AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among CAVENDISH GLOBAL LIMITED, CAVENDISH ACQUISITION CORPORATION, CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. and, solely for purposes for ARTICLE IX, BURLINGTOWN UK LTD and ERICHTON INVESTMENTS LTD. Dated as of October ____, 2014Agreement and Plan of Merger • October 15th, 2014 • Cavendish Acquisition Corp • Agricultural production-crops • New York
Contract Type FiledOctober 15th, 2014 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of October ___, 2014 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and among CAVENDISH GLOBAL LIMITED, an England and Wales company (“Parent”), CAVENDISH ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation and a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), and, solely for purposes of Article IX, BURLINGTOWN UK LTD and ERICHTON INVESTMENTS LTD. (each, a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”