AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among CHEMRING GROUP PLC, MELANIE MERGER SUB INC. and THE ALLIED DEFENSE GROUP, INC. Dated as of January 18, 2010Merger Agreement • January 19th, 2010 • Allied Defense Group Inc • Ordnance & accessories, (no vehicles/guided missiles) • New York
Contract Type FiledJanuary 19th, 2010 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), is dated as of January 18, 2010, by and among Chemring Group PLC, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“Parent”), Melanie Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and The Allied Defense Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).