AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among NATIONWIDE CORPORATION, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, NWM MERGER SUB, INC. and NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. dated as of August 6, 2008Merger Agreement • August 7th, 2008 • Nationwide Financial Services Inc/ • Life insurance • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”), dated as of August 6, 2008, is by and among Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, an Ohio mutual insurance company (“NWM”), Nationwide Corporation, an Ohio corporation (“NWC”), NWM Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NWC (“Merger Sub”), and Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms have the meanings given to such terms in Article VIII or as otherwise defined herein.
