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CaseNo: C.A. No. 18,186, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: WEISZ, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00018186, Mascotech, Stipulation, Settlement, Shareholders, Stock, Directors, Parties, Agreement, Transaction, Publicly-held, Stockholders, Committee, Approve, Executors, Proceeds, Fiduciary Duties, Saturn, Heartland, Recapitalization Agreement, Disclosures, Riverside, Shares, Control, Act, Breach, Delaware, Accordance, Reasons, Dismiss, Complaint, Officers, Defendant Manoogian, Masco Corporation, Expenses, Enjoin, Common Stock, Power, Fiduciary Obligations, Unfair, Adequate, Injunctive Relief , ContentID: 120240240

Case Documents
1 2001-11 STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE
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13 pages
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2 2000-08 COMPLAINT
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7 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 20 pages
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1 . STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
STIPULATION
SETTLEMENT
COURT
PLAINTIFFS
COUNSEL
PARTIES
AGREEMENT
DEFENDANTS
TRANSACTION
MEMBERS
COMMITTEE
APPROVE
EXECUTORS
PROCEEDS
SHAREHOLDERS
STOCK
SATURN
DIRECTORS
ATTORNEYS
HEARTLAND
RECAPITALIZATION AGREEMENT
DISCLOSURES
RIVERSIDE
DELAWARE
ACCORDANCE
LAW
REASONS
DISMISS
EXPENSES
                                                          ORIGINAL
                    IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                                             IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY                          
____________________--------------------------            -_  _-_  __X
IN RE MASCOTECH INC.                                                         CONSOLIDATED
SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION                                                   CIVIL ACTION NO. 18186 NC
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                                                  STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT
                                OF COMPROMISE, SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE


            The parties to the above-captioned consolidated civil action (the "Action"), by and

their attorneys, have entered into the following Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise,

Settlement, and Release (the "Stipulation"), subject to the approval of the Court:

            WHEREAS:

            A.           MascoTech, Inc. ("MascoTech"  6r the "Company") was, at all relevant

Delaware corporation, with its principal executive offices located at 21001 Van Born Road,

Taylor, Michigan. The Company manufactures a broad range of semi-finished components,

subassemblies and assembled products for the original equipment and aftermarket segments of

the global transportation industry.

            B.           Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P. ("Heartland") is a buyout firm focused

industrial buyouts and buildups. Riverside Company LLC ("Riverside") is an affiliate of

Heartland.

             C .         Defendant Richard A. Manoogian ("Manoogian") was, at all relevant times,

Chairman of the Board of MascoTech. Manoogian has also served as Chairman and Chief

Executive Officer of Masco Corporation ("Masco"), which owned approximately 17.5% of

MascoTech. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction (as defined below), Masco, Manoogian, and



certain members of the Company's management retained a 20% equity stake in the post-merger
SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • The parties to the above-captioned consolidated civil action,
  • their attorneys, have entered into the following Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise,
  • Settlement, and Release, subject to the approval of the Court:
  • Riverside Company LLC is an affiliate of
  • Chairman of the Board of MascoTech.
  • Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, Masco, Manoogian, and
  • certain members of the Company's management retained a 20% equity stake in the post-merger
  • Riverside and the distribution to MascoTech shareholders of cash and a portion of the proceeds
  • from the disposition of certain common stock of Saturn Electronics and Engineering,
  • Heartland and MascoTech had
  • G. MascoTech has established an adjustment committee
  • comprised of MascoTech directors to oversee the continuing efforts to dispose of the Company's
  • Plaintiffs' counsel served discovery requests upon defendants and continued their
  • Recapitalization Agreement and the disclosures made in defendants' filings with the Securities
  • and well-grounded in both fact and law.
  • NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED, in accordance with the
  • heirs, executors, trustees, general or limited partners or partnerships, personal
  • the reasons why the Special Committee selected McDonald
  • urge the Court to finally approve the Settlement and to dismiss the Action with prejudice.
  • to the Court for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses not to exceed in the aggregate

