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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x
IN RE COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC Master File No. CV 06-1825 (NGG)(RER) SECURITIES LITIGATION
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STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
This Stipulation of Settlement (the "Stipulation"), dated December 16, 2009, is made and entered into by and among the Court-appointed Lead Plaintiff, The Menorah Group — Menorah
Insurance Co., Ltd. and Mivtachim Pension Funds Ltd. ("Lead Plaintiff'), and Defendants
Comverse Technology, Inc. ("Comverse" or the "Company"), Jacob "Kobi" Alexander
("Alexander"), William F. Sorin ("Sorin"), David Kreinberg ("Kreinberg"), John H. Friedman
("Friedman"), Ron Hiram ("Hiram"), and Sam Oolie ("Oolie") (collectively the "Defendants"), by and through their respective counsel of record in the Litigation. The parties to this Stipulation
(including the Lead Plaintiff and the Defendants) shall collectively be referred to as the
"Parties." This Stipulation is intended by the Parties to fully, finally and forever resolve,
discharge and settle the Released Plaintiffs' Claims (as the term is defined below) for $225
million, upon the terms and subject to the-conditions hereof, and subject to the approval of the
Court.
I. THE LITIGATION
A. Procedural History of the Litigation
On April 16, 2006, the first of five individual actions was filed against Comverse and
certain officers of the Company alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The Court consolidated all five of the actions on August 24, 2006, and Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323 Filed 12/18/09 Page 2 of 56
appointed the Menora Group as Lead Plaintiff for the consolidated Actions. A Consolidated
Amended Complaint was filed on March 23, 2007.
Named as defendants were Comverse, certain of its former senior officers and directors: Alexander, Kreinberg, and Sorin; and members of the Company's Audit Committee and Stock Option and Remuneration Committee: Oolie, Friedman and Hiram ("Compensation
Committee Defendants").
Defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Amended Complaint on July 30, 2007, and on October 31, 2007, Magistrate Judge Reyes issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court deny Defendants Comverse, Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin's motions to dismiss the Sections 10(b) and 20(a) claims ("Report and Recommendation) (Docket
# 135), but recommended that all claims against the Compensation Committee Defendants be dismissed, as well as dismissal of all other claims against all Defendants.
On January 9, 2008, Lead Plaintiff filed an Objection to the portion of the Report and Recommendation regarding dismissal of certain claims against the Compensation Committee
Defendants, and on February 20, 2008, the Court reinstated those claims against the
Compensation Committee Defendants.
On July 15, 2008, Lead Plaintiff filed its Motion for Class Certification of a class of all purchasers of the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc. during the period from April 30,
2001 through November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive. Defendants opposed Lead Plaintiff's
Motion for Class Certification. Discovery was conducted by way of depositions of Menora
Group personnel and the production of relevant Menora Group documents. At the time the
Settling Parties reached an agreement in principle, the Court had yet to render a decision on this
motion.
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Through the course of this Litigation, the Parties have engaged in extensive discovery.
Defendants and their independent auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), have produced
over 7 million pages of documents and Lead Counsel has, among other things, reviewed such
documents and conducted numerous depositions.
In an effort to resolve this Litigation through good-faith settlement negotiations, the
Parties have engaged in extensive discussions and negotiations beginning in the summer of 2008.
Starting in December 2008, the Parties-engaged in mediation sessions, including conferences before Honorable Daniel Weinstein, a retired state judge with extensive experience in mediating complex litigation and securities actions. Prior to the first mediation conference, Lead Counsel and Comverse's counsel prepared and submitted comprehensive mediation statements to Judge
Weinstein. The mediation statements presented their respective Parties' views about the strengths and weaknesses of the claims, offered their differing views as to the damages suffered by the Class, and highlighted the critical issues that would determine whether a settlement was possible.
After the initial mediation session on December 1, 2008, numerous subsequent sessions took place in person and telephonically with Judge Weinstein. In-person sessions with Judge
Weinstein were attended by Plaintiffs' banking consultants and Converse's Chief Financial
Officer and General Counsel. These sessions were marked by extensive arm's length negotiations and give and take on multiple issues
B. Plaintiffs' Claims and the Benefits of Settlement
Lead Plaintiff believes that the claims asserted in the Action have merit and that the
evidence of the underlying events and transactions alleged in the Complaint, developed through
its discovery to date, supports the claims. Additionally, Lead Counsel has researched the
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applicable law with respect to the Class's claims and believes they could successfully refute any defenses to their claims raised by Defendants. Nonetheless Lead Plaintiff and its counsel recognize and acknowledge the expense and length of continued prosecution of the Action against Defendants through trial and any subsequent appeals. Lead Plaintiff and its counsel also have taken into account the uncertain outcome and risks of any litigation, especially in complex actions, as well as the difficulties and delays inherent in such litigation. Lead Plaintiff and its counsel are mindful of the inherent problems of proof of, and possible defenses to, the federal securities law violations asserted in the Action, including, but not limited to, proof of damages, proof of causation of damages, and proof of Defendants' requisite state of mind. Lead Plaintiff believes that it is desirable that the Released Plaintiffs' Claims be settled. Therefore, Lead
Plaintiff believes that the Settlement set forth in this Stipulation confers substantial benefits upon the Class. Based on their evaluation, Lead Plaintiff and its counsel have concluded that the terms and conditions of this Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequate to the Class, and that it is in the best interests of the Class to settle the claims raised in the Action pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Stipulation.
C. Defendants' Denials of Wrongdoing and Liability
Defendants have denied and continue to deny, inter alia, that Lead Plaintiff and the Class have suffered all damages alleged in the Consolidated Amended Complaint; that the price of
Converse's securities was artificially inflated by reason of the alleged misrepresentations, omissions, or otherwise; and that the alleged harm suffered by Lead Plaintiff and the Class, if
any, were causally linked to the alleged misrepresentations or omissions in the Action. In
addition Defendants maintain that the Yhave meritorious defenses to all claims allegedg in the
Action.
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Nonetheless, taking into account the uncertainty and risks inherent in any litigation, especially in complex cases such as this one, Defendants have concluded that further litigation of the Action would be protracted, burdensome, and expensive, and that it is desirable and beneficial to them that they secure releases to the fullest extent permitted by law and that the
Action be fully and finally settled and terminated in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Stipulation.
This Stipulation, and all related documents, shall not be construed as or deemed to be evidence of or an admission or concession on the part of any Defendant, or any of Defendants'
Released Parties (as defined in 11.38), with respect to any claim of any fault or liability or wrongdoing or damage whatsoever. The Parties, and each of them, shall not assert or pursue any action, claim or rights that any party hereto violated any provision of Rule 11 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure. Further, the Parties, and each of them, will not deny in any statement made to any media representative that the Action is being settled voluntarily after consultation with competent counsel. The Parties, and each of them, and their respective counsel agree that the Action was resolved in good faith, following arm's length bargaining, confers substantial benefits upon the Class and, based upon their evaluation, is in the best interests of the Defendants
as well as Lead Plaintiff and the Class.
II. TERMS OF STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT
A. Introduction
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among
Lead Plaintiff, the Class and each of them and Defendants and each of them bY and throughg
their respective undersigned counsel or attorneys of record that, subject to approval of the Court
pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in consideration of the benefits
flowing to the Parties from the Settlement set forth herein, the Litigation and the Released
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Plaintiffs' Claims shall be finally and fully compromised, settled and released, and the Action shall be dismissed with prejudice, as to all Parties, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Stipulation.
B. Definitions
As used in this Stipulation, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
1.1 "Authorized Claimant" means any member of the Class who is a Claimant (as defined in 1 1.6) and whose claim for recovery has been allowed pursuant to the terms of this
Stipulation.
1.2 "Additional Alexander Payment" means the payment to be made by Alexander to Comverse pursuant to 12.3(c).
1.3 "Alexander Insurance and Pension Proceeds" means (i) the cash surrender value of Alexander's split dollar life insurance policies; (ii) the amount of Alexander's Israeli education fund Account(s); and (iii) the total amount of Alexander's Israeli Manager's Insurance policies (both pension and severance components).
1.4 "Approval Triggering Events" refers to the failure of any of the events detailed in
9C 2.23 to occur.
1.5 "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday or Sunday or other day on which national banks are authorized by law or executive order to close in the State of New York.
1.6 "Claimant" means any Class Member (as defined in 11.9) who files a Proof of
Claim in such form and manner, and within such time, as the Court shall prescribe.
1.7 "Claims Administrator" means the firm of Berdon Claims Administration LLC, which shall administer the Settlement.
1.8 "Class" means all purchasers of the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc.
during the period from April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive. Excluded
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from the Class are Defendants, all current and former directors and officers of Comverse, and all
employees of Comverse and/or its Subsidiaries during the Class Period, and any family member,
trust, company, entity or affiliate controlled or owned by any of the excluded persons and entities r referenced above.
1.9 "Class Member" means a person or entity that falls within the definition of the
Class as set forth in 11.8.
1.10 "Class Notice and Administration Escrow Fund" means the funds deposited into
the Class Notice and Administration Fund Escrow Account and any interest or income earned
thereon.
1.11 "Class Notice and Administration Fund Escrow Account" means an interest
bearing escrow account established by the Claims Administrator to receive funds pursuant to q[
2.2(a).
1.12 "Class Period" means the period from April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008,
both dates inclusive.
1.13 "Common Stock" means the shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share,
of Comverse.
1.14 "Comprehensive Form 10-K" means an Annual Report on Form 10-K covering
Comverse's four fiscal years ended January 31, 2009 that Comverse intends to file with the SEC.
1.15 "Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account" means an interest bearin g escrow
account established bY the Escrow Agentg to receive the amounts of funds PYa able b Y9^9I 2.2()b-
(d) and 2.3(a)-(c).
1.16 "Court" means the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New
York.
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1.17 "Defendants" means Comverse, Alexander, Sorin, Kreinberg, Friedman, Oolie and Hiram.
1.18 "Defendants' Counsel" means the law firms: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP;
Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C.; Dechert, LLP; Law Offices of
Solomon N. Klein; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; and Baker Botts, LLP.
1.19 "Effective Date of Settlement" or "Effective Date" means the first date by which the following two events have occurred:
(i) Entry of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice has become
Final; and
(ii) The Court has issued an order finding that any issuances of Settlement
Shares pursuant to 12.7 are exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption contained in Section 3(a)(10) thereof.
1.20 "Escrow Accounts" mean, collectively, the Class Notice and Administration Fund
Escrow Account and the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account.
