Anwar et al v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited et al
Filing
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AFFIRMATION of JASON RABE in Support re: #1422 Memorandum of Law in Support,. Document filed by Harel Insurance Company, Ltd., Pacific West Health Medical Center, Inc. Employee's Retirement Trust, Securities & Investment Company Bahrain, St. Stephen's School. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C - Part 1 of 3, #4 Exhibit C - Part 2 of 3, #5 Exhibit C - Part 3 of 3, #6 Exhibit D)(Barrett, David)
EXHIBIT A
FAIRFIELD GREENWICH SECURITIES LITIGATION
C/O RUST CONSULTING, INC.
P.O. BOX 2874
FARIBAULT, MN 55021-8674
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
PASHA S. ANWAR, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM) (FM)
v.
FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et al.,
Defendants.
CITCO PROOF OF CLAIM AND RELEASE
I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. The accompanying Notice of Proposed Partial Settlement of Class Action and Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Motion
for Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses (the “Notice”) contains important information about your rights,
defines certain settlement terms and eligibility criteria, and describes the proposed settlement and the manner in
which the settlement will be distributed if the settlement is granted final approval by the Court. It is important that you
read the Notice.
2. To recover as a member of the Settlement Class (as defined in the Notice) based on your claims in the action entitled Pasha
Anwar, et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al., Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM) (the “Action”), you must review, complete
and, on page 4 hereof, sign this Proof of Claim and Release (“Proof of Claim”). If you fail to submit a Proof of Claim by the
deadline, your claim may be rejected and you may be precluded from receiving any recovery from the settlement fund
created in connection with the proposed partial settlement of the Action (the “Settlement”).
3. Submission of a Proof of Claim does not assure that you will share in the proceeds of the Settlement.
4. The Settlement Class consists of all beneficial owners of shares or limited partnership interests in Fairfield Sentry Limited,
Fairfield Sigma Limited, Fairfield Lambda Limited, Greenwich Sentry, L.P. and Greenwich Sentry Partners, L.P. (the “Funds”)
as of December 10, 2008 (whether as holders of record or traceable to a shareholder or limited partner account of record)
(“Beneficial Owners”), who suffered a Net Loss of principal invested in the Funds (the “Settlement Class”). Net Loss means
the total cash investment made by a Beneficial Owner in a Fund, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
less the total amount of any redemptions or withdrawals or recoveries (by whatever means and from any other sources,
excluding the Fairfield Greenwich (“FG”) and GlobeOp Settlements in this Action) by that Beneficial Owner from or with
respect to such investment in that Fund. Even if you do not fill out this Proof of Claim, any and all claims you may have
against the Citco Defendants (as defined in the Notice) in this Action will be released by virtue of your being a non-excluded
member of the Settlement Class. If you fail to file a timely and properly addressed Proof of Claim, your claim may be
rejected and you may be precluded from any recovery from the settlement fund created in connection with the Settlement.
5. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED AND SIGNED PROOF OF CLAIM SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 28, 2015, ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS:
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Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 2874
Faribault, MN 55021-8674
(by regular or express mail)
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
201 Lyndale Ave. S.
Faribault, MN 55021
(by express delivery service)
6. You should complete this Proof of Claim only if you are a member of the Settlement Class. If you are NOT a member of
the Settlement Class, DO NOT submit a Proof of Claim. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS AND YOU
DO NOT FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT FROM THE SETTLEMENT FUND BUT YOU WILL
NEVERTHELESS BE BOUND BY THE ORDER FINALLY APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AND THE JUDGMENT DISMISSING
THIS ACTION AS AGAINST THE CITCO DEFENDANTS, AND ALL ORDERS AND RELEASES THEREIN, UNLESS YOU PROPERLY
EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT CLASS.
II. CLAIMANT IDENTIFICATION
1. If you purchased or acquired shares or limited partnership interests in one or more of the Funds registered in your name,
you are the Beneficial Owner as well as the record owner. If, however, the shares or limited partnership interests were
registered in the name of a third party, such as a nominee, bank or brokerage firm through which you purchased the shares
or limited partnership interests, you are the Beneficial Owner and the third party is the record owner. Where a fund, trust,
or similar investment vehicle was a registered shareholder or limited partner of record or otherwise invested in a Fund,
the fund, trust or similar investment vehicle is the Beneficial Owner for purposes of this Settlement, not the underlying
investors in the fund, trust or similar investment vehicle. Only one Proof of Claim or request for exclusion can be submitted
with respect to each share or limited partnership interest in each of the Funds.
2. Use Part I of this form entitled “Claimant Identification” to identify each owner of record (“nominee”), if different from the
Beneficial Owner of the Fund shares or limited partnership interests. THIS PROOF OF CLAIM MUST BE FILED BY THE ACTUAL
BENEFICIAL OWNER, OR THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH OWNER OF THE SHARES OR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
UPON WHICH THIS CLAIM IS BASED.
3. All joint owners must sign this Proof of Claim. Executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, or other legal
representatives must complete and sign this Proof of Claim on behalf of Persons represented by them and documentation
showing their authority must accompany this Proof of Claim and their titles or capacities must be stated. The actual name
and Social Security (or other U.S. or foreign taxpayer identification) number and telephone number of the Beneficial Owner
must be used to verify and avoid duplicative claims. Failure to provide the foregoing information could delay verification of
your claim or result in rejection of the claim.
III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM
1. In the space provided in Part II of this form entitled “Schedule of Transactions in Fund Shares or Limited Partnership Interests,”
supply all required details of your transaction(s) in Fund shares or limited partnership interests. If you need more space or
additional schedules, attach separate sheets giving all of the required information in substantially the same form. Sign and print
or type your name on each additional sheet. If you are a Beneficial Owner of more than one of the Funds in which you have a Net
Loss of principal, make a copy (or copies) of the Schedule of Transactions and complete a Schedule separately for each Fund.
2. Please provide all of the requested information with respect to all of your transactions in the Fund from your first investment
to the present date, inclusive, whether such transactions resulted in a profit or a loss. Failure to report all transactions may
result in the rejection of your claim. List each transaction separately and in chronological order, by trade date, beginning
with the earliest. You must accurately provide the month, day and year of each transaction you list.
3. You must also submit supporting documentation concerning all of your transactions in the Fund. In most cases, confirmations
of subscriptions and redemptions will be sufficient. If you do not have such documentation, you may also attach any
documents or schedules that you attached to any tax return that reflect transactions in the Fund. Failure to provide this
documentation will delay verification or result in rejection of your claim.
4. If you received any recoveries in respect of your investments in the Fund other than through redemptions, withdrawals,
or sales of shares or limited partnership interests in the Fund, such as through settlement of any legal claims or any other
source of recovery, please identify that recovery in the Schedule of Transactions, with supporting documentation. If you
have not received any such compensation, mark “None.” You are not required to provide information on recoveries from the
FG and GlobeOp Settlements because the Claims Administrator already has that information and in any event all Settlement
Class Members participated in or had the opportunity to participate in those settlements. The above materials are designed
to provide the minimum amount of information necessary to process many claims. Rust Consulting, Inc. (the “Claims
Administrator”) may request from you or any nominee, custodian or similar person who invested on your behalf additional
information as required to efficiently and reliably verify your claims and calculate your Net Loss. In some cases where the
Claims Administrator cannot perform the calculation accurately or at a reasonable cost to the Settlement Class with the
information provided, the Claims Administrator may condition acceptance of the Proof of Claim upon the production of
additional information that it may, in its discretion, require to process the claim.
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MUST BE RECEIVED
NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER 28, 2015
Pasha S. Anwar et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al.
F O R O F F I C I A L U S E O N LY
Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM) (FM)
CITCO PROOF OF CLAIM
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PART 1. CLAIMANT IDENTIFICATION - Complete either Section A or B and then proceed to Section C.
A. Complete this Section ONLY if the Beneficial Owner is an individual, joint, UGMA, UTMA or IRA account. Otherwise, proceed to B.
Last Name (Beneficial Owner)
First Name (Beneficial Owner)
Last Name (Joint Beneficial Owner, if applicable)
First Name (Joint Beneficial Owner)
Name of Custodian, if applicable
If this account is an UGMA, UTMA or IRA, please include “UGMA”, “UTMA”, or “IRA” in the “Last Name” box above (e.g., Jones IRA).
