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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,537, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: RULE, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017537, Directors, Bhi, Stockholders Agreement, Zunk, Taft, Officer, Bylaws, Investors, Playing Card, Violation, Declaring, President, Management, Subsidiaries, Void, Special Meeting, Chief Operating Officer, Delaware, Nominees, Affiliates, Provision, Chief, Vice Chairman, Stockholders, Plaintiff Ronald, Bicycle Holding, Removing, Executive Officer, Bib, Illegal Meetings, Nominate, Chairman, Employee, Majority, Dissident Directors, Senior, Control, Regular, Stock, Sell, Request , ContentID: 120240660

Case Documents
1 1999-11-15 AMENDED COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101652
20 pages
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2 1999-11-04 COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101653
9 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 29 pages
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1 . AMENDED COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
DIRECTORS
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
BHI
ZUNK
TAFT
BYLAWS
VIOLATION
DECLARING
DEFENDANT
SUBSIDIARIES
VOID
OFFICER
SPECIAL MEETING
INVESTORS
NOMINEES
AFFILIATES
PLAYING CARD
PROVISION
MANAGEMENT
DELAWARE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
VICE CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
PLAINTIFF RONALD
BICYCLE HOLDING
REMOVING
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ATTORNEYS
ILLEGAL MEETINGS
                IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
                                 IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

 RONALD C. RULE,
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                   Plaintiff,                   >)
          V.                                    ) C. A. No. 17537

 BICYCLE HOLDING, INC., a Delaware )
 corporation, DUDLEY S. TAFT, and
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                  Plaintiff Ronald C. Rule, by and through his attorneys, for his Amend$.~om'$aint 
                                                                                                   
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against defendants Bicycle Holding, Inc.  ("BHI" or the "Company"), Dudley S. Taft, and Charles R.

Zunk:, hereby complains and alleges as follows:

                                    NATURE OF THIS ACTION

                  1. Through this action, Mr. Rule seeks to be restored to his rightful positions as

an o:fficer of BHI and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr. Rule was ousted from his positions in a

series of invalid and illegal meetings of the Board of Directors of BHI (the "Board" or the "BHI

Board") in violation of the Company's Bylaws and the Stockholders Agreement among BHI and all

of the stockholders in the Company. Mr. Rule seeks a ruling from this Court declaring that the

Board's action in removing him is null and void, that the Board's election of defendant Zunk as

Presi.dent  and Chief Operating Officer of BHI is invalid, and that the Board's election of

SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Plaintiff Ronald C.
  • against defendants Bicycle Holding, Inc., Dudley S. Taft, and Charles R.
  • an o:fficer of BHI and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Board") in violation of the Company's Bylaws and the Stockholders Agreement among BHI and all
  • Rule seeks a ruling from this Court declaring that the
  • Board's action in removing him is null and void, that the Board's election of defendant Zunk
  • Presi.dent and Chief Operating Officer of BHI is invalid, and that the Board's election of
  • Mr. FLule is the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of BHI.
  • owns one hundred percent of the stock of the United States Playing Card Company ("U.S.
  • Mr. Taft has purportedly been elected Vice Chairman of BHI.
  • Rule organized and led a group comprised of senior management level employees
  • of U.S. Playing Card (the "Management Investors") and certain outside investors (the "Outside
  • President, and Chief Executive Offker of BHI, as well as President of BHI's foreign
  • Investors and the Outside Investors (the "Outside Nominees").
  • The Board Composition Provision gives Mr.
  • any regular or special meeting of the stockholders of the
  • to the Board of Directors of the Rule Nominee,
  • That scheme culminated in several illegal meetings of the Board convened on
  • In clear violation of the Bylaws,
  • contact with any employees, third parties, or outside vendors of BIB, including attorneys,

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    BHI
    PLAYING CARD
    INVESTORS
    CHIEF
    DIRECTORS
    MEETING
    PRESIDENT
    STOCKHOLDERS
    ZUNK
    MANAGEMENT
    STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
    BIB
    NOMINATE
    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
    BYLAWS
    CHAIRMAN
    EMPLOYEE
    DEFENDANT
    COURT
    DELAWARE
    MAJORITY
    DISSIDENT DIRECTORS
    SENIOR
    CONTROL
    REGULAR
    BUSINESS
    STOCK
    SELL
    REQUEST
    
                      IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
                                       IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
                                                                                                       
     RONALD C. RULE,
    
                         Plaintiff,                      )
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                V.                                       )  CaseNo.  /753'-P  hc
                                                         )
     BICYCLE HOLDING, INC., a Delaware                   )
     corporation, and CHARLES R. ZUNK,                   )
    
                         Defendants.
    
                                                   COMPLAINT
    
                        Plaintiff, Ronald C. Rule, by and through his attorneys, for his Complaint
    
    defendants Bicycle Holding, Inc. ("BHI" or the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, and Charles
    
    R. Zunk, hereby complains and alleges as follows:
    
                                          NATURE OF THIS ACTION
    
                        1.      Through this action, Mr. Rule seeks to be restored to his rightful
    
    President, Chief Executive Offricer,  and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BIB. Mr. Rule was
    
    ousted from his positions as the result of an invalid and illegal meeting of the board of directors
    
    BHI (the "Board"), held in violation of the Company's bylaws (the "Bylaws"). Mr. Rule seeks a
    
    ruling from this Court declaring that the Board's action in removing him is null and void and that
    
    Board's election of defendant Charles Zunk as President and Chief Operating Officer of BHI is
    
    invalid.
    
    
    
                                             THE PARTIES
    
                   2.     Plaintiff Mr. Rule is an individual who resides in Holland, Michigan. Mr.
    
    Rule is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Offrcer of BIB.      Mr. Rule also
    
    the majority stockholder of BHI.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • President, Chief Executive Offricer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BIB.
  • BHI, held in violation of the Company's bylaws.
  • Board's election of defendant Charles Zunk as President and Chief Operating Officer of BHI is
  • Defendant Mr. Zunk is an individual who resides in Cincinnati,
  • Zunk is a former employee of BHI and a stockholder of BHI.
  • President and Chief Operating Officer of BIB,
  • owns one hundred percent of the stock of the United States Playing Card Company ("U.S.
  • Card"), a corporation with its principal place of business in Nor-wood, Ohio.
  • At the purchaser's request, Mr.
  • Rule organized a group comprised of senior management level employees of U.S.
  • Playing Card (the "Management Investors") and certain outside investors (the "Outside
  • Rule would be the majority stockholder and own
  • Investors entered into a stockholders agreement dated as of November 18,
  • that control of BHI's Board and senior management would rest with Mr.
  • Regular meetings may be held as determined by the Board.
  • place, date, and hour of a special meeting must be given to each director either by mail not
  • Rule to agree to sell the Company or his stock in the Company to some or all of the Investors.
  • Rule is empowered to nominate a director to fill.
  • Dissident Directors asked Mr.
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