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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageARTICLE I THE MERGER; CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME
    
    
    31.1 The Merger
    
    
    31.2 Closing
    
    
    31.3 Effective Time
    
    
    3ARTICLE II CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
    
    
    32.1 The Certificate of Incorporation
    
    
    32.2 The Bylaws
    
    
    3ARTICLE III OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
    
    
    43.1 Directors
    
    
    43.2 Officers
    
    
    4ARTICLE IV EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
    
    
    44.1 Effect on Capital Stock
    
    
    44.2 Exchange of Certificates
    
    
    54.3 Treatment of Stock Plans
    
    
    74.4 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution
    
    
    8ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    
    
    85.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company
    
    
    85.2 Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
    
    
    28ARTICLE VI COVENANTS
    
    
    326.1 Interim Operations
    
    
    326.2 Acquisition Proposals
    
    
    366.3 No Change in Company Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition
Agreement
    
    
    406.4 Proxy Statement
    
    
    406.5 Stockholders Meeting
    
    
    416.6 Filings; Other Actions; Notification
    
    
    416.7 Access and Reports
    
    
    456.8 NASDAQ De-listing
    
    
    456.9 Publicity
    
    
    456.10 Employee Benefits
    
    
    466.11 Expenses
    
    
    466.12 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance
    
    
    476.13 Takeover Statutes
    
    
    486.14 Financing
    
    
    486.15 Director Resignations
    
    
    506.16 Rule 16b-3
    
    
    50ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS
    
    
    507.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger
    
    
    507.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
    
    
    517.3 Conditions to Obligation of the Company
    
    
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    538.1 Termination
    
    
    538.2 Effect of Termination
    
    
    55ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
    
    
    589.1 Survival
    
    
    589.2 Modification or Amendment
    
    
    589.3 Waiver of Conditions
    
    
    599.4 Counterparts
    
    
    599.5 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    
    
    599.6 Enforcement
    
    
    609.7 Notices
    
    
    609.8 Entire Agreement
    
    
    619.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries
    
    
    629.10 Obligations of Parent and of the Company
    
    
    629.11 Transfer Taxes
    
    
    629.12 Definitions
    
    
    629.13 Severability
    
    
    629.14 No Personal Liability
    
    
    639.15 Interpretation; Construction
    
    
    639.16 Assignment
    
    
    639.17 Knowledge
    
    
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    Limited GuarantyExhibit B
    
