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.Merger Agreement • July 6th, 2006 • Michaels Stores Inc • Retail-hobby, toy & game shops • 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”).
