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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,463, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: W THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE;, Plaintiff: AIWF TRUST, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017463, Lycos, Wisewire, Stock, Agreement, Shares, Common Stock, Trust, Subscription Agreement, Price, Demand Letter, Demand, Lycos Admits, Purpose, Pursuant, Stockholder, Entitling, Merger, Lycos Denies, Proper, Inspection, Paragraph, Purchase, Wisewire Board, Convertible Securities, Aiwf, Subsidiaries, Securities, Request, Settlement, Transactions, Sales, Power, Stipulation, Dismiss, Directors, Speaks, Equity Financing, Sold, Freer, Documents Pertaining, Meetings, Committee, Compensation, Chancery , ContentID: 120239564

Case Documents
1 2000-02-16 STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL
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4 pages
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2 1999-11-11 ANSWER
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4 pages
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3 1999-10-08 COMPLAINT
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8 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 16 pages
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1 . STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
TRUST
STOCK
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT
LYCOS
TRANSACTIONS
STIPULATION
DISMISS
DIRECTORS
DOCUMENTS PERTAINING
MEETINGS
COMMITTEE
WISEWIRE BOARD
COMPENSATION
COURT
CHANCERY
HEREOF
ARC
SALE
ISSUANCE
GRANT
AWARD
WARRANTS
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
PERIODIC FINANCIAL DATA
ACCOUNTANTS
AUDITORS
WRITINGS
CORRESPONDENCE
                                                                                                  
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             W THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE;

                             IiX AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

AIWF TRUST,
                                               t
                       Plaintiff,

       V.                                                     Civil Action No. 17463-NC

LYCOS, INC.,                                   1

                       Defendant.              I
                      STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL

                The parties to this action, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby

stipulate and agree as follows:

                1.     Plaintiff AIWF Trust (the "Trust") filed this action on October 8, 1999

seeking  inspection and copying certain books and records of defendant Lycos, Inc. ("Lycos")

and its affiliates and subsidiaries pursuant to Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of the

State of Delaware, 8 Del. C.
                       -     - 4 220 ("Section 220"). On November 11, 1999, Lycos answered

the complaint, denying the Trust's entitlement to relief.

                2.     The parties desire to settle and resolve the claims and defenses asserted in

this action pursuant to the terms set forth herein

                3.     In settlement of this action and in consideration of the dismissal hereof as

provided herein, Lycos agrees to produce the following documents to the Trust, to the extent

such documents exist, are in the possession of Lycos or WiseWire Corp. ("WiseWire") and have

not previously been produced to the Trust. Such documents will be produced on a rolling basis

as they arc located, and all responsive documents will be produced on or before February 28,

SNIPPETS:
  • W THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE;
  • STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL
  • Plaintiff AIWF Trust filed this action on October 8,
  • On November 11, 1999, Lycos answered
  • In settlement of this action and in consideration of the dismissal hereof as
  • as they arc located, and all responsive documents will be produced on or before February 28,
  • records, memoranda, writings, correspondence, telephone messages, or the like, which in any
  • transfers of stock, options, warrants, convertible securities, and all other securities of
  • outside this period that are relevant to any such transactions during the period;
  • Stock ledger of WiseWire between September 1, 1996 and July 10,
  • 1996 and 1997, as well as all monthly and other periodic financial data generated by WiseWire,
  • its accountants or auditors, to the extent these additional documents from WiseWire's
  • accountants or auditors relating to the sale, issuance, grant, award or other transfer of
  • Directors meetings, Compensation and other Committee meetings, or Shareholders' meetings, to
  • by the WiseWire Board of Directors, Compensation Committee or other WiseWire Committee,
  • (0 All documents pertaining to the pricing or valuation of WiseWire
  • of such documents to the Trust, to dismiss this action by filing the (original hereof in the

  • 2 . ANSWER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    LYCOS ADMITS
    LYCOS DENIES
    PARAGRAPH
    COMMON STOCK
    AIWF
    AGREEMENT
    SHARES
    WISEWIRE
    SPEAKS
    COUNSEL
    DEMAND LETTER
    INSPECTION
    BOOKS
    MERGER
    HEREBY
    COMPLAINT
    RESPONSE
    RELIEF
    LYCOS LACKS KNOWLEDGE
    DENY
    PURPOSE
    SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
    PURSUANT
    PREFERRED STOCK
    CONVERSION
    PURPORTS
    PLAN
    HEREINAFTER
    OUTSTANDING
    
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                                               ANSWER
    
                    Defendant Lycos, Inc. ("Lycos") hereby answers the Complaint of plaintiff
    
    AIWF Trust ("AIWF") as follows:
    
                    1.      Paragraph 1 characterizes the nature of AIWF's alleged claim and
    
    therefore no response is required. To the extent any response is deemed necessary, Lycos
    
    denies that AIWF is entitled to any relief under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate
    
    Law (`Section 220").
    
