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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,902, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017902, Plaintiff: VOGEL, Travelers, Citigroup, Settlement, Morgan Stanley, Disharoon, Parties, Merger, Stipulation, Delaware, Transaction, Shares, Tasco, Shareholders, Price, Special Committee, Tender, Financial Advisor, Amended Complaint, Rodney Square, Acquisition, Stockholders, Lawsuit, Arthur Zankel, Wilmington, Travelers Group, Transactions, Second Amended Complaint, Esquire, Casualty, Agreement, Stock, Public Shareholders, Consolidation, Chancery, Squeeze-out, Compromise, Common Stock, Inadequate, Complaints , ContentID: 120239559

Case Documents
1 2000-10-19 ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT
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6 pages
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2 2000-08-09 STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE
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14 pages
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3 2000-04-01 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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29 pages
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4 2000-03-28 AMENDED COMPLAINT
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24 pages
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5 2000-03 COMPLAINT
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9 pages
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Total Documents: 5 documents , 82 pages
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1 . ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COURT
HEREBY
LAWSUIT
MEMBERS
JUDGEMENT
PLAINTIFFS
STIPULATION
PARTIES
DIRECTORS
ATTORNEYS
DEFENDANTS
CHANCERY
COUNSEL
REPRESENTATIVES
COMPROMISE
SCHEDULING
CHANCERY RULES
PURSUANT
DETERMINATION
ADEQUATE
LAW
EXPENSES
MERGER
PREJUDICE
FEES
AGREEMENT
SETTLEMENT HEARING
ACCORDANCE
FACT COMMON
                 IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                                    IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

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IN  RE TRAVELERS PROPERTY
CASUALTY CORP.                                                            CONSOLIDATED
SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION                                              CIVIL ACTION NO. 17902 NC
--------------------------,-----------------------------------~-~


                                      j3RDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

                   The Stipulation. and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release, dated

August 9,200O  (the "Stipulation"), of the above-captioned consolidated lawsuit (the "Lawsuit"),

having been presented at the S'ettlement  Hearing on October 19,2000, pursuant to the Scheduling

Order for Approval of Settletnent  of Class Action entered herein on August 14,200O  (the

"Scheduling Order"), which Stipulation was joined and consented to by all parties to the Lawsuit

and which (along with the defined terms therein) is incorporated herein by reference; and the

Court having determined that notice of said Settlement Hearing was given in accordance with the

Scheduling Order to members of the Class as certified by the Court in the Scheduling Order and

that said notice was adequate and sufficient; and the parties having appeared by their attorneys of

record; and the attorneys for the respective parties having been heard in support of the Settlement

of the Lawsuit, and an opportunity to be heard as provided in the Notice; and the entire matter of

the Settlement having been considered by the Court;

                   IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, this

of October, 2000, as follows:

                    1)       The Notice of Pendency  of Class Action, Temporary and Proposed Class

Action Determination, Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Hearing and Right to



Appear has been given to the Class, pursuant to and in the manner directed by the Scheduling

SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • "Scheduling Order"), which Stipulation was joined and consented to by all parties to the
  • Court having determined that notice of said Settlement Hearing was given in accordance with
  • and the attorneys for the respective parties having been heard in support of the Settlement
  • Action Determination, Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Hearing and Right to
  • Appear has been given to the Class, pursuant to and in the manner directed by the Scheduling
  • Defendants and full opportunity to be heard has been offered to all parties,
  • The form and manner of the Notice is hereby determined to have been the best notice
  • members of the Class are bound by the Order and Final Judgment herein.
  • the Class, the claims of plaintiffs are typical of the claims of the Class, plaintiffs will
  • fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class, and questions of law and fact common
  • `The Court finds that plaintiffs and their counsel have adequately
  • c> The Court finds that the requirements of Court of Chancery Rules
  • consummation of the Merger (as defined in the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise,
  • representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, successors in interest, transferees and
  • found to be fair, reasonable an'd adequate and in the best interests of the Class, and it is
  • Final Judgment in the Lawsuit
  • costs, expenses, matters and iss.ues, known or unknown, contingent or absolute, accrued or
  • defendants, their present or former affiliates, associates, officers, directors, agents,
  • discharged and distnissed with prejudice.
  • fees and expenses) shall not be conditioned upon or subject to the resolution of any appeal

  • 2 . STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PARTIES
    COURT
    STIPULATION
    TENDER
    TRAVELERS
    MERGER
    ATTORNEYS
    PLAINTIFFS
    TRANSACTIONS
    AGREEMENT
    CITIGROUP
    LAWSUIT
    DEFENDANTS
    COUNSEL
    CONSOLIDATION
    DELAWARE
    COMPLAINTS
    COMPROMISE
    CHANCERY
    FINANCIAL ADVISOR
    SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
    SETTLED CLAIMS
    EXPENSES
    MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
    LITIGATION
    OUTSTANDING SHARES
    LLP
    SPECIAL COMMITTEE
    FAIRNESS OPINION
    
