Marvel Entertainment Shareholder Lawsuit

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Company Name(s): 
Marvel Entertainment
Case Name: 
Marvel Entertainment Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit 09/01/2009
Case Status: 
Lawsuit Filed
Affected Securities
NYSE: MVL
Lawsuit Overview
Type of Lawsuit: 
Shareholder Class Action
Date Filed: 
09/01/2009
Class Period End: 
08/31/2009
Summary: 

Marvel Entertainment, Inc faces a lawsuit on behalf of current investors Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (Public, NYSE:MVL), who purchased the shares before August 31, 2009, over alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with an alleged unfair takeover.

According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (Public, NYSE:MVL) arising out of their attempt to sell Marvel Entertainment to Walt Disney Company. According to Marvel Entertainment the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) on August 28, 2009, Marvel shareholders (NYSE:MVL) would receive a total of $30 per share (NYSE:MVL) in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. According to Marvel Entertainment based on the closing price of Disney stock (NYSE:DIS) on Friday, August 28, the transaction value is $50 per MVL share or approximately $4 billion.

But according to a previous investigation by a law firm “the transaction appear[ed] to be unfair” to current investors of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (Public, NYSE:MVL) “by failing to conduct an open and fair auction process for the Company in order to maximize shareholder value”. Marvel Entertainment, Inc., located in New York, is a character-based entertainment company, with a library of over 5,000 characters. The Company’s library of characters includes Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, The Avengers, Ghost Rider, The Fantastic Four, X-Men (including Wolverine), Blade, Daredevil, The Punisher, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nick Fury, Silver Surfer and Ant-Man. Marvel Entertainment, Inc. reported in 2007 Total Revenue of $485.81million with a Net Income of $139.82million and in 2008 Total Revenue of $484.66million with a Net Income of $205.53million. Marvel shares NYSE:MVL traded after the announcement at $49.05 per share, and the day before announcement at $38.76 per share.