AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF September 27, 2005 AMONG WELLPOINT, INC., WELLPOINT HOLDING CORP. AND WELLCHOICE, INC.Merger Agreement • September 30th, 2005 • Wellpoint Inc • Hospital & medical service plans • New York
Contract Type FiledSeptember 30th, 2005 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 27, 2005 (this “Agreement”), among WellPoint, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Purchaser”), WellPoint Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and WellChoice, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”).