AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Dated as of September 27, 2010, Among UNILEVER N.V.,* UNILEVER PLC,* CONOPCO, INC., ACE MERGER, INC. And ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANYMerger Agreement • September 27th, 2010 • Alberto-Culver CO • Perfumes, cosmetics & other toilet preparations • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 27, 2010, among UNILEVER N.V., a Netherlands corporation (“NV”), solely with respect to Section 5.10 hereof, UNILEVER PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of and registered in England (“PLC”), solely with respect to Section 5.10 hereof, CONOPCO, INC., a New York corporation (“Parent”), ACE MERGER, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
