Kleinwort Benson Limited v. Silgan Corporation

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June 15, 1995
3411 Metal Cans
332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
shareholder dissent/oppression

Kleinwort Benson Limited v. Silgan Corporation
1995 Del. Ch. LEXIS 75
US
State Court
Delaware
Court of Chancery
Louis Paone (petitioners); James Kovacs (respondent); Joel Lawson (neutral)
Chandler

Summary

In an appraisal action to assess the fair value of petitioners’ shares, Court of Chancery requires that expert value entire corporation as a going concern and not consider “any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger”
Kleinwort Benson Limited v. Silgan Corporation
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