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Exhibit 2.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of
December 14, 2006 (this " First Amendment "), to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 19, 2006
(the " Merger Agreement "), by and among APN Holding
Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Parent "), APN
Mergersub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned direct
subsidiary of Parent (" MergerSub "), and Applica
Incorporated, a Florida corporation (the " Company ").
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
WHEREAS, pursuant to, and subject
to the limitations set forth in, Section 9.2 of the Merger
Agreement, the Merger Agreement may be amended, modified, or
supplemented only by the written agreement of the parties thereto;
and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish
to amend the Merger Agreement as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Amendment . Section 3.1(a) of the Merger Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the word "$6.00" in both instances and
replacing each with the word "$6.50."
2.
Miscellaneous .
(a)
Governing Law . This First Amendment shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to Contra
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