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LP. V. ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
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PLAINTIFFS CERTIFICATE ELECTION INTERPRETATION ANCHOR DELAWARE ANNUAL MEETING COURT LAW DEL SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROVISIONS STOCKHOLDERS MOTION INCORPORATION STAGGERED BOARD FIRST ANNUAL MEETING ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER ASSERTION CONSTRUCTION PREFERRED STOCK COMPOSITION REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTIONS THEREAFTER CROSS-MOTION RELEVANT PROVISIONS COMMON STOCK COMPLAINT |
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., et al., 1
Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 18971NC
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V.
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ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER P U B L I C V E R S I O N ~,
CORPORATION, i !
Defendant. ;1
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION'S
ANSWERING BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS'
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND OPENING BRIEF
IN SUPPORT OF ANCHOR'S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
Stephen C. Norman
Kevin R. Shannon
OF COUNSEL: Brian C. Ralston
Hercules Plaza
John M. Newman, Jr. 13 13 N. Market Street
Richard I. Werder, Jr. Wilmington, Delaware 1980 1
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE (302) 984-6000
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue Attorneys for Anchor Glass Container
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-l 190 Corporation
Dated: August 6,200l
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NATURE AND STAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS ............................................................
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
STATEMENT OF FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
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DIRECTORS PLAINTIFFS STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEETING CLASSIFIED BOARD COURT HOLDOVER BOARD ELECTION RESTATED CERTIFICATE DELAWARE FIRST CLASSIFIED BOARD ELECT GHAZNAVI DEFENDANTS POWER WILLIAM LIGHTNER ESQUIRES COMAC GUTOWSKI AHMAD GHAZNAVI JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER PROVISION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PREFERRED STOCK RESOLUTION DIRECTORSHIPS WILMINGTON |
Cover Page corrected 10/30/01
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., COMAC ENDOWMENT
FUND, L.P., COMAC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.,
COMAC INTERNATIONAL, N.V., CARL MARKS
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, LP, CARL MARKS
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II, LP, VARDE )
PARTNERS, L.P., THE VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) ) Civil Action No. 18971
LTD., PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P., PEQUOD
INTERNATIONAL LTD., CERBERUS PARTNERS
L.P. and CEBERUS INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
JOHN J. GHAZNAVI, RICHARD M DENEAU,
ROGER L. ERB, DAVID T. GUTOWSKI, C.
KENT MAY, AHMAD GHAZNAVI, ANDREW M.
BOAS, PATRICK T. CON-NELLY, PAUL J.
COUGHLIN, III, EUGENE I. DAVIS, PAUL H.
FERRAR, STEVEN J. FRIESEN, JONATHAN K.
HERGERT, M. WILLIAM LIGHTNER, JR., IRWIN
NATHANSON, ROBERT C. RUOCCO, and
CHRISTOPHER M. MACKEY,
Defendants,
and
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION,
Nominal Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Date Submitted: October 19,200l
Date Decided: October 25,200l
pr/lgcr(: ck &L w,*'
Martin P. Tully and Matt Neiderman, Esquires, of MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT &
TUNNELL, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Theodore Gewertz, Esquire, of
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ, New York, New York, Attorneys for
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ANSWER OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT DIRECTORS TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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ALLEGATIONS PARAGRAPH DEFENDANTS STATE DIRECTORS TRUTH ADMIT SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT DENY ANNUAL MEETING COMAC PLAINTIFFS GHAZNAVI PAUL CERTIFICATE RESOLUTION ELECTION STOCKHOLDERS HOLDERS EXPIRE HEREOF COMMON STOCK RELIEF COURT PARTNERS FUND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS LACK KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION SUFFICIENT DEL |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., COMAC ENDOWMENT )
FUND, L.P., COMAC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., )
COMAC INTERNATIONAL, N.V., CARL MARKS )
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, LP, CARL MARKS )
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II, LP: VARDE )
PARTNERS. L.P., THE VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) )
LTD.: PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P., PEQUOD )
INTERNATIONAL LTD., CERBERUS PARTNERS )
L P. and CERBERLJS INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
,' Civil Action No. 18971-NC
Plaintiffs,
v
JOHN J. GHAZNAVI, RICHARD M. DENEAU,
ROGER L. ERB, DAVID T. GUTOWSKI, C. KENT
MAY, AHMAD GHAZNAVI, ANDREW M. BOAS,
PATRICKT. CONNELLY, PAUL J. COUGHLIN, III,
EUGENE 1. DAVIS, PAUL H. FARRAR, STEVEN J.
