Esopus Creek Value LP v. Hauf

OPINION

LAMB, Vice Chancellor.

In Newcastle Partners, L.P. v. Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. 1 this court considered whether there was any substantial conflict between its power, acting pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 211(c), to order a Delaware corporation to convene an annual meeting for the purpose of electing directors, and federal proxy regulations that, in normal circumstances, prohibit registered companies from convening such a meeting without first disseminating both an annual report and either a proxy statement or an information statement. After exploring the history of section 14(c) of the…