EXHIBIT 10.2
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT
OF COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT
The parties to the above-captioned action, including
the parties to the action entitled Donald I. MacDavid v. Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., et al., Case No. 93CV001798, which has been
consolidated by order of this Court with the above-captioned
action (collectively referred to as the "Actions"), by and
through their respective attorneys, propose the following
Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement (the
"Stipulation") for the Court's approval:
WHEREAS,
A. Plaintiffs in the Actions, Charles B. Miner, Anne
Howells and Donald I. MacDavid, who are owners of common
stock of Figgie International Inc. ("FII"), have asserted
claims derivatively on behalf of FII, arising out of the
alleged handling of assets of FII, its capital investment
and operational activities, its dealings with a related
entity, and certain accounting treatments.
B. The Actions have been brought pursuant to Rule
23.1 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure ("Ohio Rules")
against defendants Harry E. Figgie, Jr. ("Figgie, Jr.") and
Harry E. Figgie III ("Figgie III"), who were at the time of
filing, but are no longer, officers and directors of FII;
Vincent A. Chiarucci, a director who was at the time of
filing, but is no longer, an officer of FII; Fred J.
Brinkman, Dale S. Coenen, Alfred V. Gangnes, John S.
Lanahan, F. Rush McKnight, Harrison Nesbit II, C.B.
Robertson III, Harold B. Scott, A.A. Sommer, Jr., and Walter
M. Vannoy, non-management directors of FII; Gerald K.
Rugger, who was at the time of filing, but is no longer, a
non-management director of FII; and Russell W. McFall and
Robert A. Weaver, Jr., who were non-management directors of
FII at the time of filing, but are since deceased. Claims
against Mr. McFall were dismissed following his death. Mr.
Weaver's estate by Betsy Weaver, Executrix has been
substituted as a party for Mr. Weaver. FII is named in the
Actions as a nominal defendant, and no claims are asserted
against it.
C. The original complaint in the Miner action was
filed on October 18, 1993, and later amended on or about
January 28, 1994. The complaint in the MacDavid action was
filed on December 2, 1993. The Actions were consolidated by
an order of this Court on March 16, 1994, and the amended
complaint in the Miner action was designated as the
controlling complaint for the consolidated cases (the
"Complaint").
D. The Complaint alleges that defendants breached
their fiduciary duties over a number of years in a broad
range of respects that plaintiffs divide into four
categories:
1. That The Clark-Reliance Corporation ("Clark-
Reliance"), a privately held company controlled by
Figgie, Jr., Figgie III and other members of the Figgie
family, was improperly enriched at the expense of FII.
2. That there was waste of assets and mismanagement
involving, among various other things, relocations of
FII's corporate headquarters, the acquisition of
corporate aircraft, and investments in a conversion to
"world-class" manufacturing techniques.
3. That FII resources were improperly diverted to the
personal use of members of the Figgie family; and
4. That various accounting irregularities were caused
and permitted to occur.
E. Figgie, Jr. and Figgie III (jointly represented),
the non-management directors (jointly represented), Vincent
A. Chiarucci, and FII filed separate motions to dismiss the
Actions for failure to comply with the demand requirement of
Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules. Those motions were granted,
and the Actions were dismissed by the Court on May 4, 1994.
The plaintiffs appealed the order of dismissal, and those
appeals have been fully briefed. On June 12, 1995, the
parties filed a joint motion requesting the Court of Appeals
to remand the matter for purposes of settlement, and upon
remand the Stipulation will be filed in the Court of Common
Pleas.
F. Each of the defendants vigorously denies all
material allegations directed at him in the Complaint;
further denies any charges directed at him of breach of
fiduciary duties, negligence, self-dealing, waste of
corporate assets, or mismanagement; asserts that his conduct
with respect to the matters complained of was in all
respects and at all times proper, lawful, and in good faith,
and that his conduct was in the best interests of FII's
shareholders; and, states that, in the event the order of
the Court of Common Pleas granting the motions to dismiss
were to be reversed in whole or in part and the matter
proceed to trial, he would advance various further defenses
that he believes to be meritorious.
G. Prior to execution of this Stipulation,
plaintiffs, with the assistance of counsel, analyzed the
law, examined the facts and circumstances of the matters
complained of and allegations set forth in the Complaint,
and considered all possible avenues of legal and equitable
relief. They have examined publicly available materials,
drawn on the knowledge and experience of Mr. Miner, a former
senior executive of FII, reviewed materials prepared by
Ernst & Young following an extensive inquiry regarding
allegations in the Complaint, spoken with representatives of
Ernst & Young concerning the inquiry they made and its
results, and deposed Walter M. Vannoy, a director of FII,
and Steven Siemborski, the Chief Financial Officer of FII,
who was formerly a partner with Ernst & Young and
participated in the Ernst & Young inquiry. Based on this work
and analysis, plaintiffs have concluded that:
1. Even if the appeal were to be pursued to
conclusion and the dismissal order reversed, which
itself is uncertain, it is uncertain as to the extent
that, under the applicable law and facts, plaintiffs
would be able to obtain relief in excess of the
proposed settlement after the trial of the Actions;
2. The substantial benefits that will be conferred on
FII and its shareholders upon the consummation of the
settlement provided for in this Stipulation outweigh
the possible benefits of continued prosecution,
particularly given that, even if the appeal were to be
successful, any future proceedings in the Actions will
be protracted and expensive and the ultimate result
uncertain.
H. In light of all the foregoing considerations,
plaintiffs and their counsel, without in any manner
conceding the lack of merit of any of their claims, have
concluded that it is in the best interests of FII and its
shareholders to settle and dismiss the Actions with
prejudice in the manner set forth below, and have further
concluded that the terms of this Stipulation are fair,
reasonable, and adequate and will result in substantial and
material benefits to FII and its shareholders. Nevertheless
it is expressly agreed that if for any reason this
settlement is not consummated in its entirety, these
conclusions will be of no significance.
I. Each of the defendants, while denying all the
allegations of wrongdoing alleged at him in the Complaint
and disclaiming any liability with respect thereto, and
relying on the provision below that this Stipulation shall
in no event be construed as or deemed to be evidence of, or
an admission or concession on the part of any of them of,
any fault or liability whatsoever, and without conceding any
infirmity in their motions to dismiss or the order of this
Court granting dismissal, or in the defenses each would
assert in the event dismissal of the Actions is in whole or
in part reversed on appeal and the Actions then proceed,
considers it desirable that the Actions be dismissed on the
terms set forth below in order to avoid further expense, to
dispose of burdensome and protracted litigation, to permit
attention to his business and other affairs, including
attention by directors, executives, and other officials of
FII to its business operations, unhindered by expensive
litigation and associated distraction and diversion, and
thereby to put to rest all controversy concerning all claims
that have been or might have been asserted in the Actions.
J. FII, its directors, and its counsel have
determined that it is unlikely that either FII or its
shareholders would benefit if the litigation were to
continue and that it is desirable and in the best interests
of FII and its shareholders to compromise and settle the
claims alleged in the Actions in the manner and on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Stipulation to avoid
further expense, inconvenience, and the distraction of
burdensome litigation, and thereby to put to rest all
controversy concerning all claims that have been or might
have been asserted in these Actions and to confer on FII and
its shareholders the meaningful benefits of the settlement
set forth in this Stipulation.
K. As a result, inter alia, of the institution of
these Actions and plaintiffs' prosecution thereof, extensive
arms-length settlement discussions were held between counsel
for plaintiffs, counsel for the various separately
represented defendant groups, and counsel for FII, and these
discussions have resulted in the agreements set forth in
this Stipulation.
L. This Stipulation and the final judgment provided
herein, if entered, are intended finally to dismiss,
compromise, and settle all claims, rights, or causes of
action, whether known or unknown, that have been asserted or
could have been asserted in these Actions, or that in any
way encompass or relate to any of the matters, transactions,
events, situations, courses of conduct, representations,
omissions, facts, or circumstances that have been alleged or
could have been alleged in the Complaint in these Actions.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by
and among the undersigned, and subject to the approval of the
Court pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules, that the Actions,
including, but not limited to, any potential claims premised upon
violations of fiduciary duties, negligence, self-dealing,
mismanagement, or waste of assets, shall be and the same are
hereby settled, compromised, and dismissed with prejudice and
without court costs to any party, upon and subject to the
following terms and conditions:
ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
1. As used in this Stipulation and the related
documents attached hereto as exhibits which are to be executed
pursuant to, and are incorporated by reference in, this
Stipulation, the following terms (not already defined in the
recitals set forth above) shall have the meanings set forth below
when used with initial capital letters:
a. "Person" means any individual or legal
entity.
b. "Current Shareholder" means a person who is
identifiable as an owner of shares of common stock of FII, as of
the most recent practical date before the time Notice is sent
under Paragraph 13, below.
c. "Notice" means the form of Notice of Pendency
of Derivative Action and of Hearing on Proposed Settlement and
Dismissal of Action attached hereto as Exhibit A1.
d. "Hearing Date" means the date set by the
Court to consider whether the settlement set forth in this
Stipulation shall be approved; and
e. The "Effective Date" of the settlement shall be
the day following the day on which the judgment described in
Paragraph 15, below, becomes final. For purposes of this
Stipulation, a judgment shall be deemed final on the later of (i)
the thirty-third day after it is entered, if no appeal is taken
therefrom, or (ii) if an appeal is taken therefrom, on the day
subsequent to the date on which it is not subject to further
judicial review or appeal, either by reason of affirmance by a
court of last resort or by reason of lapse of time or otherwise.
f. The "Figgie Interests" shall mean defendants
Figgie, Jr. and Figgie III, and in addition Nancy Figgie (spouse
of Figgie, Jr.), Matthew Figgie and Mark Figgie (sons of Figgie,
Jr.), and Clark-Reliance, which are not defendants in the Actions
but have become parties to this Stipulation for settlement
purposes only in order to facilitate resolution of the
controversies underlying the Actions.