1.21 ' "Escrow Agent" means a federally chartered bank or banks designated by Lead
Counsel.
1.22 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.23 "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to the Settlement Shares on a per share basis, the average of the closing price per share of Common Stock for each of the ten (10)
consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the time that Comverse serves notice on
Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel of its election to issue Common Stock pursuant to 12.8.
1.24 "Final" means that an order or judgment is no longer subject to further appeal or
review, whether by exhaustion of any possible appeal, lapse of time or otherwise;
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1.25 "Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice" means the proposed final order and judgment to be entered by the Court approving the Settlement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B or in such other form as may be approved in writing by all of the Parties acting by and through their respective counsel of record in the Litigation.
1.26 "Lead Counsel" or "Plaintiffs' Counsel" means the Court-appointed Lead
Counsel: Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP.
1.27 "National Securities Exchange" means a securities exchange that has registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
1.28 "Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities" means the securities listed on an exhibit to the form of Security and Account Control Agreement referenced in 12.5.
1.29 "Notice" means the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Settlement Hearing Thereon, which is to be sent to members of the Class substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 to Exhibit A.
1.30 "Order of Attachment" means the order dated June 3, 2008, attaching certain real properties owned by Alexander, in Comverse Technology, Inc. v. Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, No.
600142/08 (N.Y. Sup.).
1.31 "Order for Notice and Hearing" means the proposed order preliminarily
approving the Settlement and directing notice thereof to the Class substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
1.32 "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
association, joint stock company, estate, legal representative, trust, unincorporated association,
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government or any political subdivision or agency thereof, and any business or legal entity and their spouses, heirs, predecessors, successors, representatives, or assigns.
1.33 "Plaintiffs" mean all Class Members.
1.34 "Plan of Allocation" means a plan or formula for allocating the Net Settlement
Fund to Authorized Claimants. Any Plan of Allocation is not part of this Stipulation and
Defendants shall have no responsibility or liability with respect thereto.
1.35 "Private Equity Securities" shall mean Alexander's investments in SSB Masters
Fund, L.P., Private Selection Fund I LLC, Private Selection Fund 2 L.P. and SSB Greenwich
Street II, LP, held in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney account number 600-00338 (one of the
Seized Alexander Accounts), and valued at $2,329,306 as of October 31, 2009.
1.36 "Proof of Claim" means the Proof of Claim and Release to be submitted by
Claimants, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 2 to Exhibit A.
1.37 "Publication Notice" means the Summary Notice of Pendency and Proposed
Settlement of Action and Settlement Hearing Thereon to be published in The Wall Street Journal
(National Edition), Globes, and a national business internet newswire, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit 3 to Exhibit A.
1.38 "Released Parties" means the Plaintiffs, Defendants, and each of Lead Plaintiff's
and Defendants' respective Released Parties. "Defendants' Released Parties" shall mean each
and every past and current Defendant and, whether or not identified in any complaint filed in the
Action, each Defendant's past or present directors, officers, employees, partners, member firms
or affiliates, principals, agents, predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, joint
ventures, attorneys, accountants, insurers, reinsurers, assigns, spouses, heirs, associates, related
or affiliated entities, or any members of their immediate families, or any trusts for which any of
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them are trustees, settlers or beneficiaries. "Lead Plaintiff's Released Parties" shall mean any and all of Lead Plaintiff's respective present, past or future officers, directors, and employees, and/or their respective families, parent entities, associates, affiliates or subsidiaries, and each and all of their respective past, present or future officers, directors, stockholders, agents, representatives, employees, attorneys, accountants, insurers, co-insurers and reinsurers, heirs, executors, trustees, general or limited partners or partnerships, limited liability companies, members, personal or legal representatives, estates, administrators, predecessors, successors and assigns or other individuals or entities in which Lead Plaintiff has a controlling interest or which is related to or affiliated with Plaintiffs and any other representatives of any of these Persons or entities whether or not any such Released Parties were named, served with process or appeared in the Action.
1.39 "Released Plaintiffs' Claims" means all claims (including "Unknown Claims" as defined in 11.52), rights, demands, suits, matters, issues, or causes of action under federal, state, local, foreign law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether known or unknown, that were, could have been, or could in the future be asserted against the Released Parties by Plaintiffs in any court of competent jurisdiction or any other adjudicatory tribunal, in connection with, arising out of, related to, based upon, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any way, to the facts, transactions, events, occurrences, acts, disclosures, oral or written statements, representations, filings, publications, disseminations, press releases, presentations, accounting practices or procedures, compensation practices or procedures, omissions or failures to act which were or which could have been alleged or described in this Class Action by Plaintiffs. The "Released
Plaintiffs' Claims" include> but are not limited to an Yand all claims related to or arisingg out of
the matters reported in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
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November 5, 2007, and January 29, 2008, the Report of the Special Committee of Comverse's
Board of Directors summarized in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit in support of arrest
warrants issued against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, or the SEC's complaints
against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, compensation practices, options backdating,
the administration of a secret options reserve fund, the recycling of unexercised options from
departed employees to other employees, or any other options dating or grant practice, procedure
II' or policy, the issuance and administration of employee stock options of Comverse, earnings
manipulation, finances, accounting practices or procedures, public filings, press releases or other
public statements or disseminations, revenue recognition issues, audits or reviews of Comverse's
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, the first three
quarters of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, or any prior period, and claims for breach of
fiduciary duty, insider trading, misappropriation of information, failure to disclose, omissions or
failures to act, abuse of control, breach of Comverse's policies or procedures, waste,
mismanagement, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, fraud, breach of
contract, negligence, breach of duty of care or other duty, violations of law, money damages,
injunctive relief, corrective disclosure, damages penalties, disgorgement, restitution, interest,
attorneys' fees, expert or consulting fees, and any and all other costs, expenses or liability
whatsoever, whether based on federal, state, local, foreign, statutory, common law, or any other
law, rule, or regulation, whether fixed or contingent, accrued or un-accrued, liquidated or un-
liquidated, at law or in equity, matured or un-matured, including both known claims and
Unknown Claims that were or that could have been alleged in the Consolidated Amended
Complaint in this Action. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, neither this Stipulation nor the
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release of any claims by the plaintiffs in the derivative actions in In re Comverse Technology,
Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 601272/06, pending in the Supreme Court for the State of New
York, County of New York, or In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, CV 06-
1849 (NGG)(RER), pending in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York.
1.40 "Released Defendants' Claims" means all claims, demands, rights, liabilities or
causes of action, in law or in equity, accrued or unaccrued, fixed or contingent, direct, individual
or representative, of every nature and description whatsoever, whether known or unknown, or
based on federal, state, local, statutory or common law or any other law, rule or regulation,
including the law of any jurisdiction outside the United States, that could have been brought
heretofore or in the future against Plaintiffs, Lead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel and their Released
Parties, arising out of the instituting, prosecution, settlement or resolution of the Action,
provided however, that Defendants and Defendants' Released Parties shall retain the right to
enforce in the Court the terms of the Stipulation.
1.41 "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.42 "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.43 "Settlement Agreement Date" means December 16, 2009.
1.44 "Settled Claims" means all of the Released Plaintiffs' Claims, and/or Released
Defendants Claims. i 1.45 "Settlement" means the settlement contemplated by this Stipulation.
1.46 "Settlement Fund" means the monies deposited into the Comverse Settlement
Fund Escrow Account and any residual monies held in the ClassC ss Notice and Administration Fund
Escrow Account, and any interest or income earned thereon.
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1.47 "Settlement Shares" means shares of Common Stock issued by Comverse pursuant to 12.7 in lieu of paying in cash a portion of the amounts otherwise required to be paid in cash to the Settlement Fund Escrow Account pursuant to 12.2(c) or 2.2(d).
1.48 "Seized Alexander Accounts" means the assets (including cash and securities in
Ulticom, Inc. ("Ulticom") and Verint Systems, Inc. ("Verint"), and the Private Equity Securities) in Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC account number 2837-2882, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC account number 3852-3499, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC account number 600-00338, and
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC account number 600-27694, held in the name of Jacob
"Kobi" Alexander, which were seized by the United States Marshalls Service pursuant to Court order dated July 31, 2006 in United States of America v. All Funds on Deposit at Citigroup Smith
Barney Account No. 600-00338, et. al., Civil Action No. CV 06-03730 (NGG) (RER), pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, as set forth in the account statement annexed hereto as Exhibit C.
1.49 "Subsidiary" means, with respect to Comverse, Ulticom, Verint, and any. corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, business trust or an unincorporated organization controlled by Comverse directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries.
1.50 "Transfer Agent" means American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC or
anY successor stock transfer or registrarg that Comverse mayY appoint pp in respectp to its Common
Stock.
1.51 "UBS Auction Rate Securities" means auction rate securities owned by Comverse
with a face value of $51,550,000 (Fifty-One Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars)
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face value at any time between June 30, 2010 and July 2, 2012.
1.52 "Unknown Claims" shall collectively mean all claims, demands, rights, liabilities,
and causes of action of every nature and description which Lead Plaintiff or any Class Member
does not know or suspect to exist in his, her or its favor at the time of the release of the Released
Parties which, if known by him, her or it, might have affected his, her or its settlement with and
release of the Released Parties, or might have affected his, her or its decision not to object to this
Settlement. With respect to any and all Released Plaintiffs' Claims, the Parties stipulate and
agree that, upon the Effective Date, Lead Plaintiff shall expressly waive, and each of the Class
Members shall be deemed to have waived, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of
Dismissal With Prejudice shall have waived, the provisions, rights and benefits of California
Civil Code §1542, which provides:
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.
Lead Plaintiff shall expressly and each of the Class Members shall be deemed to have, and by
operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice shall have, expressly waived
any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the
United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable or equivalent to
California Civil Code § 1542. Lead Plaintiff and Class members may hereafter discover facts in
addition to or different from those which he, she or it now knows or believes to be true with
respect to the subject matter of the Released Plaintiffs' Claims, but Lead Plaintiff shall expressly,
fully, finally and forever settle and release, and each Class member, upon the Effective Date,
shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With
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Prejudice shall have, fully, finally, and forever settled and released, any and all Released
Plaintiffs' Claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or non-contingent, whether or not concealed or hidden, which now exist, or heretofore have existed, upon any theory of law or equity now existing or coming into existence in the future, including, but not limited to, conduct which is negligent, intentional, with or without malice, or a breach of any duty, law or rule, without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts. Lead Plaintiff acknowledges, and the Class Members shall be deemed by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice to have acknowledged, that the foregoingg g waiver was separatelyP Y bargained g for and a keyY element of the Settlement of which thiss release is a part.
