Legal Opinion
Mony Group, Inc. v. Highfields Capital Management, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 2004No. Docket No. 04-0678PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge.
This expedited appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) arises against the backdrop of a proxy vote among shareholders of Plaintiff-Appellant MONY Group, Inc. (“MONY”), whose management seeks shareholder approval of a proposed merger of MONY with French insurance conglomerate AXA Financial, Inc. (“AXA”). Defendants-Appellees are institutional shareholders of MONY that oppose the merger and seek to distribute an exempt proxy solicitation to MONY shareholders under Rule 14a-2(b)(l) (“Rule 14a-2(b)(1)”), 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-2(b)(l). This solicitation consisted of (i) a…
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- Mony Group, Inc. v. Highfields Capital Management, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004