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Published in House and Home on Saturday, June 18th 2011 at 10:05 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Bull & Lifshitz, LLP announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed sale of The Timberland Company (NYSE: [ TBL ]) ("Timberland") to VF Corporation in a transaction representing a total enterprise value of approximately $2 billion net of cash acquired.
Under the terms of the agreement, holders of Timberlanda™s common stock at the effective time of the merger will receive $43.00 per share in cash. Concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, Sidney W. Swartz, Chairman of Timberlanda™s Board of Directors, Jeffrey B. Swartz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Timberland, and their affiliates (collectively, the aSupporting Stockholdersa), who collectively control approximately 73.5% of Timberlanda™s combined voting power, entered into a Voting Agreement (the aVoting Agreementa) with VF Corporation. The Voting Agreement provides that so long as the Voting Agreement has not previously been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Supporting Stockholders will deliver a written consent adopting the merger agreement on July 26, 2011.
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP's investigation is focused on whether the proposed deal provides adequate value to the Companya™s shareholders.
If you are a holder of Timberland stock and want to discuss your legal rights, you may e-mail or call Bull & Lifshitz, LLP who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions.
If you are a shareholder of Timberland and would like more information about our investigation, please contact Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at (866) 313-6222 or by sending an e-mail including your contact information to: [ counsel@nyclasslaw.com ]. All e-mail correspondence should make reference to Timberland.
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is a New York City-based law firm with significant experience representing investors in merger-related shareholder class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and securities fraud class actions. For more information about the firm, please visit our website at [ www.nyclasslaw.com ].
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