Legal Opinion

Shiftan v. Morgan Joseph Holdings, Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 13, 2012No. Civil Action No. 6424-CSPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STRINE, Chancellor.

I. Introduction

Defendant Morgan Joseph Holdings, Inc. is an investment bank in which the petitioners held Series A Preferred Stock. The petitioners bought their preferred stock when Morgan Joseph was founded in 2001, helping to provide the initial funding for the company. Until late 2010, Morgan Joseph had outstanding two classes of preferred stock (Series A and Series B) and one class of common stock. The rights and designations of each series of preferred stock were set forth in Morgan Joseph’s certificate of incorporation dated June 29, 2001 (the “Certificate”).…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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