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ICT Group Inc. Securities Litigation
ICT Group Inc. (NasdaqGM: ICTG) shareholder litigation over alleged unfair takeover
On October 6, 2009, ICT Group Inc. (“ICTG” or the “Company”) announced that it agreed to sell the Company to Sykes Enterprises
Inc. (NasdaqGS: SYKE) ("Sykes"). Under the terms of the agreement, ICTG shareholders will receive $7.69 in cash and $7.69 in
Sykes stock for each share of ICTG common stock they own for a total transaction value of approximately $263 million.
The investigation concerns whether the ICTG Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to ICTG shareholders given that (i)
at least one analyst has set a $17.00 per share price target for ICTG stock; (ii) members of the ICTG Board will receive $15.38 in
cash for each restricted stock unit they hold; (iii) John J. Brennan, Donald Brennan and Eileen Brennan Oakley, who collectively
own 39 percent of ICTG stock, have agreed to vote their shares in favor of the transaction; and (iv) the Board agreed to a no-
solicitation provision and a $7,500,000 termination fee that will all but ensure that no superior offer will ever be forthcoming.