AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among EMERALD TOPCO, INC., EMERALD BIDCO, INC. and PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS, INC. Dated as of August 9, 2016Merger Agreement • August 9th, 2016 • Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. • Services-management consulting services • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 9, 2016 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among Emerald TopCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Emerald BidCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 8.4 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
