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May 17, 2014

Ruling offers 'poison pill' guidance

A Delaware court recently ruled on a preliminary injunction motion seeking to enjoin Sotheby's annual shareholders meeting. By Scott R. Haber and Christopher R. Drewry


By Scott R. Haber and Christopher R. Drewry


In Third Point LLC v. Ruprecht, C.A. No. 9469-VCP (Del. Ch. May 2, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled on a preliminary injunction motion seeking to enjoin Sotheby's annual shareholders meeting. Third Point LLC, an activist investor, and other shareholders, claimed that Sotheby's board of directors adopted and refused to waive a two-tier shareholder rights plan, or "poison pill," for the...

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