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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,032, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 2-A, Plaintiff: ADDIS, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017032, Stock, Tii, Settlement, Stock Issuance, Timothy, Stipulation, Stockholders, Stock Purchase Agreement, Exchange Cap, Roach, Plan, Equipment, Agreement, Fees, Common Stock, Award, Shares, Expenses, Dorothy Roach, Katsarakes, Delaware, Prc, Proxy Statement, Pursuant, Adequate, Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Equipment Lease, Conversion, Special Meeting, Annual Meeting, Tii Common, Sharwell, First National Plaza, Validity, Parties Hereto, Stock Purchase, Industries, Bruce Barksdale , ContentID: 120239581

Case Documents
1 1999-07-08 PLAINTIFFS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE SETTLEMENT AND AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102963
28 pages
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2 1999-05-25 STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT
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18 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 46 pages
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1 . PLAINTIFFS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE SETTLEMENT AND AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
TII
SETTLEMENT
PLAINTIFFS
STOCK ISSUANCE
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
COUNSEL
TIMOTHY
EXCHANGE CAP
DEFENDANTS
FEES
COMMON STOCK
ROACH
PLAN
AWARD
SHARES
STOCKHOLDERS
EQUIPMENT
PROXY STATEMENT
DOROTHY ROACH
ADEQUATE
LITIGATION
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
EXPENSES
EQUIPMENT LEASE
CONVERSION
ANNUAL MEETING
KATSARAKES
FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
VALIDITY
     IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                             '  J
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                       IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

DAVID H. ADDIS and HEMDA Z.               :
ADDIS,

                     Plaintiffs,

      V.                                            Civil Action No. 1703%hJC

TII INDUSTRIES, INC., ALFRED
J. ROACH, TIMOTHY J. ROACH,
DOROTHY ROACH, GEORGE S.
KATSARAKES, JAMES R.
GROVER, JR., WILLIAM G.
SHARWELL, DR. JOSEPH C
HOGAN, C. BRUCE BARKSDALE,

                     Defendants.



            PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF IN SUF'PORT OF THE SETTLEMENT
                AND AWARD OF ATTOIKNEYS' FEES AND COSTS


                                       PR:[C.KETT, JONES, ELLIOTT  & KRISTOL
                                       Michael Hanrahan
                                       Ronald A. IBrown, Jr.
                                       13#10 King Street
                                       Wilmngton, Delaware 19801
                                       (302)  888-6500
                                       At.torneys  for Plaintiffs
OF COUNSEL:

SUSMAN  & WATKINS
-4rthur T. Susman
Two First National Plaza, Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 346-3466

July 8, 1999



                                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

SNIPPETS:
  • PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF IN SUF'PORT OF THE SETTLEMENT
  • AND AWARD OF ATTOIKNEYS' FEES AND COSTS
  • Two First National Plaza, Suite 600
  • The Stock Purchase Agreement and Stock Issuance
  • The Exchange Cap.
  • The Settlement Provid,es Meakiurab1.e Benefits to the Class
  • Validity of the Claims
  • THE REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES SHO-LILD BE GRANTED.
  • Standing and Skill of Counsel and the Cornplexity of the Issues.
  • motion for preliminary injunctive relief, plaintiffs negotiated a settlement on behalf
  • of TII Industries, Inc. and the holders of TII's common
  • in exchange for 1,176,213 shares of TII common stock; TII has canceled a special
  • meeting of stockholders to consider the Sl;ock Purchase Agreement; and an
  • defendants Alfred,J.
  • Timothy J. Roach, Dorothy Roach, George S. Katsarakes, James R.
  • As of March 8, 1999, Alfred benefilci.ally owned 803,344 shares of TII common
  • TRANSACTIONS GIVING RISE TO THE LITIGATION
  • Since 1982, PRC has leased certain equipment to TII, including furnaces,
  • 1991 Equipment Lease between TII and PRC.
  • of meeting and proxy statement dated March 16, 1999, the Stock Purchase
  • common stock for the conversion of sh,ares of Seri.es C Stock because of the
  • At the 1998 Annual Meeting, a majority of the common shares
  • a 1998 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which the TII board would
  • settlement obtained in this case is a fair., adequate (and more t,han reasonable

