Air Methods Corporation is an American helicopter operator. The Company operates in 48 states and Haiti, with air medical as its primary business focus.

According to the Complaint, the terms of the Proposed Acquisition were memorialized in a March 14, 2017 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form 8-K attaching the definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). On March 23, 2017, Air Methods filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the “14D-9”) with the SEC in support of the Proposed Acquisition.

The Complaint alleges in violation of sections 14(e) and 20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and their fiduciary duties, Defendants caused to be filed the materially deficient 14D-9 on March 23, 2107 with the SEC in an effort to solicit stockholders to tender their Air Methods shares in favor of the Proposed Acquisition.