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MEMORANDUM OPINION
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ANDRA BLOUNT DEFENDANTS STOCKHOLDERS ATTORNEYS DISCLOSURES TENDER MEADOWCRAFT ESQUIRE REMEDY DELAWARE COUNSEL MERGER UNFAIR DEALING DEL CLASS ACTION MWI ACQUISITION FIDUCIARY DUTY MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS LITIGATION SHAREHOLDERS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MORRIS HACKNEY TRANSACTION SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT APPRAISAL RIGHTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MOTION NON-TENDERING STOCKHOLDER CONNECTION |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE tliyz
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
MARY D. ANDRA,
Plaintiff,
V. Civil Action No. 17154
SAMUEL R. BLOUNT, MEADOWCRAFT, >
INC., TIMOTHY M. LEROY, T. MORRIS >
HACKNEY, JAMES M. SCOTT, REESE H. )
MCKINNEY, JR., and MWI ACQUISITION CO., )
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Date Submitted: March 23,200O
Date Decided: March 29,200O
Joseph A. Rosenthal, Esquire, of ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS & GODDESS,
Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: Ann Miller, Esquire, Michael D. Donovan,
Esquire, of DONOVAN MILLER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Attorney for Plaintiff.
A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, Esquire, Jessica Zeldin, Esquire, of MORRIS, NICHOLS,
ARSHT & TUNNELL, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: Gary W. Kubek,
Esquire, Colby A. Smith, Esquire, Jefiey I. Lang, Esquire, of DEBEVOISE &
PLIMPTON, New York, New York, Attorneys for Defendants Samuel R. Blount,
Timothy M. Leroy and MWI Acquisitions Co.
Anne C. Foster, Esquire, Thad J. Bracegirdle, Esquire, of RICHARDS, LAYTON &
FINGER, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: J. Michael Rediker, Esquire, of
RITCHIE & REDIKER, Birmingham, Alabama, Attorneys for Defendants T. Morris
Hackney, James S. Scott, Reese H. McKinney, Jr., and Meadowcraft, Inc.
STRINE, Vice Chancellor
In this opinion, I conclude that a non-tendering stockholder with
appraisal rights who is squeezed out in a back-end, cash-out merger after a
tender offer may not challenge the disclosures issued in connection with that
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DEFENDANTS MWI ACQUISITION S. BLOUNT AND T. LEROYS REPLY BREIF IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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ANDRA AMENDED COMPLAINT SHAREHOLDER STANDING NON-TENDERING SHAREHOLDER DISMISS DEL CHANCELLOR DISCLOSURE SHARES ABAIIAN ALLEGES ASSERT PLAINTIFF PURCHASE MEADOWCRAFT DAMAGES MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MOTION FREEDMAN MERGER BLOUNT CONTROL TENDER OFFEROR COURT SUPPORT DEFENDANTS SLIP BASIS |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
MARY D. ANDRA,
Plaintiff, j
V. 1 Civil Action No. 17154
SAMUEL R. BLOUNT, TIMOTHY M. 1
LEROY, T. MORRIS HACKNEY, >
JAMES M. SCOTT, REESE H. XI
MCKINNEY, JR., MEADOWCRAFT, C-J !`l!
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INC. and MWI ACQUISITION CO., :i :;
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DEFENDANTS MWI ACQUISITION CO., c,., .*
SAMUEL R. BLOUNT AND TIMOTHY M. LEROY'S "I- s
REPLY BRIEF IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THEIR
MOTION TO DISMISS THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL
A. Gilchrist Sparks, III
Jessica Zeldin
1201 N. Market Street
P.O. Box 1347
Wilmington, DE 19899-l 347
(302) 658-9200
Attorneys for Defendants
Samuel R. Blount, Timothy M. LeRoy
and MWI Acquisition Co.
OF COUNSEL:
Gary W. Kubek
Colby A. Smith
Jeffi-ey I. Lang
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
875 Third Avenue
New York. NY 10022
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AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
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DEFENDANTS SHARES PLAINTIFF HACKNEY BLOUNT MCKINNEY ACTION COMPLAINT STOCK AMENDED CLASS ESQUIRE COURT MWI ACQUISITION MEMBERS SHAREHOLDERS FINANCIAL ADVISOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEADOWCRAFT PUBLIC STOCKHOLDERS MORRIS HACKNEY PARAGRAPH FAIRNESS OPINION TRANSACTION POTENTIAL ACQUIRER VALUATION COMMON STOCK REPRESENTING INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM IPO NEGOTIATIONS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE I,
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
MARY D. ANDRA, 1
Plaintiff,
v. ,' Civil Action No. 17154
SAMUEL R. BLOUNT, ;
TIMOTHY M. LEROY, )
T. MORRIS HACKNEY,
JAMES M. SCOTT, and ;
REESE H. MCKINNEY, JR.
MEADOWCRAFT, INC., i
and MWI ACQUISITION CO., )
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FILING OF AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
TO: Anne C. Foster, Esquire
Richards, Layton & Finger
One Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE 19801
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiff herewith files the attached Amended Class
Action Complaint as of course 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 tiled in the above-captioned action,
ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS &
JiQQDESS, P.A.
PC@& 1070
Wilmington, DE 19899-1070
(302) 656-4433
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
N AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
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