Court Concludes Fair Value Is 30 Times Price, Originally Offered Marketability Discount Inappropriate in Delaware Fair Value Case

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September 24, 1999

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4813 Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone
517911 Telecommunications Resellers
shareholder dissent/oppression
control premium, fair value, discount for lack of marketability (DLOM), market multiples
Borruso v. Communications Telesystems International
753 A.2d 451,1999 Del. Ch. LEXIS 197
US
State Court
Delaware
Court of Chancery
Peter S. Huck (for Borruso)<br>Anthony P. Kern (for Communications Telesystems)
Lamb

Summary

The issue in this judicial appraisal action was the fair value of petitioners' 500,000 shares of WXL International Inc. (WXL).

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Borruso v. Communications Telesystems International

Full Text of Court Cases
September 24, 1999

At issue is the fair value of the shares of common stock of WXL International, Inc. ("WXL"), a Delaware corporation, on the date on which WXL was merged with a with and into its parent corporation, Communications Telesystems International.