Exhibit
(a)(5)
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GENERATION MEDIA CORP.
7516 G
Fullerton Road
Springfield,
Virginia 22153
NOTICE
OF 1 FOR 1,000 REVERSE SPLIT,
SETTLEMENT
OF FRACTIONAL SHARES, AND
DISSENTER’S
NOTICE
On May 4,
2010, the board of directors of Next Generation Media Corp. (the “Company”)
directors approved resolutions to effect a 1 for 1,000 reverse stock split of
the Company’s common stock. The reverse split was effective May 18,
2010. In lieu of issuing fractional shares resulting from the split,
the Company will pay cash equal to $18.50 per share (post-split) to each
shareholder that would have received less than one share as a result of the
reverse split, and rounded up all other fractional shares to the next whole
number. The Company’s principal purpose in effecting a large reverse split was
to eliminate many small shareholders to reduce future administrative costs. The
purchase price for the fractional shares is equal to the last trading price of
the common stock as the date the Company approved the reverse split, adjusted
for the 1 for 1,000 reverse split.
Any
stockholder who is obligated to accept money rather than receive a fraction of a
share as a result of the reverse split may dissent in accordance with Nevada
Revised Statutes 92A.300 to 92A.500 and obtain payment of the fair value of the
fraction of a share to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled (if
different than the amount approved by the board of directors). A stockholder
desiring to exercise its dissenter’s rights must make a demand for payment on
the form attached hereto. The demand for payment must be sent to the address set
forth above, and be accompanied by the share certificate(s) for which the demand
is made. The demand for payment must be received by the Company by the close of
business on June 30, 2010, and any stockholder whose demand for payment is not
received by the Company by such date shall be deemed to have waived its right to
demand payment. A copy of Nevada Revised Statutes 92A.300 to 92A.500 is enclosed
herein.
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Sincerely, |
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/s/ Darryl
Reed |
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Darryl Reed,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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GENERATION MEDIA CORP.
7516 G
Fullerton Road
Springfield,
Virginia 22153
DEMAND
FOR PAYMENT FORM
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Registered
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The first
announcement of the terms under which fractional shares resulting from the
reverse split would be satisfied was by a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 7, 2010. The undersigned hereby certifies that
he/she/it acquired the shares that the subject of this demand for payment on or
before May 7, 2010.
This
form, along with the share certificates for which demand is made, must be
received by the Company at the address set forth above on or before June 30,
2010; otherwise, the shareholder will be deemed have waived his/her/its right to
demand payment under NRS 92A.300 to 92A.500.
The
undersigned hereby demands payment of the fair value of his/her/its shares under
NRS 92A.300 to 92A.500. The undersigned hereby certifies that the
foregoing is true and correct.
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Signature of Shareholder
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Signature of Shareholder
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Name of Shareholder (please print)
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Name of Shareholder (please print)
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RIGHTS OF DISSENTING
OWNERS
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NRS
92A.300
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Definitions.
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92A.305 |
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“Beneficial
stockholder” defined.
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NRS
92A.310
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“Corporate action”
defined.
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92A.315 |
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“Dissenter”
defined.
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92A.320 |
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“Fair value”
defined.
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92A.325 |
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“Stockholder”
defined.
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NRS
92A.330
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“Stockholder of
record” defined.
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92A.335 |
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“Subject
corporation” defined.
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92A.340 |
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Computation of
interest.
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NRS
92A.350
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Rights of dissenting
partner of domestic limited partnership.
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NRS
92A.360
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Rights of dissenting
member of domestic limited-liability
company.
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NRS
92A.370
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Rights of dissenting
member of domestic nonprofit corporation.
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NRS
92A.380
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Right of stockholder
to dissent from certain corporate actions and to obtain payment for
shares.
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NRS
92A.390
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Limitations on right
of dissent: Stockholders of certain classes or series; action of
stockholders not required for plan of
merger.
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NRS
92A.400
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Limitations on right
of dissent: Assertion as to portions only to shares registered to
stockholder; assertion by beneficial
stockholder.
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NRS
92A.410
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Notification of
stockholders regarding right of dissent.
