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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

FirstService Corp.; Houston American Energy Corp; Stifel Financial Corp.; Armstrong Teasdale; Lewis, Rice & Fingersh

Date:

2006

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$54

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                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER



                                  BY AND AMONG



                             STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.



                              FSFC ACQUISITION CO.



                                       AND



                         FIRST SERVICE FINANCIAL COMPANY



                                NOVEMBER 20, 2006



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION......................................     1

   Section 1.01. Definitions.............................................     1



ARTICLE II MERGER, EFFECTS OF MERGER.....................................     8

   Section 2.01. Merger..................................................     8

   Section 2.02. Closing, Effective Date and Effective Time..............     8

   Section 2.03. Effects of Merger.......................................     8

   Section 2.04. Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws................     9

   Section 2.05. Directors and Officers..................................     9



ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION, EXCHANGE PROCEDURES....................     9

   Section 3.01. Effect on Common Stock..................................     9

   Section 3.02. Adjustment Amount; Additional Escrow Amount.............    10

   Section 3.03. Exchange Fund...........................................    11

   Section 3.04. Exchange Procedures.....................................    11

   Section 3.05. No Further Rights in Seller Common Stock................    12

   Section 3.06. Termination of Exchange Fund............................    12

   Section 3.07. No Liability............................................    12

   Section 3.08. Investment of Exchange Fund.............................    12

   Section 3.09. Lost Certificates.......................................    12

   Section 3.10. Withholding Rights......................................    13

   Section 3.11. Further Assurances......................................    13

   Section 3.12. Stock Transfer Books....................................    13

   Section 3.13. Seller Stock Options....................................    13

   Section 3.14. Shareholders Committee..................................    13



ARTICLE IV ACTIONS PENDING MERGER........................................    14

   Section 4.01. Forbearance of Seller...................................    14

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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................    16

   Section 5.01. Disclosure Schedule.....................................    16

   Section 5.02. Representations and Warranties of Seller................    16

   Section 5.03. Representations and Warranties of Company and

                 AcquisitionCo...........................................    29



ARTICLE VI COVENANTS.....................................................    30

   Section 6.01. Reasonable Efforts......................................    30

   Section 6.02. Regulatory Applications; Other Approvals................    30

   Section 6.03. Press Release...........................................    30

   Section 6.04. Access, Information.....................................    30

   Section 6.05. No Solicitation of Transactions.........................    31

   Section 6.06. Shareholder Approval....................................    33

   Section 6.07. Takeover Laws...........................................    33

   Section 6.08. Delivery of Shareholder List............................    33

   Section 6.09. Indemnification, Directors' and Officers' Insurance.....    33

   Section 6.10. Benefit Plans...........................................    35

   Section 6.11. Notification of Certain Matters.........................    35

   Section 6.12. Escrow Agreement........................................    35

   Section 6.13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan............................    35



ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER.........................    36

   Section 7.01. Conditions to Each Party's Obligations to

                 Effect Merger...........................................    36

   Section 7.02. Conditions to Obligations of Seller to Effect Merger....    36

   Section 7.03. Conditions to Obligations of Company and

                 AcquisitionCo to Effect Merger..........................    36

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