FRIESEN, JONATHAN K. HERGERT, M. WILLIAM
LIGHTNER, JR., IRWINNATHANSON, ROBERT C.
RUOCCO; and CHRISTOPHER M. MACKEY,
Defendants, 1
and ;
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION, ,'
Nominal Defendant.
ANSWER OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT DIRECTORS
TO PLAINTIFFS' SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
PURSUANT TO 8 Del. C. 46 211(c), 225 and 227
Defendants John J. Ghaznavi, Richard M. Deneau, Roger L. Erb, David T. Gutowski: C. Kent
Ahmad Ghaznavi, Andrew M. Boas, Patrick T. Connelly, Paul J. Coughlin, 111, Eugene I. Davis, Paul
Farrar, Steven J. Friesen, Jonathan K. Hergert, M. William Lightner, Jr., Irwin Nathanson, Robert
RLFI-2368300-l
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ANSWER OF J. GHAZNAVI TO PLAINTIFFS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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PARAGRAPH GHAZNAVI LACKS KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION SUFFICIENT TRUTH DIRECTORS ADMITS MEETING ANNUAL MEETING STOCKHOLDERS COURT DEFENDANT JOHN DENIES COMPLAINT CERTIFICATE RESOLUTION ELECTION HOLDERS EXPIRE HEREOF COMMON STOCK PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS COMAC STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS PLAINTIFFS CLASSIFIED DIRECTORS RELIEF PARTNERS EVENT PRIOR |
ORiGINAL 3fi
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., COMAC
ENDOWMENT FUND, L.P., COMAC
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., COMAC )
INTERNATIONAL, N.V., CARL MARKS )
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, L.P., CARL )
MARKS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II, )
LP, VARDE PARTNERS, L.P.,
THE VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) LTD., ;
PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
PEQUOD INTERNATIONAL LTD., i
CERBERUS PARTNERS, L.P. and >
CERBERUS INTERNATIONAL LTD., )
Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 18971-NC
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V . 1
JOHN J. GHAZNAVI, RICHARD M. ;
DENEAU, ROGER L. ERB, DAVID T.
GUTOWSKI, C. KENT MAY, AHMAD
GHAZNAVI, ANDREW M. BOAS,
PATRICK T. CONNELLY, PAUL J. ;
COUGHLIN, III, EUGENE I. DAVIS, >
PAUL H. FARRAR, STEVEN J. FRIESEN, )
JONATHAN K. HERGERT, M. WILLIAM )
LIGHTNER, JR., IRWIN NATHANSON, )
ROBERT C. RUOCCO, and
CHRISTOPHER M. MACKEY,
Defendants,
and >
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER i
CORPORATION, 1
Nominal Defendant. t
ANSWER OF DEFENDANT JOHN J. GHAZNAVI TO PLAINTIFFS'
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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DIRECTORS SHARES ANCHOR PREFERRED STOCK COMMON STOCK ANNUAL MEETING PLAINTIFF PARTNERSHIP SHAREHOLDER CERTIFICATE DELAWARE STOCKHOLDERS COMAC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DESIGNATIONS FUND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS PAUL HOLDERS GHAZNAVI ELECTION CARL MARKS MARKS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS VARDE PEQUOD CERBERUS WILLIAM DEFENDANTS ELECT |
CRtGlNAL~~
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., COMAC
ENDOWMENT FUND, L.P., COMAC
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., COMAC
INTERNATIONAL, N.V., CARL MARKS
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, LP, CARL
MARKS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II,
LP, VARDE PARTNERS, L.P.,
THE VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) LTD.,
PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
PEQUOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
CERBERUS PARTNERS L.P. and
CERBERUS INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. 18971-NC
v.
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JOHN J. ~+CHARD
GHAZNA M.
DENEAU, ROGER L. RB, DAVID T.
GUTOWSKI, C. KENT MAY, AHMAD
GHAZNAVI, ANDREW M. BOAS,
PATRICK T. CONNELLY, PAUL J.
