Exhibit 2.1 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Amendment"), dated as of September 12, 2003, is made and entered into by and among The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., an Ohio...Agreement and Plan of Merger • September 15th, 2003 • Elder Beerman Stores Corp • Retail-department stores • Ohio
