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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,653, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: ROSS, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017653, Kofax, Shares, Merger, Pursuant, Del, Petition, Kofax Image Products, Respondent Kofax Image, Acquisition, Water Street, Petitioners, Icc, York, Beneficial Holder, Ross, Demand, Imaging Acquisition Corporation, Common Stock, Delaware Corporation, Beneficial Owner, Cede, Huntington, Bethesda, Monhait, Hereby, Shareholders, Delaware, Manner, Benjamin Ross, Finance, Sworn, Kofax Common, Stock, Iac, Affiliates, Stockholders, Respondent, Chief Financial Officer, Duly Sworn, Deposes, Wherefore, Pay , ContentID: 120240580

Case Documents
1 2000-01-31 ANSWER TO PETITION FOR APPRAISAL
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101527
5 pages
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2 1999-12-10 PETITION FOR APRAISAL OF STOCK
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101528
3 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 8 pages
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1 . ANSWER TO PETITION FOR APPRAISAL

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
PETITION
SHARES
KOFAX IMAGE PRODUCTS
RESPONDENT KOFAX IMAGE
ACQUISITION
WATER STREET
ICC
YORK
BENEFICIAL HOLDER
IMAGING ACQUISITION CORPORATION
PURSUANT
COMMON STOCK
COURT
HUNTINGTON
BETHESDA
MONHAIT
COUNSEL
HEREBY
DEL
SHAREHOLDERS
LAW
DELAWARE
MANNER
BENJAMIN ROSS
FINANCE
SWORN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DULY SWORN
DEPOSES
            IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                    ~2:
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V.                                                      Civil Action No. 17653  &;                 
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KOFAX IMAGE PRODUCTS, INC.,

                      Respondent.               I

                        ANSWER TO PETITION FOR APPRAISAL

               Respondent Kofax Image Products, Inc. ("Kofax"), by and through its

undersigned counsel, hereby responds to the Petition as follows:

               1. Admitted. By way of further answer, Kofax avers that on October 15,

1999, Kofax was acquired by, and became the wholly-owned subsidiary of, Imaging

Components Corporation ("ICC"), when Imaging Acquisition Corporation ("IAC"), a  wholly-

owned subsidiary of ICC, merged with and into Kofax ("Acquisition").

               2. Admitted that pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition, ICC converted

each share of Kofax Common Stock into the right to receive $12.75 in cash.

               3. Admitted that ICC acquired Kofax pursuant to 8 Del. C. $ 25 1, and further

admitted that on September 24, 1999, Kofax mailed to its shareholders of record an Information

Statement pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, advising them of a

special shareholder meeting to obtain approval of the Acquisition, and stating that ICC owned

approximately 84% of Kofax's shares and would vote those shares in favor of the Acquisition.

               4. Admitted.

               5. Admitted.
SNIPPETS:
  • ANSWER TO PETITION FOR APPRAISAL
  • Respondent Kofax Image Products, Inc., by and through its
  • Components Corporation ("ICC"), when Imaging Acquisition Corporation, a whollyowned
  • Admitted that ICC acquired Kofax pursuant to 8 Del.
  • admitted that on September 24, 1999, Kofax mailed to its shareholders of record an Information
  • approximately 84% of Kofax's shares and would vote those shares in favor of the Acquisition.
  • accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
  • WHEREFORE, Respondent Kofax Image Products, Inc. requests that the Court:
  • determine the fair value of the shares of Kofax Common Stock;
  • tax costs of the proceeding in the manner prescribed in 8 Del.
  • OF COUNSEL
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Ronald J. Fikert, Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of
  • Respondent Kofax Image Products, Inc., being duly sworn, deposes and says:
  • Water Street, New York, NY 10004 Beneficial Holder: Erian Smith, 22 Walden Place, Huntington,
  • Water Street, New York, NY 10004 Beneficial Holder: Benjamin Ross, 4710 Bethesda Avenue, Apt.
  • Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 day of January,
  • I, Joelle E. Polesky, hereby certify that two copies of the foregoing
  • Rosenthal, Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A.

  • 2 . PETITION FOR APRAISAL OF STOCK

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MERGER
    SHARES
    PETITIONERS
    COURT
    PURSUANT
    DEL
    ROSS
    DEMAND
    DELAWARE CORPORATION
    BENEFICIAL OWNER
    CEDE
    ATTORNEYS
    KOFAX COMMON
    STOCK
    IAC
    AFFILIATES
    STOCKHOLDERS
    RESPONDENT
    WHEREFORE
    PAY
    COURT TAX
    COSTS
    PROCEEDING
    LIMITATION
    REASONABLE ATTORNEYS
    FEES
    EXPENSES
    COURT GRANT
    RELIEF
    
                IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                             IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
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    BENJAMIN ROSS and CEDE & CO.,             :
    
                        Petitioners, :
    
          v.                                       Civil Action No.
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    KOFAX IMAGE PRODUCTS, INC.,               :                                                  i
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                        Respondent.           I
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                           PETITION FOR APPRAISAL OF STOCK                         \
    
    
                  Petitioners, by their attorneys, represent as follows:
    
                  1.     On October 15, 1999, Imaging Acquisition Corporation  ("IAC"),  a
    
    Delaware corporation, was merged with and into Kofax  lmaige Products, Inc. ("Kofax"),
    
    a Delaware corporation.      Kofax was the surviving corporation of this merger (the
    
    "Merger").
    
                  2.     Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, all shares of Kofax common
    
    stock not owned by IAC or its affiliates were converted into the right to receive $12.75.
    
                  3.     The Merger was effected pursuant to 8 Del. C.  §251. On or about
    
    September 24, 1999, Kofax mailed an information statement to its stockholders of record
    
    as of that date, advising them of a shareholders' meeting to approve the Merger and that
    
    IAC and its affiliates would vote approximately 84% of Kofax's shares in favor of the
    
    Merger.
    
    
    
                 4.     From before September 24, 1999 through October 15, 1999,
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Petitioners, by their attorneys, represent as follows:
  • Delaware corporation, was merged with and into Kofax lmaige Products, Inc.,
  • Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, all shares of Kofax common
  • stock not owned by IAC or its affiliates were converted into the right to receive $12.75.
  • The Merger was effected pursuant to 8 Del.
  • September 24, 1999, Kofax mailed an information statement to its stockholders of record
  • IAC and its affiliates would vote approximately 84% of Kofax's shares in favor of the
  • were held of record by Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depository Trust
  • the direction of its participant, Salomon Smith Barney, on behalf of Mr. Ross,
  • SSB's beneficial owner, caused to be delivered to Kofax, pursuant to 8 Del.
  • written demand for the appraisal of the Kofax shares it held of record for Mr. Ross's
  • WHEREFORE, petitioners demand, pursuant to 8 Del.
  • The Court determine and direct respondent to pay to all Kofax
  • The Court tax all costs of this proceeding upon respondent including,
  • without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses; of experts; and
  • The Court grant such other and further relief as it may deem just,
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