AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND BETWEEN STERLING BANCSHARES, INC., AND BOTH, INC. DATED AS OF JULY 25, 2006Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 26th, 2006 • Sterling Bancshares Inc • State commercial banks
Contract Type FiledJuly 26th, 2006 Company IndustryTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of July 25, 2006, is by and between STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. (“Sterling”), a Texas corporation and a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and BOTH, INC., a Texas corporation and a registered bank holding company under the BHCA (the “Company”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Article I.