B. Complete this Section ONLY if the Beneficial Owner is an entity; i.e., corporation, trust, estate, etc. Then, proceed to C.
Entity Name
Name of Representative (Executor, administrator, trustee, corporate officer, etc.)
C. Account/Mailing Information:
Specify one of the following:
Individual(s)
Corporation
Private Pension Fund
IRA, Keogh
Partnership
Estate
Trust
Other:
Number and Street or P.O. Box
City
State
Foreign Province and Postal Code
Zip Code
Foreign Country
Telephone Number (Day)
Telephone Number (Evening)
E-mail Address*
Account Number
*Email address is not required, but if provided, you authorize the Claims Administrator to use it in providing you with information concerning this claim.
Enter Taxpayer Identification Number below for the Beneficial Owner(s)1.
Social Security or Foreign Taxpayer Identification No.
or Employer Identification No.
The taxpayer identification number (TIN), consisting of a valid Social Security number (SSN) for individuals or employer identification number (EIN) for business
entities, trusts, estates, etc., (or other foreign taxpayer identification number) and telephone number of the Beneficial Owner(s) may be used in verifying this claim.
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PART I. CLAIMANT IDENTIFICATION - Continued
I authorize you to contact, if necessary, the following record owner or nominee for the shares or limited partnership interests identified
in this Proof of Claim to verify any of the information that I have provided:
Name of Record Owner or Nominee
Address of Record Owner or Nominee
City
State
Foreign Province and Postal Code
Zip Code
Foreign Country
Telephone Number (Day)
Telephone Number (Evening)
E-mail Address*
Account Number
*Email address is not required, but if provided, you authorize the Claims Administrator to use it in providing you with information concerning this claim.
Responsible Person to Contact at Record Owner or Nominee
Telephone Number of Record Owner or Nominee
Email Address of Record Owner or Nominee
Wiring Instructions
If you would like your distribution of Settlement proceeds to be wired to your bank or custodian, please provide us with your
wire instructions below. NOTE: Failure to provide wire instructions will result in a physical check being mailed and as a result,
wire transfer will no longer be available:
Bank Name
Bank City/St — Bank Country
Bank Contact
Bank Phone
Bank Account Name
Account Number/IBAN Number
Routing Number/Swift Code
Further Credit To (If Applicable)
Special Instructions
PART II: SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS IN FUND SHARES OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
If you previously submitted a Proof of Claim in connection with the FG or GlobeOp Settlements in this Action, and that
Proof of Claim form (with any supplemental documents or information submitted to the Claims Administrator) is still
complete and accurate, you are not required to complete Part II A, B, or C below or to resubmit supporting documentation
with respect to those Parts. You may proceed to Part II D by checking the box below and identifying your FG or GlobeOp
Settlement Proof of Claim Number. The Proof of Claim Number is on the postcard mailed to you by the Claims Administrator
as confirmation of receipt of your FG or GlobeOp Settlement Proof of Claim. All Claimants however are required to complete
Part II D and to affirm whether the Claimant has received any recoveries from investments or ownership of Fund shares
or limited partnership interests, such as through settlement or sale of legal claims or distributions from liquidation or
bankruptcy proceedings (excluding recoveries from the FG and GlobeOp Settlements in this Action).
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Fairfield Greenwich or GlobeOp Settlement Proof of Claim Number:
NOTE: If you do not know your Fairfield Greenwich or GlobeOp Settlement Proof of Claim Number, please contact the Claims
Administrator to obtain this information.
If you did not file a FG or GlobeOp Proof of Claim or want to resubmit your trading data and supporting documentation, you
need complete the balance of Part II below.
Identify the Fund below that is the subject matter of this Proof of Claim. If you invested in and suffered a Net Loss in more than one Fund,
you should submit multiple schedules of your transactions.
Fairfield Sentry Limited
Fairfield Sigma Limited
Greenwich Sentry, L.P.
Fairfield Lambda Limited
Greenwich Sentry Partners, L.P.
A. Purchases or acquisitions of Fund Shares or Limited Partnership Interests:
Number of
Shares/Interests
Purchased or Acquired
Purchase or Acquisition
Price Per Share
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Trade Date
Month Day Year
Total Purchase or
Acquisition Cost
Currency Type
(Ex. USD, EUR or CHF)
B. Sales of Fund Shares or Limited Partnership Interests:
Number of
Shares/Interests
Sold or Redeemed
Trade Date
Month Day Year
Sales or Redemption
Price Per Share
Total Sales or
Redemption Cost
Currency Type
(Ex. USD, EUR or CHF)
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C. Number of Fund Shares or Limited Partnership Interests held as of December 10, 2008:
D. Prior Recoveries:
I have already received the following recoveries with respect to the Net Loss that I incurred from my investments or ownership of
Fund shares or limited partnership interests, such as through settlement or sale of legal claims or distributions from liquidation or
bankruptcy proceedings (excluding recoveries from the FG and GlobeOp Settlements in this Action) (or mark “None”):
None
If you require additional space, attach extra schedules in the same format as above. Sign and print your name on each additional page.
YOU MUST READ AND SIGN THE RELEASE ON PAGE 4.
PART III. REPRESENTATIONS
I (We)
of the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement filed August 13, 2015 (the “Order”).
submit this Proof of Claim under the terms
1. I (We) am (are) a Settlement Class Member (as defined in the Notice), that I am (we are) not one of the persons or entities excluded
from the Settlement Class, that I am (we are) not acting on behalf of any such excluded person or entity, that I (we) have not requested
to be excluded from the Settlement Class, that I (we) believe that I am (we are) eligible to receive a distribution under the terms and
conditions of the Plan of Allocation as defined and set forth in the Notice, and that I (we) have not submitted any other Proof of Claim
in this Action covering the same holdings in the Fund(s) and know of no other person having done so on my (our) behalf.
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2. I (We) hereby acknowledge that I (we) submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York with respect only to the subject matter of my (our) claim as a Settlement Class Member (as defined in the
Notice) and for purposes of enforcing the release set forth in any judgments or orders which may be entered in the Action
and all determinations made by this Court thereon and I (we) shall not be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of
this Court or of any court in the United States for any other matter on account of such submission.
3. I (We) hereby warrant and represent that I (we) have read the Notice and the Stipulation of Settlement (“Stipulation”) and
understand that, pursuant to ¶ 16 of the Stipulation and through operation of the final judgment to be entered by the Court,
I (we) shall have fully, finally and forever released, relinquished and discharged claims against the Released Parties as set
forth in ¶ 16 of the Stipulation and the defined terms set forth therein. I (We) further acknowledge and agree that I am (we
are) bound by and subject to the terms of any judgment that may be entered in the Action, including without limitation, the
release of claims against the Released Parties as set forth in ¶ 16 of the Stipulation and the defined terms set forth therein.
4. I (We) hereby warrant and represent that as to any claim for Net Loss that I (we) are making, I (we) have included information
about all of my (our) holdings in the Fund(s) and all of my (our) transactions relating to those holdings in the Fund(s). I (We)
agree to furnish additional information to Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel (as defined in the Notice) or the Claims Administrator
to support this Proof of Claim if required to do so. I (We) authorize any nominee, custodian or similar person who is the
registered shareholder or limited partner of record with respect to the shares or limited partnership interest in a Fund for
which I am (we are) the Beneficial Owner to disclose to the Claims Administrator my status as the Beneficial Owner and
information regarding transactions related to my (our) holdings in the Fund.
PART IV. CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, I (we) hereby certify and represent that:
I (We) am (are) NOT subject to backup withholding under the provisions of Section 3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code
because: (i) the claimant(s) is (are) exempt from backup withholding; or (ii) the claimant(s) has (have) not been notified by the
IRS that he/she/it/they is (are) subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends; or (iii)
the IRS has notified the claimant(s) that I (we) am (are) no longer subject to backup withholding. If the IRS has notified the
claimant(s) that he/she/it/they is (are) subject to backup withholding, please strike out the language in the preceding
sentence indicating that the claim is not subject to backup withholding in the certification above.
I (WE) DECLARE UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT ALL OF THE
FOREGOING INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON THIS PROOF OF CLAIM FORM BY THE UNDERSIGNED IS TRUE AND CORRECT. BY
EXECUTING THIS CERTIFICATION, I (WE) ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ANY FINAL JUDGMENT IN THE ACTION
RELATING TO THE SETTLEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RELEASE CONTAINED THEREIN.
