AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER By and Among AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC., DESERT ACQUISITION, INC. and COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 21st, 2014 • American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. • Real estate investment trusts • Maryland
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March 17, 2014 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Parent”), Desert Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. a Maryland corporation (the “Company”).