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
 Agreement Company Parent Merger Sub Constituent Corporations
 R E C I T A L S
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THE MERGER; CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME
 The Merger Surviving
Corporation
 Closing Closing Article VII Closing Date Business Day
 Effective Time Certificate of Merger Effective Time
  CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND  BYLAWS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
 The Certificate of Incorporation Charter
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS  OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
 Directors
 Officers
  EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK;  EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
 Effect on Capital Stock
 Merger Consideration Share Excluded
Share Section
4.2(f) Per Share Merger Consideration Certificate
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Dissenting Shares Dissenting Shares Section 4.1(a)
 Exchange of Certificates
 Paying Agent Paying Agent Section 4.1(a) Section 4.3(a) Exchange Fund provided Section 4.1(a) Section 4.3(a) Section 4.1(a) Section 4.3(a) Section 4.1(a) Section 4.3(a)
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Section
4.2(e) Section 4.2(f) Section 4.2(e)
 Transfers Article IV
 Termination of Exchange Fund Article IV Section
4.2(f) Section 4.2(e) Person
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 Treatment of Stock Plans
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Option Exchange Ratio
 Company RSU
 Corporate Actions Section 4.3(a) Section 4.3(a)
 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution provided Section 4.4
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Organization, Good Standing and Qualification Company
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Corporate Authority; Approval and Fairness
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Company Recommendation Affiliate provided control
  Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts
 Section 1.3 HSR
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End-Date Representatives provided
 Acquisition Proposal Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement provided Section 6.2
 Section 6.2(c) Sections 6.2(c)(i) 6.2(c)(iii) 6.2(c)(iv) Article
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6.2(c)(i) 6.2(c)(iii) 6.2(c)(iv) Excluded Party Section 6.2 Sections 6.2(c)(i) 6.2(c)(iii) 6.2(c)(iv)
 Section 6.2(b) Section 6.2 provided Section 6.2(b) Section 6.2(c)
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 Section 6.2(c) Section 6.2 provided however
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Company Recommendation provided however Section 6.2 Section 6.2(e) Alternative
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 Section 8.1(h)
 No Change in Company Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement Section 6.2 Section
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  Section 6.10 Section 6.10 Section 6.10 Section 6.10
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 Section
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 Section 6.12
 Section 6.12
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 Director Resignations
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  CONDITIONS
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 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
 Representations and Warranties Section 5.1 Section
5.1(b)
 Performance of Obligations of the Company
 Compliance Certificate Sections 7.2(a) 7.2(b) 7.2(h)
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 Solvency Certificate Exhibit B provided
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 Compliance Certificate Sections 7.3(a) 7.3(b)
  TERMINATION
 Termination
  provided however Section 8.1(b) Sections 6.6(d)(i) (ii)
 Outside Date Section 7.1(a) provided
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 Sections 7.1 7.2 provided Section 8.1(f)
 Section 6.2 6.3 6.5
 Section provided
 Sections 7.1 7.2 Section 7.2(f) Article VII
 Sections 7.1 7.2 Section 7.2 Section 7.2(h) Section
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 Section 8.1 Section 9.7
 Effect of Termination Section 9.1 Section 8.1 provided however
 Section 8.2
 Section 8.1(c) Section 8.1(d) Section 8.2(g)(i)
 Section 8.1(f) Section 8.1(j)
 Section 8.1(g)(i) 8.1(g)(ii) Section 8.1(g)(i)
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Section 8.1(g)(ii) Section 8.1(g)(iii), 8.1(g)(iv) 8.1(g)(v) Section 6.2 6.3 6.5
 Section 8.1(h)
 Section 8.1(e) Section 8.1(i) Parent Termination Fee
 Section 8.2 Acquisition Proposal Section 8.2(d) Section
6.2(a)
 Termination Fee provided Section 8.1(g) Section 8.1(h) Termination Fee
  Sections 8.1(c) 8.1(d) 8.1(f) 8.1(g) 8.1(h) 8.1(j) provided Section 8.1(d) Section 8.2(b)
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  Section 8.2
 Section 8.2(f) Parent
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Damages
   MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
 Survival Article IX Article IV Sections 6.10 6.11 6.12 Article
IX Section 6.9 Section 6.11 Section 8.2
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 Obligations of Parent and of the Company
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SM&ABy:
    /s/ Cathy L. McCarthyName:
    Cathy L. McCarthyTitle:
    President & CEO PROJECT VICTOR HOLDINGS, INC.By:
    /s/ William F. HopkinsName:
    William F. HopkinsTitle:
    President PROJECT VICTOR MERGER SUB, INC.By:
    /s/ William F. HopkinsName:
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ANNEX A
 DEFINED TERMS
 Terms
    