Signature of Claimant
Print Name of Claimant
Date
Signature of Joint Claimant, if any
Print Name of Joint Claimant, if any
Date
If claimant is other than an individual, or is not the person completing this form, the following also must be provided:
Signature of Person Completing Form
Print Name of Person Completing Form
Date
Capacity of person signing on behalf of claimant, if other than an individual, e.g., executor, president, custodian, etc.
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ACCURATE CLAIMS PROCESSING TAKES A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
REMINDER CHECKLIST:
1. Please sign the claim form on page 4 above.
2. Remember to attach supporting documentation for all transactions in the Fund(s).
3. Keep a copy of your claim form and supporting documentation for your records.
4. The Claims Administrator will acknowledge receipt of your Proof of Claim by mail or email within
45 days of receipt. Your claim is not deemed filed until you receive such an acknowledgment. If
you do not receive an acknowledgment within 45 days, please contact the Claims Administrator by
telephone toll free at 1-855-263-3450 or, from non-United States telephones, at 1-612-359-7949 or
by email info@fairfieldgreenwichlitigation.com.
5. If you move or change your telephone number or email address, please submit the new information to
the Claims Administrator, as well as any other information that will assist us in contacting you.
THIS PROOF OF CLAIM MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLAIMS ADMISTRATOR
NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 28, 2015 AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 2874
Faribault, MN 55021-8674
(by regular or express mail)
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
201 Lyndale Ave. S.
Faribault, MN 55021
(by express delivery service)
info@FairfieldGreenwichLitigation.com
www.FairfieldGreenwichLitigation.com
Toll Free Number: 1-855-263-3450
Foreign Callers: 1-612-359-7949
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
PASHA S. ANWAR, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et al.,
Defendants.
Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM)
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION AND SETTLEMENT
FAIRNESS HEARING, AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND REIMBURSMENT OF EXPENSES
Your legal rights may be affected – Please read this Notice carefully.
To:
All beneficial owners of shares or limited partnership interests in Fairfield Sentry Limited (“Sentry”), Fairfield Sigma
Limited (“Sigma”), Fairfield Lambda Limited (“Lambda”), Greenwich Sentry, L.P. (“Greenwich Sentry”) and Greenwich
Sentry Partners, L.P. (“Greenwich Sentry Partners”) (collectively, the “Funds”) as of December 10, 2008 (whether as holders
of record or traceable to a shareholder or limited partner account of record) (“Beneficial Owners”), who suffered a Net Loss
of principal invested in the Funds (collectively, the “Settlement Class”).
If you meet the above definition of the Settlement Class, you could get a payment from a class action settlement.
A federal court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of a proposed partial settlement of this class action (the “Action”) against
the Citco Defendants (defined below) for a cash payment of $125,000,000 (the “Settlement Fund”) and the scheduling
of a settlement fairness hearing with respect to the proposed partial settlement and the motion of the Representative
Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Counsel (collectively “Plaintiffs”) for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses.
Documents related to the proposed settlement are available on the Settlement website established by the Notice and Claims
Administrator (the “Claims Administrator”) at www.fairfieldgreenwichlitigation.com.
This Notice describes important rights you may have and what steps you must take if you wish to participate in the Settlement
or wish to be excluded from the Settlement Class.
DEADLINES
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:
SUBMIT A CLAIM
FORM
Deadline: December 28, 2015. This is the only way to receive a payment from the
Settlement Fund.
OBJECT
Deadline: October 16, 2015. You may write to the Court if you do not like this
Settlement or the request for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of
expenses. You may not object if you have excluded yourself from the Settlement.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF
FROM THE
SETTLEMENT CLASS
GO TO THE
SETTLEMENT
HEARING
DO NOTHING
Deadline: October 16, 2015. Receive no payment from the Settlement. If the Court
approves the Settlement, this is the only option that allows you ever to participate in any
other lawsuit against the Citco Defendants and other Released Parties (defined below)
which involves the Released Claims (defined below).
Settlement Hearing Date: November 20, 2015. Whether or not you object to the
Settlement, you may ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement. The
Deadline to ask to speak in Court about the Settlement is October 16, 2015.
Plaintiffs must file their motion papers for Final Approval of the Settlement and for
Approval of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses on or before October 1, 2015.
Receive no payment if you do not submit a claim form.
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this Notice.
The Court presiding over this case must decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will be made only if the Court
approves the Settlement, and if there are any appeals, after appeals are resolved, and the Claims Administrator has had an
opportunity to process all claim forms. Please be patient.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Please read this Notice carefully.
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO NOMINEES OR CUSTODIANS
Pursuant to an Order of the District Court dated November 30, 2012, and a Notice of Proposed Partial Settlement dated
December 17, 2012, the District Court requested that Persons who held any shares or limited partnership interests as nominee,
custodian or other holder for a Beneficial Owner (“Nominee”) assist in providing notice of the Fairfield Greenwich (“FG”)
Settlement (defined below) to Beneficial Owners of the Funds as of December 10, 2008. A copy of that Order and Notice
are on the Claim Administrator’s website. If you are a Nominee and provided the December 17, 2012 Notice and related
Proof of Claim and Release form (the “2012 Proof of Claim”) directly to Beneficial Owners and did not provide the Claims
Administrator with a list of the names and addresses of the Persons to whom the Notice and 2012 Proof of Claim were
delivered, you must within ten (10) days after you receive this Notice, at your option, either (i) send this Notice and Proof
of Claim and Release (“Proof of Claim”) to the Beneficial Owner, or (ii) request the Claims Administrator to send you
additional copies of this Notice and the Proof of Claim sufficient to deliver to all Beneficial Owners, and within ten (10) days
after receipt thereof make such delivery to all Beneficial Owners, or (iii) provide a list of the names and addresses or email
addresses of all Beneficial Owners to the Claims Administrator, who will send those Persons a copy of this Notice and the
Proof of Claim by first class mail or email. Nominees who elect to themselves deliver the Notice and Proof of Claim to their
Beneficial Owners shall send a statement to the Claims Administrator confirming that the delivery was made as directed, and
subject to any confidentiality agreement, statute or regulation that may limit their ability to do so, shall provide the Claims
Administrator with a list of the names and addresses of the Persons to whom the Notice and Proof of Claim were delivered.
If you choose to deliver the Notice and Proof of Claim yourself, you may obtain from the Claims Administrator (without cost
to you) as many additional copies of these documents as you will need to complete the delivery, by submitting a request to:
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 2874
Faribault, MN 55021-8674
(by regular or express mail)
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
201 Lyndale Ave. S.
Faribault, MN 55021
(by express delivery service)
info@FairfieldGreenwichLitigation.com
www.FairfieldGreenwichLitigation.com
Toll Free Number: 1-855-263-3450
Foreign Callers: 1-612-359-7949
Regardless of whether you choose to complete the delivery yourself or elect to have the delivery performed for you, you may
obtain reimbursement for reasonable administrative costs actually incurred in connection with forwarding the Notice and
Proof of Claim and which would not have been incurred but for the obligation to forward the Notice and Proof of Claim,
upon submission of appropriate documentation to the Claims Administrator. The Claims Administrator has also maintained
on its website pdf versions of this Notice and the Proof of Claim. Delivery to Beneficial Owners may be effected through
electronic means.
SUMMARY OF NOTICE
Summary of the Proposed Partial Settlement
• The Representative Plaintiffs and the Citco Defendants have entered into a proposed partial settlement releasing all claims
that were asserted or could have been asserted by the Representative Plaintiffs in the Action, individually and on behalf of
the Settlement Class, against the Citco Defendants and other Released Parties.
• According to Plaintiffs’ allegations in this Action, the Citco Defendants comprised the administrator and custodian of the
Funds and the Funds’ assets. Plaintiffs alleged in their Second Consolidated Amended Complaint (“SCAC”) filed with the
Court on September 29, 2009, that the Citco Defendants made misrepresentations to investors in connection with sales
of interests in the Funds and in acting as administrators and custodians for the Funds and breached fiduciary duties and
contracts relating to investments in the Funds. The District Court, in Orders dated July 29, 2010 and August 18, 2010 (728
F. Supp. 2d 354 and 728 F. Supp. 2d 372) sustained in part the claims asserted against the Citco Defendants in the Action.
