Calgon Carbon Corporation (“Calgon” or the “Company”) is a Pennsylvania based company that manufactures and markets products that remove contaminants and odors from liquids and gases for industrial, municipal, and consumer markets.

According to the Complaint, this action is brought as a class action by Plaintiff on behalf of himself and the other public holders of the common stock of Calgon against the Company and the members of the Company’s board of directors (collectively, the “Board” or “Individual Defendants,” and, together with Calgon, the “Defendants”) for their violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), SEC Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. 240.14a-9, and Regulation G, 17 C.F.R. § 244.100 in connection with the Proposed Merger between Calgon and Kuraray Co., Ltd.

On September 21, 2017, the Board caused the Company to enter into an agreement and plan of merger, pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders stand to receive $21.50 in cash for each share of Calgon stock they own, representing $1.1 billion in equity value.

The Complaint alleges that on October 27, 2017, in order to convince Calgon shareholders to vote in favor of the Proposed Merger, the Board authorized the filing of a materially incomplete and misleading Preliminary Proxy Statement on a Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in violation of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act.

This case was voluntarily dismissed on December 11, 2017.