UNDERTAKINGS OF DEFENDANTS
1. The Figgie Interests will, on or before the
Effective Date, pay to FII the sum of $3,300,000, by delivery of
a certified or cashier's check in that amount or other
appropriate means for the transfer of funds. Interest on this
entire sum will accrue from the date this Stipulation is fully
executed ("Execution Date") up to the Effective Date or, if
earlier, the date of payment, at the rate for 90-day U.S.
Treasury obligations as published in The Wall Street Journal on
the Execution Date.
2. (a) Figgie, Jr. hereby relinquishes any and all
rights under his 1988 Employment Agreement to the base salary,
annual bonuses, incentive pay, consulting fees, restricted stock
and accumulated unpaid annual bonuses to which he would have been
entitled upon the termination of his employment from FII (his
entitlement to which is disputed by FII); (b) Figgie, Jr. hereby
relinquishes to FII the right to determine whether to keep
Prudential split dollar life insurance policy No. 79-674-621 in
force; and (c) otherwise, the rights of Figgie, Jr. (who retired
from all positions with FII as of May 18, 1994) under the terms
of standard benefits plans or programs of FII will remain
unaffected.
3. Figgie, Jr., Figgie III, and Clark-Reliance hereby
assign to FII such rights, if any, as any of them may have to
pursue Deloitte & Touche ("D&T") and Boston Consulting Group
("BCG") to recover moneys paid for consulting fees regarding FII
or Clark-Reliance, or damages arising from or related to services
performed by D&T and BCG.
4. Figgie, Jr. will not contest FII's repurchase, at
the contractually established price of $1 per share, of 90% of
the shares he received pursuant to FII's 1993 Restricted Stock
Purchase Plan ("RSPP"). Figgie, Jr. will retain the rights to
the other 10% of the shares he received under the RSPP.
5. Clark-Reliance will assume ultimate financial
responsibility, commencing as of the scheduled payment dates in
May, 1995, for lease payments for the remaining life of leases on
five machines at Clark-Reliance on which FII is currently liable,
identified as follows: 3 Mazak H-500/50 machines, Serial Nos.
76525, 76527, 84022; 1 Mazak AJU 35-80, Serial No. 77025; and 1
Multiplex 620, Serial No. 91967. Clark-Reliance will, if
reasonably possible, execute replacement leases on these
machines, or if not reasonably possible then will make such other
arrangements as are necessary and reasonably possible for Clark-
Reliance to make the periodic lease payments to the lessors on
FII's behalf under the existing leases or periodically to provide
to FII the funds necessary to make those payments to the lessors
as they become due, the intent being that Clark-Reliance assume
direct rights and liabilities in respect of the machines to the
greatest extent reasonably possible, and that FII relinquish
those rights and be relieved of those liabilities to the greatest
extent reasonably possible. In either event, Clark-Reliance
shall have the right to take title to the machines in place of
FII under the terms of whatever lease governs at the time
transfer of title is permissible.
6. Clark-Reliance:
(a) Will retain certain IBM hardware and
associated maintenance obligations for which FII is
currently obligated to make periodic payments,
identified as follows together with amounts of
respective periodic payments: 4 DASD 600s, Serial Nos.
95B9A, 914AA, 95AFA, 914EA ($1,076); 1 AS/400 D45,
Serial No. A1480 ($1,774); 1 MES #B48133 D45 ($39); 1
Rack 2, Serial No. A7957 ($66); 1 Modem 1, Serial No.
B0371 ($14); 1 D45 to E50 Upgrade, Serial No. A1480
($2,560); 1 Mag tape subsystem C11, Serial No. N1041
($896); 1 Disk unit 1714MB 20, Serial No. 32449 ($710);
Miscellaneous items 9993 ($162); UPS and cabling AS/400
($376); Extended maintenance option EMO, Serial No.
2482 ($714); and maintenance charge financing 9995
($557). Clark-Reliance will assume direct
responsibility for the periodic payments beginning with
the first payment due following the Effective Date. In
addition, Clark-Reliance will retain, and have
ownership of, an IBM Memory Drive 8595, Serial No.
23KWM, for which it has previously paid.
(b) Will retain additional systems hardware for
which FII is currently obligated to make periodic
payments, and will, beginning with the first payment
due following the Effective Date, assume responsibility
for the periodic payments as to such hardware that is
included as a subject of the following leases: IBM
Credit Corporation 083817, Randolph 33, 40, 42, 46, 51,
60 and 78.
7. Clark-Reliance relinquishes any rights it may have
to seek recovery from FII based on the costs of restructuring its
hardware, software, or other, systems.
8. Clark-Reliance and FII will terminate all other
existing business relationships.
9. Not later than the first regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Directors of FII following the Effective
Date, the directors of FII shall adopt one or more resolutions
("Resolution(s)") providing for the effectuation and
implementation of the following measures:
(a) Restructuring the Board of Directors, committees
of the Board of Directors, and cash compensation
of non-management directors as follows:
(1) Reducing the number of director positions as
of the immediately succeeding annual meeting
of shareholders to nine, of which, at least
initially, two will be members of management
and seven will not be members of management.
(2) Reducing the number of standing committees of
the Board of Directors from six to three, to
be named, at least initially, the Executive
and Finance Committee, the Audit Committee,
and the Management Development and
Compensation Committee (which will, among
other things, assume the functions of the
present Nominating Committee).
(3) Reducing the annual stipend payable to non-
management directors from $20,000 to $15,000,
plus $1,000 per board meeting actually
attended (with an anticipated five regularly
scheduled meetings annually).
(4) Reducing the annual stipend payable to non-
management directors for service on
committees of the Board from $6,000 ($9,000
in the case of Executive and Finance
Committee, $10,000 for its chairman, and
$7,000 for the chairman of the Management
Development and Compensation Committee) to
$3,000 for each member, plus $750 per
committee meeting actually attended.
(5) Reducing the number of non-management members
of the Executive and Finance Committee from
four to three.
(b) Establishing that, as a matter of corporate
policy, there shall be a majority of independent
directors on FII's Board. For purposes of this
policy, a director is not considered independent
if he/she (i) is an officer of a corporation where
an officer of FII is a director; (ii) is, or
within the last three years has been, an employee
of FII (except that this shall not apply to Walter
M. Vannoy, for many years a non-management
director, who then served for slightly more than
one year as a senior executive of FII on an
interim basis and has recently returned to non-
management status, although he remains under
contract on a part-time basis to perform such
duties as may be requested, until mid-May, 1996);
or (iii) is a director, officer, or employee, or a
partner or substantial investor in, an enterprise
that is a substantial customer of FII or a
substantial supplier of goods or services to FII.
If and to the extent the Board as presently
constituted, or as it might become constituted in
the future through events not within the control
of the Board, might be deemed not to meet the
independence test, the Board will within the
strictures imposed by the size of the Board and
the expiration of directors' terms of office,
adjust the composition of the Board through
nominations or, if deemed appropriate, appointment
of new directors until the independence test is
met.
(c) Directing that the non-management members of one
of the standing committees of the Board, currently
the Management Development and Compensation
Committee, annually assess, and report to the full
Board its assessment of, the Board's performance.
The report shall be made to and discussed by the
full Board, normally at the first regular Board
meeting following the end of each fiscal year.
The directors responsible for the report may, if
they so desire, but need not, secure the
assistance of outside advisors in making the
assessment. The assessment is to be directed to
the Board's contribution as a whole, and shall
specifically review areas in which the Board
and/or senior management believe a stronger
contribution could be made.
The Resolution(s) shall remain in effect for a period of at least
five years from the Effective Date, except as otherwise provided
immediately below, and thereafter shall remain in effect until
such time as the directors deem appropriate. Prior to expiration
of five years from the Effective Date, the directors of FII may
terminate the Resolution(s) with or without adopting a
replacement resolution, or amend the Resolution(s) only (i) if
FII ceases to be a public company (defined as having a class of
voting stock that is listed on a national securities exchange,
authorized for quotation on an inter-dealer quotation system of a
registered national securities association, or held of record by
more than 2000 stockholders; or, (ii) by majority vote of a
quorum composed of directors that meet the independence test.
10. The contributions and other undertakings set forth
in Paragraphs 1 through 9 above, shall constitute full and
complete discharge of the entire obligation of all defendants
under this Stipulation, and no defendant shall have any further
liability to plaintiffs (individually, or acting derivatively on
behalf of FII) or to FII except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Stipulation.
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS,
AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
11. Upon receipt of payment from the Figgie Interests
on the Effective Date, FII will pay to the firm of Murray &
Murray, as receiving agent for all counsel for all plaintiffs in
the Actions the amount of $1,935,000 as attorneys' fees and
expenses. FII will at the same time pay plaintiff Charles B.
Miner $15,000, plaintiff Anne Howells $7,500, and plaintiff
Donald I. MacDavid $7,500, as incentive compensation in respect
of the commencement and pursuit of the Actions. Interest shall
accrue on these amounts, for fees, expenses, and incentive
compensation, from the Execution Date to the Effective Date or,
if earlier, the date of payment, at the rate for 90-day U.S.
Treasury obligation as published in The Wall Street Journal on
the Execution Date.
12. Except as provided in this Stipulation, FII shall
not bear any fees, expenses or costs incurred in connection with
the prosecution or settlement of the Actions, except that FII
intends to take steps necessary to indemnify the defendants for
expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with the
defense and settlement of the Actions. Plaintiffs will not
object to or oppose that indemnification.
NOTICE PROCEDURE
13. Immediately after execution of this Stipulation,
plaintiffs' counsel and defendants' counsel shall jointly apply
to the Court for an Order providing for Notice to Current
Shareholders substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A, the entry of which Order shall be a condition precedent to any
obligation of any party pursuant to this Stipulation. The
responsibility for, and costs of, giving Notice shall be borne by
FII, who shall serve and file affidavits evidencing compliance
with the Order within twenty days after Notice has been mailed.
