IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Christopher C. Elliott, Pro Se )
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MORGAN PRODUCTS LIMITED 1
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Andersen Distribution Inc. i
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Christopher C. Elliott, Pro Se, Sole Proprietor;
dba ELLIOTT MERCANTILE COMPANY, pursuant to 8 Del. C.
Section 262, hereby petitions the Court of Chancery for a
determination of the fair value of the shares of stock of
MORGAN PRODUCTS LIMITED (MPL),and, in support thereof,
states as follows:
1. Petitioner respectfully requests a Trial by
Jury.
2. Petitioner Christopher C. Elliott, is the
holder of record of 11,500 shares of MPL, 4,500 shares in
street name with DISCOVER BROKERAGE DIRECT, and 10,000
shares in street name with BROWN & COMPANY, for a total of
26,000 shares of MPL.
3. Respondent, MORGAN PRODUCTS LIMITED (MPL) is a
Delaware corporation, was acquired on July 29, 1999, by
Andersen Distribution Inc., a Delaware corporation, wholly
owned by Anderson Windows, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Andersen Corporation (Andersen). MPL principal place of
business is: 469 McLaws Circle, Williamsburg, VA,
23185-5645. MPL name was changed after the merger of July
29, 1999 to Andersen Distribution Inc. Registered Agent:
CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
4. Petitioner, Christopher C. Elliott, Pro Se, is
the Sole Proprietor, dba ELLIOTT MERCANTILE COMPANY, a Sole
Proprietorship, principal place of business is: P-0. Box
5713, Walnut Creek, CA., 94596-5713.
5. Suzanne Y. Pierce, daughter of Petitioner has
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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Christopher C. Elliott, Pro Se, Sole Proprietor; dba ELLIOTT MERCANTILE COMPANY, pursuant to
Section 262, hereby petitions the Court of Chancery for a determination of the fair value of
Petitioner respectfully requests a Trial by Jury.
Petitioner Christopher C. Elliott, is the holder of record of 11,500 shares of MPL, 4,500
Respondent, MORGAN PRODUCTS LIMITED is a Delaware corporation, was acquired on July 29, 1999,
daughter of Petitioner has the full right of succession and full power of attorney.
DISCOVER BROKERAGE DIRECT and BROWN & COMPANY, assured Petitioner that all proxies received
The merger consideration of $4.00 per share is inadequate, unfair, misleading and deceptive,
Andersen claims that the MPL quotation on the NYSE of $ 2 5/8 on February 16, 1999, was in
Petitioner respectfully pleads that the Court orders Andersen to produce detailed financial
Petitioner is entitled to the valuation according to his calculations of $9.50 per share on
Now that the option to settle at a discounted $8.00 per share has expired, Petitioner demands
Material and statements below have been retrieved from MPL reports to the SEC, 1OQ and lOK,
Management believes that approximately $ 1,300,OOO in additional costs before remedial
MPL recorded an additional $ 1, 100,000 reorganization charge in 1997 in connection with the
A perusal of MPL accounting procedures reveals that MPL used a very conservative method of
Andersen distributes its products only through independent distributors such as Morgan.
Note these purchases were made at the near rock bottom quotations and near all-time low for
ISSUE XII. FINANCING OF MORGAN ACQUISITION BY ANDERSEN
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