0001104659-06-046214 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. FIREMOON ACQUISITION, INC. AND CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION DATED AS OF JULY 8, 2006

Merger Agreement • July 10th, 2006 • Cascade Natural Gas Corp • Natural gas distribution • Washington

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  July 10th, 2006
• Company
  Cascade Natural Gas Corp
• Industry
  Natural gas distribution
• Jurisdiction
  Washington

This Agreement and Plan of Merger, is made and entered into as of July 8, 2006 (this “Agreement”), by and among MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), FIREMOON ACQUISITION, INC., a Washington corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), and CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, a Washington corporation (the “Company”).