    SectionAcceptable Confidentiality Agreement
    
    6.2(a)Acquisition Proposal
    
    6.2(a), 8.2(f)Action
    
    5.1(g)(i)Affiliate
    
    5.1(c)(ii)Agreement
    
    PreambleAlternative Acquisition Agreement
    
    6.2(e)Applicable Date
    
    5.1(e)(i)Assumed Option
    
    4.3(a)(i)Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
    
    5.1(c)(i)Benefits Plans
    
    5.1(h)(i)Business Day
    
    1.2Bylaws
    
    2.2Certificate
    
    4.1(a)Certificate of Merger
    
    1.3Change of Company Recommendation
    
    6.2(e)Charter
    
    2.1Client
    
    5.1(w)Closing
    
    1.2Closing Date
    
    1.2Code
    
    4.2(f)Company
    
    Preamble
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Terms
    
    SectionCompany Approvals
    
    5.1(d)(i)Company Bylaws
    
    5.1(a)Company Charter
    
    5.1(a)Company Damages
    
    8.2(i)Company Disclosure Schedule
    
    5.1Company Material Adverse Effect
    
    5.1(a)Company Option
    
    4.3(a)(i)Company Parties
    
    8.2(k)Company Recommendation
    
    5.1(c)(ii)Company Reports
    
    5.1(e)(i)Company RSU
    
    4.3(a)(iii)Confidentiality Agreement
    
    9.8Constituent Corporations
    
    PreambleContract
    
    5.1(d)(ii)control
    
    5.1(c)(ii)Costs
    
    6.12(a)Current Employees
    
    6.10(a)D&O Insurance
    
    6.12(b)Debt Financing
    
    5.2(e)Debt Financing Commitments
    
    5.2(e)DGCL
    
    RecitalsDissenting Shares
    
    4.1(d)Effective Time
    
    1.3Employees
    
    5.1(h)(i)Environmental Law
    
    5.1(k)
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Terms
    
    SectionEquity Financing
    
    5.2(e)Equity Financing Commitment
    
    5.2(e)ERISA
    
    5.1(h)(i)ERISA Affiliate
    
    5.1(h)(ii)(G)Exchange Act
    
    5.1(a)Exchange Fund
    
    4.2(a)Excluded Party
    
    6.2(b)Excluded Share
    
    4.1(a)Financing
    
    5.2(e)Financing Commitments
    
    5.2(e)GAAP
    
    5.1(e)(iii)Government Bid
    
    5.1(v)Government Contract
    
    5.1(v)Governmental Entity
    
    5.1(d)(i)Guarantor
    
    RecitalsHazardous Substance
    
    5.1(k)HSR Act
    
    5.1(d)(i)Indebtedness
    
    6.1(h)Indemnified Parties
    
    6.12(a)Intellectual Property
    
    5.1(n)Knowledge
    
    9.17Laws
    
    5.1(i)Licenses
    
    5.1(i)Lien
    
    5.1(b)Limited Guaranty
    
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    SectionMaterial Contracts
    
    5.1(q)Merger
    
    RecitalsMerger Sub
    
    PreambleMultiemployer Plan
    
    5.1(h)(ii)(D)NASDAQ
    
    5.1(a)(E)NISPOM
    
    5.1(v)(v)Odyssey
    
    9.8Option Exchange Ratio
    
    4.3(a)(ii)Outside Date
    
    8.1(c)Parent
    
    PreambleParent Approvals
    
    5.2(c)(i)Parent Common Stock
    
    4.3(a)(ii)Parent Damages
    
    8.2(k)Parent Disclosure Schedule
    
    5.2Parent Liability Limitation
    
    8.2(j)Parent Parties
    
    8.2(i)Parent Termination Fee
    
    8.2(f)Paying Agent
    
    4.2(a)Per Share Merger Consideration
    
    4.1(a)Person
    
    4.2(d)Proxy Statement
    
    6.4(a)Representatives
    
    6.2(a)Requisite Company Vote
    
    5.1(c)(i)Restraints
    
    7.1(c)Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    
    5.1(e)(i)
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Terms
    
    SectionSEC
    
    5.1(e)(i)Securities Act
    
    5.1(e)(i)Share
    
    4.1(a)Significant Subsidiary
    
    5.1(a)Solicitation Period End-Date
    
    6.2(a)Solvent
    
    5.2(i)Special Committee
    
    RecitalsStock Plan
    
    5.1(b)Stockholders Meeting
    
    6.5Subsidiary
    
    5.1(a)Superior Proposal
    
    6.2(c)Surviving Corporation
    
    1.1Takeover Statute
    
    5.1(j)Tax
    
    5.1(l)Tax Return
    
    5.1(l)Taxes
    
    5.1(l)Termination Fee
    
    8.2(f)WARN Act
    
    5.1(m)
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