IN the COURT of CHANCERY of the STATE of DELAWARE FRANCIS M. FORD, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated and De
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE FRANCIS M. FORD, on behalf of himself ) and all others similarly situated and ) derivatively on behalf of VMWARE, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 11714-VCL ) VMWARE, INC., JOSEPH M. TUCCI, ) MICHAEL W. BROWN, DONALD J. ) CARTY, JOHN R. EGAN, PAT ) GELSINGER, PAUL A. MARITZ, PAUL ) SAGAN, EMC CORPORATION, DENALI ) HOLDING INC., DELL INC. and ) UNIVERSAL ACQUISITION CO., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Date Submitted: February 3, 2017 Date Decided: May 2, 2017 Michael Hanrahan, Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., Corinne Elise Amato, PRICKETT, JONES & ELLIOTT, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Lee D. Rudy, Michael C. Wagner, Leah Heifetz, KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Matthew P. Majarian, SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Attorneys for Defendants Joseph M. Tucci, Michael W. Brown, John R. Egan, Paul Sagan, Donald J. Carty, and EMC Corporation. Donald J. Wolfe, Jr., Matthew E. Fischer, POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Jonathan C. Dickey, Paul J. Collins, GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Palo Alto, California; Marshall R. King, Jonathan D. Fortney, GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Pat Gelsinger and Paul A. Maritz and Nominal Defendant VMware, Inc. Gregory P. Williams, Catherine G. Dearlove, John D. Hendershot, Susan M. Hannigan, RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.; Wilmington, Delaware; John L. Latham, Brandon R. Williams, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Atlanta, Georgia; Gidon M. Caine, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, East Palo Alto, California. Attorneys for Defendants Denali Holding Inc., Dell Inc., and Universal Acquisition Co. LASTER, V.C.
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