December 9, 2008Merger Agreement • December 10th, 2008 • Smith a O Corp • Motors & generators
December 9, 2008Merger Agreement • December 10th, 2008 • Smith a O Corp • Motors & generators • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, SICO ACQUISITION, LLC, SMITH INVESTMENT COMPANY AND SMITH INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC DATED AS OF DECEMBER 9, 2008Merger Agreement • December 10th, 2008 • Smith a O Corp • Motors & generators • Nevada
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 9, 2008, is made by and among A. O. Smith Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), SICO Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“MergerCo”), Smith Investment Company, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and (solely for purposes of Sections 5.8, 5.11, 5.12, 5.16 and 5.18 and Article VII) Smith Investment Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SpinCo”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 9.2.
