Credo Petroleum Corp. (CRED: Quote) announced Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to settle the previously disclosed consolidated shareholder class action lawsuit captioned In re Credo Petroleum Corporation Shareholder Litigation, pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Merger Litigation relates to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 3, 2012, by and among Forestar Group Inc. , Longhorn Acquisition Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Forestar, and CREDO Petroleum Corporation.
Credo said it agreed to the settlement solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation, and without admitting any liability or wrongdoing. Credo noted that it denies all liability with respect to the facts and claims alleged in the Merger Litigation and specifically denies that any breach of fiduciary duty occurred, or that any further disclosure is required to supplement the Proxy Statement under any applicable rule, statute, regulation or law.
The settlement provides that the parties will seek to enter into a stipulation of settlement which provides for the conditional certification of the Merger Litigation as a non opt-out class action pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 23 on behalf of a class consisting of all record and beneficial owners of CREDO common stock during the period beginning on June 3, 2012, through the date of the consummation of the proposed merger, including any and all of their respective successors in interest, predecessors, representatives, and the release of all asserted claims.
Additionally, as part of the settlement, CREDO has agreed to make certain additional disclosures related to the proposed merger.
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