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Goosehead settles shareholder class action; amends Stockholders Agreement to add fiduciary duty override
Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
- Settlement adds provision allowing Board to bypass Class B veto if reasonably necessary to comply with fiduciary duties under Delaware law.
- Amended agreement narrows list of actions requiring Class B approval; Board must provide notice and hearing before overriding.
- Class B director nomination right clarified as non-exclusive; Board may decline to endorse nominees if inconsistent with fiduciary duties.
- Challenge to 75% director removal vote dropped; company maintains provision is valid under Delaware law.
- No monetary payment to class members; final approval hearing scheduled for February 16, 2024.