0001193125-05-119389 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION, OC, INC. and SAUCONY, INC. Dated as of June 1, 2005

Merger Agreement • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber) • Massachusetts

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)
• Jurisdiction
  Massachusetts

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 1, 2005, by and among The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), OC, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Buyer (the “Transitory Subsidiary”), and Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”).

SAUCONY, INC. EXECUTIVE BENEFIT AGREEMENT

Executive Benefit Agreement • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber)

• Contract Type
  Executive Benefit Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)

THIS EXECUTIVE BENEFIT AGREEMENT entered into as of June 1, 2005, by and among Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), and John H. Fisher (the “Executive”).

VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement • June 3rd, 2005 • Stride Rite Corp • Footwear, (no rubber)

• Contract Type
  Voting Agreement
• Filed
  June 3rd, 2005
• Company
  Stride Rite Corp
• Industry
  Footwear, (no rubber)

VOTING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2005, by and between The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Buyer”), and the undersigned stockholder (a “Stockholder”) of Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”).