                    IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                  [
    
    
                                        IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    -----------~.----~"--------------~-----------------------------~
    
    IN RE TRAVELERS PROPERTY
    CASUALTY CORP.                                                           C O N S O L I D A T E D   .
    SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION                                             CIVIL ACTION NO. 17902 NC
    
    
                                      STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF
                               COMPROMISE.  SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE
    
                       The parties to the above-captioned consolidated action, by and through their
    
    attorneys, have entered into the following Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement
    
    and Release ("Stipulation" or "Settlement Agreement"), subject to the approval of the Court (as
    
    defined be,low):
    
                       WHEREAS:
    
                       A.        On March 21, 2000, Travelers Property Casualty Corp. ("Travelers" or
    
    "Company") publicly announced that it had agreed to a transaction with Citigroup Inc.
    
    ("Citigroup"), whereby Citigroup, through entities under its control, would be commencing a
    
    cash tende:r offer ("Tender Offer") for all outstanding shares of Travelers which it did not already
    
    own to be followed by a merger ("Merger") at the price of $41.50 per share in cash.
    
                       B.        Following the announcement of the Tender Offer, certain shareholders of
    
    the Company filed thirteen class action complaints in the Court of Chancery of the State of
    
    Delaware in and for New Castle County (the "Court") challenging the transaction.
    
                        C.       By Order of the Court dated April 6,2000, these actions were
    
    
    
    into the action entitled me Travelers Pronertv  Casualty Corn. Shareholders Litigation,
    
    Consolidated CA. No. 17902 NC (the "Lawsuit"). The defendants in the Lawsuit are Travelers,
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN RE TRAVELERS PROPERTY
  • The parties to the above-captioned consolidated action,
  • attorneys, have entered into the following Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement
  • and Release, subject to the approval of the Court (as
  • "Company") publicly announced that it had agreed to a transaction with Citigroup Inc.
  • cash tende:r offer ("Tender Offer") for all outstanding shares of Travelers which it did not
  • own to be followed by a merger at the price of $41.50 per share in cash.
  • The defendants in the Lawsuit are Travelers,
  • The order of Consolidation appointed as plaintiffs' Lead
  • Counsel the law firms of Abbey Gardy & Squitieri, LLP, Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP and Milberg
  • Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, LLP ("Lead Counsel") and appointed the law firm of Rosenthal,
  • Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A. as plaintiffs' Delaware Liaison Counsel.
  • Travelers' minority shareholders, in that, among other things, a special committee of
  • financial advisor to assist them in determining the fairness of the Tender Offer and the
  • and communicated to Defendants' counsel their views regarding the issues in the litigation.
  • $41.95 per share and to the dissemination of the Supplemental Disclosures.
  • transactions relevant to the Lawsuit.
  • Stanley wyhich were the basis of its fairness opinion provided to the Special Committee.
  • Court that the Lawsuit be certified as a class action, pursuant to Court of Chancery Rules 23,
  • the members of the Class to execute a release of the Settled Claims,
  • annum from the date of the award until the date such fees and expenses, with accrued
  • suffered any damage as a result of the facts described in the complaints herein,

  • 3 . SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    TRAVELERS
    MORGAN STANLEY
    PLAINTIFF
    DISHAROON
    DEFENDANTS
    MERGER
    TRANSACTION
    TASCO
    PRICE
    SHARES
    DELAWARE
    SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
    ESQUIRE
    SHAREHOLDERS
    SPECIAL COMMITTEE
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    RODNEY SQUARE
    WILMINGTON
    FINANCIAL ADVISOR
    STOCKHOLDERS
    ACQUISITION
    TRAVELERS GROUP
    SQUEEZE-OUT
    PUBLIC SHAREHOLDERS
    ARTHUR ZANKEL
    REFERENCE RANGE
    MATERIAL INACCURACIES
    ARTIFICIALLY LOW
    RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
    
                IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                      
                                      IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------x
    HOWARD VOGEL, on behalf of himself and
    all others similarly situated, Plaintiff,
                     -against-                                            : Civil Action No. 17902 NC
    
    TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.,                                    :
    ROBERT I. LIPP, JAY S.  FISHMAN, FRANK J.
    TASCO, DUDLEY C. MECUM II, ARTHUR ZANKEL  i
    KENNETH J. BIALKIN, SANFORD I.  WEILL,
    LESLIE B. DISHAROON and CITIGROUP INC.,                               :
    
                                        Defendants.
                                                                                                   <
    
                       NOTICE OF FILING SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
    
    TO:              Edward P. Welch, Esquire
                     Andrew J. Turezyn, Esquire
                     Skadden Arps Slate Meagher  & Flom LLP
                     One Rodney Square
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19801
    
                     David C. McBride, Esquire
                     Young  Conaway Stargatt  & Taylor
                     Suite 1100, Rodney Square North
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19899
    
                     PLEASE TARE NOTICE  that plaintiff herewith files the attached Second
    
    Amended Complaint pursuant to the Court's direction and in full substitution for the Complaint
    
    filed on March 28, 2000.
    