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NRS
92A.420
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Prerequisites to
demand for payment for shares.
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NRS
92A.430
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Dissenter’s notice:
Delivery to stockholders entitled to assert rights;
contents.
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NRS
92A.440
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Demand for payment
and deposit of certificates; loss of rights of stockholder; withdrawal
from appraisal process.
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NRS
92A.450
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Uncertificated
shares: Authority to restrict transfer after demand for
payment.
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NRS
92A.460
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Payment for shares:
General requirements.
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NRS
92A.470
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Withholding payment
for shares acquired on or after date of dissenter’s notice: General
requirements.
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NRS
92A.480
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Dissenter’s estimate
of fair value: Notification of subject corporation; demand for payment of
estimate.
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NRS
92A.490
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Legal proceeding to
determine fair value: Duties of subject corporation; powers of court;
rights of dissenter.
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NRS
92A.500
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Assessment of costs
and fees in certain legal
proceedings.
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RIGHTS
OF DISSENTING OWNERS
NRS
92A.300 Definitions. As used in NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in
NRS
92A.305 to 92A.335,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
sections.
NRS
92A.305 “Beneficial stockholder” defined. “Beneficial stockholder” means a
person who is a beneficial owner of shares held in a voting trust or by a
nominee as the stockholder of record.
NRS
92A.310 “Corporate action” defined. “Corporate action” means the action of
a domestic corporation.
NRS
92A.315 “Dissenter” defined. “Dissenter” means a stockholder who is
entitled to dissent from a domestic corporation’s action under NRS
92A.380 and who exercises that right when and in the manner required by
NRS
92A.400 to 92A.480,
inclusive.
NRS
92A.320 “Fair value” defined. “Fair value,” with respect to a
dissenter’s shares, means the value of the shares
determined:
1.
Immediately before the effectuation of the corporate action to which the
dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of
the corporate action unless exclusion would be inequitable;
2.
Using customary and current valuation concepts and techniques generally
employed for similar businesses in the context of the transaction requiring
appraisal; and
3.
Without discounting for lack of marketability or minority
status.
NRS
92A.325 “Stockholder” defined. “Stockholder” means a stockholder of
record or a beneficial stockholder of a domestic
corporation.
NRS
92A.330 “Stockholder of record” defined. “Stockholder
of record” means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records
of a domestic corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the
rights granted by a nominee’s certificate on file with the domestic
corporation.
NRS
92A.335 “Subject corporation” defined. “Subject corporation” means the
domestic corporation which is the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter
before the corporate action creating the dissenter’s rights becomes effective or
the surviving or acquiring entity of that issuer after the corporate action
becomes effective.
NRS
92A.340 Computation of interest. Interest payable pursuant to
NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive, must be computed from the effective date of the action until the date
of payment, at the rate of interest most recently established pursuant to NRS
99.040.
NRS
92A.350 Rights of dissenting partner of domestic limited partnership.
A partnership agreement of a domestic limited partnership or,
unless otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, an agreement of merger
or exchange, may provide that contractual rights with respect to the partnership
interest of a dissenting general or limited partner of a domestic limited
partnership are available for any class or group of partnership interests in
connection with any merger or exchange in which the domestic limited partnership
is a constituent entity.
NRS
92A.360 Rights of dissenting member of domestic limited-liability company.
The articles of organization or operating agreement of a domestic
limited-liability company or, unless otherwise provided in the articles of
organization or operating agreement, an agreement of merger or exchange, may
provide that contractual rights with respect to the interest of a dissenting
member are available in connection with any merger or exchange in which the
domestic limited-liability company is a constituent entity.
NRS 92A.370 Rights
of dissenting member of domestic nonprofit corporation.
1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, and unless otherwise
provided in the articles or bylaws, any member of any constituent domestic
nonprofit corporation who voted against the merger may, without prior notice,
but within 30 days after the effective date of the merger, resign from
membership and is thereby excused from all contractual obligations to the
constituent or surviving corporations which did not occur before the member’s
resignation and is thereby entitled to those rights, if any, which would have
existed if there had been no merger and the membership had been terminated or
the member had been expelled.
2.