1.53 "Unpaid Comverse Amount" means, the aggregate amount that, as of any date, has not been paid under 12.2(c) and 12.2(d).
C. The Settlement
The Settlement Consideration
2.1 In consideration of the full and final settlement of all claims asserted or which
could have been asserted in the Action, Comverse and Alexander shall pay, or cause to be paid,
the respective amounts indicated in 9112.2 and 2.3, which payment obligations of Comverse and
Alexander shall be several and not joint.
Cash Payments To Be Wired To The Escrow Accounts by Comverse
2.2 Subject to 112.5 through 2. 11, the following amounts, in cash, shall be wired and
deposited as follows:
(a) On the Settlement Agreement Date, Comverse shall wire $1,000,000 (One
Million Dollars) to the Class Notice and Administrative Fund Escrow Account for costs
associated with the notice of pendency of the Settlement to the Class;
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(b) No later than August 15, 2010, Comverse shall wire the sum of
$51,500,000 to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account. Notwithstanding the above,
Comverse shall exercise its right to require UBS to purchase the UBS Auction Rate Securities on
June 30, 2010, and shall wire the proceeds received therefrom to the Comverse Settlement Fund
Escrow Account within forty eight (48) hours of receipt (which payment would reduce the amount payable on August 15, 2010);
(c) On or before February 15, 2011, Comverse shall wire the sum of
$30,000,000 (Thirty Million Dollars) to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account; and
(d) On or before the August 15, 2011, Comverse shall wire the sum of
$82,500,000 (Eighty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to the Comverse Settlement
Fund Escrow Account.
Contribution by Alexander
2.3 Alexander shall cause to be paid $60,000,000 to the Class as follows:
(a) Upon the entry of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice,
Alexander and his wife, Hana Alexander (collectively the "Alexanders"), will use best efforts to
comply with all reasonable requests by the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York (the "USAO") to facilitate the forfeiture of the assets in the accounts seized by the U.S. Marshalls in United States of America v. All Funds on Deposit at Citigroup Smith
Barney Account No. 600-00338, et. al., Civil Action No. CV 06-03730 (NGG) (RER). The
Alexanders will also cooperate with all reasonable requests by the USAO and Comverse
regarding the transfer of the assets in the Seized Alexander Accounts to Comverse. The
Alexanders will execute such documents as are necessaryY o withdraw and relinquishq their claims
to the cash and securities in the Seized Alexander Accounts, and will deliver said documents to
the USAO, subject to its agreement to hold these documents in escrow until the later of the date
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on which appeals from a final order and judgment approving the Federal and State Derivative
Action settlements and this Settlement has expired, or appeals therefrom have been exhausted, at which time the parties anticipate the USAO will file the documents as necessary to effectuate the forfeiture of the assets in the Seized Alexander Accounts and will transfer those assets in the
accounts to Comverse pursuant to the order of restitution previously entered in United States v.
William F. Sorin, CR 06-0723(NGG)(RER). Within forty-eight (48) hours after the receipt of the assets in the Seized Alexander Accounts, Comverse shall wire or cause to be wired the cash portion of such assets and transmit or cause to be transmitted the securities portion thereof to the
Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account.
(b) Comverse shall wire or cause to be wired any monies received from the
Alexander Insurance and Pension Proceeds to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account
within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt. Alternatively, if any of the assets referred to in the
definition of Alexander Insurance and Pension Proceeds are transferred to Alexander in
exchange for a cash payment to Comverse equal to the value thereof, Comverse shall wire or
cause to be wired the payment received to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account
within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt.
(c) On or before June 30, 2010, Alexander shall wire to Comverse the amount
by which $60 million exceeds the sum of (i) the Alexander Insurance and Pension Proceeds (or
any cash received from Alexander in exchange for the transfer of any assets referred to in the
definition of the Alexander Insurance and Pension Proceeds) transferred by Comverse to the
Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account pursuant to 12.3(b); and (ii) the value of the Seized
Alexander Accounts as of December 31, 2009, as set forth in the account statements provided by
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney ("Additional Alexander
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Payment"). Within forty eight (48) hours after receipt of the Additional Alexander Payment,
Comverse shall wire or cause to be wired such funds to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow
Account.
(d) Within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt by the Comverse Settlement
Fund Escrow Account of payment by Alexander (or his designee) of an amount equal to the value of the Private Equity Securities as set out in the brokerage account statements as of
December 31, 2009, less any cash that has been generated by the Private Equity Securities between December 31, 2009 and the date on which the Private Equity Securities are transferred to Alexander (or his designee) (the "Private Equity Purchase Price"), the Comverse Settlement
Fund Escrow Account shall transfer the Private Equity Securities (including any securities distributed from the Private Equity Securities in kind) to Alexander's designee, or, if the USAO does not object, to Alexander.
(e) In the event that cash proceeds realized through the liquidation of the
Verint Systems, Inc. ("Verint") and Ulticom, Inc. ("Ulticom") stock portion in the Seized
Alexander Accounts exceed the value of the Verint and Ulticom stock as set forth in the account
statements on December 31, 2009, Lead Plaintiff shall cause an amount in cash equal to twenty
five percent (25%) of such excess value to be wired from the Settlement Fund to Comverse
within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of such cash proceeds.
(f) Comverse shall have no obligations or liabilities with respect to the
payments to be made by Alexander except for the transfer thereof following receipt as provided
for in this paragraph 2.3 to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account. By causing the
funds to be paid to Comverse, Alexander will have satisfied his obligations under 12.3.
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issued such legal opinions as shall be necessary to cause any legends on the certificates
representing the shares of common stock of Ulticom and Verint held in the Seized Alexander
Accounts that restrict transferability under the federal securities laws to be removed as soon as
practicable after the Settlement Agreement Date.
(h) Comverse and Alexander agree that they shall not seek dismissal of
Comverse Technology, Inc. v. Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, No. 600142/08 (N.Y. Sup.) (hereinafter
"Comverse v. Alexander") or seek to vacate the Order of Attachment until such time as the
payment obligations referenced in this 12.3 have been satisfied. Nothing in this section shall
limit the ability of Comverse to release properties subject to the Order of Attachment, to the
extent necessary, (i) to allow him to mortgage and/or sell suchroP p ert Y to generateg proceedsP net
of mortgages, taxes, and brokerage fees and other closing costs ("Net Proceeds") sufficient to
fund the amounts due under this 12.3 and any penalty to be paid in settlement of Securities and
Exchange Commission v. Alexander et al., 06 Civ. 3844 (NGG) (RER) (E.D.N.Y.); and (ii) to
allow him to sell such property, provided that the Net Proceeds from such sales (the "Additional
Apartment Proceeds) are deposited into an escrow account pursuant to an escrow agreement
between Alexander and Comverse, and subject to the Order of Attachment previously entered in
Comverse v. Alexander. The Additional Apartment Proceeds may be used to satisfy any of the
obligations of Alexander or his designee under this 12.3. Comverse and Alexander shall give
Lead Plaintiff ten (10) days notice of actions to lift or modify the Order of Attachment and shall
serve upon Lead Plaintiff any papers in furtherance of such proceeding. This 12.3(h) shall cease
to be effective upon Alexander satisfying his payment obligations referenced in y[ 2.3.
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2.4 Within (48) hours of receipt of any of the assets or cash of the Seized Alexander
Accounts pursuant to 112.3(a)-(e), or otherwise, Comverse shall wire or cause to be wired the
cash portion of such assets and transmit or cause to be transmitted the securities portion thereof
to the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account.
Payments to Settlement Fund of Proceeds from Sale of Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities
2.5 Comverse represents and warrants that, as of the Settlement Agreement Date,
Comverse or a Subsidiary of Comverse is the owner of the Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities
free and clear of all liens or encumbrances. On or prior to the entry of the Judgment and Order
of Dismissal with Prejudice, Lead Plaintiff, on behalf of the Class, Comverse and the applicable
broker or bank at which an account containing Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities is held shall
execute and deliver to each other Security and Account Control Agreements substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto with respect to such account, pursuant to which, among other things,
the Class will be granted a security interest in the Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities and any
proceeds from the sale or other disposition thereof, and Lead Plaintiff will receive copies of
monthly statements with respect to the accounts in which such securities are held and
confirmation statements of each transaction effected in the Non-UBS Auction Rate Securities.
(a) In the event that Comverse or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive net cash
proceeds (after broker-dealer fees or commissions) from the sale or other disposition of Non-
UBS Auction Rate Securities in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 (Fifty Million
Dollars), Comverse shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such net proceeds, pay into the
Settlement Fund Escrow Account:
(i) $50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars) in satisfaction or partial
satisfaction of the Unpaid Comverse Amount, or
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(ii) If the remaining Unpaid Comverse Amount is less than
$50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars), the remaining Unpaid Comverse Amount in satisfaction
thereof.
(b) In the event that Comverse or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive net cash
proceeds (after broker-dealer fees or commissions) from the sale or other disposition of Non-
UBS Auction Rate Securities in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000 (One Hundred
Million Dollars), Comverse shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such net proceeds, pay
into the Settlement Fund Escrow Account:
(i) an additional $50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars) in satisfaction or
partial satisfaction of any remaining Unpaid Comverse Amount, or
(ii) If the remaining Unpaid Comverse Amount is less than
$50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars), the remaining Unpaid Comverse Amount in satisfaction
thereof.
2.6 Notwithstanding the number of days referenced for payment in 12.5, above, in no
event shall any payment for any Unpaid Comverse Amount specified in 12.2(c) be paid later
than February 15, 2011, and in no event shall any payment for any Unpaid Comverse Amount
specified in 12.2(d) be paid later than August 15, 2011.
Use of Settlement Shares as Payment Consideration
2.7 Subject to 112.8 and 2.9 (infra), in lieu of paying in cash for any or all of the
amounts specified in 12.2(c) or 12.2(d), Comverse may elect to satisfy its payment obligations
in respect of all or any portion of the amounts in 12.2(c) and 12.2 (d) by: (i) issuing Common
Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to all or any Unpaid Comverse Amount
specified in 12.2(c) on or before February 15, 2011; and/or (ii) issuing Common Stock having
an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to all or any Unpaid Comverse Amount specified in 9[
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2.2(d) on or before August 15, 2011; provided, however, that Comverse may not issue shares of
Common Stock in lieu of any such cash payment unless the aggregate Fair Market Value of
Shares of Common Stock to be issued in lieu thereof on any one date shall be equal to or greater
than $27,500,000 (Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).
