0001193125-03-085266 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG VENTAS, INC. VENTAS SUB, LLC AND ELDERTRUST DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2003

Agreement and Plan of Merger • November 21st, 2003 • Ventas Inc • Real estate investment trusts • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  November 21st, 2003
• Company
  Ventas Inc
• Industry
  Real estate investment trusts
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 19, 2003, by and among VENTAS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), VENTAS SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and ELDERTRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”).