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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

Chemed Corp; Roto-Rooter Inc.; Bank of New York; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Date:

2003

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$86

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                         AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER





                         Dated as of December 18, 2003





                                     Among





                              ROTO-ROOTER, INC.,





                              MARLIN MERGER CORP.





                                      And





                         VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION









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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS



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SECTION 1.02.  Closing........................................................2

SECTION 1.03.  Effective Time.................................................2

SECTION 1.04.  Effects........................................................2

SECTION 1.05.  Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.......................2

SECTION 1.06.  Directors......................................................2

SECTION 1.07.  Officers.......................................................2





                                  ARTICLE II



   Effect on the Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations; Exchange of

                                 Certificates



SECTION 2.01.  Effect on Capital Stock........................................3

SECTION 2.02.  Exchange of Certificates.......................................4





                                  ARTICLE III



                 Representations and Warranties of the Company



SECTION 3.01.  Organization, Standing and Power...............................8

SECTION 3.02.  Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.........................8

SECTION 3.03.  Capital Structure..............................................9

SECTION 3.04.  Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.............10

SECTION 3.05.  No Conflicts; Consents........................................11

SECTION 3.06.  Financial Statements; SEC Reporting...........................12

SECTION 3.07.  Information Supplied..........................................13

SECTION 3.08.  Absence of Certain Changes or Events..........................13

SECTION 3.09.  Taxes.........................................................14

SECTION 3.10.  Absence of Changes in Benefit Plans...........................16

SECTION 3.11.  ERISA Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments...................17

SECTION 3.12.  Proceedings...................................................20

SECTION 3.13.  Compliance with Applicable Laws...............................21

SECTION 3.14.  Assets Other than Real Property Interests.....................22

SECTION 3.15.  Real Property.................................................22





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SECTION 3.16.  Labor Matters.................................................22

SECTION 3.17.  Contracts.....................................................22

SECTION 3.18.  Environmental Matters.........................................25

SECTION 3.19.  Intellectual Property.........................................26

SECTION 3.20.  Brokers.......................................................27

SECTION 3.21.  No Grounds for Federal Health Care Program Exclusion..........27

SECTION 3.22.  Limitation....................................................27

SECTION 3.23.  Acknowledgement...............................................27





                                  ARTICLE IV



               Representations and Warranties of Parent and Sub



SECTION 4.01.  Organization, Standing and Power..............................28

SECTION 4.02.  Sub...........................................................28

SECTION 4.03.  Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.............28

SECTION 4.04.  No Conflicts; Consents........................................29

SECTION 4.05.  Information Supplied..........................................30

SECTION 4.06.  Brokers.......................................................30

SECTION 4.07.  Financing.....................................................30

SECTION 4.08.  SEC Documents.................................................30

SECTION 4.09.  Absence of Certain Changes or Events..........................31

SECTION 4.10.  Proceedings...................................................31

SECTION 4.11.  State Takeover Statutes.......................................31

SECTION 4.12.  No Grounds for Federal Health Care Program Exclusion..........31

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