2.8 If Comverse elects to issue Common Stock in lieu of cash pursuant to 12.7, it
shall serve written notice on Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel, provided that such notice shall not
be served (a) during customary trading hours on the principal national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed, or (b) no later than (i) fifteen (15) trading days prior to
February 15, 2011 for any Unpaid Comverse Amount specified in 12.2(c); and/or (ii) fifteen
(15) trading days prior to August 15, 2011 for any Unpaid Comverse Amount specified in y[
2.2(d).
2.9 As soon as practicable after Comverse serves notice on Lead Plaintiff and Lead
Counsel of its election to issue Settlement Share pursuant to 12.8, (a) the portion of the
Settlement Shares allocable to Lead Counsel under any award of fees by the Court shall be
issued directly to Lead Counsel; and (b) the balance of such Settlement Shares to which
Authorized Claimants shall be entitled shall be issued directly to:
(i) each Authorized Claimant, provided that, prior to such issuance,
the Claims Administrator has provided to the Company's Transfer Agent all information with
respect to such Authorized Claimant requested by the Company's Transfer Agent in accordance
with its customary procedures and instructions with respect to the issuance of securities, and
(ii) the Comverse Technology Securities Litigation Settlement Fund in
respect of all Authorized Claimants for which the information referred to in clause (i) above has
not been provided by the Claims Administrator to the Transfer Agent, provided that Settlement
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Shares issued to the Comverse Technology Securities Litigation Settlement Fund pursuant to this
clause (ii) in respect of an Authorized Claimant shall be reissued directly to such Authorized
Claimant upon the Transfer Agent's receipt of all requested information with respect to such
Authorized Claimant as contemplated by clause (i) above.
2.10 The Transfer Agent shall issue certificates evidencing Settlement Shares
registered in the respective names of the Authorized Claimants or, if acceptable to Comverse and
Lead Counsel (with such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld), through "book-entry"
registration, provided that all Settlement Shares issued directly to the Comverse Technology
Securities Litigation Settlement Fund shall be registered only in "book-entry" form. The Claims
Administrator shall use such format as the Transfer Agent may reasonably prescribes to delivery
to the Transfer Agent the information contemplated by clause 12.9 (i), above. The Transfer i Agent, at its sole discretion, may request additional information from the Claims Administrator
or any Authorized Claimant to effectuate the issuance of, and as a condition to issuing,
Settlement Shares. Each of Comverse and the Transfer Agent has the right to rely on the
accuracy and completeness of the information provided by the Claims Administrator or
Authorized Claimants with respect to the issuance of Settlement Shares. Neither Comverse nor
the Transfer Agent shall have any responsibility for, interest in, or liability whatsoever with
respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the Claims Administrator
or any Authorized Claimant in respect of the issuance of Settlement Shares pursuant to 9C 2.9 and
this 12.10, or any losses incurred in connection therewith. All Settlement Shares issued
pursuant to 12.9 and this 12.10 shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares of
Common Stock and no fractional shares shall be issued. Any Settlement Shares issued pursuant
to 12.9 and 12.10 shall be listed on a national securities exchange and shall not bear any legend
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with respect to the issuance and delivery of Settlement Shares as contemplated by 12.9 and this
9[ 2.10 shall be paid by Comverse.
2.11 In the event that sufficient net proceeds from the sale of Non-UBS Auction Rate
Securities are received by Comverse or any of its Subsidiaries so as to require a $50,000,000
(Fifty Million Dollars) cash payment in respect any Unpaid Comverse Amount as provided in 9C
2.5, Comverse may not elect to issue and deliver Settlement Shares in lieu of such cash payment.
Preservation of Consideration
2.12 The terms of this Settlement are binding upon Comverse and any successor to
Comverse.
Return of Funds in Certain Circumstances
2.13 Lead Plaintiff agrees that, prior to the Effective Date, the sum deposited into the
Class Notice and Administration Fund Escrow Account shall be used solely to fund reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to the printing, mailing and publication of notices to
Class Members as described in 1 2.19, below. In the event that this Settlement Agreement is
terminated prior to the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Escrow Agent shall refund to
Comverse the balance remaining in the Class Notice and Administration Fund Escrow Account.
In no event shall the Lead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel, or the Class be liable to Comverse for any
sums used to fund such properly incurred out-of-pocket costs and expenses.
Handling and Disbursement of Funds by the Escrow Agent
2.14 No monies will be disbursed from the Settlement Fund until after the Effective
Date except:
(a) As provided in 11 2.13, 2.17, and 7.2; and
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(b) To pay Taxes and Tax Expenses (as defined in 12.20) on the income
earned by the Settlement Fund. Taxes and Tax Expenses shall be paid out of the Settlement
Fund, shall be considered to be a cost of administration of the Settlement, and shall be timely
paid by the Escrow Agent without prior Order of Court.
2.15 The Escrow Agent shall invest any funds deposited in any Escrow Account in
excess of $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars) in short term United States Treasury Securities
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government or fully insured by the
United States Government, FDIC insured Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service
("CDARS"), or accounts that invest solely in short term United States Treasury Securities, and
shall reinvest the proceeds of these instruments as they mature in similar instruments at their
then-current market rates. Any funds held in an Escrow Account in an amount of $1,000,000
(One Million Dollars) or less may be held in a interest-bearing accounts insured by the FDIC.
2.16 The Escrow Agent shall not disburse the Settlement Fund except as provided in
this Stipulation, by an order of the Court, or with the written agreement of Defendants' Counsel
and Lead Counsel.
2.17 Subject to further order and/or direction as may be made by the Court, the Escrow i Agents are authorized to execute such transactions on behalf of the Class as are consistent with
the terms of this Stipulation.
2.18 All funds held by the Escrow Agents shall be deemed and considered to be in
custodia legis of the Court, and shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, until such
time as such funds shall be distributed or returned to the parties who deposited such funds
pursuant to this Stipulation and/or further order(s) of the Court.
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2.19 From and after the date the Court enters its order preliminarily approving the
Settlement, funds held in the Class Notice and Administration Fund Escrow Account may be used to pay the reasonable fees and expenses incurred by, and the reasonable fees charged by, the
Claims Administrator in connection with the administration and notice of the settlement upon presentation of customary invoices therefor, which invoices have been approved by Lead
Counsel, including, without limitation: the cost of identifying and locating members of the
Class; mailing Notice and Proof of Claim and publishing the Publication Notice (such amounts shall include, without limitation, the actual costs of publication in American and Israeli national business publications and newswires, printing and mailing the Notice in both English and
Hebrew, and reimbursement to nominee owners for forwarding notice to their beneficial owners); soliciting Class claims; assisting with the filing of claims, administering and distributing the Net Settlement Fund (as defined below) to Authorized Claimants, processing
Proof of Claim and Release forms, and paying escrow fees and costs, if any; and the administrative expenses incurred and fees charged by the Claims Administrator in connection with providing notice and processing the submitted claims. Defendants shall have no responsibility or liability for the allocation of the Settlement Fund among the Class Members or the allocation of any awards of Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees, costs and expenses. Any such awards
shall be paid solely by the Settlement Fund. Any residual monies held in the Class Notice and
Administration Fund Escrow Account upon the completion of notice and claims administration
for the Settlement shall be included in the Settlement Fund.
Taxes
2.20 (a) The Parties and the Escrow Agents agree to treat the Settlement Fund as
being at all times a "qualified settlement fund" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
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§1.468B-1. In addition, the Escrow Agents shall timely make such elections as necessary or
advisable to carry out the provisions of this 12.20, including the "relation-back election" (as
defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.468B-1) back to the earliest permitted date. Such elections
shall be made in compliance with the procedures and requirements contained in such regulations.
It shall be the responsibility of the Escrow Agents to timely and properly prepare and deliver the
necessary documentation for signature by all necessary parties, and thereafter to cause the
appropriate filing to occur.
(b) For purposes of §468B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and Treasury Regulation §1.468B-2(k)(3) promulgated thereunder, the "administrator" shall be
the Escrow Agents. The Escrow Agents shall timely and properly file all informational and other
tax returns necessary or advisable with respect to the Settlement Fund (including without
limitation the returns described in Treasury Regulation §1.468B-2(k)). Such returns (as well as
the election described in 12.20(a)) shall be consistent with this 12.20 and in all events shall
reflect that all Taxes (including any estimated Taxes, interest or penalties) on the income earned
by the Settlement Fund shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund as provided in 12.20(c) hereof.
(c) All Taxes (including any estimated Taxes, interest or penalties) arising
with respect to the income earned by the Settlement Fund, and expenses and costs incurred in
connection with the operation and implementation of this 12.20 (including, without limitation,
expenses of tax attorneys and/or accountants and mailing and distribution costs and expenses or
penalties relating to filing (or failing to file) the returns described in this 12.20) ("Tax
Expenses"), shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund. Defendants, Defendants' Counsel, Lead
Plaintiff, and Lead Counsel shall have no liability or responsibility for the Taxes or the Tax
Expenses. Taxes and Tax Expenses shall be treated as, and considered to be a cost of
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administration of the Settlement and shall be timely paid by the Escrow Agents out of the
Settlement Fund without prior order from the Court. The Escrow Agents shall indemnify and i hold each of the Defendants and Defendants' Counsel harmless for Taxes and Tax Expenses
(including, without limitation, Taxes payable by reason of any such indemnification). The
Escrow Agents shall be obligated (notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary) to withhold
from distribution to Authorized Claimants any funds necessary to pay such amounts, including
the establishment of adequate reserves for any Taxes and Tax Expenses (as well as any amounts
that may be required to be withheld under Treasury Regulation §1.468B-2(1)(2)). Neither
Defendants, Defendants' Counsel, Lead Plaintiff, nor Lead Counsel are responsible therefor, nor
shall they have any liability with respect thereto. The parties hereto agree to cooperate with the
Escrow Agents, each other, and their tax attorneys and accountants to the extent reasonably
necessary to carry out the provisions of this 12.20. Defendants' Counsel agree to promptly
provide the Escrow Agents with the statement described in Treasury Regulation §1.468B-3(e).
(d) For the purpose of this 12.20, references to the Settlement Fund shall
include both the Settlement Fund and Class Notice and Administration Fund, and shall also
include any earnings thereon.
