Butler Shareholders' Special Committee Files Amended Complaint.PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Special Committee of shareholders of Butler International, Inc (PINK SHEETS:BUTL) announced today that it has amended the class action complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland Coordinates: For other uses of "Baltimore", see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 763,181.[1]. (Case No. 03C06 008836). The complaint alleges, in part, that Company Management and the Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the shareholders, disenfranchised shareholders rights to vote and diluted shareholder value. The complaint addresses various actions by the Company and the Board including granting egregiously discounted warrants to the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Edward Kopko ("Kopko"), entering into dilutive financing transactions containing entrenchment provisions benefiting Kopko and restricting the Board from evaluating alternative financing arrangements, and by rejecting alternative proposals that would have been more beneficial to the Company in order to further entrench en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. management and avoid additional Board oversight. Questions regarding the complaint may be directed to counsel for the Special Committee, Mr. Lawrence J. Quinn, Tydings & Rosenberg LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , 100 East Pratt Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. 21202, Phone: 410.752.9700, Fax: 410.727.5460 |
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