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KAIDANOW v HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES Click to find out why . . .



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CaseNo: C.A. No. 18,361, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT IOF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: KAIDANOW, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00018361, Merger, Shares, Common Stock, Petitioners, Delaware, Transactions, Global Workplaces, Pursuant, Stockholder, Dgcl, Arcoro, Non-voting Common Stock, Kaidanow, Vantas, Petition, Consolidation, Undersignsd, Surviving, Appraisal Rights, Carramerica, General Corporation, Effectiveness, Merger Agreement, Shareholders, Frontline Capital Group, Capital Group, Paragraph, Admits, Hqgw, Purchase, Depository Receipts, Reckson Service Industries, Response, Second Sentence, District, Complaint, Warrants , ContentID: 120240118

Case Documents
1 2000-10-29 ANSWER OF HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 100841
6 pages
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2 2000-09-27 PETITION FOR APPRAISAL
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 100842
15 pages
PDF
Total Documents: 2 documents , 21 pages
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1 . ANSWER OF HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SHARES
PARAGRAPH
ADMITS
PURCHASE
COURT
COMMON STOCK
CARRAMERICA
NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
RESPONSE
SECOND SENTENCE
DISTRICT
LAW
COUNSEL
COMPLAINT
WARRANTS
FIRST SENTENCE
JUDGEMENT
GLOBAL WORKPLACES
REPORT
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
JOSEPH KAIDANOW
ROBERT
ARCORO
LAWSUITS
DECLARATORY
COLUMBIA
CONVERSION
MOTION
              IN THE COURT IOF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
                              IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY


JOSEPH KAIDANOW and ROBERT A.                  )
ARCORG,
                                               i
                          Petitioners,
                                               t
                  V.                                  Civil Action No. 18361                   .  I
                                               1
HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES, INC.,                                                               I
                                               i'                                         * .L
                          Defendant.           >                                         i--- *

                         ANSWER OF HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES, INC.

           Defendant HQ Global Workplaces, Inc.  ("HQ"),  through undersigned counsel, answers

Petitioners' Petition for Appraisal as follows:

           For answer to the numbered paragraphs of Petitioners' Complaint:

           1. With respect to the second sentence, HQ admits that Petitioners purchased 75,000

shares of non-voting common stock of HQ on or about September 1, 1998, and purchased 74,000

shares of non-voting shares of common stock of HQ on or about September 25,1998. With respect

to the fifth sentence, HQ respectfully refers the Court to the current report on Form 8-K filed by

CarrAme-rica  with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2000 for the true contents

thereof. The remainder of this paragraph contains a description of Petitioners' action to which no

response is required.

           2. HQ admits that Joseph Kaidanow purchased 25,000 shares of HQ non-voting

common stock on or about September 1, 1998, that he purchased an additional 25,000 shares on or

about September 25, 1998, and that since September 25, 1998, he has held warrants to purchase an

additional 35,000 shares of HQ non-voting common stock. In all other respects, this paragraph is

denied.


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  • IN THE COURT IOF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Defendant HQ Global Workplaces, Inc., through undersigned counsel, answers
  • Petitioners' Petition for Appraisal as follows:
  • For answer to the numbered paragraphs of Petitioners' Complaint:
  • With respect to the second sentence, HQ admits that Petitioners purchased 75,000
  • shares of non-voting shares of common stock of HQ on or about September 25,1998.
  • CarrAme-rica with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2000 for the true
  • The remainder of this paragraph contains a description of Petitioners' action to which no
  • HQ admits that Joseph Kaidanow purchased 25,000 shares of HQ non-voting
  • about September 25, 1998, and that since September 25, 1998, he has held warrants to purchase
  • additional 35,000 shares of HQ non-voting common stock.
  • HQ admits that it has been involved jn two other lawsuits with Petitioners,
  • CarrAmerica has been involved in one other lawsuit,with Petitioners.
  • it commenced a declaratory -judgment action against
  • Petitioners in the District Court:for the District of Columbia seeking a declaration that the
  • HQ further admits that a motion for summary judgment has been under
  • Corporation Law.
  • The first sentence is admitted only to the extent that the Petitioners filed a complaint
  • which no response is required.
  • written consent of the voting stol&holders of HQ as described in the current report on Form
  • To the extent Petitioners' prayer for a judgment requires a response,
  • Counsel for Joseph Kaidanow and Robert A. Arcoro

