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Appraisal Right In mergers and acquisitions, the right of shareholders who object to being acquired to demand a fair price for their shares, as determined by a court. In theory, this guarantees that shareholders are adequately compensated for being overridden on the merger or acquisition. These shareholders may elect to have their shares purchased by the acquiring corporation at the price set by the court. In the United States, most states grant appraisal rights in their regulatory statutes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In such instances, of course, the minority stockholders enjoy stockholders' appraisal rights, which offer them the right to seek compensation for the fair value of their holdings. asserted exercises of appraisal rights exceed 12% of its fully-diluted common stock, If Metrocall and Arch waive this condition and the merger is completed, any Metrocall stockholder who validly exercises appraisal rights will not be entitled to participate in the $150 million cash election to be paid to Metrocall stockholders in the merger with respect to the shares for which they validly exercised their right to seek appraisal, unless such exercise is withdrawn prior to 5:00 p. |
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