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CaseNo: C.A. No. 19,231, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: BYRNE, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00019231, Petitioner, Shares, Respondent, Byrne, Delaware, Milestone Properties, Merger, Debra, Milestone, Fees, Participant, Appraisal Rights, Depository Trust, Stock, Floor, Customer, York, Del, Dismissing, Milestone Series, Preferred Shares, Certificate, Preferred Set, Dtc, National Investors Services, Shams, Accordance, Respeet, Future Correspondence, Matter, Ramsey Avenue, Marlton, Attention, Jean Saladino, National Inrestors Sewices, Water, Wherefore, Respondent Respectfully Requests, Prejudice , ContentID: 120252256

Case Documents
1 2001-11-28 ANSWER
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 127214
3 pages
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2 2001-11-02 APPRAISAL ACTION
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 127195
3 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 6 pages
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1 . ANSWER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
RESPONDENT
MILESTONE
COURT
DELAWARE
BYRNE
COUNSEL
DEL
DISMISSING
MILESTONE SERIES
PREFERRED SHARES
MERGER
CERTIFICATE
WHEREFORE
RESPONDENT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS
PREJUDICE
ENTERING JUDGMENT
AWARDING RESPONDENT
COSTS
REASONABLE ATTORNEYS
FEES
DEFENSE
GRANTING
RELIEF
COURT DEEMS
JOHN
FOREGOING
KEVIN
ESQUIRE
WILMINGTON
              IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                               IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

DEBRA L. BYRNE,

                    Petitioner,

        V.                                      ~    Civil Action No. 19231NC

MILESTONE PROPERTIES, INC., a                   i
corporation of the State of Delaware,

                    Respondent.


                                            ANSWER

        Respondent Milestone Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Milestone"), by

its undersigned counsel, hereby answers the Petition for Appraisal in this Action as

follows:

        1.          Admitted that Petitioner is Debra L. Byrne. For further answer, denied

that Ms. Byrne has standing under 8 Del. C. $262 to serve as a Petitioner in this

Action.

        2.          Admitted.

        3.          Denied.

        4.          Denied.

        5.          Denied.

        6.          Denied that Petitioner is entitled to seek the requested relief.

                                        FIRST DEFENSE
        7.          The Petition fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.



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SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Respondent Milestone Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by
  • Byrne has standing under 8 Del.
  • $262 to serve as a Petitioner in this
  • owner of any Milestone Series A Preferred Shares at the effective time of the August
  • 8, 2001 merger of MST Merger Corp. into Milestone, both of which are prerequisites
  • WHEREFORE, Respondent respectfully requests that the Court enter an Order:
  • dismissing the Petition with prejudice and entering judgment in favor of
  • awarding Respondent its costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
  • incurred in the defense of this Action;
  • granting such other and further relief as the Court deems appropriate.
  • CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
  • I, JOHN H. SMALL, certify that on this 28th day of November, 2001,l caused two copies of the
  • Kevin P. O'Neill, Esquire
  • Wilmington, DE 19899-3217

  • 2 . APPRAISAL ACTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MILESTONE PROPERTIES
    PETITIONER
    DEBRA
    BYRNE
    DELAWARE
    RESPONDENT
    MERGER
    PARTICIPANT
    APPRAISAL RIGHTS
    DEPOSITORY TRUST
    STOCK
    FEES
    FLOOR
    CUSTOMER
    YORK
    PREFERRED SET
    DTC
    NATIONAL INVESTORS SERVICES
    SHAMS
    ACCORDANCE
    RESPEET
    FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE
    MATTER
    RAMSEY AVENUE
    MARLTON
    ATTENTION
    JEAN SALADINO
    NATIONAL INRESTORS SEWICES
    WATER
    
                                       COURT OF CHANCERY
    
              IN AND FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
     DEBRA L. BYRNE,
    
           Petitioner,                                CIVIL ACTION NO.: 1 w I&?
    
     V.
    
     MILESTONE PROPERTIES, INC., a
     corporation of the State of Delaware,
    
           Respondent.
    
    
                                        APPRAISAL ACTION
    
              1.     Petitioner is Debra L. Byrne.
    
             2.      Respondent is Milestone Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
    
             3.      Petitioner is the owner of 3,000 shares of Milestone Properties Series A
    
    Preferred Shares, which shares were the subject of a merger which became effective on
    
    July 8,200 1.
    
             4.      At all times, petitioner continuously held her shares through the effective
    
    date of said merger; nor has she voted in favor of the merger, nor consented thereto in
    
    writing.
    
             5.      Petitioner perfected her appraisal rights by her written demand for appraisal
    
    of her shares through her agent's letter (Cede & Co., c/o The Depository Trust Company)
    
    of July 3 1,200 1 directed to Respondent, a copy of which is attached hereto.
    
             6.      Petitioner respectfully requests that an appraisal hearing be scheduled to
    
    
    
    determine the fair value of her shares of stock, and that she be awarded the said fair
    
    value, together with pre and post judgment compounded interest at the maximum legal
    
    rate and costs, reasonable attorney fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN AND FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE,
  • Petitioner is Debra L. Byrne.
  • Respondent is Milestone Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  • Preferred Shares, which shares were the subject of a merger which became effective on
  • rate and costs, reasonable attorney fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be
  • the nominee of the Depository Trust CorI'!pany
  • preferred Set A stock of Milestone Properties,
  • DTC is informed by its Participant, National Investors Services Corp.
  • , that 3,000 of such shares f'the shams")
  • In accordance with instructions received from the Participant on
  • behalf of ik customer, we hereby assert appraisal rights with respeet to the shares.
  • Future correspondence on this matter should be directed to:
  • Debra L. Byrne, 115 Ramsey Avenue.
  • Marlton, NJ.
  • to the attention of Jean Saladino, National inrestors Sewices Corp., 55 Water
  • Street, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10041.
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