Termination of Settlement
2.21 Lead Plaintiff, on behalf of the Class, or Defendants, and any of them, shall have
the right to terminate the Settlement and this Stipulation as to themselves by providing written
notice of their election to do so ("Termination Notice") to all other Parties hereto within five (5)
business days of: (i) the Court's declining to enter the Order for Notice and Hearing
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, hereto; (ii) the Court's refusal to approve this
Stipulation or any material part of it; (iii) the Court's declining to enter the Judgment and Order
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of Dismissal with Prejudice in any material respect; or (iv) the date upon which the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice is modified or reversed in any material respect by the
Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.
2.22 If prior to the Settlement Hearing any persons who otherwise would be members of the Class have timely filed exclusion from the Class in accordance with the provisions of the
Order for Notice and Hearing and the notice given pursuant thereto, and such persons in the aggregate purchased a number of shares of Common Stock during the Class Period in an amount greater than the sum specified in a separate "Supplemental Agreement" between the Parties, or
should certain other events occur, Comverse and Alexander shall have, in their sole discretion, the option to terminate this Stipulation in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Supplemental Agreement. The Supplemental Agreement will not be filed with the Court unless
and until a dispute among the Parties concerning its interpretation or application arises.
2.23 Alexander shall have the right to terminate the Settlement and this Stipulation if
any of the following conditions fail to occur either before or after final approval (collectively referred to as the "Approval Triggering Events"):
(a) The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and
the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, each enter an Order and Final
Judgment approving in all material respects the Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement in In
re Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 601272/06, pending in the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, New York County, and In re Comverse Technology, Inc.
Derivative Litigation, 06 Civ. 1849 (NGG) (RER), pending in the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of New York (collectively, the "Derivative Actions"); and the orders
dismissing and discontinuing with prejudice the claims against Alexander in the Derivative
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Actions become Final;
(b) In the action titled Securities and Exchange Commission v. Alexander et
al., 06 Civ. 3844 (NGG) (RER) (E.D.N.Y.), (a) the SEC will grant approval of a settlement on
terms agreed^' to b Y Mr. Alexander and the SEC staff, and ()b a consent Jjudgment g entered bY the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York will become Final;
(c) In connection with the action titled United States v. All Funds on Deposit
at Citigroup Smith Barney Account No. 600-00338, Held in the Name of Kobi Alexander and
Citigroup Smith Barney Account No. 600-27694 Held in the Name of Kobi J. Alexander, 06 Civ.
3730 (NGG) (RER), (a) the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New .York (i)
grants final approval of a settlement on terms agreed to by Mr. Alexander, and (ii) issues an
order dismissing the action with prejudice, which becomes Final; and (b) the government
promptly disburses to Comverse the Seized Alexander Accounts; and
(d) An order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York
County discontinuing with prejudice the action titled Comverse Technology, Inc. v. Alexander,
No. 08/600142, becomes Final.
2.24 Notice of the right to terminate and withdraw from the Stipulation must be sent by
email and overnight delivery to Class Counsel Patrick V. Dahlstrom of the law firm Pomerantz
Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP, Ten South La Salle Street, Suite 3505, Chicago, Illinois 60603,
[email protected] , no later than ten (10) business days after counsel for Mr. Alexander
receives notice or believes that an Approval Triggering Event has failed to occur. If not served
within that period, the option to terminate and withdraw as to that Approval Triggering Event
shall lapse and be of no further force and effect.
2.25 Notwithstanding Alexander's timely notice of withdrawal and termination from
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the Stipulation, (a) the Settlement and Stipulation between the Class and all Defendants other than Alexander shall continue in full force and effect on the terms described herein; (b)
Comverse shall only owe to the Class the total consideration of $165 million as set forth above; and (c) Comverse shall not take any steps to withdraw, dismiss or discontinue its action titled
Comverse Technology, Inc. v. Alexander, No. 08/600142, or the Order of Attachment, except as necessary to permit the Class to execute any judgment against, or settlement with, Alexander up to the amount of $60 million. Further, the net proceeds (after out of pocket expenses) recovered by either Comverse or the Class from Mr. Alexander shall be shared as follows (irrespective of whether Comverse or the Class obtains the recovery): the first $60 million of recovery will be for the benefit of the Class and any recovery in excess of $60 million will be shared equally by the
Class and Comverse. Within ten (10) business days of receiving notice that Alexander has exercised his right to terminate the Settlement under 12.23, the Escrow Agent shall return the payments set forth in 112.3(b), (c) and (d) to an escrow account jointly established by counsel for Comverse and counsel for Alexander at a mutually agreeable federally chartered bank.
2.26 The Final Hearing shall be scheduled no earlier than February 22, 2010, and may be postponed without further notice to the Class in the event that Comverse postpones the filing of the Comprehensive Form 10-K (unless Comverse and Alexander otherwise waive their rights to terminate the Settlement and this Stipulation under 12.23).
D. Class Certification
3.1 The Parties hereby stipulate to certification of the Class, pursuant to Rule 23(b)(3)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, solely for purposes of this Settlement. The certification
of the Class shall be binding only with respect to the Settlement and only if the Judgment becomes Final.
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4.1 Promptly after execution of this Stipulation, Lead Counsel and Defendants'
Counsel shall jointly submit this Stipulation together with its Exhibits to the Court and shall
apply for preliminary approval of the Settlement set forth in this Stipulation, entry of an Order
for Notice and Hearing, approval for the mailing and publication of the Notice and Publication
Notice, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-3 hereto, which shall include the general
terms of the Settlement set forth in this Stipulation, the proposed Plan of Allocation, the general
terms of the "Fee and Expense Application" (as defined in 17.1) and the date of the Settlement
Hearing as defined below.
4.2 At the time of the joint submission described in 14. 1, Lead Counsel and
Defendants' Counsel shall also jointly request that, after Notice is given, the Court hold a
hearing (the "Settlement Hearing"), certify the Class, and approve the Settlement of the Action
as set forth herein. At or after the Settlement Hearing, Lead Counsel also will request that the
Court approve the proposed Plan of Allocation, the Fee and Expense Application, and the
Compensatory Award.
4.3 Any Class Member who wishes to object to the fairness, reasonableness or
adequacy of this Stipulation, to the Plan of Allocation, to any term(s) of this Stipulation, to the
Fee and Expense Application, or to the Compensatory Award must both effect service on Lead
Counsel and Defendants' Counsel and file with the Court by no later than twenty-one (21) days
before the Settlement Hearing, or as the Court may otherwise direct, a statement of his, her or its
objection(s); provided however, that a potential Class Member who submits a Request for
Exclusion, as defined below, from the Class shall not be able to submit an objection. If a Class
Member timely and properly serves and files written objections, as set forth in this paragraph,
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Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel may, as they deem appropriate, submit papers in support
of the Stipulation, the Plan of Allocation, any term(s) of this Stipulation, to the Fee and Expense
Application, or to the Compensatory Award no later than ten (10) days before the Settlement
Hearing.
4.4 The statement of objection of the Class Member shall state (i) whether the Class
Member is a Class Member, (ii) which part of this Stipulation the Class Member objects to and
(iii) the specific reason(s), if any, for each such objection made by the Class Member, including
any legal support the Class Member wishes to bring to the Court's attention and any evidence the
Class Member wishes to introduce in support of such objection. Such Class Member shall also
provide documentation sufficient to establish the amount of publicly traded Comverse securities
purchased and sold, and the prices and dates of each transaction. Failure to provide such I information and documentation shall be grounds to void the objection.
4.5 Any Class Member who fails to comply with any of the provisions of Section E
shall waive and forfeit any and all rights he, she or it may otherwise have to appear separately at
the Settlement Hearing and/or to object to this Stipulation, and shall be bound by all the terms of
this Stipulation, and by all proceedings, orders and judgments in the Action.
F. Releases
5.1 The obligations incurred pursuant to this Stipulation shall be a full and final
disposition of the Action, any and all Released Plaintiffs' Claims, and any and all Released
Defendants' Claims, as against all Released Parties.
5.2 Upon the Effective Date, Lead Plaintiff, on behalf of itself, its Released Parties
and the Class, shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal
with Prejudice shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished and discharged all
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Released Plaintiffs' Claims against Defendants, and each of them, and any and all of their
Released Parties, whether or not any individual Class Member executes and delivers the Proof of
Claim. Delivery of a Proof of Claim executed by a Class Member shall release all Released
Plaintiffs' Claims against the Defendants and their Released Parties.
5.3 Upon the Effective Date, Defendants, and each of them, on behalf of themselves
and their Released Parties shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment and Order
of Dismissal with Prejudice shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished and
discharged all Released Defendants' Claims against Lead Plaintiff and any and all of its Released
Parties including, but not limited to, Plaintiffs' Counsel.
5.4 Only those Class Members filing valid and timely Proof of Claim and Release
forms shall be entitled to participate in the Settlement and receive a distribution from the
Settlement Fund. The Proof of Claim and Release to be executed by Class Members shall
release all Released Plaintiffs' Claims against the Released Persons, and shall be substantially in
the form contained in Exhibit A-2 attached hereto. All Class Members not submitting valid and
timely requests for exclusion shall be bound by the releases set forth in this Section F, whether or
not they submit a valid and timely Proof of Claim and Release.
G. Administration and Calculation of Claims, Final Awards, And Supervision and Distribution of the Settlement Fund
6.1 The Claims Administrator shall administer and calculate the claims submitted by
Class Members and shall oversee distribution of the Net Settlement Fund (defined below) to
Authorized Claimants. The distribution checks will be drawn uponp the accounts invested bY the
Escrow Agent.
6.2 The Settlement Fund shall be applied as follows:
(i) To pay the Taxes and Tax Expenses described in 9C 2.20 above;
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(ii) To pay all the costs and expenses reasonably and actually incurred in connection with settlement administration, including, but not limited to, locating members of the
Class, providing Notice, soliciting Class claims, assisting with the filing of claims, processing
Proof of Claim forms, making administrative determinations concerning the acceptance or rejection of submitted claims, administering and distributing the Settlement Fund to Authorized
Claimants, paying escrow fees and costs, if any, and paying the fees and expenses of the Claims
Administrator;
(iii) To pay Lead Counsel's attorneys' fees, and expenses with interest thereon, as provided in 17.2 (the "Fee and Expense Award"), to the extent allowed by the Court;
(iv) To pay a Compensatory Award to Lead Plaintiff as provided in 9C 7.6, to the extent allowed by the Court;
(v) To pay the Claims Administrator's fees and expenses reasonably incurred in the claims administration of the Settlement; and
(vi) To distribute the balance of the Settlement Fund, that is, the total
Settlement Fund less the items set forth in 116.2(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (the "Net Settlement
Fund"), and, thereafter, to the Authorized Claimants as allowed by this Stipulation, the Plan of
Allocation, or the Court.