HEARING
14. Each Current Shareholder who files an objection to
the settlement set forth herein in the manner and within the time
prescribed in the Notice shall be afforded an opportunity to be
heard at the Hearing.
FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT
15. If, after the Notice and Hearing provided for
herein, the Court approves this Stipulation, the Court shall
enter a Final Order and Judgment substantially in the form
annexed as Exhibit B dismissing the Actions with prejudice.
FINALITY OF THE JUDGMENT
16. Following the Effective Date, no default by any
person in the performance of any of the covenants or obligations
under this Stipulation, or any judgment or order entered in
connection with any of the foregoing, shall affect the dismissal
of the Actions, the discharge and release of defendants, or any
other provision of the Final Order and Judgment embodying these
provisions.
RELEASES
17. FII shall execute and deliver to each of the
defendants and to Matthew Figgie, Mark Figgie, Nancy Figgie and
Clark-Reliance a release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C, on the Effective Date.
18. Figgie, Jr., Figgie III, Matthew Figgie, Mark
Figgie, Nancy Figgie and Clark-Reliance shall execute and deliver
to FII a release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, on the
Effective Date.
EFFECT OF DISAPPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
19. If final approval of the Stipulation, including
such modifications as may be ordered by the Court with the
consent of all the parties, is not obtained or is reversed on
appeal, or if the Effective Date does not occur, or if the
judgment described in paragraph 15 hereof is finally reversed or
modified on appeal, then except for the obligations of the
parties under this paragraph 19 and the provisions of paragraphs
13 and 20 of this Stipulation, this Stipulation shall be null and
void, shall have no further force and effect with respect to any
party in the Actions, and shall not be used in the Actions or in
any other proceedings for any purpose; and this Stipulation and
all negotiations, proceedings and statements made in connection
herewith shall be without prejudice to any person, shall not be
deemed or construed to be an admission or concession by any party
of any fact, matter or proposition, and shall not be used in any
manner or for any purpose in any subsequent proceeding in these
Actions or in any court; and all parties to the Actions shall
stand in the same position, without prejudice, as if this
Stipulation had not been made or filed with the Court.
STIPULATION NOT AN ADMISSION
20. This Stipulation and the settlement, whether or
not consummated, and any proceedings taken hereunder are not and
shall not in any event be construed as or deemed to be an
admission or concession by the parties, or any of them, of the
truth of any fact alleged or the validity of any claim or defense
asserted in the Actions or of liability of any or all defendants;
nor are they a concession or an admission of any fault or
omission in any statement or written document, report, or
financial statement heretofore issued, filed, approved, or made
by any defendant; nor shall this Stipulation, nor the settlement,
nor any papers related to them, nor any of the terms hereof be
offered or received in evidence or in any way referred to against
any defendant herein in the Actions or in any other civil,
criminal, or administrative action or proceeding other than such
proceedings in these Actions as may be necessary to consummate or
enforce this Stipulation; nor shall they be construed by anyone
for any purpose whatsoever as an admission, concession, or
presumption of any wrongdoing on the part of defendants or any of
them nor an admission by plaintiffs or plaintiffs' counsel that
the consideration to be given hereunder represents the amount
which could be recovered after trial. Each defendant has denied,
and continues to deny, all allegations of fault, wrongdoing, or
liability advanced in the Complaint, or at any other point in the
Actions, and all averments that plaintiffs, FII, or any of its
shareholders suffered any monetary damage or other damage by
reason of the alleged wrongdoing; defendants have entered into
this Stipulation solely to avoid the further inconvenience and
burdens of protracted and costly litigation. Nothing in this
Stipulation shall be construed as an admission or concession that
plaintiffs, FII, or any of its shareholders suffered any damage
or that any defendant is liable to plaintiffs, FII, or its
shareholders.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
21. The parties and their attorneys further agree to
cooperate fully with one another in seeking Court approval of
this Stipulation and to use their best efforts to effect the
consummation of this Stipulation and the settlement provided
hereunder, including but not limited to executing and delivering
such additional documents as may be necessary to carry out the
commitments undertaken in this stipulation.
22. Pending final determination of whether the
settlement reflected in this Stipulation should be approved,
plaintiffs shall not commence or prosecute any action, either
derivatively on behalf of FII or directly on behalf of themselves
or any other person, asserting claims against any defendant
herein which have been or could have been asserted, or which
arise from or are related to any of the matters, transactions,
agreements, situations, courses of conduct, facts, or
circumstances referred to in these Actions.
23. The undersigned plaintiffs' counsel represent that
they have been authorized by the plaintiffs on behalf of
themselves individually and derivatively on behalf of FII to
execute this Stipulation, and the undersigned defendants' counsel
represent that they have been authorized by their respective
clients to execute this Stipulation.
24. The headings in this Stipulation are solely for
the convenience of the attorneys for the parties and the Court.
The headings shall not be deemed to be a part of this Stipulation
and shall not be considered in construing or interpreting this
Stipulation.
25. This Stipulation shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, heirs,
partners, successors, and assigns and any corporation or other
entity into or with which any corporate party hereto may merge or
consolidate.
26. This Stipulation may be executed in multiple
counterparts and may be filed with the Court with separately
executed counterpart signature pages attached. For this purpose,
signature pages transmitted by telecopier shall be deemed to be
original signature pages.
27. This Stipulation shall be construed and entered
into in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
28. The foregoing constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and
may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by all
parties hereto.
Dated: June __, 1995 MURRAY & MURRAY CO., L.P.A.
By:
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charles B.
Miner and Anne Howells
GALLAGHER, SHARP, FULTON & NORMAN
By:
Seventh Floor, Bulkley Bldg.
1501 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Attorneys for Plaintiff Donald I.
MacDavid
WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING
By:
2445 M. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
BARRY M. BYRON & CO., LPA
By:
Interstate Square Bldg. 1
4230 State Rte. 306
Willoughby, Ohio 44094
Attorneys for Defendants Harry E.
Figgie, Jr. and Harry E. Figgie III
and also for Matthew Figgie,
Mark Figgie, Nancy Figgie and
The Clark-Reliance Corporation
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY
By:
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attorneys for Defendant Vincent A.
Chiarucci
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
By:
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attorneys for Defendants Fred J.
Brinkman, Dale S. Coenen, Alfred V.
Gangnes, John S. Lanahan, F. Rush
McKnight, Harrison Nesbit II, C.B.
Robertson III, Gerald K. Rugger,
Harold B. Scott, A.A. Sommer, Jr.,
Walter M. Vannoy, and Estate of
Robert A. Weaver, Jr. by Betsy
Weaver, Executrix
BAKER, HACKENBERG & COLLINS CO.,
L.P.A.
By:
77 North St. Clair Street
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Attorneys for Nominal Defendant
Figgie International Inc.
IN THE COURT OF COMM ON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
ORDER APPROVING SUBMISSION
OF SETTLEMENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE
The parties to the above captioned shareholder
derivative action (the "Action"), having entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement and Compromise (the
"Stipulation") executed by counsel for all parties and presented
to the Court on _______________, and having jointly moved this
Court to approve a settlement and dismissal of the Action upon
terms set forth in the Stipulation; and
The Court having determined preliminarily that the
proposed settlement appears to be the product of serious,
informed, non-collusive negotiations, has no obvious
deficiencies, and falls within the range of possible approval;
and
The Court having further determined on this basis,
after due deliberation, that it is necessary and appropriate to
submit the proposed settlement to the owners of common stock of
Figgie International Inc. ("FII") and to convene a hearing for
the purpose of determining on a final basis the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the proposed settlement;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
29. For purposes of settlement only, this Action is
hereby authorized to proceed as a derivative action under Ohio R.
Civ. P. 23.1 on behalf of FII.
30. A hearing shall be held on __________, 1995 at
______, ___M. (the "Hearing) to determine the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement proposed in the
Stipulation and whether the settlement should be approved by the
Court and judgment entered on it.
31. Persons who are shareholders of common stock of
FII as of _______________________, 1995 ("Current Shareholders")
are entitled to receive notice of the pendency of this Action and
of the Hearing on the proposed Settlement and dismissal of the
action (the "Notice"), and Notice will be required as set forth
below.
32. FII shall cause the Notice, substantially in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit A1 to be mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid, on or before ______, 1995 to all persons
shown on the stock records maintained by or on behalf of FII to
be Current Shareholders.
33. Upon receiving the Notice, all brokerage firms and
other nominees ("Nominees") for beneficial owners who are Current
Stockholders are requested promptly either (a) to send a copy of
the Notice to Current Stockholders and to furnish written
confirmation thereof to the Settlement Administrator, Heffler,
Radetich & Saitta L.L.P., Suite 800, 1515 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attention: Figgie Derivative Litigation,
or (b) to furnish the Settlement Administrator, in the manner
noted immediately above, with the names and addresses of Current
Stockholders. Upon receipt of such list, the Settlement
Administrator shall mail a copy of the Notice to such persons.
Upon the request of any Nominee, the Settlement Administrator
shall furnish sufficient quantities of the Notice for each of the
beneficial owners represented by the respective Nominee. After
notice to the persons for whom the Nominee has acted, the Nominee
may apply for reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses,
reasonably incurred, in identifying the beneficial owners
identified above, plus postage, by presenting to the Settlement
Administrator an affidavit that sets forth the name and address
of each beneficial owner notified and the expenses incurred and
which represents that "such expenses would not have been incurred
but for the requirement that notice be provided" to such persons.
34. Notice given in the form and manner provided in
paragraph 4 of this Order is hereby found to be due, adequate and
sufficient notice, of the pendency of the Action and the proposed
settlement and dismissal of the Action, and the best practicable
under the circumstances, and shall constitute the notice required
by Ohio R. Civ. P. 23.1. FII shall serve and file an affidavit
evidencing its compliance with this Order governing notice on or
before _____________, 1995.
