Key Developments: Arbitron Inc (ARB.N)
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Arbitron Inc Declares Quarterly Dividend
Arbitron Inc announced that Board Of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about July 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17, 2013. Full Article
Arbitron Inc Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Arbitron Inc announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share ($0.40 per share on an annualized basis). The dividend will be paid on or about April 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2013. Full Article
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors Of Claims Of Breaches Of Fiduciary Duty By Board Of Arbitron Inc. In Connection With Sale Of Company To Nielsen Holdings
Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Arbitron Inc. (Arbitron or the Company) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to Nielsen Holdings N.V. A complaint was filed in Delaware state court. Under the terms of the transaction, Arbitron shareholders will receive $48 for each share of Arbitron stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $1.26 billion. The claims concern whether the Arbitron Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Nielsen Holdings N.V. is underpaying for Arbitron shares, thus unlawfully harming Arbitron stockholders. Full Article
Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc
Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announced that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Arbitron, Inc. (Arbitron or the Company) relating to the proposed acquisition by Nielsen Holdings N.V.A. (Nielsen). Under the terms of the transaction, Arbitron shareholders will receive only $48.00 in cash for each share of Arbitron stock they own. The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Arbitron for not acting in the Company`s shareholders' interests in connection with the sale process to Nielsen. The focus of the investigation is whether the Arbitron Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction. The transaction includes various deal protections including a $32.7 million termination fee, which may prevent a superior offer from being made. Full Article
Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc
Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announced that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Arbitron, Inc. (Arbitron or the Company) relating to the proposed acquisition by Nielsen Holdings N.V.A. (Nielsen). Under the terms of the transaction, Arbitron shareholders will receive only $48.00 in cash for each share of Arbitron stock they own. The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Arbitron for not acting in the Company's shareholders' interests in connection with the sale process to Nielsen. The focus of the investigation is whether the Arbitron Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction. The transaction includes various deal protections including a $32.7 million termination fee, which may prevent a superior offer from being made. Full Article
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc Buyout
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announced that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Arbitron Inc (Arbitron or the Company) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company`s entry into an agreement to be acquired by Nielsen Holdings N.V. (Nielsen) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.26 billion. Under the terms of the proposal, public shareholders of Arbitron will receive $48.00 per share in cash for each share of Arbitron they own. The investigation concerns whether Arbitron`s board of directors failed to adequately shop the Company and obtain the best possible value for Arbitron`s shareholders before entering into an agreement with Nielsen. Full Article
Arbitron Inc and Cumulus Media Inc Sign Multi-Year Contract For Arbitron Diary And Portable People Meter Radio Ratings Services
Arbitron Inc and Cumulus Media Inc have signed a multi-year agreement for Arbitron diary and Portable People Meter (PPM ) radio ratings services covering all 450 Cumulus stations in the 100 Cumulus radio markets currently surveyed by Arbitron. The agreement provides Cumulus stations in 44 diary markets access to the Arbitron radio ratings service for the first time in more than three years. It also renews ratings agreements in 17 PPM markets and 39 diary markets. In addition to diary and PPM local market ratings, the agreement also provides Cumulus with access to Arbitron software applications, Scarborough consumer profile services, and national and network radio ratings for Cumulus Media Networks. Cumulus has also agreed to collaborate with Arbitron on cross-platform services that would quantify the total impact of the Cumulus radio brand. Full Article
Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc
The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announced that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Arbitron, Inc. (Arbitron or the Company) related to the proposed acquisition of the Company by Nielsen Holdings NV. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.238 billion or $48.00 a share. This investigation concerns whether the Board of Directors of Arbitron breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into the proposed transaction, and whether the Company has disclosed all material information to shareholders about the transaction. Full Article
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announced that it is investigating the Board of Directors of Arbitron Inc. for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) for $48 per share. Full Article
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Investigation Of Arbitron Inc
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announced that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Arbitron Inc. ("Arbitron" or the "Company") for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Nielsen Holdings N.V. in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.6 billion. The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to the approval of the transaction by the Company's board of directors; in particular, whether the Company undertook a fair process to obtain fair consideration for all shareholders of Arbitron. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Arbitron's stockholders will receive $48 in cash for each share of Arbitron's common stock they own. Full Article
Watchdogs to focus on new media in Nielsen/Arbitron deal: experts
WASHINGTON - U.S. antitrust regulators are likely to scrutinize new forms of advertising as they mull the planned purchase by television rating giant Nielsen Holdings NV of Arbitron Inc, which dominates radio ratings, legal experts say.

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