6.3 Upon the entry of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice and thereafter, subject to 12.14 and in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Allocation, or such further approval and further order(s) of the Court as may be necessary or as circumstances may require, the Net Settlement Fund shall be distributed to Authorized Claimants subject to and in
accordance with the following:
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(i) Any Person falling within the definition of the Class may be excluded from the Class by submitting to the Claims Administrator a request for exclusion ("Request for
Exclusion"), which complies with the requirements set forth in the Order for Notice and Hearing,
Exhibit A hereto, and is postmarked no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of the
Settlement Hearing. All Persons who submit valid and timely Requests for Exclusion shall have no rights under the Stipulation, shall not share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, and shall not be bound by the Stipulation or the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice.
However, a Class Member may submit a written revocation of a Request for Exclusion up until the Bar Date (defined below) and receive payments pursuant to this Stipulation and Settlement provided the Class Member also submits a valid Proof of Claim, as set forth in 16.3(ii), below, prior to the Bar Date;
(ii) By forty-five (45) days after the Settlement Hearing, or such other time as may be set by the Court (the "Bar Date"), each Class Member claiming to be an Authorized
Claimant shall be required to submit to the Claims Administrator a completed Proof of Claim, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, signed under penalty of perjury and supported by such documents as specified in the Proof of Claim or such other documents or proof, as are reasonably available to the Authorized Claimant, as Lead Counsel, in their discretion, may deem
acceptable;
(iii) Except as otherwise ordered by the Court, all Class Members who fail to
timely submit a Proof of Claim and Release by the Bar Date, or such other period as may be
ordered by the Court, or otherwise allowed, or who file a Proof of Claim that is rejected, shall be
forever barred from receiving any payments pursuant to this Stipulation and Settlement, but will
in all other respects be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Stipulation, the releases
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contained herein, and the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice and will be barred and
enjoined from bringing any action against the Released Parties concerning the Settled Claims.
6.4 No Person shall have any claim against Lead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel, Defendants'
Counsel, the Claims Administrator or any other agent designated by Lead Counsel based on
distribution determinations or claim rejections made substantially in accordance with this
Stipulation and the Settlement contained therein, the Plan of Allocation, or further orders of the
Court. The Net Settlement Fund shall be distributed to the Authorized Claimants substantially in
accordance with a Plan of Allocation to be described in the Notice and approved by the Court.
However, any balance remaining in the Net Settlement Fund after six (6) months from the date
of distribution of the Net Settlement Fund (whether by reason of tax refunds, uncashed checks or
otherwise) the Claims Administrator under the supervision of Lead Counsel shall, if feasible,
reallocate such balance among Authorized Claimants in an equitable and economic fashion.
Thereafter, any balance that still remains in the Net Settlement Fund shall be donated to such
not-for-profit as the Court may direct and approve. This is not a claims-made settlement and, if
all conditions of the Stipulation are satisfied and the Settlement becomes final, no portion of the
Settlement Fund will be returned to the Defendants or their insurance carriers. Defendants and
their Corresponding Related Parties shall have no responsibility for, interest in, or liability
whatsoever with respect to the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, the Plan of Allocation,
the determination, administration, or calculation of claims, the payment or withholding of Taxes
or Tax Expenses or any losses incurred in connection therewith.
6.5 It is understood and agreed by the Parties that any proposed Plan of Allocation of
the Net Settlement Fund including, but not limited to, any adjustments to an Authorized
Claimant's claim set forth therein, is not a part of this Stipulation and is to be considered by the
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Court separately from the Court's consideration of the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the Settlement set forth in this Stipulation, and any order or proceedings relating to the Plan of
Allocation shall not operate to terminate or cancel this Stipulation or affect the finality of the
Court's Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice approving this Stipulation and the
Settlement set forth therein, or any other orders entered pursuant to this Stipulation.
6.6 After notice is given, Lead Counsel will request that the Court approve the proposed Plan of Allocation, the Fee and Expense Application, and the Compensatory Award, and the Parties shall request and obtain from the Court a Judgment and Order of Dismissal with
Prejudice substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B.
H. Attorneys' Fees and Expenses, and Lead Plaintiff's Compensatory Award
7.1 Lead Counsel may submit an application or applications (the "Fee and Expense
Application") for distributions to Lead Counsel from the Settlement Fund and the Settlement
Shares (if any) for: (a) an award of attorneys' fees; plus (b) reimbursement of actual costs and
expenses, including experts or consultants, incurred in connection with prosecuting the Action plus any interest on such attorneys' fees, costs and expenses at the same rate and for the same periods as earned by the Gross Settlement Fund (until paid) as may be awarded by the Court.
Lead Counsel reserves the right to make additional applications for fees and expenses incurred, if
necessary.
7.2 The attorneys' fees and expenses, including the fees and expenses of experts and
consultants, as awarded by the Court, shall be payable to Lead Counsel from the Settlement Fund
and the Settlement Shares (if any), as ordered, upon the entry of the Court's order awarding such
fees and expenses. Subject to the terms of payment in 112.2-2.4, (i) payments for attorneys' fees
and expenses in cash shall be paid to Lead Counsel five (5) Business Days after either receipt of
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the proceeds into the Settlement Fund and; (ii) payments for attorneys' fees and expenses in
Settlement Shares shall be delivered to Lead Counsel five (5) Business Days after the designation of Common Stock in lieu of a cash payment pursuant to 12.7 is made by Comverse, for which Comverse shall provide such assistance to arrange for the transfer to Lead Counsel of its proportionate share of the Settlement Shares as Comverse is required to provide (and bear such expenses as it is required to bear) in respect of the transfer of Settlement Shares pursuant to
9[ 2.7. Lead Counsel agrees to refund to the Settlement Fund any award of attorney's fees and expenses by the Court paid to Lead Counsel in the event the Court's award of attorney's fees and expenses is reduced or reversed on appeal (the "Fee Award"); payment of some or all of the Fee
Award shall be made by Lead Counsel into the Settlement Fund within five (5) Business Days of a Final order by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court directing such reduction or reversal, and shall be distributed by the Escrow Agent to the Class pursuant to the manner directed in the
Final order.
7.3 The procedure for and allowance or disallowance by the Court of any application by Lead Counsel for attorneys' fees and expenses, including the fees and expenses of experts and consultants, to be paid out of the Settlement Fund or the Settlement Shares, are not part of the
Settlement set forth in this Stipulation and are to be considered by the Court separately from the
Court's consideration of the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the Settlement set forth in
this Stipulation,P and anY order or proceedingsP g relatingg to the Fee and ExpenseP Application,PP or
any appeal from any order relating thereto or reversal or modification thereof, shall not operate
to modify, terminate or cancel this Stipulation, or affect or delay the finality of the Judgment and
Order of Dismissal with Prejudice approving this Stipulation and the Settlement of the Litigation.
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7.4 Except as provided in 17.2, Defendants and their Released Parties shall have no responsibility for, and no liability whatsoever with respect to, any payment to Lead Counsel or any other Plaintiffs' Counsel and/or any other Person who receives payment from the Settlement
Fund.
7.5 Defendants and their Released Parties shall have no responsibility for, and no liabilityY hatsoever with respectP to, the allocation amongg Lead Counsel and/or anY other Person who may assert some claim thereto, of any Fee and Expense Award that the Court may make in the Action.
7.6 Lead Counsel may submit an application to the Court to authorize the payment of a Compensatory Award for the time and expenses expended by Lead Plaintiff in assisting Lead
Counsel in the litigation of this Action. Subject to the payment terms in 112.2(b)-(d) and 112.3
(a)-(b), payment for any Compensatory Award payable in cash shall be payable to Lead Plaintiff five (5) days after the Effective Date.
I. Effect of Disapproval, Cancellation or Termination
8.1 Any appeal or delay in (a) the approval of the Plan of Allocation, (b) the determination of any award of attorneys' fees and expenses, or (c) the granting of a
Compensatory Award to Lead Plaintiff shall not affect, alter, or delay the occurrence of.the
Effective Date.
8.2 Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, any and all interest or right of
Defendants in or to the Settlement Fund, if any, shall be absolutely and forever extinguished, except as set forth in this Stipulation. The Settlement Fund shall be distributed in accordance with 16.2 hereof.
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8.3 In the event that this Stipulation is not approved by the Court, or the Effective
Date does not occur, then this Stipulation shall be canceled and terminated subject to 18.4 unless
Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel mutually agree in writing to proceed with this
Stipulation. None of the Parties, or any of them, shall have any obligation whatsoever to proceed
under any terms other than provided for and agreed herein. Without limitation of any Party's
other rights or remedies at law or in equity to enforce its rights against any other Party that
breaches its obligations under this Stipulation, no breach by any Party of its obligations under
this Stipulation shall permit any other Party to terminate this Stipulation or, after the Effective
Date, affect or impair the disposition of the Action or release of claims contemplated by 15.1.
8.4 If this Stipulation is terminated or fails to become effective for the reasons set
forth in 18.3, this Settlement Agreement shall be void ab initio, provided that unless otherwise
ordered by the Court within ten Business Days after the occurrence of such event,- any amount
then remaining in the Class Notice and Administration Fund (including accrued interest) and/or
the Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account (including accrued interest), less taxes, expenses
and any costs which have either been therefrom in accordance with this Stipulation or are
determined to be chargeable to the Class Notice and Administration Fund pursuant to this
Stipulation (but in no event exceeding the sum of $1,000,000) or the Comverse Settlement Fund
Escrow Account, shall be refunded by the Escrow Agent, pursuant to written instructions from
Comverse or its successor-in-interest. If this Stipulation is terminated for reasons set forth in 9C
2.23, it shall be void ab initio as to Alexander, provided that any amount deposited into the
Comverse Settlement Fund Escrow Account pursuant to 112.3 (b), (c) and/or (d) shall be
refunded by the Escrow Agent to an escrow account jointly established by counsel for Comverse
and counsel for Alexander at a mutually agreeable federally chartered bank, pursuant to written
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instructions from Comverse or its successor-in-interest and Alexander. Such termination shall
have no affect upon Comverse's agreement. In the event that the Stipulation is not approved by
the Court or the Settlement set forth thisin t sStipulation tiS ulati on is terminatedrminated or fails to become effective
in accordance with its terms, the terms and provisions of this Stipulation, with the exception of
q[9[ 1.1-1.53, 2.2(a), 2.19, 2.20 and 8.3-8.5 hereof, shall have no further force and effect with I respect to the settling Parties and shall not be used in this Action or in any other proceeding for
any purpose, and any judgment or order entered by the Court in accordance with the terms of this
Stipulation shall be treated as vacated, nunc pro tunc. No order of the Court or modification or
reversal on appeal of any order of the Court concerning the Plan of Allocation or the amount of
any attorneys' fees, costs, expenses and interest awarded by the Court to Lead Counsel shall
constitute grounds for cancellation or termination of the Stipulation.
