Title: Kihm v. Mott
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 309, 2021
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: April 8, 2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
 
JOHN M. KIHM, individually and on 
behalf of all others similarly situated, 
 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
      
Appellant, 
 
 
v. 
 
DA
VID M. MOTT, LEON O. 
MOULDER, DR. MARY LYNNE 
HEDLEY
, TIMOTHY R. PEARSON, 
KA
VITA PATEL, LAWRENCE M. 
ALLEV
A, GARRY A. NICHOLSON, 
PASCALE WITZ, DR. BETH 
SEIDENBERG, NEW ENTERPRISE 
ASSOCIATES 13, L.P., NEA 13 GP, 
LTD., NEA 15 OPPORTUNITY FUND, 
L.P., NEA PARTNERS 15-OF, L.P., 
NEA 15 GP, LLC, NEW ENTERPRISE 
ASSOCIATES, INC., NEA 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
, LLC, 
CITIGROUP INC., and CITIGROUP 
GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., 
 
 
 
Defendants Below, 
      
 
Appellees. 
 
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No. 309, 2021 
 
 
Court Below – Court of Chancery 
 
of the State of Delaware 
 
 
           C.A. No. 2020-0938-MTZ 
 
Submitted: 
March 30, 2022 
Decided:   April 8, 2022 
 
Before 
SEITZ, 
Chief Justice; 
V
ALIHURA, V
AUGHN, 
TRAYNOR, 
and 
MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc. 
ORDER 
 
 
On this 8th day of April, 2022, after careful consideration of all briefs and the 
record on appeal, and after oral argument, we find it evident that the final judgment 
of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated 
in the August 31, 2021 opinion and orders. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of Chancery 
is AFFIRMED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves 
Justice