AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Dated as of June 18, 2004 Among JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC., MSC ACQUISITION CORP. And MAXWELL SHOE COMPANY INC.Agreement and Plan of Merger • June 21st, 2004 • Maxwell Shoe Co Inc • Footwear, (no rubber) • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 21st, 2004 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 18, 2004, among Jones Apparel Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Parent”), MSC Acquisition Corp., a New York corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and Maxwell Shoe Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).