oil & Gas”), NEG IPOCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“IPO Co.”) wholly owned by AREH (as hereafter defined), and, solely for purposes of Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4.16 of this Agreement, AMERICAN REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (“AREH”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 7.8 of this Agreement.