On August 6, 2012, the Court granted the Citco Defendants’ (and other Defendants’) renewed motion to dismiss all
negligence-based claims asserted against them on behalf of initial investors in the Funds (2012 WL 3245478). Subsequently,
Plaintiffs amended the SCAC to add allegations against the Citco Defendants, and on the basis of those amendments, the
Court, on May 13, 2014, reinstated Plaintiffs’ negligence-based claims related to initial investments asserted against the
Citco Defendants (Dkt. No. 1267). Copies of those opinions are available on the Claims Administrator’s website.
• Under the terms of the proposed partial Settlement, the aggregate amount of $125,000,000 (one hundred twenty-five
million dollars) will be paid into the Settlement Fund. These funds (less Court-approved attorneys’ fees and reimbursement
of expenses) shall be paid to the Settlement Class pursuant to the Plan of Allocation.
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• As further additional settlement consideration, subject to the conditions set forth in the Stipulation, the Citco Defendants
have agreed to waive all rights to seek recovery on claims for contribution or indemnity that they hold or may hold against the
Funds, the FG Defendants, GlobeOp, the PwC Defendants, or any party indemnified by the Funds for any expenses incurred
or amounts paid in connection with the Action. Nothing in this provision precludes the Citco Defendants from arguing that
the Settlement proceeds in this case are an offset against claims that may be made against them in other proceedings.
• This is a partial settlement only. Plaintiffs will continue to prosecute pending claims against the PwC Defendants
(PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP [Canada] and PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants Netherlands N.V). The PwC
Defendants were auditors of the Funds. In the July 29, 2010 and August 18, 2010 Orders, the District Court sustained
certain claims against the PwC Defendants. The District Court subsequently denied in part two separate motions to
reargue the August 18, 2010 Order (800 F. Supp. 2d 571 and 2012 WL 3245478). However, the Court, on the second
motion to reargue, limited the claims against the PwC Defendants to subsequent investor and holder claims asserted by
already existing investors in the Funds. Copies of these decisions are available on the Claims Administrator’s website.
• On March 25, 2013, the Court entered an Order approving the settlement of Plaintiffs’ claims against the FG Defendants
(the “FG Settlement”) for $80,250,000 ($30,000,000 of which continues to be held in escrow). That Order was affirmed
on appeal. On November 22, 2013, the Court entered an Order approving the settlement of Plaintiffs’ claims against
GlobeOp Financial Services LLC (the “GlobeOp Settlement”) for $5,000,000. Proceeds from the FG Settlement and the
GlobeOp Settlement have been distributed to eligible claimants.
• The Settlement provides for a court order barring the PwC Defendants and other similarly situated Persons from asserting
claims for contribution, indemnification or other similar claims against the Released Parties. To compensate such Persons
for the release of these claims against the Released Parties, any judgment that may be obtained by a Settlement Class
Member against such Persons shall be reduced, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by the greater of (i) the amount
that corresponds to the percentage of responsibility attributed to the Released Parties; and (ii) the gross monetary
consideration provided to such Representative Plaintiff or other Settlement Class Member or Members pursuant to this
Settlement.
• In addition to amounts that they have received under the FG Settlement and the GlobeOp Settlement and would
receive under the Citco Settlement, Settlement Class Members also are likely to receive additional cash distributions
from liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings involving the Funds (including based on distributions from the Bernard L.
Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”) Trustee). Liquidation proceedings involving Sentry, Sigma, and Lambda
are pending in the British Virgin Islands (Claim No. 0074/2009 (Lambda), Claim No. 0136/2009 (Sentry), Claim No.
0139/2009 (Sigma)). Bankruptcy proceedings involving Greenwich Sentry and Greenwich Sentry Partners are pending in
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 10-16229 (BRL)). In addition, Settlement
Class Members who filed Proofs of Claim should be entitled to additional distributions from the Madoff Victim Fund
administered by Special Master Richard C. Breeden.
• Further, the FG Defendants have pledged security interests up to an additional $30,000,000 to a separate Escrow Fund.
To the extent funds remain in the Escrow Fund following the final resolution or disposition (including appeals) of certain
other claims commenced against the FG Defendants by June 15, 2016, the balance in the Escrow Fund less any additional
attorneys’ fee award permitted by the Court shall be paid to the Settlement Class pursuant to the Plan of Allocation for
the FG Settlement.
Statement of Settlement Class Members’ Recovery
In connection with the FG Settlement, some 2,960 Settlement Class Members filed Claim Forms comprising $3,265,638,105
of Net Losses. As stated herein, Settlement Class Members may elect to utilize the same Claim Form to participate in
this Citco Settlement, as long as they sign the Release. Assuming that Settlement Class Members with Net Losses of
$3,265,638,105 file claims in this settlement, the proration, prior to payment of attorneys’ fees or expenses, would be
approximately 3.8%.
Any amounts received by Settlement Class Members from continued proceedings against the PwC Defendants, from
the FG Settlement Escrow Fund, and from the liquidation and bankruptcy proceedings concerning the Funds, as well as
distributions from the Madoff Victim Fund, would be in addition to the foregoing amounts from the Citco Settlement.
Membership in the Settlement Class
The Settlement Class consists of Beneficial Owners of shares or limited partnership interests in the Funds as of December
10, 2008 (whether as holders of record or traceable to a shareholder or limited partner account of record), who suffered a Net
Loss of principal invested in the Funds. Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel, with the assistance of the Claims Administrator, will in the
first instance determine, and make recommendations to the Court, as to the identity of investors who file claim forms who
are appropriately Settlement Class Members. Determinations as to membership in the Settlement Class will be reviewable
by the Court.
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Statement of Potential Outcome of Settled Claims
The Settlement must be compared to the risk of no recovery on the relevant claims after contested dispositive motions, trial
and likely appeals. The claims being settled involve numerous complex legal and factual issues, many of which would require
expert testimony. Among the many key issues about which Plaintiffs and the Citco Defendants do not agree are: (1) whether
any of the Citco Defendants violated state or federal law or otherwise engaged in any wrongdoing; (2) whether any of the
Citco Defendants acted negligently, recklessly, or with intent to defraud; (3) whether the misrepresentations and omissions
alleged by Plaintiffs were material, false, misleading or otherwise actionable; (4) the extent to which Plaintiffs relied on the
Citco Defendants’ alleged misrepresentations and omissions; (5) whether any of the Citco Defendants owed Plaintiffs a
fiduciary duty; (6) whether Plaintiffs’ state law claims are preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act
of 1998; (7) whether Plaintiffs have standing to pursue their state law claims, including whether Plaintiffs are third-party
beneficiaries of contracts between the Citco Defendants and the Funds; (8) whether a litigation class can be certified (as
opposed to a settlement class); (9) where the relevant transactions occurred and whether the Plaintiffs’ federal securities law
claims are barred by United States Supreme Court authority with respect to extraterritorial jurisdiction over foreign claims;
and (10) the method for determining whether, and the extent to which, investors suffered injury and damages that could
be recovered at trial. In addition, even if Plaintiffs were to obtain a judgment against the Citco Defendants that is affirmed
on appeal, complex legal and factual issues may be presented by Plaintiffs’ efforts to collect such a judgment from the Citco
Defendants.
Reasons for Settlement
Plaintiffs entered into the proposed partial settlement after over six years of litigation, when they were fully familiar with the
facts and circumstances of the Action. Plaintiffs’ Counsel reviewed more than nine million pages of documents produced by
the Citco Defendants and other Defendants; and reviewed and produced to counsel for the Defendants more than 75,000
pages of documents on behalf of the Representative Plaintiffs and certain other Named Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel
have conducted approximately 30 merits depositions of the Citco Defendants and approximately 48 merits depositions
of former and current employees of the other Defendants in locations including New York, Miami, Toronto, Bermuda
and Amsterdam, and 13 depositions of experts designated by the Citco and PwC Defendants. Eighteen individuals
associated with the Representative Plaintiffs and other Named Plaintiffs (including each of the Representative Plaintiffs
and other Plaintiffs named in the SCAC), were deposed in Arizona, Cleveland, and New York, some of whom traveled from
international residences including Israel, Bahrain, and Belgium. In addition, all eight of Plaintiffs’ liability and damages
experts were deposed by the Citco and PwC Defendants.
Further information concerning Plaintiffs’ litigation efforts is contained in the Stipulation of Settlement dated August 12,
2015, available on the Claim Administrator’s website.