Unless otherwise provided in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, no
member of a domestic nonprofit corporation, including, but not limited to, a
cooperative corporation, which supplies services described in chapter
704 of NRS to its members only, and no person who is a member of a
domestic nonprofit corporation as a condition of or by reason of the ownership
of an interest in real property, may resign and dissent pursuant to subsection
1.
NRS 92A.380 Right of
stockholder to dissent from certain corporate actions and to obtain payment for
shares.
1.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS
92A.370 and 92A.390,
any stockholder is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment of the fair
value of the stockholder’s shares in the event of any of the following corporate
actions:
(a)
Consummation of a plan of merger to which the domestic corporation is a
constituent entity:
(1) If
approval by the stockholders is required for the merger by NRS
92A.120 to 92A.160,
inclusive, or the articles of incorporation, regardless of whether the
stockholder is entitled to vote on the plan of merger; or
(2) If
the domestic corporation is a subsidiary and is merged with its parent pursuant
to NRS
92A.180.
(b)
Consummation of a plan of conversion to which the domestic corporation is a
constituent entity as the corporation whose subject owner’s interests will be
converted.
(c)
Consummation of a plan of exchange to which the domestic corporation is a
constituent entity as the corporation whose subject owner’s interests will be
acquired, if the stockholder’s shares are to be acquired in the plan of
exchange.
(d) Any
corporate action taken pursuant to a vote of the stockholders to the extent that
the articles of incorporation, bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors
provides that voting or nonvoting stockholders are entitled to dissent and
obtain payment for their shares.
(e)
Accordance of full voting rights to control shares, as defined in NRS
78.3784, only to the extent provided for pursuant to NRS
78.3793.
(f) Any
corporate action not described in this subsection that will result in the
stockholder receiving money or scrip instead of fractional shares except where
the stockholder would not be entitled to receive such payment pursuant to NRS
78.205, 78.2055
or 78.207.
2.
A stockholder who is entitled to dissent and obtain payment pursuant to
NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive, may not challenge the corporate action creating the entitlement
unless the action is unlawful or fraudulent with respect to the stockholder or
the domestic corporation.
3.
From and after the effective date of any corporate action described in
subsection 1, no stockholder who has exercised the right to dissent pursuant to
NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive, is entitled to vote his or her shares for any purpose or to receive
payment of dividends or any other distributions on shares. This subsection does
not apply to dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders on a date
before the effective date of any corporate action from which the stockholder has
dissented.
NRS 92A.390
Limitations on right of dissent: Stockholders of certain classes or
series; action of stockholders not required for plan of
merger.
1.
There is no right of dissent with respect to a plan of merger, conversion
or exchange in favor of stockholders of any class or series which
is:
(a) A
covered security under section 18(b)(1)(A) or (B) of the Securities Act of 1933,
15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(1)(A) or (B), as amended;
(b)
Traded in an organized market and has at least 2,000 stockholders and a market
value of at least $20,000,000, exclusive of the value of such shares held by the
corporation’s subsidiaries, senior executives, directors and beneficial
stockholders owning more than 10 percent of such shares; or
(c)
Issued by an open end management investment company registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
which may be redeemed at the option of the holder at net asset
value,
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articles of incorporation of the corporation issuing the class or series provide
otherwise.
2.
The applicability of subsection 1 must be determined as of:
(a) The
record date fixed to determine the stockholders entitled to receive notice of
and to vote at the meeting of stockholders to act upon the corporate action
requiring dissenter’s rights; or
(b) The
day before the effective date of such corporate action if there is no meeting of
stockholders.
3.
Subsection 1 is not applicable and dissenter’s rights are available
pursuant to NRS
92A.380 for the holders of any class or series of shares who are required
by the terms of the corporate action requiring dissenter’s rights to accept for
such shares anything other than cash or shares of any class or any series of
shares of any corporation, or any other proprietary interest of any other
entity, that satisfies the standards set forth in subsection 1 at the time the
corporate action becomes effective.
4.
There is no right of dissent for any holders of stock of the surviving
domestic corporation if the plan of merger does not require action of the
stockholders of the surviving domestic corporation under NRS
92A.130.
5.
