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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,199, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: APPLEBAUM, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017199, Preferred Stock, Vote, Shares, Amendment, Common, Outstanding, Authorization, Representatives, Netegrity, Certificate, Majority, Settlement, Stockholders, Purporting, Violations, Delaware, Proxy Statement, Voting, Parties, Holders, Void Preferred Stock, Separate Class Vote, Affirmative Vote, Disclosure, Chancery Rule, Releasing, Effectuate, Absolute Majority Vote, State Purporting, According, Fees, Expenses, Administrators, Directors, Accordance, Scheduling Order, Pursuant, Adequate, Matter , ContentID: 120239725

Case Documents
1 1999-09-24 ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 100277
5 pages
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2 1999-09-21 PLAINTIFFS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND PLAINTIFFS COUNSELS PETITION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 103699
1 pages
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3 1999-06-04 INC. COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101935
11 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 17 pages
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1 . ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SETTLEMENT
LAW
REPRESENTATIVES
PARTIES
MEMBERS
ATTORNEYS
AMENDMENT
CHANCERY RULE
PLAINTIFFS
DEFENDANTS
RELEASING
ADMINISTRATORS
COUNSEL
DIRECTORS
FEES
EXPENSES
ACCORDANCE
SCHEDULING ORDER
PURSUANT
ADEQUATE
MATTER
STIPULATION
PROVISIONS
COMMON
PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
MANNER
COMPLIANCE
PROSECUTION
ADJUDICATIONS
                  IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                 IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY                                      


MILTON APPLEBAUM and ROSLYN
APPLEBAUM,

                          Plaintiffs,                      1>
         V .                                               >      C.A. No. 17199
                                                           >
NETEGRITY, INC., a Delaware Corporation,                   )
BARRY N. BYCOFF, STEPHEN L. WATSON,                        )
RALPH B. WAGNER, MICHAEL L. MARK,                          )
ERIC R. GILER and JAMES P. McNIEL,                         >

                          Defendants.                      >

                                     ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

        A hearing having been held before this Court (the "Court") on -:i-$,
                                                                         ${$-f*     1999,     pwsumt
                               1                _..-
to  the  Court's  Order  of .i `c; : *I h
                              *  /`I          A, 1999 (the "Scheduling Order"), upon a Stipulation
                                :`>      _
Settlement, filed on August  -zi 1999 (the "Stipulation"), of the above-captioned action (the

"Action"), which is incorporated herein by reference; it appearing that due notice of said hearing

been given in accordance with the aforesaid Scheduling Order; the respective parties having appeared

by their attorneys of record; the Court having heard and considered evidence in support of the

proposed Settlement; the attorneys for the respective parties having been heard; an opportunity to

be heard having been given to all other persons requesting to be heard in accordance with the

Scheduling Order; the Court having determined that notice to the Class (as defined below)

preliminarily certified, pursuant to the aforesaid Scheduling Order, was adequate and sufficient;

the entire matter of the proposed Settlement having been heard and considered by the Court;



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  • A hearing having been held before this Court on -:i-$,
  • Settlement, filed on August -zi 1999, of the above-captioned action (the
  • been given in accordance with the aforesaid Scheduling Order; the respective parties having
  • proposed Settlement; the attorneys for the respective parties having been heard; an
  • Scheduling Order; the Court having determined that notice to the Class
  • the entire matter of the proposed Settlement having been heard and considered by the Court;
  • The form and manner of notice given to the members of the Class is hereby determined
  • Based on the record of the Action, each of the provisions of Court of Chancery Rule
  • questions of law or fact common to the Class, the claims ofthe representative plaintiffs are
  • The Court further finds that the prosecution of separate actions by
  • of the Class not parties to the adjudications and that defendants have acted on grounds
  • The Action is certified as a class action, pursuant to Court of Chancery Rules 23, and,
  • predecessors, representatives, trustees, executors, administrators, heirs, assigns or
  • to or affiliated with the defendants; and the law firms of Prickett, Jones, Elliott & Kristol
  • The Stipulation and the Settlement are approved as fair, reasonable, adequate and in
  • (collectively, the "Releasing Parties")
  • partnerships, personal representatives, estates, administrators, predecessors, successors and
  • indirectly, to the complaint filed in the Action, the 199 1 Amendment, the 1994 Amendment or
  • Claims shall not include any claims or causes of action to enforce compliance with the terms
  • The plaintiffs, Class Counsel and all members of the Class, either directly, individually,
  • The amount awarded for attorneys' fees and reimbursement
  • of expenses shall be paid by Netegrity on the later of five business days from the date on

  • 2 . PLAINTIFFS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND PLAINTIFFS COUNSELS PETITION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SUSMAN
    CASTLE COUNTY
    NETEGRITY
    DELAWARE CORPORATION
    MARK
    GILER
    JAMES
    SUPPORT
    SETTLEMENT
    PETITION
    AWARD
    ATTORNEYS
    FEES
    EXPENSES
    COUNSEL
    WATKINS
    ARTHUR
    FIRST NATIONAI PLAZA
    SUITE
    CHICAGO
    ILLINOIS
    
            IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                 i-:J$?'
                            IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    MILTON APPLEBAUM and ROSLYN                         >
    APPLEBAUM,                                          >
                                Plaintiffs,             >
            V .                                         >) C.A. No.  17199-NC
    NETEGRITY, INC., a Delaware Corporation, )
    BARRY N. BYCOFF, STEPHEN L.                         >
    WATSON, RALPH B. WAGNER, MICHAEL )                                           . .
    L. MARK,, ERIC R. GILER and JAMES P. )
    McNIEL                                              >                        . .i
                                                                                 :- .-,
                                Defendants.                                      J-   -,.)
    
