AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIO ACQUISITION CORPORATION and 3PAR INC. Dated as of August , 2010Agreement and Plan of Merger • August 27th, 2010 • Hewlett Packard Co • Computer & office equipment • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August , 2010 by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Rio Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Acquisition Sub”), and 3PAR Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article I.