Beginning in August 2013, at the suggestion of the Court and with the assistance of retired U.S. District Judge Layn
Phillips, a highly experienced mediator, Plaintiffs and the Citco Defendants engaged in extensive, arm’s-length negotiations,
including three separate full-day meetings conducted over a two year period. In this process, Judge Phillips made a mediator’s
proposal that was ultimately accepted by the parties.
All seven Representative Plaintiffs and all of Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel, who have extensive experience in securities and
complex shareholder class-action litigation, believe that the Settlement provides the Settlement Class with significant and
certain benefits now and eliminates the risk of no recovery following what would be years of further uncertain litigation,
including final disposition of the class certification motion on the claims against the Citco Defendants, motions for summary
judgment, and if summary judgment is not granted to Citco, a contested trial and likely appeals on the claims against the
Citco Defendants, with the possibility of no recovery at all. In this connection, the Citco Defendants vigorously maintain
that they did not know about wrongdoing at BLMIS until it was revealed to the public in December 2008, were entitled
under written contracts and industry practice to rely on the accuracy of information provided by BLMIS in the absence of
manifest error, relied on the activities of the FG Defendants in conducting due diligence of BLMIS, the PwC Defendants in
auditing the Funds’ financial statements, and the SEC in regulating BLMIS as an investment advisor, and were among many
financial firms and regulators that were fooled by Madoff ’s complex and long-lasting Ponzi scheme. They also point to the
efforts to conceal the fraud by Madoff and others who have pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes, including creating
false trade blotters, trade confirmations and account statements and DTC reports and aspects of Madoff ’s activities that
were not typical of a Ponzi scheme, including refusing new investments and redeeming tens of billions of dollars to investors
upon request over many years.
Plaintiffs, in proposing that the Court approve the $125,000,000 partial settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate to the
Settlement Class, have considered, among other factors, Plaintiffs’ ability to prevail on the contested factual and legal issues
summarized in the Statement of Potential Outcome of Settled Claims above. There is a significant risk that Plaintiffs’ claims
could be dismissed or limited prior to or at trial, or on appeal from a jury verdict. In addition, Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel
considered that, by reducing the number of defendants and defense counsel in the litigation, and the factual and legal issues
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in dispute, the Settlement may have a beneficial effect on Plaintiffs’ ability to successfully litigate the remaining claims
against the PwC Defendants, which may through settlement or judgment provide significant additional compensation to
the Settlement Class.
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel also considered the likely difficulty of obtaining a significantly larger recovery from the Citco
Defendants in light of their continued payment of large legal fees and expenses, and the substantial potential difficulties in
collecting on a judgment. Among other things, the Citco Defendants, as part of the settlement process, provided Plaintiffs’
Lead Counsel with certain financial information. Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel further considered that even if a jury verdict were
obtained against the Citco Defendants and upheld on appeal, collection of such a judgment could be complex and uncertain
due to the need to enforce it in multiple foreign jurisdictions, the possible intervention of foreign banking regulators; and
the risk that the Citco Defendants would be forced into bankruptcy, all of which could take years and result in collection of
significantly less than the verdict amount. Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel determined, based on these matters and their assessment
of other legal and factual risks of continuing the Action against the Citco Defendants and proving their claims at trial, some
of which are discussed above, that the proposed settlement is in the best interests of the Settlement Class.
Plaintiffs will file with the Court on or before October 1, 2015 a formal motion for approval of the proposed Settlement
further discussing the reasons justifying the settlement.
The Citco Defendants have denied and continue to deny each and all of the claims and contentions alleged in the SCAC and
believe that they have meritorious defenses to those claims and contentions. The Settlement shall in no event be construed as,
or deemed to be evidence of, an admission or concession by any of the Citco Defendants or Released Parties with respect to
any claim of any fault or liability or wrongdoing or damage to the Representative Plaintiffs, the Settlement Class Members,
or any Person.
Statement of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel will ask the Court to approve payment from the Settlement Fund of attorneys’ fees of up to 30%
of the Settlement Fund and for reimbursement of expenses that were advanced by Plaintiffs’ Counsel through July 20, 2015
in connection with the litigation directly related to their representation of the Settlement Class not to exceed $5,500,000.
If the above amounts are requested and approved by the Court, based upon current information, fees and expenses are
estimated at approximately 34.4% of the Settlement Fund.
Dismissal and Releases
If the proposed Settlement is approved, the Court will enter a Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice (the
“Final Judgment”). The Final Judgment will dismiss with prejudice the claims asserted in the Action against the Citco
Defendants. The Final Judgment will also provide that all Settlement Class Members shall be deemed to have released and
forever discharged all Released Claims against all Released Parties. The specific terms of the releases, including the meaning
of the term “Released Claims,” are set forth in the Stipulation. This release does not include any claims asserted or which
may be asserted by the Funds, or the pending (though dismissed) derivative litigation brought in connection with the Funds;
provided, however, that to the extent that any such claims have been or may be asserted, the Released Parties shall not be
prevented from asserting any defenses or raising any argument as to liability or damages with respect to such claims or, with
the exception of the claims for indemnity or contribution in connection with the Action, prevent the Released Parties from
asserting any rights, remedies or claims against the Funds or in the pending (though dismissed) derivative litigation.
Unless you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will be releasing claims you may have against the Released
Parties. However, you will not be required to give up any claims you may have against any other individuals or entities
(including the PwC Defendants) relating to your losses in the Funds.
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WHAT THIS NOTICE CONTAINS
BASIC INFORMATION..................................................................................................................................... 7
1. Why did I receive this notice package?
2. What is this lawsuit about?
3. Why is this a class action?
4. Why is there a partial settlement?
WHO IS IN THE SETTLEMENT...................................................................................................................... 7
5. How do I know if I am part of the Settlement?
6. What are the exceptions to being included?
7. I’m still not sure if I’m included.
THE SETTLEMENT BENEFITS—WHAT YOU GET...................................................................................... 8
8. What does the Settlement provide?
9. How much will my payment be?
HOW YOU OBTAIN A PAYMENT—SUBMITTING A PROOF OF CLAIM.................................................... 8
10. How can I obtain a payment?
11. When will I receive my payment?
12. What am I giving up to receive a payment?
13. If I stay in the Settlement Class may I still recover additional amounts from other sources?
THE LAWYERS REPRESENTING YOU............................................................................................................ 9
14. Do I have a lawyer in the case?
15. How will the lawyers be paid?
EXCLUDING YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT................................................................................. 10
16. How do I exclude myself from the Settlement?
17. If I do not exclude myself from the Settlement, can I sue the Released Parties for the same thing later?
18. If I exclude myself, can I get money from this Settlement?
OBJECTING TO THE SETTLEMENT........................................................................................................... 11
19. How do I tell the Court that I do not like the Settlement?
20. What is the difference between objecting and requesting exclusion?
THE COURT’S SETTLEMENT HEARING.................................................................................................... 11
21. When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the Settlement?
22. Do I have to come to the Hearing?
23. May I speak at the Hearing?
IF YOU DO NOTHING.................................................................................................................................... 12
24. What happens if I do nothing at all?
GETTING MORE INFORMATION................................................................................................................ 12
25.
Are there more details about the settlement?
THE PLAN OF ALLOCATION........................................................................................................................ 13
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BASIC INFORMATION
1. Why Did I Receive This Notice Package?
You or someone in your family may have purchased or acquired an investment in Fairfield Sentry Limited, Fairfield Sigma
Limited, Fairfield Lambda Limited, Greenwich Sentry, L.P. or Greenwich Sentry Partners, L.P. (the “Funds”).
This Notice was sent because you have a right to know about a proposed partial settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning
the Funds, and about all of your options, before the Court decides whether to approve the partial Settlement. If the Court
approves the partial Settlement and after any objections or appeals are resolved, the Claims Administrator appointed by
the Court will recommend that payments be made to those Settlement Class Members who timely submit valid claims in
the manner described below. Persons who are not Settlement Class Members may have received this Notice. If you seek to
obtain a distribution from the Settlement Fund (or the Escrow Fund) in this Action, it is your responsibility to demonstrate
that you are a member of the Settlement Class.
This Notice explains the lawsuit, the Settlement, your legal rights, what benefits are available, who is eligible for them, and
how to get them.
The Court in charge of the case is the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the case is
known as Anwar, et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al., Civil Action No. 09 Civ, 118.
