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Applestein v. United Board & Carton Corp.
Citation:
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United entered into a written agreement with Interstate and Epstein on July 7, 1959. In its language, it is not designated or referred to as a merger agreement. In fact, the word “merger” nowhere appears in that agreement. On the contrary, the agreement recites that it is an exchange of Interstate stock of United Stock. Epstein agrees to assign and deliver to United his 1,250 shares of the common stock of Interstate solely in exchange for 160,000 as yet unissued shares of voting common stock of United. The agreement does not contemplate the continued future operation of Interstate, as a subsidiary of United. Rather, it provides that United will take over all the outstanding stock of Interstate, that all of Interstate’s assets and liabilities will be recorded on the books of the company, and that Interstate will be dissolved. In notifying its stockholders, in its proxy statement United advised the stockholders that the proposal to approve the issuance of the common stock of the company is being submitted to the vote of the stockholders solely because of the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
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