There is no right of dissent for any holders of stock of the parent
domestic corporation if the plan of merger does not require action of the
stockholders of the parent domestic corporation under NRS
92A.180.
NRS 92A.400
Limitations on right of dissent: Assertion as to portions only to shares
registered to stockholder; assertion by beneficial
stockholder.
1.
A stockholder of record may assert dissenter’s rights as to fewer than all
of the shares registered in his or her name only if the stockholder of record
dissents with respect to all shares of the class or series beneficially owned by
any one person and notifies the subject corporation in writing of the name and
address of each person on whose behalf the stockholder of record asserts
dissenter’s rights. The rights of a partial dissenter under this subsection are
determined as if the shares as to which the partial dissenter dissents and his
or her other shares were registered in the names of different
stockholders.
2.
A beneficial stockholder may assert dissenter’s rights as to shares held
on his or her behalf only if the beneficial stockholder:
(a)
Submits to the subject corporation the written consent of the stockholder of
record to the dissent not later than the time the beneficial stockholder asserts
dissenter’s rights; and
(b) Does
so with respect to all shares of which he or she is the beneficial stockholder
or over which he or she has power to direct the vote.
NRS 92A.410
Notification of stockholders regarding right of
dissent.
1.
If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights is submitted to
a vote at a stockholders’ meeting, the notice of the meeting must state that
stockholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert dissenters’ rights under
NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive. If the domestic corporation concludes that dissenter’s rights are or
may be available, a copy of NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive, must accompany the meeting notice sent to those record stockholders
entitled to exercise dissenter’s rights.
2.
If the corporate action creating dissenters’ rights is taken by written
consent of the stockholders or without a vote of the stockholders, the domestic
corporation shall notify in writing all stockholders entitled to assert
dissenters’ rights that the action was taken and send them the dissenter’s
notice described in NRS
92A.430.
NRS 92A.420
Prerequisites to demand for payment for shares.
1.
If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights is submitted to
a vote at a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder who wishes to assert
dissenter’s rights with respect to any class or series of shares:
(a) Must
deliver to the subject corporation, before the vote is taken, written notice of
the stockholder’s intent to demand payment for his or her shares if the proposed
action is effectuated; and
(b) Must
not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any of his or her shares of such class
or series in favor of the proposed action.
2.
If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights is taken by
written consent of the stockholders, a stockholder who wishes to assert
dissenters’ rights with respect to any class or series of shares must not
consent to or approve the proposed corporate action with respect to such class
or series.
3.
A stockholder who does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 or 2
and NRS
92A.400 is not entitled to payment for his or her shares under this
chapter.
NRS 92A.430
Dissenter’s notice: Delivery to stockholders entitled to assert rights;
contents.
1.
The subject corporation shall deliver a written dissenter’s notice to all
stockholders entitled to assert dissenters’ rights.
2.
The dissenter’s notice must be sent no later than 10 days after the
effective date of the corporate action specified in NRS
92A.380, and must:
(a) State
where the demand for payment must be sent and where and when certificates, if
any, for shares must be deposited;
(b)
Inform the holders of shares not represented by certificates to what extent the
transfer of the shares will be restricted after the demand for payment is
received;
(c)
Supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the first
announcement to the news media or to the stockholders of the terms of the
proposed action and requires that the person asserting dissenter’s rights
certify whether or not the person acquired beneficial ownership of the shares
before that date;
(d) Set a
date by which the subject corporation must receive the demand for payment, which
may not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the date the notice is
delivered and state that the stockholder shall be deemed to have waived the
right to demand payment with respect to the shares unless the form is received
by the subject corporation by such specified date; and
(e) Be
accompanied by a copy of NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive.
NRS 92A.440 Demand
for payment and deposit of certificates; loss of rights of stockholder;
withdrawal from appraisal process.
1.
A stockholder who receives a dissenter’s notice pursuant to NRS
92A.430 and who wishes to exercise dissenter’s rights must:
(a)
Demand payment;
(b)
Certify whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner on whose behalf he or
she is dissenting, as the case may be, acquired beneficial ownership of the
shares before the date required to be set forth in the dissenter’s notice for
this certification; and
(c)
Deposit the stockholder’s certificates, if any, in accordance with the terms of
the notice.