8.5 If the Effective Date does not occur, neither Lead Plaintiff nor Lead Counsel shall
have any obligation to repay any amounts actually and properly disbursed from the Class Notice
and Administration Fund. In addition, any expenses already incurred and properly chargeable to
the Class Notice and Administration Fund pursuant to this Stipulation at the time of such
termination or cancellation, but which have not been paid, shall be paid by the Escrow Agents in
accordance with the terms of the Stipulation prior to the balance being refunded in accordance
with 18.4.
J. Miscellaneous Provisions
9.1 The Parties (a) acknowledge that it is their intent to consummate this agreement;
and (b) agree, subject to their fiduciary and other legal obligations, to cooperate to the extent
reasonably necessary to effectuate and implement all terms and conditions of this Stipulation and
to exercise their reasonable best efforts to accomplish the foregoing terms and conditions of this
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Stipulation. Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel agree to cooperate with one another in
seeking Court approval of the Order for Notice of Hearing, the Stipulation, and the Settlement,
and to promptly agree upon and execute all such other documentation as may be reasonably
required to obtain final approval of the Settlement.
9.2 The Parties intend this Stipulation to be a final and complete resolution of all
disputes between them with respect to the Action as well as any disputes which could have been
raised in the Action by Lead Plaintiff, the Class, and their Released Parties, and each or any of
them, against Defendants and their Released Parties, Defendants' Counsel, and each or any of
them, on the one hand, and by Defendants and their Released Parties, and each or any of them,
against Lead Plaintiff, the Class, their Released Parties, Lead Counsel, and each or any of them,
on the other hand. Additionally, as among and between Defendants and their Released Parties,
and each or any of them, Defendants intend this Stipulation to be a final and complete resolution
of all disputes between them with respect to the Action. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Comverse and Alexander have entered into a separate agreement and releases which apply to
disputes between them. Accordingly, the Parties agree not to assert in any forum that the Action
was brought by Lead Plaintiff or defended by any the Defendants, or each or any of them, in bad
faith or without a reasonable basis. The Judgmentg and Order of Dismissal with PrejudiceJ will
contain a statement that during the course of the Action, the parties and their respective counsel
at all times complied with the requirements of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The Parties further agree that the amount paid to the Settlement Fund and the other terms of the
Settlement were negotiated at arm's length and in good faith by the Parties, and reflect a
settlement that was reached voluntarily after consultation with competent legal counsel. i
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9.3 Whether or not the Effective Date occurs or this Stipulation is terminated, neither this Stipulation nor the Settlement contained herein, nor any act performed or document executed pursuant to or in furtherance of this Stipulation or the Settlement:
(i) may be deemed, or shall be used, offered or received against Defendants or Defendants' Released Parties, or each or any of them, as an admission, concession or evidence of, the validity of any Released Plaintiffs' Claims, the truth of any fact alleged by Plaintiffs, the deficiency of any defense that has been or could have been asserted in the litigation, or of any alleged wrongdoing, liability, negligence, or fault of the Defendants and their Released Parties, or any of them;
(ii) may be deemed, or shall be used, offered or received against Defendants, or each or any of them, as an admission, concession or evidence of, any fault, misrepresentation or omission with respect to any statement or written document approved or made by any
Defendant and their Released Parties, or any of them;
(iii) may be deemed, or shall be used, offered or received against Lead
Plaintiff, the Class, Lead Plaintiff's Released Parties, or each or any of them, as an admission, concession or evidence of, the validity or invalidity of any of Released Defendants' Claims, the infirmity or strength of any claims raised in the Action, the truth or falsity of any fact alleged by
Defendants, or the availability or lack of availability of meritorious defenses to the claims raised in the Action;
(iv) may be deemed, or shall be used, offered or received against Lead
Plaintiff, the Class, and Lead Plaintiff's Released Parties, or each or any of them, or against
Defendants, Defendants' Released Parties, or each or any of them, as an admission or concession
with respect to any liability, fault or wrongdoing as against any Parties to the Stipulation, in any
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civil, criminal or administrative proceeding in any court, administrative agency or other tribunal.
However, the Settlement, this Stipulation, and any acts performed and/or documents executed in
furtherance of or pursuant to this Stipulation and/or Settlement may be used in any proceedings
as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Stipulation. However, if this Stipulation
is approved by the Court, any party or any of the Released Parties may file this Stipulation and/or
the Final Order and Judgment in any action that may be brought against such party or parties in
order to support a defense or counterclaim based on principles of res judicata, collateral
estoppel, release, good faith settlement, judgment bar or reduction or any other theory of claim
preclusion or issue preclusion or similar defense or counterclaim;
(v) may be deemed, or shall be construed against Lead Plaintiff, the Class,
and Lead Plaintiff's Released Parties, or each or any of them, or against Defendants, Defendants'
Released Parties, or each or any of them, as an admission or concession that the consideration to
be given hereunder represents an amount equal to, less than or greater than that amount which
could have or would have been recovered after trial; and
(vi ) mayY be deemed or shall be construed as or received in evidence a s an
admission or concession against Lead Plaintiff, the Class, and Lead Plaintiff's Released Parties,
or each and anY of them or against Defendants g Defendants Released s Y Parties, or each or an of
them, that any of their claims are with or without merit or that damages recoverable under the
Complaint would have exceeded or would have been less than the Settlement Fund.
9.4 The headings used herein are used for the purpose of convenience only and are
not meant to have legal effect.
9.5 The waiver by one party of any breach of this Stipulation by any other party shall
not be deemed as a waiver of any other prior or subsequent breaches of this Stipulation.
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9.6 All of the Exhibits to this Stipulation are material and integral parts hereof and are
fully incorporated herein by this reference.
9.7 This Stipulation may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed
by or on behalf of all Parties or their respective successors-in-interest.
9.8 This Stipulation and the Exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement
among the parties hereto and no representations, warranties or inducements have been made to
any party concerning this Stipulation or its Exhibits other than the representations, warranties
and covenants contained and memorialized in such documents. Except as otherwise provided
herein, each Party shall bear its own costs.
9.9 Each counsel or other Person executing this Stipulation, any of its Exhibits, or any
related settlement documents on behalf of any party hereto hereby warrants and represents that
such Person has the full authority to do so and that they have the authority to take appropriate
action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to the Stipulation to effectuate its terms.
9.10 This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts. All executed
counterparts and each of them shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument provided that
counsel for the Parties to this Stipulation all exchange original signed counterparts.
9.11 This Stipulation shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and their Released Parties.
9.12 The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to implementation and
enforcement of the terms of this Stipulation, and all parties hereto submit to the jurisdiction of
the Court for purposes of implementing and enforcing the Settlement embodied in this
Stipulation.
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negotiated, executed and delivered, and to be wholly performed, in the State of New York and
the rights and obligations of the parties to this Stipulation shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and governed by, the internal, substantive laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to that State's choice of law principles.
9.14 This Stipulation is deemed to have been prepared by counsel for all parties, as a
result of arm's length negotiations among the parties. Whereas all parties have contributed
substantially and materially to the preparation of this Stipulation, it shall not be construed more
strictly against one party than another.
9.15 Whenever this Stipulation requires or contemplates that a Party shall or may give
notice to the other, notice shall be provided by facsimile, electronic mail, or next-day (excluding
Saturday and Sunday) express delivery service as follows and shall be deemed effective upon
such transmission or delivery, to the facsimile number or address, as the case may be, set forth
below:
If to Comverse, then to:
Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq. Matthew L. Mustokoff, Esq. WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Telephone: (212) 310-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
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If to Alexander, then to:
Edward M. Spiro, Esq. Jeremy H. Temkin, Esq. MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON ANELLO & BOHRER, P.C. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 856-9600 Facsimile- (212) 856-9494
If to Lead Plaintiff, then to:
Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Esq. POMERANTZ HAUDEK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP Ten South La Salle Street Suite 3505 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 377-1181 Facsimile: (312) 377-1184
or
Marc I. Gross, Esq. POMERANTZ HAUDEK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP 100 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 661-1100 Facsimile- (212) 661-8665
9.16 All time periods set forth herein shall be computed in calendar days unless otherwise expressly provided. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this
Stipulation or by order of court, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included.
9.17 The Parties reserve the right, subject to the Court's approval, to make any reasonable extensions of time that might be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this
Stipulation.
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Dated: December 16, 2009
POMERANTZ HAUDEK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP
P4 V. Dahlstrom, Esy. 1^— Ten South La Salle Street Suite 3505 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 377-1181 Facsimile: (312) 377-1184
Stanley M. Grossman, Esq. Marc I. Gross, Esq. Daniel L. Berger, Esq. Jeremy A. Lieberman, Esq. Fei-Lu Qian, Esq. Tamar A. Weinrib, Esq.
POMERANTZ HAUDEK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP 100 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 661-1100 Facsimile: (212) 661-8665
Attorneys for the Lead Plaintiff Menorah Group and The Class
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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP
oseph S. Allerhand, Esq, David E. Z.,eltner, Esq. Matthew L. Mustokoff, Esq. 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Telephone: (212) 31.0-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
Attorneys for Defendant Coinverse Technology, Inc.
MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON ANELLO & BOHRER, P.C.
Robert G. Morvillo, Esq. Edward M. Spiro, Esq. Jeremy H. Temkin, Esq. Erica Sparkler, Esq. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 856-9600 Facsimile: (212) 856-9494
Attorneys for Dcfencl(mt Jacob "Kobi " Alexcinder
DECHERT,LLP
David S. Hoffner, Esq. Scott Smedley, Esq. 1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 698-3500 Facsimile: (212) 698-3599
Attorneys for Defendant David Kreinberg
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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGE, S, LLP
Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq, David E, Zeltner, Esq, Matthew L. Mustokoff, Esq, 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Telephone: (212) 310-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
Attorneys for Defendant Comverse Technology, Inc.
MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON ANELLO & BOHRER, P.C.
