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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC., SLEEPING BEAR MERGER CORP. AND STERLING HOLDING COMPANY Dated as of July 2, 20031

Merger Agreement • November 12th, 2003 • Stratos Lightwave Inc • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  November 12th, 2003
• Company
  Stratos Lightwave Inc
• Industry
  Semiconductors & related devices
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of July 2, 2003 (this “Agreement”), among Stratos Lightwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Sleeping Bear Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and Sterling Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (Sub and the Company being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Constituent Corporations”).