2.
If a stockholder fails to make the certification required by paragraph (b)
of subsection 1, the subject corporation may elect to treat the stockholder’s
shares as after-acquired shares under NRS
92A.470.
3.
Once a stockholder deposits that stockholder’s certificates or, in the
case of uncertified shares makes demand for payment, that stockholder loses all
rights as a stockholder, unless the stockholder withdraws pursuant to subsection
4.
4.
A stockholder who has complied with subsection 1 may nevertheless decline
to exercise dissenter’s rights and withdraw from the appraisal process by so
notifying the subject corporation in writing by the date set forth in the
dissenter’s notice pursuant to NRS
92A.430. A stockholder who fails to so withdraw from the appraisal
process may not thereafter withdraw without the subject corporation’s written
consent.
5.
The stockholder who does not demand payment or deposit his or her
certificates where required, each by the date set forth in the dissenter’s
notice, is not entitled to payment for his or her shares under this
chapter.
NRS
92A.450 Uncertificated shares: Authority to restrict transfer after demand
for payment. The subject corporation may restrict the transfer of
shares not represented by a certificate from the date the demand for their
payment is received.
NRS 92A.460 Payment
for shares: General requirements.
1.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS
92A.470, within 30 days after receipt of a demand for payment, the
subject corporation shall pay in cash to each dissenter who complied with NRS
92A.440 the amount the subject corporation estimates to be the fair value
of the dissenter’s shares, plus accrued interest. The obligation of the subject
corporation under this subsection may be enforced by the district
court:
(a) Of
the county where the subject corporation’s principal office is
located;
(b) If
the subject corporation’s principal office is not located in this State, in the
county in which the corporation’s registered office is located; or
(c) At
the election of any dissenter residing or having its principal or registered
office in this State, of the county where the dissenter resides or has its
principal or registered office.
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dispose of the complaint promptly.
2.
The payment must be accompanied by:
(a) The
subject corporation’s balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not
more than 16 months before the date of payment, a statement of income for that
year, a statement of changes in the stockholders’ equity for that year or, where
such financial statements are not reasonably available, then such reasonably
equivalent financial information and the latest available quarterly financial
statements, if any;
(b) A
statement of the subject corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares;
and
(c) A
statement of the dissenter’s rights to demand payment under NRS
92A.480 and that if any such stockholder does not do so within the period
specified, such stockholder shall be deemed to have accepted such payment in
full satisfaction of the corporation’s obligations under this
chapter.
NRS 92A.470
Withholding payment for shares acquired on or after date of dissenter’s
notice: General requirements.
1.
A subject corporation may elect to withhold payment from a dissenter
unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares before the date set
forth in the dissenter’s notice as the first date of any announcement to the
news media or to the stockholders of the terms of the proposed
action.
2.
To the extent the subject corporation elects to withhold payment, within
30 days after receipt of a demand for payment, the subject corporation shall
notify the dissenters described in subsection 1:
(a) Of
the information required by paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS
92A.460;
(b) Of
the subject corporation’s estimate of fair value pursuant to paragraph (b) of
subsection 2 of NRS
92A.460;
(c) That
they may accept the subject corporation’s estimate of fair value, plus interest,
in full satisfaction of their demands or demand appraisal under NRS
92A.480;
(d) That
those stockholders who wish to accept such an offer must so notify the subject
corporation of their acceptance of the offer within 30 days after receipt of
such offer; and
(e) That
those stockholders who do not satisfy the requirements for demanding appraisal
under NRS
92A.480 shall be deemed to have accepted the subject corporation’s
offer.
3.
Within 10 days after receiving the stockholder’s acceptance pursuant to
subsection 2, the subject corporation shall pay in cash the amount offered under
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 to each stockholder who agreed to accept the
subject corporation’s offer in full satisfaction of the stockholder’s
demand.
4.
Within 40 days after sending the notice described in subsection 2, the
subject corporation shall pay in cash the amount offered under paragraph (b) of
subsection 2 to each stockholder described in paragraph (e) of subsection
2.
