AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Dated as of July 1, 2012 among LINDE AG, LINDE US INC. and LINCARE HOLDINGS INC.Merger Agreement • July 6th, 2012 • Lincare Holdings Inc • Services-misc health & allied services, nec • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of July 1, 2012 (this “Agreement”), is among LINDE AG, a stock corporation organized under the Laws of Germany (“Parent”), LINDE US INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned indirect Subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”), and LINCARE HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain terms used in this Agreement are used as defined in Section 8.11.
