Submit a Claim Form (Former Participants only)
— Deadline: February 7, 2026
If you are a Former Participant or a Beneficiary or Alternate Payee of a Former Participant and you do not have an Active Account in the Plan, and you want to receive any monetary benefits from the Settlement, you must submit the Former Participant Claim Form by no later than February 7, 2026.
Object to or Comment on the Settlement
— Deadline: February 10, 2026
You can ask the Court to deny approval of the Settlement and/or the Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs of Class Counsel or the Case Contribution Awards to be requested for the Class Representatives by filing an objection. You cannot ask the Court to order a different settlement; the Court can only approve or reject the Settlement. If the Court denies approval, no settlement payments will be sent out, and the lawsuit will continue. If that is what you want to happen, you must object. For details on how to object, please see the
Notice.
Attend Hearing
— Scheduled: March 12, 2026
You may ask the Court for permission to speak at the hearing. Anyone wishing to appear must state in their written objection their intention to appear at the Fairness Hearing, at their own expense. Objectors or their attorneys intending to participate at the Fairness Hearing must file a notice of intention to participate (and, if applicable, the name, address, and telephone number of the objector’s attorney) with the Court no later than February 26, 2026.
Do Nothing
IF YOU DO NOTHING AND THE COURT APPROVES OF THE SETTLEMENT, YOU AND ALL OTHER CLASS MEMBERS WILL BE BOUND BY THE JUDGMENT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF CLAIMS. If you are a Current Participant or a Beneficiary or Alternate Payee of a Current Participant with an Active Account in the Plan, you do not need to take any action to be eligible to receive the Settlement benefits. If you are a Former Participant or a Beneficiary or Alternate Payee of a Former Participant and you do not have an Active Account in the Plan, you must submit a Former Participant Claim Form by the submission deadline or you will not receive any of the settlement payments described in the
Notice.