In Re: DirecTV Shareholder Litigation

CONCLUDED

Hearing
11/25/09 – 11/25/09

Summary

Settlement hearing.

Via the Andrews Delaware Corporate Litigation Reporter: "The lead plaintiff, the Key West Police & Fire Pension Fund, says the deal will unfairly enrich Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, who also is a director at DirecTV.

Liberty Media announced May 3 that it plans to spin off subsidiary Liberty Entertainment Inc. and merge it with DirecTV in a stock transaction. Malone's company currently holds a 54 percent stake in DirecTV.

According to the terms of the deal, DirecTV stockholders will receive one share of single-vote DirecTV class A common stock for each of their shares. Malone and his associated trusts will receive class B common stock, which carries 15 votes each.

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