                                        ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS  & GODDESS, P.A.
    
                              By:       f~&,$,C&/                 M,h$$idh/
                                        Suite 1401, Mellon Bank Center
                                        P.O. Box 1070
                                        Wilmington, DE  19899- 1070
                                        (302)  6564433
    April 3, 2000                       Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
    
    
                   IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • NOTICE OF FILING SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
  • Andrew J. Turezyn, Esquire
  • Wilmington, Delaware 19801
  • Suite 1100, Rodney Square North
  • PLEASE TARE NOTICE that plaintiff herewith files the attached Second
  • Amended Complaint pursuant to the Court's direction and in full substitution for the Complaint
  • This is a class action on behalf of the public stockholders of Travelers
  • shareholder, defendant Citigroup Inc., through a wholly-owned Delaware
  • a transaction with Citigroup whereby Citigroup, through entities under its control, would be
  • commencing a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of the
  • Company to be followed by a merger at the same price.
  • As set forth in detail below, defendants are seeking to induce Travelers'
  • shareholders to tender their shares by claiming in the 14D-9 that the transaction is "fair" to
  • Disharoon, the Chairman of the Special Committee, was formerly
  • The financial analyses performed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
  • , the Special Committee's financial advisor,
  • contained material inaccuracies and, therefore, the true range of value
  • Morgan Stanley's selected minority squeeze-out analysis also omitted
  • squeeze-out acquisition of a property and casualty insurance company.
  • purportedly represent the interests of the public shareholders of Travelers was not properly
  • 1992 to 1998, Tasco was a Director of Travelers Group, a predecessor of Citicorp.
  • The use of flawed data provided an artificially low
  • "reference range" that disproportionately weighted the lower numbers of the range.

  • 4 . AMENDED COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CITIGROUP
    PLAINTIFF
    DEFENDANTS
    DISHAROON
    MORGAN STANLEY
    TASCO
    SHAREHOLDERS
    TRANSACTION
    SHARES
    DELAWARE
    CASUALTY
    PRICE
    SPECIAL COMMITTEE
    STOCK
    ACQUISITION
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    ARTHUR ZANKEL
    RODNEY SQUARE
    FINANCIAL ADVISOR
    TRAVELERS GROUP
    WILMINGTON
    STOCKHOLDERS
    PUBLIC SHAREHOLDERS
    COMMON STOCK
    MATERIALLY HIGHER
    FIDUCIARY DUTIES
    INADEQUATE
    EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    MARKET PRICE
    
                IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                      
                                   IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY                                        
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------x
    HOWARD VOGEL, on behalf of himself and
    all others similarly situated, Plaintiff,
                     -against-                                            : Civil Action No. 17902 NC
    
    TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.,                                    :
    ROBERT I. LIPP, JAY S.  FISHMAN, FRANK J.                             :
    TASCO, DUDLEY C. MECUM II, ARTHUR ZANKEL :
    KENNETH J. BIALKIN, SANFORD I.  WEILL,
    LESLIE B. DISHAROON and CITIGROUP INC.,
    
                                          Defendants.
    
                                                                                                    .
                             NOTICE OF FILING AMENDED COMPLAINT                              L.     -.-
    
    TO:              Andrew J. Turezyn, Esquire
                      Skadden Arps Slate Meagher  & Flom LLP
                      One Rodney Square
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19801
    
                     David C. McBride, Esquire
                     Young  Conaway Stargatt  & Taylor
                      Suite 1100, Rodney Square North
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19899
    
                     PLEASE TAKE NOTICE  that plaintiff herewith files the attached Amended
    
    Complaint as of right pursuant to Rule  15(a).
    
                     In compliance with Rule 15(aa), plaintiff avers that the Amended Complaint is in
    
    full substitution for the Complaint heretofore filed on March 21, 2000.
    
                                          ROSENTHbL,  MONHAIT, GROSS  & GODDESS, P.A.
    
