AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. ("AdvancePierre") is a supplier of value-added protein and handheld convenience products to the foodservice, school, retail, club, vending and convenience store channels.

According to the Complaint, on April 25, 2017, AdvancePierre and Tyson issued a joint press release announcing that they had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to sell AdvancePierre to Tyson.

On May 9, 2017, AdvancePierre filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. The Complaint alleges the Recommendation Statement, which recommends that AdvancePierre stockholders tender their shares in favor of the Proposed Transaction, omits or misrepresents material information concerning, among other things: (i) AdvancePierre’s financial projections, relied upon by AdvancePierre’s financial advisors, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Moelis & Company LLC (“Moelis”) in connection with rendering their fairness opinions; (ii) the data and inputs underlying the financial valuation analyses that support the fairness opinions provided by Credit Suisse and Moelis; and (iii) the background process leading to the Proposed Transaction.

Pursuant to a Stipulation by the parties, this case was ordered dismissed on June 13, 2017. The Parties filed a Stipulation for order closing the case for all purposes on August 14.