AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. and PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION Dated as of June 5, 2005Merger Agreement • June 9th, 2005 • Washington Mutual Inc • Savings institution, federally chartered • Washington
Contract Type FiledJune 9th, 2005 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 5, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC., a Washington corporation (“Washington Mutual”), and PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Providian”).