Delaware Chancery Court Enjoins Stockholder Vote For Lack Of Adequate Disclosures In Proxy Statement

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In Maric Capital Master Fund, Ltd. v. PLATO Learning, Inc., C.A. No. 5402-VCS (Del. Ch. May 13, 2010), the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware granted plaintiff Maric Capital Master Fund’s (“Maric”) motion for a preliminary injunction to halt a stockholder vote on a proposed merger in which Thoma Bravo, LLC (“Thoma Bravo”) would acquire PLATO Learning, Inc. (“PLATO”). Although the court held that Maric failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of its assertion that the directors of PLATO failed to meet their duties under Revlon, Inc. v. McAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., 506 A.2d 173 (Del. 1986), the court nonetheless enjoined the vote based upon a determination that three specific disclosures in the proxy statement were materially misleading. The court ordered that corrective disclosures on those items be issued before the vote could proceed. This decision reflects the Chancery Court’s efforts to ensure that proxy disclosures in advance of stockholder votes are not materially misleading.

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