0001104659-03-021570 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among Bookham Technology plc, Budapest Acquisition Corp. and New Focus, Inc. Dated as of September 21, 2003

Merger Agreement • September 25th, 2003 • Bookham Technology PLC • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  September 25th, 2003
• Company
  Bookham Technology PLC
• Industry
  Semiconductors & related devices
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 21, 2003, is entered into by and among Bookham Technology plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Parent”), Budapest Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Transitory Subsidiary”), and New Focus, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).