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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,624, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: MASTEC, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017624, Stock Purchase Agreement, Mastec, Petitioners, Pursuant, Casanova, Petition, Exclusive Jurisdiction, Pledge Agreement, Dunning, Chancery Rule, Dismissed Pursuant, Failure, Officer, Motion, Citron, Delaware, Joel-tomas Citron, York, Disputes, Annual Meeting, Spanish Courts, Madina, Sariego, Shares, Bylaws, Sole, Lawful, Control, Stockholders, Installment, Agreements, Forum Selection Provision, Juan Antonio Casanova, Respondent, Purchase Price, President, Purchase, Dunning Aff, Rights , ContentID: 120240597

Case Documents
1 2000-01-13 AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE SECS. 225 AND 227
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101561
7 pages
PDF
2 2000-01-07 RESPONDENTS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102637
15 pages
PDF
3 1999-12-02 INC. V. CASANOVA PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE SEC 225 AND 227
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101562
5 pages
PDF
Total Documents: 3 documents , 27 pages
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1 . AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE SECS. 225 AND 227

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
CASANOVA
MEETING
OFFICER
CITRON
MADINA
ANNUAL MEETING
PETITIONERS
LAWFUL
SARIEGO
CONTROL
SOLE
SHARES
BYLAWS
INSTALLMENT
AGREEMENTS
STOCKHOLDERS
PURSUANT
PRESIDENT
PURCHASE
SUBSTITUTE ANNUAL MEETING
RIGHTS
MESSRS
SPANISH
COURT
COUNSEL
WRITTEN CONSENT
VOTE
DIRECTORS
HOLDING
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      IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                ;:
                     IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY                                      c _

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MASTEC, Inc., a Florida corporation,      )                                   -  .;
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JOEL-TOMAS CITRON, and JOSE
M. SARIEGO, and MASTEC                    i
INTERNATIONAL INC.
                                          i
                    Petitioners,
                                          ;
      V .                                        Civil Action No. 17624-NC
                                          i
JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA,
                                          i>
                     Respondent.          >

                      AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL
             PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE 66 225 AND 227


      The petitioners, by and through their attorneys, Ashby & Geddes and

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, for their                                      etition
                                                                                                   
allege the following upon knowledge, information and belief:

       1. This is an action seeking a judicial determination of who is the lawful

director, and who are the lawful officers, of MasTec International, Inc.

("International"), a Delaware corporation. Petitioner, MasTec, Inc. ("MasTec"), is

a publicly traded Florida corporation that designs, builds and installs advanced

telecommunications networks and systems. Petitioners, Joel-Tomas Citron and

Jose M. Sariego are employees of MasTec. Mr. Citron is MasTec's  President and


                                          1



Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Sariego its Senior Vice President and General
SNIPPETS:
  • JOEL-TOMAS CITRON, and JOSE
  • PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL.
  • The petitioners, by and through their attorneys, Ashby & Geddes and
  • This is an action seeking a judicial determination of who is the lawful
  • director, and who are the lawful officers, of MasTec International, Inc.
  • Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Sariego its Senior Vice President and General
  • tbc other octitioncrs urho now control International.
  • Until December 2, 1999, respondent Juan Antonio Casanova was the
  • Mr. Casanova is an officer of Madina,
  • The sale to Madina was an installment sale, with much of the purchase price
  • the terms of the parties' written agreement, the International shares were pledged
  • replace directors by written consent.
  • In addition, the bylaws permit stockholders
  • "substitute annual meeting" is an annual meeting called when the normal annual
  • MasTec formally notified Madina that it was in default under the agreements.
  • That notice triggered MasTec's rights under the voting rights it held on Madina's
  • MasTec was within its rights to call a substitute annual meeting.
  • International's sole corporate officer, with a written consent accomplishing the
  • Thereafter, Messrs.
  • principal subsidiary (a Spanish corporation) in keeping with Spanish law.
  • and thus MasTec had no right to vote its proxy before then.
  • Court has jurisdiction over both the matter and Mr. Casanova pursuant to sections
  • Enjoining Mr. Casanova and his agents from holding himself out
  • Of Counsel:

  • 2 . RESPONDENTS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COURT
    PETITIONERS
    MASTEC
    PURSUANT
    PETITION
    EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
    PLEDGE AGREEMENT
    CASANOVA
    DUNNING
    CHANCERY RULE
    DISMISSED PURSUANT
    FAILURE
    MOTION
    DELAWARE
    JOEL-TOMAS CITRON
    YORK
    DISPUTES
    SPANISH COURTS
    FORUM SELECTION PROVISION
    JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA
    RESPONDENT
    DUNNING AFF
    PURCHASE PRICE
    FORUM SELECTION
    COUNSEL
    HOGUET NEWMAN
    LLP
    FACIALLY INVALID
    CLAIMS COMMIT
    
                IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                                IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    
    
    MASTEC, Inc., a Florida corporation,
    JOEL-TOMAS CITRON, and JOSE M.
    SARIEGO,
                                                       CA. No. 17624-NC
                           Petitioners,
    
                  V.
    
    JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA,
    
                           Respondent.
    
    
                                 RESPONDENT'S OPENING BRIEF
                            IN SUPPORT OF HIS MOTION TO DISMISS
    
    
                                            MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT  & TUNNELL
                                            Martin P. Tully
                                            Donna L. Culver
                                            1201 N. Market Street
                                            P.O. Box 1347
                                            Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
                                            (302) 658-9200
                                               Attorneys for Respondent
                                               Juan Antonio Casanova
    OF COUNSEL:
    
    Brian C. Dunning
    HOGUET NEWMAN & REGAL, LLP
    10 East 40th Street
    New York, New York 10016
    (212) 689-8808
    
    January  7,200O
    
    
    
                                                                                  i.
    
                                   TABLE OF CONTENTS
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA,
  • IN SUPPORT OF HIS MOTION TO DISMISS
  • OF COUNSEL:
  • HOGUET NEWMAN & REGAL, LLP
  • New York, New York 10016
  • THE PETITION SHOULD BE DISMISSED PURSUANT TO
  • COURT OF CHANCERY RULE 12FOR FAILURE TO
  • The Claim Asserted In The Petition Is Facially Invalid.
  • Pledge Agreements On Which Petitioners Rely To Support
  • Their Claims Commit Any Disputes Arising Under Those
  • Agreements To The Exclusive Jurisdiction Of The Courts
  • PETITIONERS' FAILURE TO JOIN THE CORPORATION AS
  • On December 2, 1999, petitioners MasTec, Inc., Joel-Tomas Citron and Jose M.
  • right pursuant to the stock purchase agreement and an accompanying pledge agreement to vote
  • I Although the Delaware courts have previously held that Rule 12 is the proper procedural
  • (Affidavit of Brian C. Dunning, dated January 7, 2000
  • The investors were to pay the purchase price in installments.
  • (Dunning Aff.
  • language for the exclusive jurisdiction of the Spanish courts to resolve matters related to
  • For all of the foregoing reasons, respondent respectfully requests that the Court

  • 3 . INC. V. CASANOVA PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE SEC 225 AND 227

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CASANOVA
    OFFICER
    MEETING
    CITRON
    ANNUAL MEETING
    SARIEGO
    MADINA
    SHARES
    BYLAWS
    SOLE
    STOCKHOLDERS
    PETITIONERS
    LAWFUL
    INSTALLMENT
    PRESIDENT
    PURCHASE
    CONTROL
    AGREEMENTS
    RIGHTS
    MESSRS
    SPANISH
    COURT
    STOCK
    SALE
    PURCHASE PRICE
    PARTIES
    INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
    DIRECTORS
    HOLDING
    
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     i\                             IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                                                   IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
                              MASTEC, Inc., a Florida corporation,      >
                              JOEL-TOMAS CITRON, and  JO&               )
                              M,  SARIEGO,                              >>
                                                   Petitioners,
    
                                    V.
    
    
                              JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA,
    
    
                                                   Respondent.
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                          PETITION PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. CODE 66 225 A N D 227            
    
    
    
                                    The petitioners, by and through their attorneys,  Ashby  & Geddes
    
                              Morgan, Lewis  & Bockius LLP, for their petition allege the following upon
    
                              knowledge, information and  beliefi
    
                                     1. This is an action seeking a judicial determination of who is
    
                              director, and who are the lawful officers, of MasTec International, Inc.
    
                              ("IntemationaI"), a Delaware corporation. Petitioner, MasTec, Inc.
    
                              a publicly traded Florida corporation that designs, builds and installs
    
                              telecommunications networks and systems. Petitioners, Joel-Tomas Citron
    
                              Jo& M.  Sariego are employees of MasTec. Mr. Citron is  MasTec's 
    
    
    
    Chief Executive Officer and Mr.  Sariego its Senior Vice President and General
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • JUAN ANTONIO CASANOVA,
  • director, and who are the lawful officers, of MasTec International, Inc.
  • Mr. Citron is MasTec's President and
  • Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Sariego its Senior Vice President and General
  • Mr. Casanova is an officer of Madina,
  • MasTec sold 87% of International's stock.
  • The sale to Madina was an installment sale, with much of the purchase price
  • to be paid subsequent to Madina's acquisition of control over International.
  • the terms of the parties' written agreement, the International shares were pledged
  • replace directors by written consent.
  • In addition, the bylaws permit stockholders
  • holding at least 10% of the corporation's stock to call special and "substitute
  • "substitute annual meeting" is an annual meeting called when the normal annual
  • Madina has failed to make the last two of four installment payments due
  • MasTec formally notified Madina that it was in default under the agreements.
  • That notice triggered MasTec's rights under the voting rights it held on Madina's
  • International's sole corporate officer, with a written conse-nt accomplishing the
  • Thereafter, Messrs.
  • principal subsidiary (a Spanish corporation) in keeping with Spanish law.
  • Thus, pursuant to the express terms of the parties' agreements, and the
  • Court has jurisdiction over both the matter and Mr. Casanova pursuant to sections
  • the petitioners respectfully request the Court to issue an
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