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

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

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• 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”).