Hoepner v. Wachovia Corp.

2001 WL 34000145 (2001)

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Hoepner v. Wachovia Corp.

North Carolina Superior Court
2001 WL 34000145 (2001)

  • Written by Rose VanHofwegen, JD

Facts

Shareholder Theodore Hoepner (plaintiff) sued demanding that Wachovia Corporation (defendant) produce its shareholder list. Wachovia had announced a merger agreement with First Union Corporation that would be submitted for Wachovia shareholder approval at an upcoming meeting. Hoepner was vice president of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (SunTrust), which made an unsolicited proposal that Wachovia merge with SunTrust instead. Wachovia planned to solicit proxies in favor of merging with First Union, while Hoepner explicitly stated he intended to share the list with SunTrust to solicit proxies in favor of merging with SunTrust. Wachovia’s board rejected SunTrust’s proposal and refused to turn over the shareholder list, claiming Hoepner’s intention to share it with SunTrust made his request not in good faith or for a proper purpose as the applicable North Carolina statute required. Hoepner moved for summary judgment, demanding the list and his legal expenses.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Tennille, J.)

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