AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, ALBEMARLE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, and ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS, INC. Dated as of July 15, 2014Merger Agreement • July 18th, 2014 • Rockwood Holdings, Inc. • Chemicals & allied products • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJuly 18th, 2014 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of July 15, 2014 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and among ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (“Parent”), ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ALBEMARLE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”