The counter-claims seek a declaratory judgment that the vote conducted at the May 22 shareholder meeting was valid and effective, and that Mr. Eric Oliver has been overwhelmingly elected as TPL’s third trustee.  The Investor Group is also pursuing an injunction to prevent the incumbent trustees from taking action on behalf of TPL without the participation of the now duly elected third trustee, Mr. Oliver.

The Investor Group is also pursuing damages from the incumbent trustees for their wrongful acts as trustees, including the more than 5,000% raise in salary given to themselves and the recent undisclosed purchase of a private plane.  The Investor Group is also seeking restoration to TPL of the money spent by the incumbent trustees in their proxy campaign to prevent Mr. Oliver’s election, as it was outside the scope of their limited powers as trustees.  The Investor Group believes such amount may be in excess of $5 million (which includes costs of private investigators paid to intimidate Mr. Oliver, two law firms, investment bank, proxy solicitor, web designers, multiple rounds of mailings and social media ads).

The Investor Group notes that its litigation is against each of the incumbent trustees in their individual capacity because their actions in these regards are unauthorized under the TPL Declaration of Trust, in addition to being in breach of their fiduciary duties under the standards applicable in their capacities as trustees.