December 9, 2008Smith a O Corp • December 10th, 2008 • Motors & generators
December 9, 2008Smith a O Corp • December 10th, 2008 • 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, 2008Agreement and Plan of Merger • 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.