35. The costs of identifying and notifying Current
Shareholders (including the costs of printing the Notice)
pursuant to this Order shall be borne by FII as provided in the
Stipulation.
36. The Stipulation and all papers in support thereof
shall be available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of
Court, Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, Ohio, or the office
of the law firm of Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., 111 East
Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870, commencing on the date of
this Order, during reasonable business hours upon one day's
notice.
37. Any Current Shareholder who objects to the
Stipulation, the fairness, reasonableness or adequacy of the
proposed settlement or who otherwise wishes to be heard, may
appear in person or by his attorney at the hearing and present
any evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant;
provided, however, that no person other than the named plaintiffs
and defendants in this Action shall be heard, and no papers,
briefs, or other documents submitted by any such person shall be
received and considered by the Court (unless the Court in its
discretion shall thereafter otherwise direct) unless no later
than ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the intention to
appear, a statement of such person's objections or comments and
the grounds for such objections or comments or the reasons for
such person's desiring to appear and to be heard, as well as all
papers and other materials that such person desires the Court to
consider, shall be filed in writing by such person with the Clerk
of the Court and, on or before the date of such filing, shall be
served upon the following counsel of record:
Dennis Murray, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
James F. Koehler, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton
& Norman
7th Floor
Bulkley Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
and
John M. Newman, Jr., Esq. Counsel for Non-Management
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Director Defendants
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Frances Floriano Goins, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Vincent A. Chiarucci
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Richard W. Cass, Esq. Counsel for Defendants
Karen Barr, Esq. Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Harry E. Figgie, III
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1420
James Hackenberg, Esq. Counsel for Nominal Defendant
Baker, Hackenberg & Figgie International Inc.
Collins Co., L.P.A.
77 North St. Clair Street
Suite 100
Painesville, Ohio 44077
38. Any Current Shareholder of FII who does not make
his, her, or its objection in the manner provided shall be deemed
to have waived such objection and shall forever be foreclosed
from making any objection to the fairness.
39. The Court expressly reserves the right to approve
the Stipulation and the settlement (including any modification
thereof made with the consent of plaintiffs and defendants as
provided for in the Stipulation without further notice to Current
Shareholders), and to adjourn the aforesaid hearing from time to
time, by oral announcement at the hearing without further notice
to Current Shareholders. All Current Shareholders shall be bound
by any order or judgment entered pursuant to the Stipulation
(including any modification thereof made with the consent of
plaintiffs and defendants as provided for in the Stipulation).
40. Pending final determination of whether the
settlement reflected in this Stipulation should be approved,
plaintiffs and FII's shareholders, or any of them, shall not
commence or prosecute against any defendant herein any action,
either derivatively on behalf of FII or directly on behalf of
themselves or any other person, asserting claims, rights or
causes of action whether known or unknown, that have been
asserted or could have been asserted in these Actions, or that in
any way encompasses or relates to any of the matters,
transactions, events, situations, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts, or circumstances that have
been alleged or could have been alleged in these Actions.
Dated: June __, 1995 SO ORDERED
Painesville, Ohio
Paul H. Mitrovich
Judge
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
ORDER APPROVING SUBMISSION
OF SETTLEMENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE
The parties to the above captioned shareholder
derivative action (the "Action"), having entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement and Compromise (the
"Stipulation") executed by counsel for all parties and presented
to the Court on _______________, and having jointly moved this
Court to approve a settlement and dismissal of the Action upon
terms set forth in the Stipulation; and
The Court having determined preliminarily that the
proposed settlement appears to be the product of serious,
informed, non-collusive negotiations, has no obvious
deficiencies, and falls within the range of possible approval;
and
The Court having further determined on this basis,
after due deliberation, that it is necessary and appropriate to
submit the proposed settlement to the owners of common stock of
Figgie International Inc. ("FII") and to convene a hearing for
the purpose of determining on a final basis the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the proposed settlement;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
41. For purposes of settlement only, this Action is
hereby authorized to proceed as a derivative action under Ohio R.
Civ. P. 23.1 on behalf of FII.
42. A hearing shall be held on __________, 1995 at
______, ___M. (the "Hearing) to determine the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement proposed in the
Stipulation and whether the settlement should be approved by the
Court and judgment entered on it.
43. Persons who are shareholders of common stock of
FII as of _______________________, 1995 ("Current Shareholders")
are entitled to receive notice of the pendency of this Action and
of the Hearing on the proposed Settlement and dismissal of the
action (the "Notice"), and Notice will be required as set forth
below.
44. FII shall cause the Notice, substantially in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit A1 to be mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid, on or before ______, 1995 to all persons
shown on the stock records maintained by or on behalf of FII to
be Current Shareholders.
45. Upon receiving the Notice, all brokerage firms and
other nominees ("Nominees") for beneficial owners who are Current
Stockholders are requested promptly either (a) to send a copy of
the Notice to Current Stockholders and to furnish written
confirmation thereof to the Settlement Administrator, Heffler,
Radetich & Saitta L.L.P., Suite 800, 1515 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attention: Figgie Derivative Litigation,
or (b) to furnish the Settlement Administrator, in the manner
noted immediately above, with the names and addresses of Current
Stockholders. Upon receipt of such list, the Settlement
Administrator shall mail a copy of the Notice to such persons.
Upon the request of any Nominee, the Settlement Administrator
shall furnish sufficient quantities of the Notice for each of the
beneficial owners represented by the respective Nominee. After
notice to the persons for whom the Nominee has acted, the Nominee
may apply for reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses,
reasonably incurred, in identifying the beneficial owners
identified above, plus postage, by presenting to the Settlement
Administrator an affidavit that sets forth the name and address
of each beneficial owner notified and the expenses incurred and
which represents that "such expenses would not have been incurred
but for the requirement that notice be provided" to such persons.
46. Notice given in the form and manner provided in
paragraph 4 of this Order is hereby found to be due, adequate and
sufficient notice, of the pendency of the Action and the proposed
settlement and dismissal of the Action, and the best practicable
under the circumstances, and shall constitute the notice required
by Ohio R. Civ. P. 23.1. FII shall serve and file an affidavit
evidencing its compliance with this Order governing notice on or
before _____________, 1995.
47. The costs of identifying and notifying Current
Shareholders (including the costs of printing the Notice)
pursuant to this Order shall be borne by FII as provided in the
Stipulation.
48. The Stipulation and all papers in support thereof
shall be available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of
Court, Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, Ohio, or the office
of the law firm of Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., 111 East
Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870, commencing on the date of
this Order, during reasonable business hours upon one day's
notice.
49. Any Current Shareholder who objects to the
Stipulation, the fairness, reasonableness or adequacy of the
proposed settlement or who otherwise wishes to be heard, may
appear in person or by his attorney at the hearing and present
any evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant;
provided, however, that no person other than the named plaintiffs
and defendants in this Action shall be heard, and no papers,
briefs, or other documents submitted by any such person shall be
received and considered by the Court (unless the Court in its
discretion shall thereafter otherwise direct) unless no later
than ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the intention to
appear, a statement of such person's objections or comments and
the grounds for such objections or comments or the reasons for
such person's desiring to appear and to be heard, as well as all
papers and other materials that such person desires the Court to
consider, shall be filed in writing by such person with the Clerk
of the Court and, on or before the date of such filing, shall be
served upon the following counsel of record:
Dennis Murray, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
James F. Koehler, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton
& Norman
7th Floor
Bulkley Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
and
John M. Newman, Jr., Esq. Counsel for Non-Management
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Director Defendants
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Frances Floriano Goins, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Vincent A. Chiarucci
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Richard W. Cass, Esq. Counsel for Defendants
Karen Barr, Esq. Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Harry E. Figgie, III
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1420
James Hackenberg, Esq. Counsel for Nominal Defendant
Baker, Hackenberg & Figgie International Inc.
Collins Co., L.P.A.
77 North St. Clair Street
Suite 100
Painesville, Ohio 44077
50. Any Current Shareholder of FII who does not make
his, her, or its objection in the manner provided shall be deemed
to have waived such objection and shall forever be foreclosed
from making any objection to the fairness.
51. The Court expressly reserves the right to approve
the Stipulation and the settlement (including any modification
thereof made with the consent of plaintiffs and defendants as
provided for in the Stipulation without further notice to Current
Shareholders), and to adjourn the aforesaid hearing from time to
time, by oral announcement at the hearing without further notice
to Current Shareholders. All Current Shareholders shall be bound
by any order or judgment entered pursuant to the Stipulation
(including any modification thereof made with the consent of
plaintiffs and defendants as provided for in the Stipulation).
52. Pending final determination of whether the
settlement reflected in this Stipulation should be approved,
plaintiffs and FII's shareholders, or any of them, shall not
commence or prosecute against any defendant herein any action,
either derivatively on behalf of FII or directly on behalf of
themselves or any other person, asserting claims, rights or
causes of action whether known or unknown, that have been
asserted or could have been asserted in these Actions, or that in
any way encompasses or relates to any of the matters,
transactions, events, situations, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts, or circumstances that have
been alleged or could have been alleged in these Actions.
Dated: June __, 1995 SO ORDERED
Painesville, Ohio
Paul H. Mitrovich
Judge
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF
DERIVATIVE ACTION AND OF
HEARING ON PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL OF
ACTION
TO: OWNERS OF COMMON STOCK OF FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. ("FII").
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE WITH CARE AS IT
AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS
ACTION. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN EXPRESSION OF
ANY OPINION BY THIS COURT AS TO THE MERITS OF
ANY OF THE CLAIMS OR DEFENSES ASSERTED BY ANY
PARTY IN THIS ACTION. THIS NOTICE IS SENT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING YOU OF THE
PENDENCY OF THIS ACTION, THE PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT, AND THE HEARING TO CONSIDER COURT
APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules
of Civil Procedure ("Ohio Rules") and an Order of the Court of
Common Pleas of Lake County, Ohio (the "Court"), that the above
entitled derivative action and a second derivative action that
has been consolidated with it by order of the Court, Donald I.