Certain of the entities and individuals who brought this action—Pacific West Health Medical Center Employees Retirement
Trust, Harel Insurance Company Ltd., Martin and Shirley Bach Family Trust, Natalia Hatgis, Securities & Investment
Company Bahrain, Dawson Bypass Trust, and St. Stephen’s School—are called Representative Plaintiffs.
The defendants settling this action are Citco Fund Services (Europe) B.V., Citco (Canada) Inc., Citco Bank Nederland
N.V. Dublin Branch, Citco Global Custody N.V., Citco Fund Services (Bermuda Limited), The Citco Group Limited,
Brian Francoeur, and Ian Pilgrim (the “Citco Defendants”). All claims against the Citco Defendants will be released if the
Settlement is approved. The District Court has previously approved partial settlements with the FG Defendants for $80
million ($30 million of which continues to be held in escrow) and GlobeOp Financial Advisors, LLC (for $5 million).
Funds from these settlements have been distributed to investors. Documents concerning these settlements are on the Claim
Administrator’s website.
Whether or not the Settlement is approved, Plaintiffs’ Counsel will continue to prosecute the Action against the PwC
Defendants, consisting of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Canada and PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants Netherlands N.V.
The Settling Parties are the Representative Plaintiffs and the Citco Defendants.
2. What Is This Lawsuit About?
This lawsuit alleges that the Citco Defendants engaged in deceptive conduct, made materially false and misleading statements
and omissions, and breached their duties and contractual obligations with respect to the administration and custody of shares
in, and assets of the Funds. The Citco Defendants deny the allegations.
3. Why Is This a Class Action?
In a class action, one or more people or entities called class representatives (in this case the Representative Plaintiffs) sue on
behalf of people who have similar claims. Here, all these people are called a class or class members, and those included in this
Settlement are called a Settlement Class or Settlement Class Members. One court resolves the issues for all class members,
except for those who timely and validly excluded themselves from the class. United States District Judge Victor Marrero is
in charge of this class action.
4. Why Is There a Partial Settlement?
The Court did not decide in favor of the Plaintiffs or the Citco Defendants. Instead, the Settling Parties agreed to a
settlement. This permits them to avoid the cost and uncertainty of a trial, and permits eligible Settlement Class Members
who submit valid claims to receive compensation. The Representative Plaintiffs and their attorneys believe the Settlement
is in the best interests of all Settlement Class Members. The Citco Defendants have concluded that further defense of the
Action would be protracted and expensive, and also have taken into account the uncertainty, risks and distractions inherent
in any litigation, especially in a complex case such as the Action. The Settlement is “partial” because there is no settlement
with the PwC Defendants, and Plaintiffs’ Counsel will continue to prosecute the Action against them.
WHO IS IN THE SETTLEMENT
To see if you will receive money from this Settlement, you first have to determine if you are a Settlement Class Member.
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5. How Do I Know if I Am Part of the Settlement?
For purposes of the Settlement, the Court has provisionally approved the following definition of the Settlement Class:
All Persons who were Beneficial Owners of shares or limited partnership interests in the Funds as of December
10, 2008 (whether as holders of record or traceable to a shareholder or limited partner account of record), and who
suffered a Net Loss of principal invested in the Funds.
6. What Are the Exceptions to Being Included?
The Settlement Class excludes (i) those Persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class; (ii)
Fairfield Sigma Limited, (iii) Fairfield Lambda Limited, (iv) any Person who has been dismissed from this Action with
prejudice or is barred by prior judgment or settlement from asserting the claims against the Citco Defendants set forth in the
SCAC; and (v) the Defendants (including the Citco Defendants, the FG Defendants, GlobeOp, and the PwC Defendants)
and any entity in which the Defendants have a controlling interest, and the officers, directors, affiliates, legal representatives,
attorneys, immediate family members (as defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(e)), heirs, successors, subsidiaries and/or assigns
of any such individual or entity in their capacity as such. Fairfield Sigma Limited and Sentry Lambda Limited were both
investors in Fairfield Sentry Limited and are excluded from the definition of the Settlement Class because investors in those
Funds are already included in the Settlement Class to the extent such investors sustained a Net Loss.
7. I’m Still Not Sure if I Am Included.
If you are still not sure whether you are included, you can ask for free help. Settlement Class Members were required to
submit claim forms in connection with the FG Settlement and GlobeOp Settlement. The Settlement classes in those
settlements were defined in the same manner as the Settlement Class here, with the exception that the GlobeOp settlement
class only included investors in the domestic funds (Greenwich Sentry, L.P., and Greenwich Sentry Partners, L.P.). If you
completed a claim form in one or both of those settlements and received a distribution of those settlement funds, you are a
member of the Citco Settlement Class and are entitled to share in the recovery from the Citco Settlement.
You can also request additional information from the persons identified in Question 25 below. Or you can fill out and return
the claim form described in question 10, to see if you qualify.
THE SETTLEMENT BENEFITS—WHAT YOU GET
8. What Does the Settlement Provide?
The Citco Defendants have agreed to pay $125,000,000 in cash into the Settlement Fund. The Settlement Fund, after
payment of Court-approved attorneys’ fees and expenses and the costs of claims administration, including the costs of
printing and mailing this Notice and the cost of publishing notice (the “Net Settlement Fund”), will be divided among all
eligible Settlement Class Members who send in valid claim forms pursuant to the Plan of Allocation described below.
9. How Much Will My Payment Be?
Your share of the Net Settlement Fund will depend on the size of your Net Loss of principal in the Funds compared to the
aggregate Net Loss of principal of all Settlement Class Members who submit valid claim forms.
You can calculate your Net Loss in accordance with the explanation below in the Plan of Allocation. After the deadline
for submitting a Proof of Claim, the payment you receive will reflect your Net Loss in relation to the total Net Loss of all
Settlement Class Members who submit valid Proofs of Claim. The Net Loss is not the amount of the payment that you can
expect, but is used to determine how the Net Settlement Fund will be allocated among all Settlement Class Members who
submit valid claims.
HOW YOU OBTAIN A PAYMENT—SUBMITTING A PROOF OF CLAIM
10. How Will I Obtain a Payment?
To qualify for payment, you must be an eligible Settlement Class Member, submit a valid Proof of Claim, and properly
document your claim as described in the Proof of Claim. A Proof of Claim form is enclosed with this Notice. You may
also get a Proof of Claim form on the internet at www.fairfieldgreenwichlitigation.com. Read the instructions carefully, fill
out the Proof of Claim, include the documents the form asks for, sign it, and submit it so that it is received by the Claims
Administrator no later than December 28, 2015. You are required to submit a Proof of Claim form in this Settlement even
if you submitted a prior claim form in the FG Settlement or GlobeOp Settlement, although you are not required to submit
documentation to support your claim if it was previously submitted and considered to be valid.
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11. When Will I Receive My Payment?
The Court will hold a hearing on November 20, 2015, to decide whether to approve the Settlement. If Judge Marrero
approves the Settlement, there may be appeals. It is always uncertain how these appeals will be resolved, and resolving them
can take time, perhaps more than a year. After any approval by Judge Marrero and any appeals are decided favorably, it will
take several months for the Claims Administrator to process all of the Proof of Claim forms and to determine and pay the
ultimate distribution amounts.
12. What Am I Giving Up to Receive a Payment?
Unless you timely exclude yourself from the Settlement Class by the October 16, 2015 deadline, you are a member of the
Settlement Class and will be bound by the release of claims against the Citco Defendants and the Released Parties. That
means that you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against the Citco Defendants or the Released
Parties about the Released Claims. The specific terms of the release are included in the Stipulation.
13. If I Stay in the Settlement Class, May I Still Recover Additional Amounts from Other Sources?
Yes. If you participate in this class Settlement, then you will not be required to give up any claims you may have against
any individuals or entities other than the Released Parties. Investors in the Funds may recover on claims against the PwC
Defendants, against whom Plaintiffs’ Counsel are continuing to pursue in this litigation. The Court has limited the claims
against the PwC Defendants to subsequent investor and holder claims asserted by already existing investors in the Funds.
Investors in the Funds also are likely to receive distributions from the liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings overseen by the
respective liquidators or trustees of the Funds, and from the Madoff Victim Fund.
THE LAWYERS REPRESENTING YOU
14. Do I Have a Lawyer in This Case?
The law firms of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Wolf Popper LLP, and Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP brought the
Action on behalf of Representative Plaintiffs and they represent you and all other Settlement Class Members. These lawyers
are called Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented by your own
lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense.
