Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co.

Decided 1985-06-10

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MOORE, Justice. We confront an issue of first impression in Delaware — the validity of a corporation’s self-tender for its own shares which excludes from participation a stockholder making a hostile tender offer for the company’s stock. The Court of Chancery granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, Mesa Petroleum Co., Mesa Asset Co., Mesa Partn…

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