MacDavid v. Harry E. Figgie, Jr., et al. (the "Actions"), are
pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Lake County, Ohio, and
that the Court has entered an order preliminarily approving a
Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement (the
"Settlement") between the parties to the Actions. That Order
provides that the Settlement is subject to final approval by the
Court, and if it is approved, the Settlement will result in,
among other things, (a) the receipt of certain funds, materials
and other financial benefits by Figgie International Inc.
("FII"), (b) the institution or continuation of certain measures
by FII (relating to the Board of Directors of FII), (c) the
dismissal of the Actions with prejudice and the release of the
defendants from certain liabilities, and (d) payment of
attorneys' fees and expenses to counsel for the plaintiffs and of
certain incentive payments to the plaintiffs. A hearing has been
set regarding the Settlement, and you have certain rights in that
regard which you may exercise if you choose.
I. DESCRIPTION OF THE LITIGATION
A. Background
Plaintiffs in the Actions, Charles B. Miner, Anne
Howells and Donald I. MacDavid, are owners of common stock of FII
and in that capacity have asserted claims derivatively on behalf
of FII.
Named as defendants in the Actions are Harry E. Figgie,
Jr. and Harry E. Figgie III, former officers and directors of
FII; Vincent A. Chiarucci, a director and former officer of FII;
Gerald K. Rugger, a former director of FII; Fred J. Brinkman,
Dale S. Coenen, Alfred V. Gangnes, John S. Lanahan, F. Rush
McKnight, Harrison Nesbit II, C.B. Robertson III, Harold B.
Scott, A.A. Sommer, Jr., and Walter M. Vannoy, directors of FII;
and the Estate of Robert A. Weaver, Jr. (a former director
deceased since the commencement of the Actions) by Betsy Weaver,
Executrix. FII is named in both Actions as a nominal defendant,
and no claims are asserted against it.
The original complaint in the Miner action was filed on
October 18, 1993, and was later amended on or about January 28,
1994. The complaint in the MacDavid action was filed on December
2, 1993. The Actions were consolidated by an order of the Court
of Common Pleas on March 16, 1994, and the amended complaint in
the Miner action was designated as the controlling complaint for
the consolidated cases (the "Complaint").
B. Plaintiffs' Claims
The Complaint alleges that the defendants breached
their fiduciary duties over a number of years in a broad range of
aspects that plaintiffs divide into four categories. They allege
that The Clark-Reliance Corporation ("Clark-Reliance"), a
privately held company controlled by Harry E. Figgie, Jr.
("Figgie Jr.), Harry E. Figgie III ("Figgie III") and other
members of the Figgie family, was improperly enriched at the
expense of FII; that there was waste of assets and mismanagement
involving, among various other things, relocations of FII's
corporate headquarters, the acquisition of corporate aircraft,
and investments in a conversion to "world-class" manufacturing
techniques; that FII resources were improperly diverted to the
personal use of members of the Figgie family; and that various
accounting irregularities were caused and permitted to occur.
C. Defendants' Responses and Related Proceedings
All individual defendants, and FII as nominal
defendant, filed motions to dismiss the Actions for failure to
comply with the requirement for a demand upon directors of FII
under Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules. Those motions were granted,
and the actions were dismissed by the Court on May 4, 1994. The
plaintiffs appealed the order dismissing the Actions, and those
appeals have been fully briefed but have not yet been presented
by oral argument or decided by the Court of Appeals. In view of
the Settlement, the matter has been returned by the Court of
Appeals to the Court of Common Pleas for purposes of considering
and passing upon the Settlement.
Defendants have denied and continue to deny all of the
claims and contentions directed at them in the Complaint. They
have vigorously defended this lawsuit, and in the event the order
of the Court of Common Pleas granting the motions to dismiss were
to be reversed in whole or in part, they would advance various
further defenses that they believe to be meritorious.
D. Investigations and Negotiations
Plaintiffs, with the assistance of counsel, have
conducted both formal and informal discovery and investigation in
connection with the claims asserted in the Complaint. They have
considered all possible avenues of legal and equitable relief,
and have fully explored the facts and law underlying their
claims. Plaintiffs' counsel also have engaged in discussions
and arms-length negotiations with counsel for the defendants.
These negotiations and investigations have resulted in the
proposed Settlement of the Actions described in this Notice.
E. Benefits Of Settlement To FII And Its Shareholders
Counsel for plaintiffs recognize and acknowledge the
expense and length of continued proceedings necessary to
prosecute the Actions against defendants through trial and
appeals. They have taken into account the uncertain outcome and
the risk of any litigation, especially in complex actions such as
these derivative lawsuits, and even more particularly where a
motion to dismiss the Actions has been granted and is on appeal.
They have also taken into account the costs of such protracted
litigation. Plaintiffs and their counsel have, therefore,
determined, on the basis of their knowledge and investigation of
the facts and the law relating to the acts, events and conduct
complained of in the Actions, that the Settlement, as described
below under the heading "SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT," is
fair to and in the best interests of FII and its shareholders,
and will result in substantial benefits to FII and its
shareholders.
F. Benefits Of Settlement To Defendants
Defendants have concluded, without conceding liability,
that it is desirable for the Actions to be settled on the basis
proposed in order to avoid the substantial expense,
inconvenience, and distraction of further burdensome and
protracted legal proceedings and to put to rest the claims
asserted in the Actions and all further controversy related to
them.
II. SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
The Settlement of the Actions has been reached between
plaintiffs, acting derivatively on behalf of FII and the
defendants. The terms and conditions of the Settlement are set
forth in detail in a stipulation dated June __, 1995 and filed
with the Court. The stipulation is subject to and becomes
effective only upon final approval of the Court.
The following description of the Settlement
is only a summary. Reference should be made
to the text of the Stipulation on file with
the Court for a full statement of its
provisions
A. In summary, the Stipulation provides for the
payment of three million three hundred thousand dollars
($3,300,000) and various other concessions to FII by the Figgie
Interests (defined to include defendants Figgie, Jr. and Figgie
III, and also Figgie, Jr.'s spouse and two additional children
and Clark-Reliance, which are not a parties to the Actions but
are participating in the settlement in order to facilitate
resolution of the matters in controversy). The $3,300,000
payment bears interest from the date the stipulation is signed
until the date payment is made. Under the settlement, Figgie,
Jr. also relinquishes certain benefits to which he may otherwise
be entitled under a 1988 employment agreement with FII (his
entitlement to which is disputed by FII), will relinquish certain
rights under a Company sponsored split-dollar life insurance
policy, and will not contest FII's repurchase at the contractual
price of $1 per share, of 90% of the shares of FII stock that he
received pursuant to FII's 1993 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan.
Further, the Figgie Interests assign to FII certain rights
relating to possible claims against Deloitte & Touche and Boston
Consulting Group and Clark-Reliance (1) will assume
responsibility for lease payments for the remaining life of
leases on five machines at Clark-Reliance on which FII is
currently liable; (2) will assume responsibility for lease
payments for the remaining life of leases on certain systems
hardware at Clark-Reliance on which FII is currently liable; (3)
will relinquish any rights to seek recovery from FII for costs of
restructuring its hardware, software and other systems; and (4)
mutually with FII will terminate all other relationships between
the two companies. In addition FII will, through action by its
directors, initiate and/or confirm the prior initiation of,
various measures relating to the organization and functioning of
the Board of Directors (the "Measures"). The Measures will
remain in effect for at least five years and may be changed or
eliminated during that period only with the majority vote of a
quorum composed of independent directors. The Measures
encompass, in summary, the following:
1. Reducing the number of directors to nine, reducing
the number of standing committees of the Board to
three, and reducing the annual stipend for service
on the Board to $15,000 (plus $1,000 per meeting
actually attended) and for service on any
committee of the Board to $3,000 (plus $1,000 per
meeting actually attended) respectively.
2. Establishing a corporate policy that the Board
shall have a majority of independent directors.
3. Providing that certain non-management members of
the Board annually assess and report to the full
Board its assessment of the Board's performance.
B. FII will pay to counsel for plaintiffs in the
Actions the amount of $1,935,000 as attorneys' fees and expenses.
FII will at the same time pay plaintiff Charles B. Miner $15,000,
plaintiff Anne Howells $7,500, and plaintiff Donald I. MacDavid
$7,500, as incentive compensation in respect of the commencement
and pursuit of the Actions. Interest shall accrue on these
amounts in the same manner as on the amount to be paid by the
Figgie Interests to FII.
C. FII intends to take steps necessary to indemnify
the Director Defendants for expenses (including legal fees)
incurred in connection with the defense and settlement of the
Actions. Plaintiffs will not oppose that indemnification.
D. A judgment will be entered dismissing the Actions
as against all defendants with prejudice. FII and its
shareholders, acting derivatively, will be forever barred and
enjoined from commencing or prosecuting any lawsuits against
defendants for, and defendants and the Figgie Interests and their
heirs, successors, representatives and assigns will be released
from, liabilities incurred up to the date of the release,
including liabilities arising out of any claims, rights, or
causes of action, whether known or unknown, that have been
asserted or could have been asserted in the Actions, or that in
any way encompass or relate to any of the matters, transactions,
events, situations, courses of conduct, representations,
omissions, facts, or circumstances that have been alleged or
could have been alleged in this Actions. FII will obtain a
similar release of claims from the Figgie Interests.
E. If the Court does not approve the Settlement, or if
it is otherwise terminated in accordance with the stipulation,
then the rights and duties of the parties will revert to their
respective status as of the date and time immediately prior to
the execution of the stipulation.
III. NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT HEARING AND RIGHT TO OBJECT
A. The Court has ordered that a hearing (the
"Hearing") be held before the Honorable Paul H. Mitrovich, Court
of Common Pleas of Lake County, Ohio, in Room ___________, Lake
County Courthouse, 47 Park Place, Painesville, Ohio on
___________, 1995 at ____________ _.m. for the purpose of
determining whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and
adequate, whether it should be approved by the Court and the
Actions dismissed on the merits and with prejudice, and whether
judgment should be entered as provided in the Settlement. The
Hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the Court at the
Hearing or any adjourned session thereof without further notice.
B. Any owner of FII common stock may appear personally
or by counsel and be heard at the Hearing and may object to or
express views regarding the terms of the Settlement, as to
whether it should or should not be approved, provided, however,
that unless the Court in its discretion shall direct otherwise,
no such person will be heard or entitled in any way to contest
approval of the Settlement unless on or before ___________, 1995,
such person files with the Clerk of the Court in writing a notice
of intention to appear and a statement of the person's objections
or comments and the grounds for the objections or comments or the
reasons for desiring to appear, together with all papers or other
materials to be submitted to the Court at the Hearing and, on or
before the date of such filing, serves a complete set of such
material by mail on each of the following counsel for the
parties:
Dennis Murray, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Kirk J. Delli Bovi, Esq.
David D. Yeagley, Esq.
Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
James F. Koehler, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton
& Norman
7th Floor
Bulkley Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
and
John M. Newman, Jr., Esq. Counsel for Non-Management
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Director Defendants
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Frances Floriano Goins, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Vincent A. Chiarucci
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Richard W. Cass, Esq. Counsel for Defendants
Karen Barr, Esq. Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Harry E. Figgie III
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1420
James Hackenberg, Esq. Counsel for Nominal Defendant
Baker, Hackenberg & Figgie International Inc.
Collins Co., L.P.A.
77 North St. Clair Street
Suite 100
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Any such person who does not make his or her objection or
opposition in the manner provided above shall be deemed to have
waived all objections and opposition to the fairness,
reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement.
IV. NOTICE TO BANKS, BROKERS AND OTHER NOMINEES
Pursuant to an Order of the Court, all brokerage firms
and other nominees ("Nominees") for beneficial owners of FII
common stock are requested promptly either (a) to send a copy of
the Notice to the beneficial owners and to furnish written
confirmation thereof to the Settlement Administrator, Heffler,
Radetich & Saitta L.L.P., Suite 800, 1515 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0290, Attention: Figgie Derivative
Litigation, or (b) to furnish the Settlement Administrator, in
the manner noted immediately above, with the names and addresses
of the beneficial owners. Upon receipt of such list the
Settlement Administrator will mail a copy of the Notice to such
persons. Upon the request of any Nominee, the Settlement
Administrator will furnish sufficient additional copies of the
Notice for each of the beneficial owners represented by the
respective Nominee. After providing notice to the persons for
whom the Nominee has acted, the Nominee may apply for
reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses, reasonably
incurred, in identifying the beneficial owners identified above,
plus postage, by presenting to the Settlement Administrator an
affidavit which sets forth the name and address of each
beneficial owner notified and the expenses incurred and which
represents that "such expenses would not have been incurred but
for the requirement that notice be provided" to such persons.
V. EXAMINATION OF PAPERS
This Notice is not a comprehensive description of the
Settlement. For the full details of the matters disclosed in
this Notice, and for further information concerning the Actions,
files may be inspected during normal business hours at the office
of the Clerk of Court, Lake County Courthouse, 47 North Park
Place, Painseville, Ohio 44077, or at the offices of Murray &
Murray Co., L.P.A., 111 East Shoreline Drive, Post Office Box 19,
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019, Plaintiffs' Counsel. Appointments to
inspect such materials at Murray & Murray should be made at least
one business day in advance of the date inspection is to be made.
Dated: _____________, 1995
Painesville, Ohio
Andy J. Totin
Clerk of Courts
Court of Common Pleas
Lake County, Ohio
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT
APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND
DISMISSING ACTION
Having considered the Stipulation and Agreement of
Compromise and Settlement dated June __, 1995 (the
"Stipulation"), including the exhibits annexed thereto; notice
having been duly given to owners of common stock of Figgie
International Inc. ("FII") in accordance with the order of this
Court; a hearing having been held on ______, 1995 for the purpose
of determining whether the terms of the settlement reflected in
the Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequate to FII and to
FII's shareholders; having received and considered written
materials, and heard and considered oral presentations,
concerning the Stipulation; and upon all papers and proceedings
had in the shareholder derivative cases entitled Charles B. Miner
v. Harry Figgie, Jr., et al. and Donald I. MacDavid v. Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., et al. (the "Actions).
Now, upon joint application of plaintiffs and
defendants, by their attorneys, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED
AND DECREED as follows:
1. The terms of settlement of these Actions set out
in the Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequate to FII and
its shareholders and are hereby approved, and the parties are
directed to consummate the settlement in accordance with its
terms, including but not limited to the execution and delivery of
releases in the form attached to the Stipulation.
2. The Actions are dismissed as to all defendants on
the merits with prejudice and without court costs, in accordance
with Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, and all
defendants and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, and assigns, and present or former directors,
officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, parents
and divisions shall be and the same hereby are, released and
discharged from any and all claims, rights, causes of action and
liabilities whatsoever whether known or unknown, that have been
alleged or asserted or could have been alleged or asserted in the
Actions, or that are in any way based upon, encompass, relate to,
or arise out of any of the matters, actions, transactions,
agreements, situations, events, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts or circumstances alleged or
referred to or that could have been alleged or referred to, in
the Actions. Nothing contained in the Stipulation or in this
Final Order and Judgment shall be deemed an admission or finding
of wrongdoing by or with respect to any party.
3. All persons, firms, corporations or other entities
who participate in any way in this settlement, and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives,
successors and assigns, including but not limited to FII, its
successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions and
the shareholders of FII acting derivatively, whether or not such
persons appeared in this Action, are permanently barred, enjoined
and restrained from commencing or prosecuting any action, suit,
proceeding, claim or cause of action in any jurisdiction or court
against any of the individual defendants or any of their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives,
successors and assigns, that in any way is based upon,
encompasses relates to or arises out of any of the matters,
actions, transactions, agreements, situations, events, courses of
conduct, representations, omissions, facts or circumstances that
have been discharged and released pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof.
4. Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date (as
defined in the Stipulation):
a. The respective parties shall make the
payments, assume the obligations, and
otherwise carry out the requirements,
established by the terms of paragraphs 1
through 9 of the Stipulation under the
heading "Undertakings of Defendants."
b. Releases in the form set forth as Exhibits C
and D to the Stipulation shall be executed
and delivered as provided in the Stipulation.
5. If the Effective Date does not occur for any
reason whatsoever, this Final Order and Judgment shall be deemed
null and void and shall be of no force and effect whatsoever.
6. The Court reserves jurisdiction over the
consummation, administration and enforcement of the terms of the
Stipulation in accordance with this Final Order and Judgment.
Dated: ______________, 1995 SO ORDERED
Painesville, Ohio
Paul H. Mitrovich
Judge
RELEASE
TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME OR MAY CONCERN,
WHEREAS, Figgie International Inc. ("FII") is a nominal
defendant in the derivative action entitled Charles B. Miner, et
al. v. Harry E. Figgie, Jr., et al., Case No. 93CV001575 filed in
the Court of Common Pleas of Lake County, Ohio (the "Court"), and
in the derivative action entitled Donald I. MacDavid v. Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., et al., Case No. 93CV001798 filed in the same Court
and later consolidated with the Miner action (together referred
to as the "Actions"); and
WHEREAS, the Actions are brought in the name of and on
behalf of FII against the various defendants; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Actions have entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement
("Stipulation") which was filed with the Court of Common Pleas of
Lake County, Ohio on June 16, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Court, following a hearing held on August
7, 1995, has issued a Final Order and Judgment approving the
settlement, and the Effective Date, as defined in the
Stipulation, has occurred making the judgment final;
NOW, THEREFORE,
1. As provided in the Stipulation, FII for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency or which is
hereby acknowledged, by these presents for its predecessors,
successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and
divisions does hereby remise, release and forever discharge each
and all of the defendants in the Actions (specifically, Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. Figgie III, Vincent A. Chiarucci, Fred J.
Brinkman, Dale S. Coenen, Alfred V. Gangnes, John S. Lanahan, F.
Rush McKnight, Harrison Nesbit II, C.B. Robertson III, Gerald K.
Rugger, Harold B. Scott, A.A. Sommer, Jr., Walter M. Vannoy, and
the Estate of Robert A. Weaver, Jr. by Betsy Weaver, Executrix)
and the respective spouses and children of Harry E. Figgie, Jr.
and Harry E. Figgie III, and The Clark-Reliance Corporation,
which are not parties to the Actions, and the past or present
officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys,
representatives, insurers, shareholders, affiliates,
subsidiaries, parents, predecessors, successors, assigns,
divisions, heirs, executors or administrators of any of the
foregoing (collectively the "Releasees"), of and from all manner
of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, contracts,
agreements, promises, damages, rights, claims and demands
whatsoever, whether known or unknown, in law or in equity, from
the beginning of the world to the date of this Release,
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "Claims"), which against
the Releasees, or any of them, FII or FII's predecessors,
successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and
divisions ever had or now has or hereafter can, shall or may
have, including but not limited to Claims by reasons of, based
upon, encompassing, or arising out of or related to any of the
matters, actions, transactions, agreements, situations, events,
courses of conduct, representations, omissions, facts or
circumstances, actual or purported, alleged or referred to or
which might have been alleged or referred to in the pleadings in
the foregoing Actions, or which might have been alleged in any
other court or tribunal.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release shall
not in any way apply to or otherwise affect rights of FII (a)
under its employment agreement with Walter M. Vannoy, or (b)
under the respective undertakings executed by each of the
individual defendants specified in paragraph 1 hereof in respect
of repayment of expenses advanced in connection with the
foregoing Actions.