COUGHLIN, III, EUGENE I. DAVIS,
PAUL H. FARRAR, STEVEN J. FRIESEN,
JONATHAN K. HERGERT, M. WILLIAM
LIGHTNER, JR., IRWIN NATHANSON,
ROBERT C. RUOCCO, and
CHRISTOPHER M. MACKEY,
Defendants.
and
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER
CORPORATION,
Nominal Defendant
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
PURSUANT TO 8 Del. C. 6 211(c), S 225 and 6 227
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PLAINTIFFS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING ANCHOR GLASS ELECTION AMENDED CHARTER PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE DEL STAGGERED BOARD EXHIBIT STOCKHOLDERS PLAINTIFFS DESIGNATIONS DELAWARE LAW HERETO SERVE HOLDERS VACANCIES APPOINTING HOLDOVER DIRECTORS MOTION HASEOTES JACOBS COMMON STOCK EXPIRATION EXPIRE COURT GHAZNAVI SUMMARY JUDGMENT COMPLAINT |
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 7
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., COMAC 1
ENDOWMENT FUND, L.P., COMAC 1
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., 1
COMAC INTERNATIONAL, N.V., 1
CARL MARKS STRATEGIC )
INVESTMENTS, LP, CARL MARKS )
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II, LP, ) Civil Action No. 18971
VARDE PARTNERS, L.P., THE
VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) LTD., 1
PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
PEQUOD INTERNATIONAL LTD., ;
CERBERUS PARTNERS L.P. and 1
CERBERUS INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
I
Plaintiffs, ))
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ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER
CORPORATION, ;1
Defendant. 1
PLAINTIFFS' OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT
OF THEIR MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL
Martin P. Tully
Matt Neiderman
1201 N. Market Street
P.O. Box 1347
Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
(302) 658-9200
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
07/16/O]
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LP. V. ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION DEFENDANT ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.S ANSWER TO PLAINIFFS COMPLAINT
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PARAGRAPH ANCHOR TRUTH DIRECTORS ADMITS LACKS KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION SUFFICIENT MEETING COMPLAINT DENIES ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER ANNUAL MEETING CERTIFICATE ELECTION STOCKHOLDERS HOLDERS COMMON STOCK COURT RESOLUTION EXPIRE HEREOF CLASSIFIED DIRECTORS RELIEF ATTORNEYS DEFENDANT ANCHOR GLASS PURSUANT PLAINTIFFS ANNUAL MEETING IOF MEETING IOF THEE |
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELA.WARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, L.P., et al.,
Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 1897:lN($
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ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER
CORPORATION, 1 I
Defendant. ; /
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DEFENDANT ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION'S
ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO 8 DIEL. C. 6 211(C)
Defendant Anchor Glass Container Corporation ("Anchor") for its answer to
plaintiffs' complaint states as follows:
1. Admits that this action is purportedly brought under 8 Del. C. $ 211 (c)
and otherwise denies the allegations of paragraph 1.
2. States that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
to the truth of the allegations of paragraph 2.
3. States that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
to the truth of the allegations of paragraph 3.
4. States that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
to the truth of the allegations of paragraph 4.
5. States that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
to the truth of the allegations of paragraph 5.
6. States that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief
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COMPLAINT
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DIRECTORS SHARES PREFERRED STOCK COMMON STOCK ANNUAL MEETING ANCHOR PARTNERSHIP PLAINTIFF SHAREHOLDER DELAWARE CERTIFICATE STOCKHOLDERS COMAC FUND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS DESIGNATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP HOLDERS CARL MARKS PEQUOD CERBERUS ELECTION ELECT EXPIRATION DIVIDENDS EXPIRE COURT APPROVING |
THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
COMAC PARTNERS, LP., COMAC
ENDOWMENT FUND, L.P., COMAC
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P., COMAC
INTERNATIONAL, N.V., CARL MARKS
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, LP, CARL
MARKS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS II,
LP, VARDE PARTNERS L.P., THE Civil Action No. /8y ?/ /zr(s
VARDE FUND (CAYMAN) LTD.,
PEQUOD INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
PEQUOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
CERBERUS PARTNERS L.P. and
CERBERUS INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAI NER
CORPORATION.,
Defendant. i
COMPLAINT PURSUANT
TO 8 Del. C. 6 211(c)
Plaintiffs, by their undersigned attorneys, for their complaint, allege as follows:
1. This action is brought pursuant to 8 Del. C.
- - $ Z!ll(c) to obtain an
summarily directing an annual meeting of :stockholders of Anchor Glazss Container Corporation
(".4nchor" or the "Company") to be held, designating the tune and place of isuch annual meeting,
setting the record date for the detemrination of stockholders entitled to voie at such annual
approving the form For notice of such annual meeting, and declari.ng that fifteen directors are to
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