15. How Will the Lawyers Be Paid?
Plaintiffs’ Counsel will ask the Court for attorneys’ fees up to 30% of the $125,000,000 Settlement Fund, and for expenses
that were advanced through July 20, 2015 by Plaintiffs’ Counsel in connection with the litigation, not to exceed $5,500,000.
These expenses that were advanced by Lead Counsel are in addition to the costs previously awarded by the Court with
respect to the FG and GlobeOp Settlements. Such sums as may be approved by the Court will be paid from the Settlement
Fund. Plaintiffs’ Counsel may seek additional attorneys’ fees at a later date based on any other recoveries. Settlement Class
Members are not personally liable for any such fees or expenses.
The attorneys’ fees and expenses requested represent payment to Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel and other such counsel involved
in the Action on behalf of the Plaintiffs (collectively “Plaintiffs’ Counsel”) for their efforts in achieving this Settlement
and for their risk in undertaking this representation on a wholly contingent basis. Since the case began in 2008, Plaintiffs’
Counsel has undertaken extensive work necessary to prepare the case for trial. Plaintiffs’ Counsel has conducted all of the
investigation, drafted the SCAC, reviewed millions of documents, taken and defended dozens of depositions, employed
experts, performed an enormous amount of legal research and filed many legal briefs on novel and complex issues, including
opposing dismissal of the claims, supporting class certification and arguing discovery issues. Plaintiffs’ Counsel have expended
through July 20, 2015 in excess of 107,000 hours of attorney and paralegal time. Plaintiffs’ counsel were previously awarded
fees of $12,562,500 and $1,250,000 and expenses of $1,279,242 and $19,825 in connection with the FG and GlobeOp
Settlements, respectively. A 30% fee award, combined with the fees previously awarded by the Court, would amount to less
than 70% of Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s combined lodestar through July 20, 2015 at current rates.
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel shall file a motion with the Court for approval of the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and the
request for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses by October 1, 2015. Copies of that motion will be posted on the
Claim Administrator’s website. The Citco Defendants take no position with respect to the request for attorneys’ fees and
reimbursement of expenses. The Court determines the amount counsel should receive from the Settlement Fund for fees and
expenses separately from its determination of whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and may award less
than the amount Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel has requested.
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EXCLUDING YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT
16. How Do I Exclude Myself From the Settlement?
If you want to retain the right to sue or to continue to sue the Released Parties on your own about the claims being released
in this Settlement, then you must take steps to exclude yourself from the Settlement. This is referred to as opting out of the
Settlement Class, and persons who do so are referred to as “Opt-Outs”.
Excluding yourself is not the same as doing nothing in response to this Notice. Each member of the Settlement Class shall
be bound by all determinations and judgments in the Action concerning the Settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable,
unless such a Person delivers to the Claims Administrator a written request for exclusion from the Settlement Class, so that
it is received by the Claims Administrator no later than October 16, 2015 addressed to:
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 2874
Faribault, MN 55021-8674
(by regular or express mail)
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
201 Lyndale Ave. S.
Faribault, MN 55021
(by express delivery service)
No Person may exclude himself, herself or itself from the Settlement Class after October 16, 2015. In order to be valid,
each request for exclusion by a Person seeking to opt-out must state the name, address, email address and telephone
number of the Person seeking exclusion; state that the Person “requests exclusion from the Settlement Class in Anwar,
et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al., Case No. 09-cv-118,” and state (i) the full name of the Fund(s) purchased, (ii)
the number and dollar amount of shares or limited partnership interests purchased, and redeemed if applicable, (iii) the
dates and amounts of each purchase and any redemption transactions, any other recoveries received by the Person on the
Person’s investment in the Fund(s), and (iv) the number of shares or limited partnership interests held by the Person in the
Fund(s) as of December 10, 2008. Each Person seeking to opt-out also must supply documentary proof of each purchase
and redemption transaction and of the Person’s membership in the Settlement Class. Any such request for exclusion must
be signed by the Person requesting exclusion.
Even if you opted-out of the FG Settlement or the GlobeOp Settlement, you need to separately opt-out of this Citco
Settlement.
Requests for exclusion shall not be effective unless the request includes the required information and documentation and is
made within the time period stated above, or the exclusion is otherwise accepted by the Court. Only Beneficial Owners may
file a request for exclusion with respect to each share or limited partnership interest in the Funds. Where the record owner
of shares or limited partnership interests is a nominee, custodian, or other Person acting in a materially similar fashion on
behalf of one or more Beneficial Owners, that nominee, custodian or other Person is not a Beneficial Owner and may not
file a request for exclusion on behalf of any such Beneficial Owners.
If you ask to be excluded, you will not receive any payment from this Settlement, and you cannot object to the Settlement.
You will not be legally bound by anything that happens in the Action with respect to Released Claims and may be able to
sue (or continue to sue) the Released Parties in the future. Even if you ask to be excluded from the Settlement Class, you
will be entitled to participate in the continuing litigation against the PwC Defendants. In the event a class is certified and
notice mailed as to the claims asserted against the PwC Defendants, you will be given a subsequent opportunity to request
exclusion from that class.
Any Settlement Class Member who submits a Request for Exclusion shall not be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction
of any Court in the United States for any matter on account of such submission, and any Settlement Class Member who
submits a Proof of Claim thereby submits to the jurisdiction of this Court with respect only to the subject matter of such
Proof of Claim and all determinations made by this Court thereon and shall not be deemed to have submitted to the
jurisdiction of this Court or of any court in the United States for any other matter on account of such submission.
Except where a Settlement Class Member who submits a Request for Exclusion commences or otherwise prosecutes or
pursues a Released Claim against a Released Party, all information submitted by a Settlement Class Member in a Request for
Exclusion or a Proof of Claim shall be treated as confidential protected information and may not be disclosed by the Claims
Administrator, its affiliates or the Settling Parties to any third party absent a further order of this Court upon a showing of
necessity, and any such information that is submitted to the Court shall be filed under seal.
If the aggregate Net Loss of Opt-Outs exceeds the threshold specified in a separate “Supplemental Agreement” between
the Settling Parties, then the Citco Defendants shall have, in their sole and absolute discretion, the option to terminate this
Settlement and to render it null and void in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Supplemental Agreement.
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17. If I Do Not Exclude Myself From the Settlement, Can I Sue the Released Parties For the Same Thing Later?
No. Unless you exclude yourself, you give up any rights to bring a lawsuit or claim in any forum asserting any of the Released
Claims against the Released Parties. If you have a pending lawsuit or claim in any forum that you believe concerns the Released
Claims or the same matters alleged in this Action, speak to your lawyer immediately. You will likely have to exclude yourself from
the Settlement Class if you wish to continue your own lawsuit or claim. Remember, the exclusion deadline is October 16, 2015.
18. If I Exclude Myself, Can I Get Money From This Settlement?
No. You will however, retain any right you may have to bring a lawsuit, to continue to pursue an existing lawsuit, or to be part
of a different lawsuit asserting a Released Claim against a Released Party.
OBJECTING TO THE SETTLEMENT
19. How do I Tell the Court that I Do Not Like the Settlement or the Request for Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses?
If you are a Settlement Class Member, you can object to the Settlement if you do not like any part of it, including the Plan
of Allocation and the request for attorneys’ fees or expenses. You can state the reasons why you think the Court should
not approve it, and the Court will consider your views. To object, you must submit a letter saying that you object to the
Settlement in Anwar, et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al., Case No. 09-cv-118. Be sure to include your name, address,
telephone number, your signature, the full name of the Fund(s) purchased, the dates and number and dollar amounts of
shares or limited partnership interests purchased, and redeemed if applicable, and other recoveries you have received on
your investment in the Fund(s), and to supply documentary proof of the purchase or any redemption transactions and of
your membership in the Settlement Class, and the reasons you object. Any objection letter must be delivered such that it is
received by each of the following no later than October 16, 2015:
Court:
Clerk of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007-1312
Plaintiffs’ Counsel Designee:
Robert C. Finkel, Esq.
Wolf Popper LLP
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Citco Defendants’ Counsel Designee:
Andrew G. Gordon, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
20. What is the Difference between Objecting and Requesting Exclusion?
Objecting is simply telling the Court that you do not like something about the proposed Settlement. Objecting does not
prevent you from participating and recovering money in the Settlement. However, you can object only if you stay in the
Settlement Class. Excluding yourself is telling the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement Class. If you
exclude yourself, you have no basis to object because the Settlement no longer affects you.
