AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER By and Among VENTAS, INC., NEEDLES ACQUISITION LLC and NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. Dated as of February 27, 2011Merger Agreement • February 28th, 2011 • Nationwide Health Properties Inc • Real estate investment trusts • Maryland
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 27, 2011 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among Ventas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Needles Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”).
