AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER



     This Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may be amended, supplemented

or modified in accordance with the terms hereof, this "Agreement") dated

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February 7, 2001 is among Labtec Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (together

with its successor and assigns, the "Company"), for the purposes of Sections

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1.1(b) and 11.7 only, Logitech International S.A., a Swiss corporation (together

with its successor and assigns, "Parent"), Logitech Inc., a California

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corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (together with its

successors and assigns, "Logitech Subsidiary"), and Thunder Acquisition Corp., a

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Massachusetts corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Logitech

Subsidiary (together with its successor and assigns, "Merger Sub").

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                                    Recitals

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     The parties desire that Logitech Subsidiary acquire the Company, upon the

terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the Massachusetts

Business Corporation Law and Chapter 156B of the Massachusetts General Laws

(collectively, the "MBCL").

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     In furtherance of such acquisition, it is proposed that Merger Sub shall,

and Logitech Subsidiary shall cause Merger Sub to, make an exchange offer (as it

may be amended from time-to-time as permitted under this Agreement, the "Offer")

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to acquire, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and

the Offer, all of the issued and outstanding shares (each, a "Share" and

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collectively, the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per

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share ("Company Common Stock"), at a price for each Share of (i) $11.00 in cash

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(such price, or such higher price per share in cash that may be made pursuant to

the Offer, is referred to as the "Cash Portion"), and (ii) a fraction of an

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American depositary share (each, a "Parent ADS") of Parent equal to the Stock

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Portion (as defined in Section 1.1(d) below) (each Parent ADS representing one-

tenth of a registered share, par value CHF 10 per share, of Parent and evidenced

by an American depositary receipt ("Parent ADR") issued in accordance with the

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Deposit Agreement dated as of March 27, 1997 among Parent, The Bank of New York,

as depositary, and all owners from time to time of Parent ADSs, as amended on

July 5, 2000 (as so amended, the "Deposit Agreement").

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     Also in furtherance of such acquisition, it is proposed that, following the

consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the

"Merger") and that the Shares not tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer

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will thereupon be converted into the right to receive both cash and a fraction

of a Parent ADS in the amounts set forth in Section 2.4(c) hereof.



     The respective boards of directors of the Company, Parent, Logitech

Subsidiary and Merger Sub have authorized, adopted and approved this Agreement

and deem this Agreement, the Offer and the Merger desirable and in the best

interests of their respective corporations and stockholders.



     This Agreement and the Merger have been adopted and approved by Logitech

Subsidiary as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub and will be submitted to the

stockholders of the Company for their adoption and approval.

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     Concurrently herewith, Logitech Subsidiary and two stockholders of the

Company have entered into a Stockholder Agreement (the "Stockholder Agreement")

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in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, providing that, among other things,

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such stockholders will tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer and vote their

Shares and those Shares over which they have voting power in favor of the

adoption and approval of this Agreement, and that the Parent ADSs to be received

by such stockholders shall be subject to a contractual lock-up as provided

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