                    2.      Lycos admits that AIWF has been a stockholder of record of Lycos
    
    common stock since April 30, 1998. Lycos denies the remaining allegations contained in
    
    Paragraph 2.
    
                    3.      Admitted.
    
                    4.      Lycos lacks knowledge sufficient to admit or deny the purpose for which
    
    AIWF seeks inspection of Lycos' books and records. Lycos denies that enabling AIWF to
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Inc. hereby answers the Complaint of plaintiff
  • Paragraph 1 characterizes the nature of AIWF's alleged claim and
  • To the extent any response is deemed necessary, Lycos
  • denies that AIWF is entitled to any relief under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate
  • Lycos admits that AIWF has been a stockholder of record of Lycos
  • AIWF seeks inspection of Lycos' books and records.
  • Lycos denies that enabling AIWF to
  • determine whether it has received all shares of Lycos common stock to which it is allegedly
  • entitled under the Subscription Agreement is a proper purpose under Section 220.
  • Corp. and WiseWire entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, which Agreement speaks
  • for itself (hereinafter, the "Merger Agreement").
  • Lycos admits that, pursuant to the Merger
  • WiseWire became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lycos and that all outstanding
  • shares of WiseWire common stock and preferred stock were converted into shares of common
  • Lycos admits that the exchange ratio applicable to the conversion of WiseWire
  • AIWF's counsel,
  • Lycos lacks knowledge or information sufficient to admit or deny the
  • Lycos admits that the Demand Letter
  • purports to be executed by AIWF's counsel under oath and pursuant to a power of attorney.
  • The Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

  • 3 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    STOCK
    LYCOS
    AGREEMENT
    SHARES
    PLAINTIFF
    PRICE
    TRUST
    COMMON STOCK
    SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
    DEMAND
    STOCKHOLDER
    ENTITLING
    PURSUANT
    PROPER
    PURPOSE
    DEMAND LETTER
    PURCHASE
    ATTORNEY
    SUBSIDIARIES
    MERGER
    REQUEST
    INSPECTION
    SALES
    POWER
    EQUITY FINANCING
    CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
    SOLD
    WISEWIRE BOARD
    FREER
    
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                        IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                                      IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
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     LYCOS, INC., a Delaware corporation,                  >>
                                  Defendant.               >
    
                                                     COMPLAINT
    
               Plaintiff AIWF Trust (the "Trust"), by and through its undersigned attorneys, alleges
    
    complaint as follows:
    
                                                  Nature of the Action
    
                1.       This is an action brought pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General
    
    Corporation Law, 8 Del. C. Q 220 ("Section  220'3,  to compel defendant Lycos, Inc. ("Lycos") to
    
    make available for inspection and copying by plaintiff certain books and records of Lycos and its
    
    affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to WiseWire Corp. ("W&Wire").
    
                                                      The Parties
    
               3I.       Plaintiff is and was at all times relevant to this action a stockholder of
    
    Lycos
    
               3.        Defendant Lycos is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
    
    2 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts. WiseWire is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lycos.
    
                                                Backwound of the Action
    
               4.        Plaintiff is seeking inspection and copying of the books and records of Lycos
    
    proper purpose of enabling plaintiff to determine whether it has received all the shares of Lycos
    
    
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    SNIPPETS:
  • Plaintiff AIWF Trust, by and through its undersigned attorneys, alleges for its
  • This is an action brought pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General
  • Q 220 ("Section 220'3, to compel defendant Lycos, Inc. ("Lycos") to
  • WiseWire is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lycos.
  • common stock to which is entitled under a Subscription Agreement
  • WiseWire shares to which plaintiff was entitled based upon a price per share equivalent to 80%
  • of the purchase price per share if at least $2,000,000.00 was raised in an equity financing
  • convertible securities sold by WiseWire at a price less than $5.00 per share within six
  • Lycos, and WiseWire entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
  • WiseWire common stock and preferred stock, as well as options to purchase WiseWire common
  • representing that no sales of WiseWire stock or convertible securities took place between
  • 15, 1996 and April 15, 1997, thereby entitling plaintiff to 748 shares of Lycos common stock
  • The Demand Letter was duly executed under oath by Robert
  • books and records ofLycos and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to
  • The Demand Letter stated that plaintiff requested such information for a proper
  • purpose related to its interest as a stockholder of Lycos, namely to enable plaintiff to
  • form and manner of making a demand for inspection and copying of the demanded materials.
  • I have been given power of attorney by rhe AIWF Test regarding this request for inspection by
  • Id`, Ail documents and minutes pertaining to WiseWire Board of Direcrors rrieetings,
  • On Septemb& 1999, Robert E. Freer, Jr.
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