AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERAgreement and Plan of Merger • February 24th, 2004 • Dot Hill Systems Corp • Computer storage devices • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 23, 2004, by and among: DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); DHSA CORP., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”); CHAPARRAL NETWORK STORAGE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); and C. TIMOTHY SMOOT as the Stockholders’ Representative (the “Stockholders’ Representative”). Certain other capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.
