0001104659-04-007119 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG ECOLAB INC. BESSY ACQUISITION INC. AND ALCIDE CORPORATION dated as of March 11, 2004

Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 12th, 2004 • Alcide Corp • Agricultural chemicals • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  March 12th, 2004
• Company
  Alcide Corp
• Industry
  Agricultural chemicals
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 11, 2004, by and among Ecolab Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “the Parent”), Bessy Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Alcide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE MERGER

Agreement to Facilitate Merger • March 12th, 2004 • Alcide Corp • Agricultural chemicals • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement to Facilitate Merger
• Filed
  March 12th, 2004
• Company
  Alcide Corp
• Industry
  Agricultural chemicals
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This Agreement to Facilitate Merger (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March , 2004, between Ecolab Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), and the undersigned stockholder (“Stockholder”) of Alcide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Alcide”).