Gigamon Inc. (“Gigamon” or the “Company”) provides a visibility platform to allow companies to manage, secure, and understand their data across their networks, and offers active visibility into physical and virtual network traffic.

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 Gigamon against the Company and the members of the Company’s board of directors (collectively, the “Board” or “Individual Defendants,” and, together with Gigamon, 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 Gigamon and Elliott Management Corporation (“Elliott”).

On October 26, 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 $38.50 in cash for each share of Gigamon stock they own, representing $1.6 billion in equity value.

On March 14, 2018, the Court issued an Order consolidating cases and appointing Lead Plaintiff and Counsel.

The Complaint alleges that on November 13, 2017, in order to convince Gigamon 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.

On March 14, 2018, the Court issued an Order appointing Lead Plaintiff and Counsel. On May 7, one of the Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case. Lead Plaintiff filed a consolidated Complaint on August 10. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the consolidated Complaint on October 12. On March 12, 2019, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Lead Plaintiff was given leave to amend the Complaint. On April 1, Lead Plaintiff filed an amended consolidated Complaint. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the amended consolidated Complaint on May 10. On September 3, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. The Complaint was dismissed without leave to amend. On October 3, Lead Plaintiff filed a notice appealing the Court's Dismissal Order. On April 20, 2021, the Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's Dismissal Order.