AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among NBTY, INC., ALPHABET HOLDING COMPANY, INC. and ALPHABET MERGER SUB, INC. Dated as of July 15, 2010Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 16th, 2010 • Nbty Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJuly 16th, 2010 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this "Agreement"), dated as of July 15, 2010, among NBTY, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Alphabet Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub," with the Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Constituent Corporations").