0000950134-06-012734 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of June 30, 2006, among BAIN PASTE MERGERCO, INC., BLACKSTONE PASTE MERGERCO, INC., BAIN PASTE FINCO, LLC, BLACKSTONE PASTE FINCO, LLC, and MICHAELS STORES, INC.

Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 6th, 2006 • Michaels Stores Inc • Retail-hobby, toy & game shops • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  July 6th, 2006
• Company
  Michaels Stores Inc
• Industry
  Retail-hobby, toy & game shops
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 30, 2006, among BAIN PASTE MERGERCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Bain MergerCo”), BLACKSTONE PASTE MERGERCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Blackstone MergerCo” and, together with Bain MergerCo, “MergerCos”), BAIN PASTE FINCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bain FinCo”), BLACKSTONE PASTE FINCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Blackstone FinCo” and, together with Bain FinCo, “FinCos”; MergerCos and FinCos, collectively, the “Sponsor Entities”), and MICHAELS STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).