EXHIBIT 2.1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION BY AND BETWEEN MULTEX.COM, INC., MULTEX A ACQUISITION CORP., SAGE ONLINE, INC., AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SAGE ONLINE, INC. LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO March 13, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTSAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • April 5th, 2000 • Multex Com Inc • Services-computer processing & data preparation • New York
