AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among STAPLES, INC., ARCH MERGER SUB INC. and ARCH PARENT INC. Dated as of June 28, 2017Agreement and Plan of Merger • June 30th, 2017 • Staples Inc • Retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores • New York
Contract Type FiledJune 30th, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), is made and entered into as of this 28th day of June, 2017, by and among Arch Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), Arch Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (the "Merger Sub"), and Staples, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").