3. Nothing in this Release shall be deemed to be or
construed as an admission of any liability of any Releasee, which
liability is expressly denied.
4. Nothing in this Release shall relieve the Releasees
from any obligation that may be created by the Stipulation and
the Final Order and Judgment of the Court in connection
therewith.
5. This Release shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.
6. The person who executes this Release on behalf of
FII warrants and represents that he has been authorized by FII to
enter into and execute this Release.
7. This Release may not be changed or amended orally.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has for and on
behalf of FII executed these presents this ____ day of
________________, 1995.
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC.
By
Its
RELEASE
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME OR MAY CONCERN,
WHEREAS, Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and Harry E. Figgie III
are defendants in the derivative action entitled Charles B.
Miner, et al. v. Harry E. Figgie, Jr., et al., Case No.
93CV001575 filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lake County,
Ohio (the "Court"), and in the derivative action entitled Donald
I. MacDavid v. Harry E. Figgie, Jr., et al., Case No. 93CV001798
filed in the same Court and later consolidated with the Miner
action (together referred to as the "Actions"); and
WHEREAS, the Actions are brought in the name of and on
behalf of Figgie International, Inc. ("FII") against the various
defendants; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Actions have entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement
("Stipulation") which was filed with the Court of Common Pleas of
Lake County, Ohio on June __, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Court, following a hearing held on
__________, 1995, has issued a Final Order and Judgment approving
the settlement, and the Effective Date, as defined in the
Stipulation, has occurred making the judgment final; and
WHEREAS, Mark Figgie and Matthew Figgie are sons, and
Nancy Figgie the spouse, of Harry E. Figgie, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, The Clark-Reliance Corporation ("Clark-
Reliance") is a privately held company controlled by Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. Figgie III and other members of the Figgie
Family:
NOW, THEREFORE,
1. As provided in the Stipulation, Harry E. Figgie,
Jr., Harry E. Figgie III, Matthew Figgie, Mark Figgie, Nancy
Figgie, and Clark-Reliance (the "Releasors"), for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, by these presents for their predecessors,
successors, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and, in
the case of Clark-Reliance, also its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates and divisions, do hereby remise, release and forever
discharge FII and any of the past or present officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives,
insurers, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, parents,
predecessors, successors, assigns, divisions, heirs, executors,
or administrators of any of the foregoing (collectively the
"Releasees"), of and from all manner of actions, causes of
action, suits, debts, contracts, agreements, promises, rights,
claims and damages whatsoever, whether known or unknown, in law
or in equity, from the beginning of the world to the date of this
Release (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Claims"), which
against the Releasees, or any of them, the Releasors or any of
the Releasors' predecessors, successors and assigns and, in the
case of Clark-Reliance, also any of its past or present officers,
directors, employees or agents, acting in any capacity, ever had
or now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, including but not
limited to Claims by reason of, based upon, encompassing, or
arising out of or related to any of the matters, actions,
transactions, agreements, situations, events, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts or circumstances, actual or
purported, alleged or referred to or which might have been
alleged or referred to in the pleadings in the foregoing Actions,
or which might have been alleged in any other court or tribunal.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release shall
not in any way apply to or otherwise affect rights accrued (a) to
Harry E. Figgie, Jr. or Harry E. Figgie III under the terms of
any standard benefits plans or programs of FII to which either
may be entitled as a former officer, director or employee of FII
or any of its subsidiaries, except (i) as to being a Director
Emeritus, or (ii) as expressly provided in Paragraph 2(a) and
2(b) of the Undertakings in the Stipulation; (b) to Harry E.
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. Figgie III, Nancy Figgie or Matthew Figgie
in respect of indemnification as an "authorized representative"
within the meaning of FII's bylaws; or (c) to Harry E. Figgie
III, Matthew Figgie, or Mark Figgie in respect of any split
dollar insurance program.
3. Nothing in this Release shall be deemed to be or
construed as an admission of any liability of any Releasee, which
liability is expressly denied.
4. Nothing in this Release shall relieve the
Releasees from any obligations that may be created by the
Stipulation and Final Order and Judgment of the Court in
connection therewith.
5. This Release shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.
6. The person who executes this Release on behalf of
Clark-Reliance warrants and represents that he has been
authorized by Clark-Reliance to enter into and execute this
Release.
7. This Release may not be changed or amended orally.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these
presents this __day of _________________, 1995.
___________________________
Harry E. Figgie, Jr.
___________________________
Harry E. Figgie III
___________________________
Nancy Figgie
___________________________
Mark Figgie
___________________________
Matthew Figgie
CLARK-RELIANCE CORPORATION
By_________________________
Its______________________
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
ORDER APPROVING SUBMISSION
OF SETTLEMENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE
The parties to the above captioned shareholder
derivative action (the "Action"), having entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement and Compromise (the
"Stipulation") executed by counsel for all parties and presented
to the Court on _______________, and having jointly moved this
Court to approve a settlement and dismissal of the Action upon
terms set forth in the Stipulation; and
The Court having determined preliminarily that the
proposed settlement appears to be the product of serious,
informed, non-collusive negotiations, has no obvious
deficiencies, and falls within the range of possible approval;
and
The Court having further determined on this basis,
after due deliberation, that it is necessary and appropriate to
submit the proposed settlement to the owners of common stock of
Figgie International Inc. ("FII") and to convene a hearing for
the purpose of determining on a final basis the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the proposed settlement;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
7. For purposes of settlement only, this Action is
hereby authorized to proceed as a derivative action under Ohio R.
Civ. P. 23.1 on behalf of FII.
8. A hearing shall be held on __________, 1995 at
______, ___M. (the "Hearing) to determine the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement proposed in the
Stipulation and whether the settlement should be approved by the
Court and judgment entered on it.
9. Persons who are shareholders of common stock of
FII as of _______________________, 1995 ("Current Shareholders")
are entitled to receive notice of the pendency of this Action and
of the Hearing on the proposed Settlement and dismissal of the
action (the "Notice"), and Notice will be required as set forth
below.
10. FII shall cause the Notice, substantially in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit A1 to be mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid, on or before ______, 1995 to all persons
shown on the stock records maintained by or on behalf of FII to
be Current Shareholders.
11. Upon receiving the Notice, all brokerage firms and
other nominees ("Nominees") for beneficial owners who are Current
Stockholders are requested promptly either (a) to send a copy of
the Notice to Current Stockholders and to furnish written
confirmation thereof to the Settlement Administrator, Heffler,
Radetich & Saitta L.L.P., Suite 800, 1515 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attention: Figgie Derivative Litigation,
or (b) to furnish the Settlement Administrator, in the manner
noted immediately above, with the names and addresses of Current
Stockholders. Upon receipt of such list, the Settlement
Administrator shall mail a copy of the Notice to such persons.
Upon the request of any Nominee, the Settlement Administrator
shall furnish sufficient quantities of the Notice for each of the
beneficial owners represented by the respective Nominee. After
notice to the persons for whom the Nominee has acted, the Nominee
may apply for reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses,
reasonably incurred, in identifying the beneficial owners
identified above, plus postage, by presenting to the Settlement
Administrator an affidavit that sets forth the name and address
of each beneficial owner notified and the expenses incurred and
which represents that "such expenses would not have been incurred
but for the requirement that notice be provided" to such persons.
12. Notice given in the form and manner provided in
paragraph 4 of this Order is hereby found to be due, adequate and
sufficient notice, of the pendency of the Action and the proposed
settlement and dismissal of the Action, and the best practicable
under the circumstances, and shall constitute the notice required
by Ohio R. Civ. P. 23.1. FII shall serve and file an affidavit
evidencing its compliance with this Order governing notice on or
before _____________, 1995.
13. The costs of identifying and notifying Current
Shareholders (including the costs of printing the Notice)
pursuant to this Order shall be borne by FII as provided in the
Stipulation.
14. The Stipulation and all papers in support thereof
shall be available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of
Court, Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, Ohio, or the office
of the law firm of Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., 111 East
Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870, commencing on the date of
this Order, during reasonable business hours upon one day's
notice.
15. Any Current Shareholder who objects to the
Stipulation, the fairness, reasonableness or adequacy of the
proposed settlement or who otherwise wishes to be heard, may
appear in person or by his attorney at the hearing and present
any evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant;
provided, however, that no person other than the named plaintiffs
and defendants in this Action shall be heard, and no papers,
briefs, or other documents submitted by any such person shall be
received and considered by the Court (unless the Court in its
discretion shall thereafter otherwise direct) unless no later
than ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the intention to
appear, a statement of such person's objections or comments and
the grounds for such objections or comments or the reasons for
such person's desiring to appear and to be heard, as well as all
papers and other materials that such person desires the Court to
consider, shall be filed in writing by such person with the Clerk
of the Court and, on or before the date of such filing, shall be
served upon the following counsel of record:
Dennis Murray, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
James F. Koehler, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton
& Norman
7th Floor
Bulkley Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
and
John M. Newman, Jr., Esq. Counsel for Non-Management
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Director Defendants
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Frances Floriano Goins, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Vincent A. Chiarucci
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Richard W. Cass, Esq. Counsel for Defendants
Karen Barr, Esq. Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Harry E. Figgie, III
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1420
James Hackenberg, Esq. Counsel for Nominal Defendant
Baker, Hackenberg & Figgie International Inc.
Collins Co., L.P.A.
77 North St. Clair Street
Suite 100
Painesville, Ohio 44077
16. Any Current Shareholder of FII who does not make
his, her, or its objection in the manner provided shall be deemed
to have waived such objection and shall forever be foreclosed
from making any objection to the fairness.
