0001193125-08-150275 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Dated as of July 10, 2008 among ASHLAND INC., ASHLAND SUB ONE, INC. and HERCULES INCORPORATED

Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 14th, 2008 • Ashland Inc. • Wholesale-chemicals & allied products • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  July 14th, 2008
• Company
  Ashland Inc.
• Industry
  Wholesale-chemicals & allied products
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of July 10, 2008 among ASHLAND INC., a Kentucky corporation (“Parent”), ASHLAND SUB ONE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sub”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and HERCULES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and, together with Parent and Sub, the “parties”).