AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Among PCX HOLDINGS, INC., ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS, INC. and NEW APPLE ACQUISITIONS CORPORATION Dated as of January 3, 2005Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 4th, 2005 • Archipelago Holdings Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this “Agreement”), dated as of January 3, 2005, among PCX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Archipelago Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and New Apple Acquisitions Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”, the Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Constituent Corporations”).