NRS 92A.480
Dissenter’s estimate of fair value: Notification of subject corporation;
demand for payment of estimate.
1.
A dissenter paid pursuant to NRS
92A.460 who is dissatisfied with the amount of the payment may notify the
subject corporation in writing of the dissenter’s own estimate of the fair value
of his or her shares and the amount of interest due, and demand payment of such
estimate, less any payment pursuant to NRS
92A.460. A dissenter offered payment pursuant to NRS
92A.470 who is dissatisfied with the offer may reject the offer pursuant
to NRS
92A.470 and demand payment of the fair value of his or her shares and
interest due.
2.
A dissenter waives the right to demand payment pursuant to this section
unless the dissenter notifies the subject corporation of his or her demand to be
paid the dissenter’s stated estimate of fair value plus interest under
subsection 1 in writing within 30 days after receiving the subject corporation’s
payment or offer of payment under NRS
92A.460 or 92A.470
and is entitled only to the payment made or offered.
NRS 92A.490 Legal
proceeding to determine fair value: Duties of subject corporation; powers of
court; rights of dissenter.
1.
If a demand for payment remains unsettled, the subject corporation shall
commence a proceeding within 60 days after receiving the demand and petition the
court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the
subject corporation does not commence the proceeding within the 60-day period,
it shall pay each dissenter whose demand remains unsettled the amount demanded
by each dissenter pursuant to NRS
92A.480 plus interest.
2.
A subject corporation shall commence the proceeding in the district court
of the county where its principal office is located in this State. If the
principal office of the subject corporation is not located in the State, it
shall commence the proceeding in the county where the principal office of the
domestic corporation merged with or whose shares were acquired by the foreign
entity was located. If the principal office of the subject corporation and the
domestic corporation merged with or whose shares were acquired is not located in
this State, the subject corporation shall commence the proceeding in the
district court in the county in which the corporation’s registered office is
located.
3.
The subject corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not
residents of Nevada, whose demands remain unsettled, parties to the proceeding
as in an action against their shares. All parties must be served with a copy of
the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by
publication as provided by law.
4.
The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under
subsection 2 is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint one or more persons
as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend a decision on the question of
fair value. The appraisers have the powers described in the order appointing
them, or any amendment thereto. The dissenters are entitled to the same
discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.
5.
Each dissenter who is made a party to the proceeding is entitled to a
judgment:
(a) For
the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of the dissenter’s
shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the subject corporation;
or
(b) For
the fair value, plus accrued interest, of the dissenter’s after-acquired shares
for which the subject corporation elected to withhold payment pursuant to NRS
92A.470.
NRS 92A.500
Assessment of costs and fees in certain legal
proceedings.
1.
The court in a proceeding to determine fair value shall determine all of
the costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses
of any appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs
against the subject corporation, except that the court may assess costs against
all or some of the dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the
extent the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in
good faith in demanding payment.
2.
The court may also assess the fees and expenses of the counsel and experts
for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
(a)
Against the subject corporation and in favor of all dissenters if the court
finds the subject corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements
of NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive; or
(b)
Against either the subject corporation or a dissenter in favor of any other
party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are
assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith with respect to the
rights provided by NRS
92A.300 to 92A.500,
inclusive.
3.
If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were of
substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, and that the fees
for those services should not be assessed against the subject corporation, the
court may award to those counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts
awarded to the dissenters who were benefited.
4.
In a proceeding commenced pursuant to NRS
92A.460, the court may assess the costs against the subject corporation,
except that the court may assess costs against all or some of the dissenters who
are parties to the proceeding, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the
extent the court finds that such parties did not act in good faith in
instituting the proceeding.
5.
To the extent the subject corporation fails to make a required payment
pursuant to NRS
92A.460, 92A.470
or 92A.480,
the dissenter may bring a cause of action directly for the amount owed and, to
the extent the dissenter prevails, is entitled to recover all expenses of the
suit.
6.
This section does not preclude any party in a proceeding commenced
pursuant to NRS
92A.460 or 92A.490
from applying the provisions of N.R.C.P.
68 or NRS
17.115.