THE COURT’S SETTLEMENT HEARING
The Court will hold a hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement. You may attend and you may ask to speak, but
you do not have to.
21. When and Where Will the Court Decide Whether to Approve the Settlement?
The Court will hold a Settlement Hearing at 11:00 a.m., on November 20, 2015 at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States
Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312, Courtroom 20B. At this hearing the Court will consider whether
the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will also consider
the application by Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel for fees and expenses and whether the Plan of Allocation is fair, reasonable and
adequate. The Court may decide these issues at the hearing or take them under consideration for a later decision.
22. Do I Have to Come to the Hearing?
No. Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel will answer questions Judge Marrero may have. But, you are welcome to come at your own
expense. If you send an objection, you do not have to come to Court to talk about it. As long as you submitted your written
objection on time, the Court will consider it. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend, but it is not necessary.
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23. May I Speak at the Hearing?
You may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Settlement Hearing. To do so, you must submit a letter saying that it
is your intention to appear in Anwar, et al. v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, Case No. 09-cv-118. Be sure to include your name,
address, telephone number, your signature, the full name of the Fund(s) purchased, the number and dollar amount of shares
or limited partnership interests purchased, and redeemed if applicable, to supply documentary proof of the purchase and any
redemption transactions and of your membership in the Settlement Class, and other recoveries you have received on your
investment in the Fund(s), and the reasons you want to speak at the hearing. Your notice of intention to appear must be
received no later than October 16, 2015, by the Clerk of the Court, Lead Counsel Designee and Citco Defendants’ Counsel
Designee, at the three addresses listed in question 19.
IF YOU DO NOTHING
24. What Happens If I Do Nothing at All?
If you do nothing, all of your claims against the Released Parties will be released, but you will not receive any money from
this Settlement, because in order to receive money it is necessary to submit a valid Proof of Claim.
GETTING MORE INFORMATION
25. Are There More Details About the Settlement?
This Notice summarizes the proposed Settlement. More details are in the Stipulation of Settlement dated August 12, 2015.
You can obtain a copy of the Stipulation of Settlement or more information about the Settlement by contacting the Claims
Administrator.
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 2874
Faribault, MN 55021-8674
(by regular or express mail)
Fairfield Greenwich Securities Litigation
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
201 Lyndale Ave. S.
Faribault, MN 55021
(by express delivery service)
David A. Barrett
Howard L. Vickery, II
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
575 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
fairfieldclaims@bsfllp.com
1-212-446-2300
Stuart H. Singer
Carlos Sires
Sashi Bach Boruchow
Eli J. Glasser
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
401 East Las Olas Blvd., #1200
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
fairfieldclaims@bsfllp.com
1-954-356-0011
Robert C. Finkel, Esq.
WOLF POPPER LLP
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
irrep@wolfpopper.com
1-877-370-7703
or Plaintiffs’ Counsel:
Christopher Lovell
Victor E. Stewart
LOVELL STEWART HALEBIAN JACOBSON LLP
61 Broadway, Suite 501
New York, NY 10006
settlements@lshllp.com
1-212-608-1900
or by visiting www.fairfieldgreenwichlitigation.com.
You can also obtain a copy from the Clerk’s office during regular business hours:
Clerk of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007-1312
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE
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PLAN OF ALLOCATION OF NET SETTLEMENT FUND AMONG CLASS MEMBERS
The Net Settlement Fund shall be distributed to Settlement Class Members who submit a valid Proof of Claim (“Authorized
Claimants”) according to the terms below. The purpose of this Plan of Allocation of the Net Settlement Fund (“Plan of
Allocation” or “Plan”) is to establish a reasonable and equitable method of distributing the Net Settlement Fund among
Authorized Claimants. The Plan is not intended to replicate an assessment of damages that could have been recovered had
the Representative Plaintiffs prevailed at trial.
Because the Net Settlement Fund is less than the total losses alleged to have been suffered by Settlement Class Members,
the formulas described below for calculating Net Losses are not intended to estimate the amount that will actually be paid
to Authorized Claimants. Rather, these formulas provide the basis on which the Net Settlement Fund will be distributed
among Authorized Claimants.
Approval of the Settlement is independent from approval of the Plan of Allocation. Any determination with respect to the
Plan of Allocation will not affect the Settlement, if approved. The Plan of Allocation set forth herein is the plan that is being
proposed by Representative Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel to the Court for approval. The Citco Defendants take no
position with respect to the Plan of Allocation. The Court may approve this plan as proposed or it may modify the Plan of
Allocation without further notice to the Settlement Class. Any orders regarding a modification of the Plan of Allocation
will be posted on the Settlement website, www.fairfieldgreenwichlitigation.com.
Payment pursuant to the Plan of Allocation approved by the Court shall be final and conclusive against all Settlement Class
Members. No person shall have any claim of any kind against the Citco Defendants or their counsel with respect to the
administration of the Settlement, including the Plan of Allocation. No person shall have any claim against Representative
Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs’ Counsel, or the Claims Administrator or other agent designated by Plaintiffs’ Counsel arising from
distributions made substantially in accordance with the Stipulation, the Plan of Allocation, or further orders of the Court.
Representative Plaintiffs, the Citco Defendants, their respective counsel, and all other Released Parties shall have no
responsibility or liability whatsoever for the investment or distribution of the Settlement Fund consistent with the terms of
the Stipulation, the Plan of Allocation, or the determination, administration, calculation, or payment of any Proof of Claim
or nonperformance of the Claims Administrator, the payment or withholding of taxes owed by the Settlement Fund, or any
losses incurred in connection therewith.
Distributions will be made to Authorized Claimants after all claims have been processed and after the Court has finally
approved the Settlement (including the resolution of any appeals) pursuant to the following terms:
a. The Net Loss for each Authorized Claimant will be the Net Loss of principal with respect to each Fund. Net Loss
means the total cash investment made by a Beneficial Owner in a Fund, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, less the total amount of any redemptions or withdrawals or recoveries by that Beneficial Owner from
or with respect to the same Fund. A Settlement Class Member may have a Net Loss on more than one Fund. Any
transactions in foreign securities will be converted to a Net Loss in U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect as of the
date of the Final Hearing.
b. For the avoidance of doubt, where a fund, trust, or similar investment vehicle was a registered shareholder or limited
partner of record or otherwise invested in a Fund, the fund, trust or similar investment vehicle is the Beneficial Owner
for purposes of this Stipulation, not the underlying investors in the fund or similar investment vehicle. Only one Proof of
Claim or request for exclusion can be submitted with respect to each share or limited partnership interest in the Funds.
c. Only those Authorized Claimants who suffered a Net Loss of principal with respect to a Fund are entitled to a payment
from the Net Settlement Fund with respect to that Fund.
d. Please note that the term “Net Loss” is used solely for calculating the amount of participation by Authorized Claimants
in the Net Settlement Fund. It is not the actual amount an Authorized Claimant can expect to recover.
e. The Claims Administrator will determine each Authorized Claimant’s share of the Net Settlement Fund. Each
Authorized Claimant will receive a disbursement determined by multiplying the Net Settlement Fund by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Authorized Claimant’s Net Loss and the denominator of which is the sum total of all
Authorized Claimants’ Net Losses with respect to all of the Funds.
f. If there is any balance remaining in the Net Settlement Fund (whether by reason of unclaimed funds, tax refunds,
uncashed checks, or otherwise), at a date one hundred eighty (180) days from the later of (a) the date on which the
Court enters an order directing the Net Settlement Fund to be distributed to Authorized Claimants, or (b) the date the
Settlement is final and becomes fully effective, then Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall, upon approval of the Court, disburse such
balance among Authorized Claimants as many times as is necessary, in a manner consistent with this Plan of Allocation,
until each Authorized Claimant has received its Net Loss (but no greater than its Net Loss) as defined in this Plan. If
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Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel determines that it is not cost-effective to conduct such further disbursement, or following such
further disbursement any balance still remains in the Net Settlement Fund, Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall, upon approval of
the Court, and without further notice to Settlement Class Members, cause the remaining balance to be disbursed cy pres.
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel shall also consider the potential for additional distributions to be made from the Escrow Fund
or other settlements or judgments in proposing supplemental distributions from the Net Settlement Fund.
DATED: AUGUST 27, 2015
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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