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Palm Reaches Settlement In HP Acquisition Suit

Company settled class action suit brought by shareholders who argued they did not get the best deal when directors approved Palm's acquisition by HP for $1.4 billion.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Palm Inc. says that it has settled a class action suit brought by shareholders who argued they did not get the best deal when directors approved the company's acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co. for $1.4 billion in cash.

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company did not disclose the terms of the settlement, but said in a securities filing that it "will not affect the amount of the merger consideration that Palm stockholders are entitled to receive in the merger."

Palm shares added a penny to close at $5.68 Wednesday. HP in April announced it would pay $5.70 for every Palm common share.

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