TNK-BP minority shareholders drop $3bn claim against BP AAR has always denied suggestions it was linked to the minority shareholder cases. The minority suit is now expected to be formally dropped at a hearing on December 14, after minority shareholders applied to withdraw their action. "We anticipated such a conclusion of this absurd process," said BP lawyer Konstantin Lukoyanov. It is obvious that the claim was filed within the context of the dispute between the major shareholders, which is now resolved. Therefore, it is pointless for the initiators to continue the legal action. There were attempts on the part of Prokhorov's representatives to bargain for some sort of personal guarantees in exchange for a waiver of the claim. This position of the plaintiffs, who are holding an award in favour of TNK-BP, has once again confirmed that their actions have never had anything to do with protecting the interests of the company and its shareholders.