AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among RUE21, INC., RHODES HOLDCO, INC. and RHODES MERGER SUB, INC. Dated as of May 23, 2013Agreement and Plan of Merger • May 24th, 2013 • Rue21, Inc. • Retail-apparel & accessory stores • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMay 24th, 2013 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this “Agreement”), dated as of May 23, 2013, among rue21, inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Rhodes Holdco, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Parent”) and Rhodes Merger Sub, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”, with the Company and Merger Sub collectively referred to as the “Constituent Corporations”).