    
                              B      y        :      &m  fl  A,&/
                                          Suite 140 1, Mellon Bank Center
                                          P.O. Box 1070
                                          Wilmington, DE 19899-1070
                                          (302) 656-4433
    March 28, 2000                        Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • TASCO, DUDLEY C. MECUM II, ARTHUR ZANKEL: KENNETH J. BIALKIN, SANFORD I. WEILL,
  • LESLIE B. DISHAROON and CITIGROUP INC.,
  • Wilmington, Delaware 19801
  • Suite 1100, Rodney Square North
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiff herewith files the attached Amended
  • Plaintiff, by his attorneys, for his amended complaint against defendants,
  • Casualty Corp. ("Travelers" or the "Company"),
  • the outstanding publicly-held shares of Travelers common stock by Travelers' majority
  • On March 21, 2000, Travelers publicly announced that it had agreed to a transaction
  • "14D-9") to Travelers' shareholders concerning the Tender Offer.
  • As set forth in detail below, defendants are seeking to induce Travelers' shareholders
  • -- Defendants have failed to disclose that the so-called "Special Committee" appointed by the
  • Acquisitions 1992 To Present," Morgan Stanley reported that the "Final Consideration" paid in
  • The actual final consideration received by PEC's shareholders was $36.50 per share, a number
  • -- Morgan Stanley also omitted several pertinent and comparable squeeze-out transactions from
  • These transactions all occurred between 1992 and the present and were used by Salomon
  • -- Defendants did not disclose that Salomon, Citigroup's financial advisor, upon which
  • the Tender Offer, $41.50 per share in cash, is grossly inadequate and unfair and the
  • represent the interests of the public shareholders of Travelers is a sham.
  • Plaintiff, at all relevant times, has owned Travelers common stock.
  • Tasco was a Director of Travelers Group,
  • and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup.
  • who collectively control the actions of Travelers, have breached their fiduciary duties
  • The market price of Citigroup's shares

  • 5 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CITIGROUP
    DEFENDANTS
    PLAINTIFF
    MEMBERS
    SHAREHOLDERS
    PUBLICLY-HELD
    SHARES
    UNFAIR
    CONTROL
    STOCK
    COMMON STOCK
    TRANSACTION
    STOCKHOLDERS
    INADEQUATE
    FINANCIA
    PRICE
    LIPP
    PROFITABILITY
    REPRESENTATIVES
    DIRECTORS
    DUTIES
    DAMAGES
    MECUM
    ARTHUR ZANKEL
    BIALKIN
    WEILL
    ALLEGATIONS
    EXECUTIVE OFFICES
    DEALING
    
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                         IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                                      IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
                                                                ---x
           HOWARD VOGEL, on behalf of himself and                  :
           all others similarly situated,                               (-A.  No.  1  -?-"/l;;l&$cr.
    
                                                Plaintiff,
    
                                   -against-
    
           TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.,
           ROBERT I. LIPP, JAY S. FISHMAN, FRANK J. :
           TASCO, DUDLEY C. MECUM II, ARTHUR ZANKEL, :
           KENNETH J. BIALKIN, SANFORD I.  WEILL,
           LESLIE B. DISHAROON and CITIGROUP INC., :
    
                                                Defendants.     ---X
    
                                                   COMPLAINT
    
                             Plaintiff alleges upon personal knowledge with respect
    
           to himself, and upon information and belief as to all other
    
           allegations herein, as follows:
    
                                          NATURE OF THE ACTION
    
                             1.    This is a class action on behalf of the public
    
           stockholders of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. ("Travelers" or
    
           the "Company"), in connection with the  propos,ed acquisition of
    
           the publicly owned shares of Travelers common stock by its
    
           majority controlling shareholder, defendant Citigroup Inc.
    
           ("Citigroup") .
    
                             2.    The consideration that Citigroup stated it would
    
           offer to members of the Class (as defined below) in the proposed
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Plaintiff alleges upon personal knowledge with respect
  • stockholders of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. ("Travelers" or
  • the publicly owned shares of Travelers common stock by its
  • majority controlling shareholder, defendant Citigroup Inc.
  • principal executive offices at One Tower Square, Hartford,
  • services hold ing company that provides a broad range of financia 1
  • Citigroup and its affiliates control approximately 85%
  • good faith, candor, loyalty and fai.r dealing to the public
  • shareholders of Travelers.
  • Defendants Robert I. Lipp, Jay S. Fishman,
  • Frank J. Tasco, Dudley C. Mecum II, Arthur Zankel, Kenneth J.
  • Bialkin, Sanford I. Weill, Leslie B. Disharoon serve as directors
  • of Travelers (collectively, the "Individual Defendants").
  • public stockholders fiduciary obligations and were and are
  • CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
  • members is impracticable.
  • all the publicly-held shares of Travelers that it does not
  • In making its inadequate offer to
  • Any transaction to acquire the Company at the
  • price being considered does not represent the true value of the
  • Company and is unfair and inadequate and constitutes unfair
  • crammed down by Citigroup and its representatives on Travelers'
  • Citigroup is violating i.ts duties as
  • when the Company is poised to increase its profitability.
  • damages and/or rescissory damages;
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