  • 2 . STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SETTLEMENT
    COURT
    PLAINTIFFS
    STIPULATION
    STOCKHOLDERS
    COUNSEL
    AGREEMENT
    STOCK
    DEFENDANTS
    ROACH
    TIMOTHY
    EQUIPMENT
    PLAN
    DELAWARE
    PRC
    PURSUANT
    SPECIAL MEETING
    EXPENSES
    STOCK ISSUANCE
    TII COMMON
    KATSARAKES
    SHARWELL
    PARTIES HERETO
    ATTORNEYS
    STOCK PURCHASE
    INDUSTRIES
    DOROTHY ROACH
    BRUCE BARKSDALE
    SOLE STOCKHOLDER
    
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            IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 2-A:                                     
    
                                IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    DAVID H. ADDIS and HEMDA Z.              :
    ADDIS,
    
                       Plaintiffs,
                                             .
             V.                                       Civil Action No. 17032NC
                                             .
    
    
    TII INDUSTRIES, INC., ALFRED                                        ,.
                                                                              .
    
    J. ROACH, TIMOTHY J. ROACH,                                         :
    DOROTHY ROACH, GEORGE S.                                             I
    KATSARAKES, JAMES R.
    GROVER, JR., WILLIAM G.
    SHARWELL, DR. JOSEPH C.
    HOGAN, C. BRIJCE BARKSDALE,                                                    ;. -_
                       Defendants.
    
    
                       STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT
    
             DAVID H. ADDlS and HEMDA Z. ADDIS ("Plaintiffs") and
    
    INDUSTRIES, INC. (,`,I,"), ALFRED J. ROACH, TIMOTHY J. ROACH,
    
    DOROTHY ROACH, GEORGE S. KATSARAKES, JAMES R. GROVER, JR.,
    
    WILLIAM G. SHARWELL, DR. JOSEPH C. HOGAN, and C. BRUCE BARKSDALE
    
    (collectively the "Defendants"), hy and through their undersigned counsel, have
    
    entered into and propose the following Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement
    
    (the "Stipulation") for approval of the Court:
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KATSARAKES, JAMES R. GROVER, JR., WILLIAM G. SHARWELL, DR. JOSEPH C.
  • INDUSTRIES, INC., ALFRED J. ROACH, TIMOTHY J. ROACH,
  • WILLIAM G. SHARWELL, DR. JOSEPH C. HOGAN, and C. BRUCE BARKSDALE
  • entered into and propose the following Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement
  • Alfred J. Roach is the Chairman of the Board of TII.
  • the sole stockholder of PRC Leasing, Inc., which has leased certain
  • equipment to TII since 1982.
  • 1991 Equipment Lease between TII and PRC (the "Equipment
  • From October 8, 1998 through the present, defendants Alfred, Timothy J.
  • Roach, Dorothy Roach, George S. Katsarakes, James R. Grover,
  • options under TII's 1995 Stock Option Plan.
  • common stockholders voted to approve the 1998 Plan.
  • On December 31, 1998, TII and Alfred executed a Stock Purchase Agreement,
  • exchange for 1,176,213 shares of TII common stock valued at $1.87 per share
  • Pursuant to a notice of meeting and proxy statement
  • stockholder approval at an April 20, 1999, special meeting of TII's
  • H. On March 19, 1999, Plaintiffs filed the complaint in this
  • derivative and class action in the Court of Chancery for the State
  • of Delaware, styled David H. Addis and Hemda Z. Addis v. TII Industries,
  • and preliminary injunctive relief against the Stock Issuance and the Stock
  • M. Plaintiffs, through their counsel, have made a comprehensive and thorough
  • The parties hereto desire to settle and dismiss with prejudice and on the
  • any investment bankers or attorneys) and, as to TII, its officers, directors,
  • including Plaintiffs' counsel's request for attorneys' fees and expenses,
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