AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated July 24, 2006 by and among RYAN’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., BUFFETS, INC. and BUFFETS SOUTHEAST, INC.Merger Agreement • July 25th, 2006 • Buffets Holdings, Inc. • Retail-eating places • South Carolina
Contract Type FiledJuly 25th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated July 24, 2006 (the “Agreement Date”), by and among RYAN’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., a South Carolina corporation (the “Company”), BUFFETS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “Parent”), and BUFFETS SOUTHEAST, INC., a South Carolina corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Merger Subsidiary”).