    
    
    
                   PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF (1) THE PROPOSED
                   SETTLEMENT AND (2) PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL'S PETITION
                    FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
    
    
    
                                               PRICKET, JONES  & ELLIOTT
                                               Ronald A. Brown, Jr.
                                               1310 King Street
                                               Wilmington, Delaware 19801
                                               (302) 888-6500
                                               Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    OF COUNSEL:
    
    SUSMAN  & WATKINS
    Arthur T. Susman
    Two First NationaI Plaza
    Suite 600
    Chicago, Illinois 60603
    (312) 346-3466
    
    Dated: September 21, 1999
    
    
    16709.1\98338vl
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
  • NETEGRITY, INC., a Delaware Corporation,)
  • L. MARK,, ERIC R. GILER and JAMES P.)
  • PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED
  • SETTLEMENT AND PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL'S PETITION
  • FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES
  • OF COUNSEL:
  • SUSMAN & WATKINS
  • Arthur T. Susman
  • Two First NationaI Plaza Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 60603

  • 3 . INC. COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    VOTE
    SHARES
    AMENDMENT
    COMMON
    OUTSTANDING
    AUTHORIZATION
    CERTIFICATE
    MAJORITY
    STOCKHOLDERS
    NETEGRITY
    PURPORTING
    DEFENDANTS
    PLAINTIFFS
    VIOLATIONS
    MEETING
    DELAWARE
    PROXY STATEMENT
    VOTING
    HOLDERS
    REPRESENTATIVES
    COURT
    VOID PREFERRED STOCK
    SEPARATE CLASS VOTE
    AFFIRMATIVE VOTE
    DISCLOSURE
    EFFECTUATE
    ABSOLUTE MAJORITY VOTE
    STATE PURPORTING
    ACCORDING
    
                         COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE
    
                               IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    MILTON APPLEBAUM and ROSLYN                          >
    APPLEBAUM,                                           >
                                    Plaintiffs,          >
          V.
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    NETEGRITY, INC., a Delaware Corporation,             )                               i ;
                                                                                         .,,' ,I
    BARRY N. BYCOFF, STEPHEN L. WATSON, )                                                        `1
                                                                                       1,.
    RALPH B. WAGNER, MICHAEL L. MARK,                    )                             .- .I.          
    ERIC R. GILER and JAMES P. McNIEL                    )                            - `: <
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                                             COMPLAINT
    
    
    I.          INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF CLAIMS
    
                1.     This is an individual and class action by and on behalf of common
    
    stockholders of Netegrity, Inc. ("Netegrity" or the "Company"), a computer software
    
    company, seeking injunctive, declaratory and other relief to remedy two interrelated
    
    and fundamental violations of the rights of the common stockholders of Netegrity.
    
                2.     First, as explained in detail below, the defendants violated 8 Del. C.
    
    $242(b)(2) in connection with an amendment to Netegrity's Restated Certificate of
    
    Incorporation (the "Certificate") purportedly effectuated on May 11, 1999 (the
    
    "Amendment"). Second, a large amount of the preferred stock of Netegrity that is
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE
  • stockholders of Netegrity, Inc., a computer software
  • and fundamental violations of the rights of the common stockholders of Netegrity.
  • First, as explained in detail below, the defendants violated 8 Del.
  • Incorporation (the "Certificate") purportedly effectuated on May 11,
  • outstanding and which voted on the Amendment is void and was not entitled to vote
  • In the April 9, 1999 proxy statement for Netegrity's May 11, 1999 annual
  • Netegrity has 3,333,333 shares of Series D preferred stock issued and outstanding.
  • shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
  • The void preferred stock was not entitled to vote at all and any preferred stock
  • common stock was entitled to a separate class vote on the Amendment.
  • an absolute majority vote of all shares of common stock voting together with all
  • with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 11, 1999 and the status of the
  • Plaintiffs were holders of Netegrity common stock as of the March 31,
  • Delaware Secretary of State purporting to amend Netegrity's Certificate to increase
  • approximately l/3 of the total outstanding voting power of the Company.
  • The only vote sought on that amendment was "the affirmative vote of the
  • Moreover, authorization for that
  • According
  • Plaintiffs bring this action individually on their own behalf and as a class
  • $242 and their fiduciary duty of disclosure.
  • representatives of the Class and will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the
  • In seeking to effectuate the Amendment to Neteg-rity's Certificate upon
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