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As I opened my mail today I found that there was a letter from Berdon Claims Administration saing that the Joel & Zehava Rosenfeld Famly Foundation Trust has filed a class action lawsuit aganist ACE Cash Express for the way it was taken private.Was just woundering if anybody else received this letter and what it realy means. Marlin
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One more dividend from AACE?
Looks like the lawsuit against AACE for $15M plus court costs may have been settled, so you can expect $1-5M to go towards paying for some lawyers' kids to go to law school, and a check for $0.002 or so (per share of AACE you owned) coming from the cheapos who stole this company from us and broke $$MM's streak.
Form 8-K for ACE CASH EXPRESS INC/TX 26-Jun-2006
Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Termination of HSR Waiting Period
In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 6, 2006 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Ace Cash Express, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), Ace Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Ace Holdings") and Ranger Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Holdings ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Ace Holdings (the "Merger"), on June 20, 2006, each of the Company and Ace Holdings filed a Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (the "Filings") under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act") with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The Filings are subject to a 30-day initial waiting period under the HSR Act. On June 23, 2006, the Company received notice of early termination of the waiting period.
Shareholder Litigation
On June 21, 2006, The Joel & Zehava Rosenfeld Family Foundation Trust (the "Plaintiff") filed a purported class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (the "Court") on behalf of itself and all other public shareholders (together with the Plaintiff, the "Class") of the Company, against the Company, Ace Holdings and each of Jay B. Shipowitz, Robert P. Allyn, J.M. Haggar, III, Marshall B. Payne, Michael S. Rawlings, Charles Daniel Yost, Raymond C. Hemmig and Edward W. Rose, III (collectively, the "Directors" and with the Company and Ace Holdings, the "Defendants").
The Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty, honesty and fair dealing to the Class because the Plaintiff alleges that the consideration payable to Company shareholders is at an unfair price and is a result of unfair dealing.
In its complaint, the Plaintiff requests that the Court certify the Class. In addition, the Plaintiff seeks:
� to enjoin the Company, Ace Holdings and the Directors from proceeding with or consummating the Merger; � to invalidate and set aside the $15 million break-up fee;
� to rescind, set aside or award rescissory and/or compensatory damages to the Class if the Merger is consummated;
� punitive damages;
� costs and disbursements of the class action and reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees; and
� other relief as the Court deems just and proper.
The Company believes this lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this action.
See also:
C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Monday, September 4, 2006, Vol. 8, No. 176
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ACE CASH: Faces Shareholder Lawsuit Over Ace Holdings Merger
ACE CASH: Stay Lifted in Fla. Litigation Over Check Cashing
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PARMALAT SPA: To Appeal Against Inclusion in Stock Fraud Lawsuit
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VICORP RESTAURANTS: Faces Labor-Related Litigations in Calif.
YOUR FINANCIAL: Dismissed from Calif. Consumer Fraud Litigation
New Securities Fraud Cases
PARLUX FRAGRANCES: Schiffrin & Barroway Files Securities Suit
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ACE CASH: Continues to Face Labor Law Violations Suit in Calif.
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Ace Cash Express, Inc. remains a defendant in a purported class
action filed in the Superior Court for the city and county of
Alameda in California over meal periods and rest breaks.
On Nov. 10, 2005, Latoya Jackson filed a putative class action
against the company and some of its subsidiaries, alleging that
it failed to provide adequate meal periods and rest breaks to
employees as required under California law.
According to the company, because the suit purports to be class
action, the amount of damages for which the company might be
responsible is uncertain. In addition, it said that any such
amount depends upon proof of the allegations and on the number
of persons who constitute the class of plaintiffs if permitted
by the court.
Irving, Texas-based ACE Cash Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: AACE) --
http://www.acecashexpress.com/-- is a retailer of financial
services, including check cashing, short-term consumer loans and
bill payment services.
ACE CASH: Faces Shareholder Lawsuit Over Ace Holdings Merger
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ACE Cash Express, Inc. is a defendant in a purported shareholder
class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas in relation to a June 6 merger agreement with
Ace Holdings I, LLC.
The company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with
Ace Holdings, a Delaware limited liability company formed by JLL
Partners Fund V, L.P., and Ranger Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Holdings
(Merger Sub), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with
and into the company. The company will continue as the
surviving corporation and be a wholly owned subsidiary of Ace
Holdings.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time
of the merger, each outstanding share of the company's common
stock will be converted into the right to receive $30.00 in
cash.