  • 2 . PETITION FOR APPRAISAL

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SHARES
    COMMON STOCK
    COURT
    DELAWARE
    TRANSACTIONS
    GLOBAL WORKPLACES
    PETITIONERS
    PURSUANT
    STOCKHOLDER
    DGCL
    KAIDANOW
    ARCORO
    VANTAS
    PETITION
    NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
    CONSOLIDATION
    UNDERSIGNSD
    SURVIVING
    APPRAISAL RIGHTS
    GENERAL CORPORATION
    EFFECTIVENESS
    MERGER AGREEMENT
    SHAREHOLDERS
    FRONTLINE CAPITAL GROUP
    CAPITAL GROUP
    HQGW
    CARRAMERICA
    DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS
    RECKSON SERVICE INDUSTRIES
    
                 IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE ClF DELAWARE
    
                                     IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    JOSEPH KAIDANOW and
    ROBERT A. ARCORO,
    
                                Petitioner,                                                  I
    
           V.                                                Civil Action No. 1 B s I-NC
    
    HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES, INC., a
    Delaware corporation,
                                                      1
                                Defendants.           >
    
    
                                          PETITION FOR APPRAISAL
                                          - -
    
    
                       Joseph Kaidanow and Robert A. Arcoro ("Petitioners'), by their undersigned
    
    counsel, hereby petition for appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation
    
    Law ("DGCL")  and allege as follows:
    
                                               E,ATURE OF THE ACTION
    
                       1.       This is .an action seeking appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the
    
    Pel-itioners  collectively own 149,000 shares of non-voting common stock of respondent HQ Global
    
    Workplaces, Inc.  ("HQ").  Petitioners seek appraisal of 100,000  ol` their HQ shares. Petitioners'
    
    entitlement to appraisal arises out of the merger of VANTAS Incoqorated (I'VANTAS")  with and
    
    into HQ (the "Merger"), which was part of a series of related transactions (collectively, the
    
    Transactions").          As part of the Merger Transactions, CanAmerica Realty Corporation
    
    ("CarrAmerica") --  HQ's then majority and controlling shareholder -- sold the bulk of its HQ
    
    stock to Frontline Capital Group (5%/a  Reckson Service Industries Inc.) ("Frontline").
    
    
    
                                              THE PARTIES
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE ClF DELAWARE
  • Joseph Kaidanow and Robert A. Arcoro,
  • This is .an action seeking appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL.
  • Pel-itioners collectively own 149,000 shares of non-voting common stock of respondent HQ
  • Petitioners seek appraisal of 100,000 ol` their HQ shares.
  • into HQ (the "Merger"), which was part of a series of related transactions (collectively, the
  • stock to Frontline Capital Group (5%/a Reckson Service Industries Inc.).
  • who were not affiliated, directly or indirectly, with HQ's tlnen controlling stockholder,
  • In February 1999, CarrAmerica and HQ (formerly known as OmniOflices,
  • HQ shareholders adversely affected by the Conversion Transactiisn.
  • VANTAS,
  • Demand Letters were sent to Mr. Gary Kusin, Chief Executive Oflicer, HQ Global Workplaces,
  • The voting stockholders of HQGW approved the Merger md the Amended Merger Agreement by
  • Altho'ugh HQGW had previously delivered notice of the propobed merger of VANTAS with and into
  • Each holder of HQGW's Common Stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Merger who
  • Company's Common Stock, immediately prior to the Merger, does hereby forever waive and
  • PI:ovided, however, that no appraisal rights under ibis section shall bc available far the ation system by the National Associarioo of Seerlhties Dealers.
  • Inc. or held ofn:cord by more ihan 2,000 holders; and further provided that no appraisal
  • Shares of stock of any other corporation, or depository receiptr in respect Thereof, which
  • may file a petition in the Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the vaine of the
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