Which of the Following Was a Finding of the Court

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a finding of the court in Shiftan v. Morgan Joseph Holdings Inc., the case in the text involving stock appraisal rights following a merger?

A) That standard rules of contract interpretation do not apply to the interpretation of certificates of incorporation.
B) That the doctrine of contra proferentem, meaning that contracts are construed in accordance with standard criteria for contract interpretation, is applied when interpreting certificates of incorporation.
C) That parol evidence, while often available, is inadmissible when interpreting certificates of incorporation.
D) That an appraisal proceeding takes into account and considers any relevant element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of a merger or consolidation.
E) That in valuing the stock at issue, the fact that the stock would have been entitled to a mandatory redemption a few months after the merger was irrelevant.