IN RE ANDERSON, CLAYTON SHAREHOLDERS LIT.

C.A. 8387 Consolidated.

519 A.2d 694 (1986)

In re ANDERSON, CLAYTON SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: June 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, and Edmond D. Johnson, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, and Dennis J. Block, and Joseph S. Allerhand, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, Joseph A. Rosenthal, and Kevin Gross, of Morris & Rosenthal, Wilmington, and Stuart D. Wechsler, Robert I. Harwood, and Zachary A. Starr, of Goodkind, Wechsler, Labaton & Rudoff, New York, for plaintiffs.

Charles F. Richards, Jr., Samuel A. Nolen, Thomas A. Beck, Gregory P. Williams, and Nathan B. Ploener, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, and Stephen G. Tipps, and Paula M. Desel of Baker & Botts, Houston, Tex., for defendant.


ALLEN, Chancellor.

Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases have moved on an emergency basis for an order enjoining a special meeting of shareholders of Anderson, Clayton & Co. scheduled to be held tomorrow. At that meeting the Company's shareholders are scheduled to vote upon a complex recapitalization plan that would, if approved and implemented,1 (1) cancel all existing common stock, (2) distribute to each current shareholder, $37...

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