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MASCOTECH
    MEMBERS
    PLAINTIFF
    PUBLICLY-HELD
    STOCKHOLDERS
    SHAREHOLDERS
    FIDUCIARY DUTIES
    STOCK
    DIRECTORS
    SHARES
    CONTROL
    ACT
    BREACH
    COMPLAINT
    OFFICERS
    DEFENDANT MANOOGIAN
    MASCO CORPORATION
    COURT
    ENJOIN
    COMMON STOCK
    POWER
    FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS
    UNFAIR
    ADEQUATE
    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
    CONFLICTS
    SALES
    RELEVANT TIMES
    CHAIRMAN
    
                 IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE
                               IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
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    CAROLINE WEISZ,
                                                                 i    Civil  ActionNo.  /  81  g&  It/c
                                    Plaintiff,
    
                               vs.
    
    FRANK M. HENNESSEY, HELMUT F. STERN,                         ;                r._I  ;
    WILLIAM K. HOWENSTEIN, ROGER T.                                                      ",,
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    FRIDHOLM, PETER A. DOW, RICHARD A.                                             `_           r-l
    MANOOGIAN, JOHN A. MORGAN, MASCOTECH,                        ;                 .
    INC. and MASCO CORPORATION,                                                                    . t
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                                                                                   IC'  -;         . .
                                    Defendants.                                    :-.  :          CT
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           Plaintiff, as and for his complaint, alleges upon information and belief, except as to
    
    himself, which he alleges upon knowledge, as follows:
    
                                       NATURE OF THE ACTION
    
           1.      This is a stockholders' class action on behalf of the public stockholders of
    
    MascoTech, Inc. ("MascoTech" or the "Company"), against its officers and directors of
    
    MascoTech to enjoin certain actions of defendants related to the proposed acquisition of the
    
    outstanding shares of MascoTech common stock by MascoTech's  largest shareholders to the
    
    exclusion of other bona fide bidders.
                      -        -
    
                                                  THE PARTIES
    
           2.      Plaintiff is and at all relevant times has been an owner of the common stock of
    
    MascoTech.
    
           3.      MascoTech is a Delaware Corporation with its principal executive offices located
    
    at 2 100 1 Van Born Road, Taylor, Michigan, 48 180. MascoTech manufactures and supplies
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Plaintiff, as and for his complaint, alleges upon information and belief, except as to
  • This is a stockholders' class action on behalf of the public stockholders of
  • MascoTech, Inc., against its officers and directors of
  • MascoTech to enjoin certain actions of defendants related to the proposed acquisition of the
  • outstanding shares of MascoTech common stock by MascoTech's largest shareholders to the
  • Morgan constituted the Board of Directors of MascoTech (collectively,
  • In addition, at all relevant times, defendant Hennessey served as Vice
  • Chairman and CEO of the Company and defendant Manoogian served as Chairman of the
  • Company and Chairman and CEO of Masco Corporation.
  • the power to control and influence, and did control and influence and cause MascoTech to
  • MascoTech and its stockholders fiduciary obligations and was and is required to:
  • to control and manage MascoTech in a fair, just and equitable manner; act in furtherance of
  • acting to cause or facilitate certain insiders' acquisition of the publicly-held shares of
  • to the exclusion of all other potential bidders, for unfair and inadequate consideration.
  • the case of the Individual Defendants, in their capacity as directors and/or officers of
  • Plaintiff brings this action pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the Court of Chancery,
  • The Class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable.
  • are violating their fiduciary duties to plaintiff and the other members of the Class;
  • Plaintiff is an adequate representative of the Class.
  • a record level of sales for any first quarter.
  • The Individual Defendants have the power and are exercising this power to enable
  • adequately ensure that no conflicts of interest exist between defendants' own
  • Plaintiff seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and declaratory relief
  • Unless enjoined by this Court, defendants will continue to breach their fiduciary
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