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AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS v. AIRGAS

Civil Action Nos. 5249-CC, 5256-CC.

16 A.3d 48 (2011)

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., Plaintiff, v. AIRGAS, INC., Peter McCausland, James W. Hovey, Paula A. Sneed, David M. Stout, Ellen C. Wolf, Lee M. Thomas and John C. van Roden, Jr., Defendants. In re Airgas Inc. Shareholder Litigation.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: February 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Nachbar , Jon E. Abramczyk , William M. Lafferty , John P. DiTomo , Eric S. Wilensky , John A. Eakins , Ryan D. Stottmann and S. Michael Sirkin , of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Thomas G. Rafferty , David R. Marriott and Gary A. Bornstein , of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York, Attorneys for Plaintiff Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Pamela S. Tikellis , Robert J. Kriner, Jr. , A. Zachary Naylor and Scott M. Tucker , of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Jeffrey W. Golan , M. Richard Komins and Julie B. Palley , of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mark Lebovitch , Amy Miller and Jeremy Friedman , of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, New York, New York; Randall J. Baron , A. Rick Atwood, Jr. and David T. Wissbroecker , of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, California; Leslie R. Stern , of Berman Devalerio, Boston, Massachusetts; Joseph E. White III , of Saxena White P.A., Boca Raton, Florida, Attorneys for Shareholder Plaintiffs.

Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. , Kevin R. Shannon , Berton W. Ashman, Jr. and Ryan W. Browning , of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Kenneth B. Forrest , Theodore N. Mirvis , Eric M. Roth , Marc Wolinsky , George T. Conway III , Joshua A. Naftalis , Bradley R. Wilson , Jasand Mock and Charles D. Cording , of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, Attorneys for Defendants.

OPINION

CHANDLER, Chancellor.

                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 55

I. FACTS.............................................................................. 58
   BACKGROUND FACTS................................................................... 58
   A. The Parties.............................................................

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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