On June 21, The Joel & Zehava Rosenfeld Family Foundation Trust
filed a purported class action on behalf of itself and all of
the company's other public shareholders against:
-- the company,
-- Ace Holdings I, LLC,
-- Mr. Shipowitz,
-- Robert P. Allyn,
-- J. M. Haggar, III,
-- Marshall B. Payne,
-- Michael S. Rawlings,
-- Charles Daniel Yost,
-- Raymond C. Hemmig, and
-- Edward W. Rose III
Plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary
duties of loyalty, honesty and fair dealing to the shareholders
because the consideration payable to the shareholders under the
merger is at an unfair price and is a result of unfair dealing.
In its complaint, the plaintiff requested that the court certify
the class. In addition, the plaintiff seeks:
-- to enjoin the company, Ace Holdings and the directors
from proceeding with or consummating the merger;
-- to invalidate and set aside the $15 million break-up
fee;
-- to rescind, set aside or award rescissory and/or
compensatory damages to the class if the merger is
consummated;
-- punitive damages;
-- costs and disbursements of the class action and
reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees; and
-- other relief as the court deems just and proper.
The suit is "The Joel & Zehava Rosenfeld Family Foundation Trust
v. Ace Cash Express Inc et al., Case No. 3:06-cv-01100," filed
in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
under Judge A. Joe Fish.
Representing the plaintiff are Roger L. Mandel and Martin
Woodward of Stanley Mandel & Iola, 3100 Monticello Ave., Suite
750, Dallas, TX 75205, Phone: 214/443-4302 and 214/443-4304, E-
mail: [email protected] and [email protected].
Representing the defendants is Paul R. Bessette of Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld - Austin, 300 W Sixth St., Suite 2100,
Austin, TX 78701, Phone: 512/499-6250, Fax: 512/499-6290, E-
mail: [email protected].
ACE CASH: Stay Lifted in Fla. Litigation Over Check Cashing
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The stay has been lifted in a lawsuit against ACE Cash Express,
Inc. that was filed in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County,
Florida in relation to its deferred check cashing transactions.
On Aug. 19, 2004, Donna Reuter filed a putative class action
seeking damages against the company, one of its subsidiaries and
some of its current and former officers alleging, among other
things that certain deferred check cashing transactions
conducted by the company and its subsidiary at stores in Florida
prior to Oct. 1, 2002 violated Florida lending practices and
usury statutes, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
Act and the Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act.
The lawsuit is substantially similar to a lawsuit previously
filed by Wendy Betts and other individuals against the same
defendants in a different judicial district in Florida in which
the trial court granted summary judgment in the company's favor
and the district court of appeals affirmed the dismissal.
Ms. Betts filed a similar lawsuit against defendants unrelated
to the company, in the same judicial district as the current
lawsuit brought by Ms. Reuter, in which the trial court granted
summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the district
court of appeals reversed such ruling.
Because the decision of the district court of appeals in favor
of Ms. Betts was appealed to the Florida Supreme Court and in
conflict with the prior decision in the company's favor, Ms.
Reuter and defendants agreed to stay her lawsuit against the
company until the Florida Supreme Court rendered a decision.
On April 27, 2006, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the decision
in favor of Ms. Betts. As a result of the recent Florida
Supreme Court decision, the stay has been lifted.
Irving, Texas-based ACE Cash Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: AACE) --
http://www.acecashexpress.com/-- is a retailer of financial
services, including check cashing, short-term consumer loans and
bill payment services.
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Quick..someone do the math...if I add up what I get from this lawsuit to my selling price, does that get me to a 15% gain?=============================
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Thanks for your input. You must get up pretty early in the morning to find all of this info in such order. Did you realy call Latoya his morn., if so she wasn't in bed becuse she needs know beauty sleep, The reason she didn't answer was becuse she sensed a rat on the other end of the line.
Earnie, how many pacos short of 15% were you. MarlinGO BIG RED!!!!!Comment
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Nope, I found those stories within 5 min of reading your post last night. Google is your friend! But yeah, it did piss Latoya off pretty bad when I gave her that call at midnight. It might have been the heavy breathing that did it.Originally posted by MEA_1956 View PostComment
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I can't say definitively, as I don't have the settlement details, but I can pretty much guarantee that the settlement is not going to give you your 15% gain. Since you lost 4% on AACE, you'd need around 19% (minus the dividends you got) to get to 15%. The buyout was for $420M, and 19% of that is $80M. I'm pretty sure they aren't sending the shareholders a check for $6/share. More likely it's a settlement for 0.06 or below, and >80% goes to the lawyers.Originally posted by mrmarket View Post
Now, in court, that may have been a different story. They probably did have a case against those bastards who snapped your streak, and very well could have won $80M. That's probably why they took the settlement for a million or whatever those lawyers got.Comment
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