AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among FOREST OIL CORPORATION (PARENT) MJCO CORPORATION (MERGER SUB) and THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY (COMPANY) dated as of January 7, 2007Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 9th, 2007 • Forest Oil Corp • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 9th, 2007 Company Industry JurisdictionThis Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) dated January 7, 2007, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, a New York corporation (“Parent”), MJCO Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and The Houston Exploration Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).