17. The Court expressly reserves the right to approve
the Stipulation and the settlement (including any modification
thereof made with the consent of plaintiffs and defendants as
provided for in the Stipulation without further notice to Current
Shareholders), and to adjourn the aforesaid hearing from time to
time, by oral announcement at the hearing without further notice
to Current Shareholders. All Current Shareholders shall be bound
by any order or judgment entered pursuant to the Stipulation
(including any modification thereof made with the consent of
plaintiffs and defendants as provided for in the Stipulation).
18. Pending final determination of whether the
settlement reflected in this Stipulation should be approved,
plaintiffs and FII's shareholders, or any of them, shall not
commence or prosecute against any defendant herein any action,
either derivatively on behalf of FII or directly on behalf of
themselves or any other person, asserting claims, rights or
causes of action whether known or unknown, that have been
asserted or could have been asserted in these Actions, or that in
any way encompasses or relates to any of the matters,
transactions, events, situations, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts, or circumstances that have
been alleged or could have been alleged in these Actions.
Dated: June __, 1995 SO ORDERED
Painesville, Ohio
Paul H. Mitrovich
Judge
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 93CV001575
Judge Mitrovich
ORDER APPROVING SUBMISSION
OF SETTLEMENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE
The parties to the above captioned shareholder
derivative action (the "Action"), having entered into a
Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement and Compromise (the
"Stipulation") executed by counsel for all parties and presented
to the Court on _______________, and having jointly moved this
Court to approve a settlement and dismissal of the Action upon
terms set forth in the Stipulation; and
The Court having determined preliminarily that the
proposed settlement appears to be the product of serious,
informed, non-collusive negotiations, has no obvious
deficiencies, and falls within the range of possible approval;
and
The Court having further determined on this basis,
after due deliberation, that it is necessary and appropriate to
submit the proposed settlement to the owners of common stock of
Figgie International Inc. ("FII") and to convene a hearing for
the purpose of determining on a final basis the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the proposed settlement;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
19. For purposes of settlement only, this Action is
hereby authorized to proceed as a derivative action under Ohio R.
Civ. P. 23.1 on behalf of FII.
20. A hearing shall be held on __________, 1995 at
______, ___M. (the "Hearing) to determine the fairness,
reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement proposed in the
Stipulation and whether the settlement should be approved by the
Court and judgment entered on it.
21. Persons who are shareholders of common stock of
FII as of _______________________, 1995 ("Current Shareholders")
are entitled to receive notice of the pendency of this Action and
of the Hearing on the proposed Settlement and dismissal of the
action (the "Notice"), and Notice will be required as set forth
below.
22. FII shall cause the Notice, substantially in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit A1 to be mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid, on or before ______, 1995 to all persons
shown on the stock records maintained by or on behalf of FII to
be Current Shareholders.
23. Upon receiving the Notice, all brokerage firms and
other nominees ("Nominees") for beneficial owners who are Current
Stockholders are requested promptly either (a) to send a copy of
the Notice to Current Stockholders and to furnish written
confirmation thereof to the Settlement Administrator, Heffler,
Radetich & Saitta L.L.P., Suite 800, 1515 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attention: Figgie Derivative Litigation,
or (b) to furnish the Settlement Administrator, in the manner
noted immediately above, with the names and addresses of Current
Stockholders. Upon receipt of such list, the Settlement
Administrator shall mail a copy of the Notice to such persons.
Upon the request of any Nominee, the Settlement Administrator
shall furnish sufficient quantities of the Notice for each of the
beneficial owners represented by the respective Nominee. After
notice to the persons for whom the Nominee has acted, the Nominee
may apply for reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses,
reasonably incurred, in identifying the beneficial owners
identified above, plus postage, by presenting to the Settlement
Administrator an affidavit that sets forth the name and address
of each beneficial owner notified and the expenses incurred and
which represents that "such expenses would not have been incurred
but for the requirement that notice be provided" to such persons.
24. Notice given in the form and manner provided in
paragraph 4 of this Order is hereby found to be due, adequate and
sufficient notice, of the pendency of the Action and the proposed
settlement and dismissal of the Action, and the best practicable
under the circumstances, and shall constitute the notice required
by Ohio R. Civ. P. 23.1. FII shall serve and file an affidavit
evidencing its compliance with this Order governing notice on or
before _____________, 1995.
25. The costs of identifying and notifying Current
Shareholders (including the costs of printing the Notice)
pursuant to this Order shall be borne by FII as provided in the
Stipulation.
26. The Stipulation and all papers in support thereof
shall be available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of
Court, Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, Ohio, or the office
of the law firm of Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., 111 East
Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870, commencing on the date of
this Order, during reasonable business hours upon one day's
notice.
27. Any Current Shareholder who objects to the
Stipulation, the fairness, reasonableness or adequacy of the
proposed settlement or who otherwise wishes to be heard, may
appear in person or by his attorney at the hearing and present
any evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant;
provided, however, that no person other than the named plaintiffs
and defendants in this Action shall be heard, and no papers,
briefs, or other documents submitted by any such person shall be
received and considered by the Court (unless the Court in its
discretion shall thereafter otherwise direct) unless no later
than ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the intention to
appear, a statement of such person's objections or comments and
the grounds for such objections or comments or the reasons for
such person's desiring to appear and to be heard, as well as all
papers and other materials that such person desires the Court to
consider, shall be filed in writing by such person with the Clerk
of the Court and, on or before the date of such filing, shall be
served upon the following counsel of record:
Dennis Murray, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post Office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
James F. Koehler, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton
& Norman
7th Floor
Bulkley Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
and
John M. Newman, Jr., Esq. Counsel for Non-Management
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Director Defendants
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Frances Floriano Goins, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Vincent A. Chiarucci
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Richard W. Cass, Esq. Counsel for Defendants
Karen Barr, Esq. Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Harry E. Figgie, III
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1420
James Hackenberg, Esq. Counsel for Nominal Defendant
Baker, Hackenberg & Figgie International Inc.
Collins Co., L.P.A.
77 North St. Clair Street
Suite 100
Painesville, Ohio 44077
28. Any Current Shareholder of FII who does not make
his, her, or its objection in the manner provided shall be deemed
to have waived such objection and shall forever be foreclosed
from making any objection to the fairness.
29. The Court expressly reserves the right to approve
the Stipulation and the settlement (including any modification
thereof made with the consent of plaintiffs and defendants as
provided for in the Stipulation without further notice to Current
Shareholders), and to adjourn the aforesaid hearing from time to
time, by oral announcement at the hearing without further notice
to Current Shareholders. All Current Shareholders shall be bound
by any order or judgment entered pursuant to the Stipulation
(including any modification thereof made with the consent of
plaintiffs and defendants as provided for in the Stipulation).
30. Pending final determination of whether the
settlement reflected in this Stipulation should be approved,
plaintiffs and FII's shareholders, or any of them, shall not
commence or prosecute against any defendant herein any action,
either derivatively on behalf of FII or directly on behalf of
themselves or any other person, asserting claims, rights or
causes of action whether known or unknown, that have been
asserted or could have been asserted in these Actions, or that in
any way encompasses or relates to any of the matters,
transactions, events, situations, courses of conduct,
representations, omissions, facts, or circumstances that have
been alleged or could have been alleged in these Actions.
Dated: June __, 1995 SO ORDERED
Painesville, Ohio
Paul H. Mitrovich
Judge
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
CHARLES B. MINER, ET AL., ) Case No.: 93CV001575
)
Plaintiffs, ) Judge Mitrovich
)
v. )
)
HARRY FIGGIE, JR., ET AL., )
)
Defendants. )
JOINT MOTION FOR ORDER APPROVING SUBMISSION
OF SETTLEMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE
Pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Ohio Rules of Civil
Procedure, the parties to this shareholder derivative action (the
"Action") jointly move the Court to enter an Order, a form of
which is provided herewith, to do the following:
(a) preliminarily approve the terms of the settlement
set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and
Settlement (the "Stipulation") entered into by the parties;
(b) establish a date for a hearing to determine the
fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the settlement set
forth in the Stipulation;
(c) provide for notice to the owners of common stock
of Figgie International Inc. of the pendency of the Action and of
the hearing on the proposed settlement and dismissal of the
Action.
The terms of the settlement are set forth in full in
the Stipulation which, together with each of the exhibits to
which it refers, is being presented to the Court at the same time
as this joint motion. Preliminary approval of that settlement
and submission to the shareholders is warranted because the
settlement is the product of serous, informed, non-collusive
negotiations and has no obvious deficiencies.
Dated: June __, 1995 MURRAY & MURRAY CO., L.P.A.
By: ________________________
111 East Shoreline Drive
Post office Box 19
Sandusky, Ohio 44871-0019
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Charles B. Miner and Anne Howells
GALLAGHER, SHARP, FULTON & NORMAN
By: _______________________________
Seventh Floor, Bulkley Bldg.
1501 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44ll5
Attorneys for Plaintiff Donald
I. MacDavid
WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING
By: ______________________________
2445 M. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
BARRY M. BYRON & CO., LPA
By:
Interstate Square Bldg. 1
4230 State Rte. 306
Willoughby, Ohio 44094
Attorneys for Defendants Harry E.
Figgie, Jr. and Harry E. Figgie III
and also for Matthew Figgie,
Mark Figgie, Nancy Figgie and
The Clark-Reliance Corporation
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY
By:
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attorneys for Defendant Vincent A.
Chiarucci
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
By:
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attorneys for Defendants Fred J.
Brinkman, Dale S. Coenen, Alfred V.
Gangnes, John S. Lanahan, F. Rush
McKnight, Harrison Nesbit II, C.B.
Robertson III, Gerald K. Rugger,
Harold B. Scott, A.A. Sommer, Jr.,
Walter M. Vannoy, and Estate of
Robert A. Weaver, Jr. by Betsy
Weaver, Executrix
BAKER, HACKENBERG & COLLINS CO.,
L.P.A.
By:
77 North St. Clair Street
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Attorneys for Nominal Defendant
Figgie International Inc.