V^ Robert G. Morvillo, Esq. Edward M. Spiro, Esq. Jeremy H. Temkin, Esq. Erica Sparkler, Esq. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 856-9600 Facsimile: (212) 856-9494
Attorneys for Defendant Jacob "Kobi "Alexander
DECHERT,LLP
David S. Hoffner, Esq. Scott Smedley, Esq. 1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 698-3500 Facsimile: (212) 698-3599
Attorneys for Defendant David Kreinberg
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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP
Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq. David E. Zeltner, Esq. Matthew L. Mustokoff, Esq. + 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Telephone: (212) 310-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
Attorneys for Defendant Comverse Technology, Inc.
MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON ANELLO & BOHRER, P.C.
Robert G. Morvillo, Esq. Edward M. Spiro, Esq. Jeremy H. Temkin, Esq. Erica Sparkler, Esq. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 856-9600 Facsimile: (212) 856-9494
Attorneys for Defendant Jacob "Kobi" Alexander
DECHERT,LLP
David S. Hoffn -r, ' sq. Scott Smedley, Esq. 1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 698-3500 Facsimile: (212) 698-3599
Attorneys for Defendant David Kreinberg
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LAW QFFICE OF SOLOMON N. KLEIN
So omon N. Klein, Esq. 1410 Broadway, Suite. 1802 New York, New York 10018 Telephone: (212) 575-0202 Facsimile: (212) 575-0233
Thomas Philip Puccio, Esq. LAW OFFICES OFXHOMAS P. PUCCIO 230 Park Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10169 Telephone: 212-883-6383 Facsimile: 212-883-6388
Attorneys for Defendant William F. Sorin
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
Yehudis Shalva Lewis, Esq. Arthur H. Aufses, III, Esq. Guilaine Senecal, Esq. 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 715-7538 Facsimile: (212) 715-8000
Attorneys for Defendants John H. Friedman and Sam Oolie
BAKER BOTTS, LLP
Seth T. Taube, Esq. 30 Rockefeller Plaza 44th Floor New York, New York 10112 Telephone: (212) 408-2655 Facsimile: (212) 408-2501
Attorneys for Defendant Ron Hiram
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LAW OFFICES OF SOLOMON N. KLEIN
Solomon N. Klein, Esq. 1410 Broadway, Suite. 1802 New York, New York 10018 Telephone: (212) 575-0202 Facsimile: (212) 575-0233
Thomas Philip Puccio, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS P. PUCCIO 230 Park Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10169 Telephone: 212-883-6383 Facsimile: 212-883-6388
Attorneys for Defendant. William F. Sorin
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
i Yehudis Shalva Le is, Esq. Arthur H. Aufses, III, Esq. Guilaine Senecal, Esq. 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 715-7538 Facsimile: (212) 715-8000
Attorneys for Defendants John H. Friedman and Sam. Oolie
BAKER BOTTS, LLP
Seth T. Taube Esq.q 30 Rockefeller Plaza - 44`h Floor New York, New York 10112 Telephone: (212) 408-2655 Facsimile: (212) 408-2501
Attorneys for Defendant Ron Hiram
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LAW OFFICES OF SOLOMON N. KLEIN
Solomon N. Klein, Esq. 1410 Broadway, Suite. 1802 New York, New York 10018 Telephone: (212) 575-0202 Facsimile: (212) 575-0233
Thomas Philip Puccio, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS P. PUCCIO 230 Park Avenue , Suite 301 New York, NY 10169 Telephone: 212-883-6383 Facsimile: 212-883-6388
Attorneys for Defendant William F. Sorin
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
Yehudis Shalva Lewis, Esq. Arthur H. Aufses, IIl, Esq. Guilaine Senecal, Esq. 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 715-7538 Facsimile: (212) 715-8000
Attorneysdendants John H rzan and Sam Oolie
BA : LLP
Seth T. Taube7 Esq.q 30 Rockefeller Plaza - 44 `" Floor New York, New York 10112 Telephone: (212)408-2655 Facsimile: (212) 408-2501
Attorneys for Defendant Ron Hiram
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EXHIBIT A Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-1 Filed 12/18/09 Page 2 of 9
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ) IN RE COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, ) Civil Action No. CV 06 1825 (NGG) (RER) INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION ) ) )
ORDER PRELIMINARILY APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND SCHEDULING FAIRNESS HEARING
The Court has received the Stipulation of Settlement, dated as of
December 16, 2009 (the “Stipulation”), that has been entered into by Lead Plaintiff and
Defendants. The Court has reviewed the Stipulation and its attached exhibits, and, good cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY FOUND, CONCLUDED AND ORDERED as follows:
1. The Court, for purposes of this Preliminary Order, adopts all defined terms as set forth in the Stipulation, and incorporates them herein by reference as if fully set forth.
2. The Court preliminarily approves: (a) the settlement of the Action as set forth in the Stipulation; and (b) the proposed Plan of Allocation described in the Notice.
3. The Court hereby certifies the Class for settlement purposes. The Class is defined as:
a. all purchasers of the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc. during the period from April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008 (the “Class Period”), both dates inclusive. The term Class or Class Members does not include: Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-1 Filed 12/18/09 Page 3 of 9
(1) such persons or entities who are or were: Defendants, current and former directors of Comverse, and employees of Comverse and/or its
Subsidiaries during the Class Period;
(2) any family member, trust, company, entity or affiliate controlled or owned by any of the excluded persons and entities referenced above, and
(3) such persons or entities who submit valid and timely requests for exclusion from the Class.
4. The Court finds that each element for certification of the Class pursuant to
Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is met: (i) members of the Class are so numerous as to make joinder impracticable; (ii) the claims of the Lead Plaintiff are typical of the claims of the Class it seeks to represent; (iii) the interests of the members of the Class will be, and have been, fairly and adequately represented by the Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel in this litigation; (iv) a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of this litigation; (v) common questions of law and fact exist as to all members of the Class; and (vi) such common questions predominate over any questions solely affecting individual members of the Class.
5. The Court approves as to form and content, and for distribution to Class
Members, the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action (the
“Notice”), substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, a Proof of Claim and
Release, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto; and for publication of a
Summary Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
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6. Lead Counsel are authorized to act on behalf of the Class with respect to all acts required by, or which may be given pursuant to, the Stipulation or such other acts which are reasonably necessary to consummate the proposed settlement set forth in the
Stipulation.
7. Lead Counsel are hereby authorized to retain the firm of Berdon Claims
Administration LLC as Claims Administrator of the Settlement, to supervise and administer the notice and claim procedures.
8. The Court will hold the Fairness Hearing on , 2010 at .m. in Courtroom , United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza
East, Brooklyn, New York 11201 to: (i) determine whether the Settlement should be finally approved as fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interests of the Class, (ii) determine whether a Judgment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D, hereto, should be entered dismissing all claims in the Action against the Released Parties, with prejudice, (iii) rule upon an application by Lead Counsel for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, and a Lead Plaintiff Compensatory Award, and (iv) consider any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the
Settlement.
9. Notice of the Settlement and the Fairness Hearing shall be given by the
Claims Administrator to members of the Class who can be identified through reasonable effort (i) by mailing a copy of the Notice via first class postage pre-paid mail no later than 75 days before the Fairness Hearing, and (ii) by publishing a copy of the Summary
Notice (a) in the national edition of The Wall Street Journal and posting on a national
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business wire in the United States and (b) in a national business publication in Israel and posting on an Israeli national business wire no later than 60 days before the Fairness
Hearing. Brokerage firms and other nominees for beneficial owners of Comverse who receive the Notice are ordered to forward promptly a copy of the Notice to the beneficial owners of those securities.
10. The costs of such Notice will be paid out of the one million dollar
($1,000,000) Class Notice and Administrative Fund as set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the
Stipulation, and supplemented to the extent necessary pursuant to Section 6.2 (ii).
11. The Court finds and concludes, with respect to both the form of the Notice given and the procedure used to give notice, that the Notice provided for in this Order is the best notice reasonably practicable under the circumstances, fully satisfies the requirements of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Section 21D(a)(7) of the
Securities Exchange Act, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(7), the Constitution of the United States, and any other applicable law, and constitutes due and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to receive notice.
12. The Fairness Hearing may be adjourned by the Court without notice to the members of the Class. The Court may consider modifications of the Settlement (with the consent of the Lead Plaintiff and the Defendants) without further notice to the members of the Class.
13. Lead Counsel shall file papers in support of the Settlement, Plan of
Allocation, and requests for award of Attorneys Fees, reimbursement of expenses, and
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Lead Plaintiff Compensatory Award no later than 45 days prior to the Settlement
Hearing. Such papers, along with a copy of the Stipulation of Settlement, shall be posted at www.pomlaw.com.
14. Any member of the Class may request to be excluded from the Settlement.
The request for exclusion from the Class must be received by the Claims Administrator no later than 30 days prior to the date set in this Order for the Fairness Hearing, must be in writing, and must include the following information: (i) the person's name, address, telephone number, (ii) the dates, number of shares, and prices at which the person requesting exclusion purchased and sold Comverse Common Stock during the Class
Period and documentation thereof. The request to be excluded must be mailed by first class postage pre-paid mail (or delivered by hand or overnight delivery service) as specified in the Notice. Any person who requests exclusion from the Settlement in accordance with the terms stated in this Order shall not be a member of the Class, shall not be bound by the terms of the Settlement, and shall have no right to participate in the distribution of the Settlement proceeds.
15. Any member of the Class who does not request exclusion from the
Settlement in the manner required by this Order may object to the Settlement, Plan of
Allocation, the request by Lead Counsel for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, and/or to the Lead Plaintiff Compensatory Award or otherwise request to be heard in person or by counsel concerning any matter properly before the Court at the
Settlement Hearing. The objection, statement or request to be heard at the Fairness
Hearing must be received no later than 30 days prior to the date set in this Order for the
Fairness Hearing, must be in writing, and must include the following information: (i) the
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person's name, address and telephone number, (ii) the dates, number of shares and prices at which the person purchased and sold Comverse common stock during the Class Period, and documentation thereof, (iii) a detailed statement of the basis for the person's objections to or comments upon the Settlement, the request for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, or any other matter before the Court, and (iv) any supporting papers, including all documents and writings that the person desires the Court to consider. The objection, statement or request to be heard at the Fairness Hearing must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and must be delivered by hand, overnight delivery, or first class mail to the counsel for the parties identified in the Notice at the same time that the objection, statement or request to be heard is filed with the Clerk of the Court.
16. Any member of the Class who does not submit a request to be excluded from the Settlement in the manner stated in this Order shall be deemed to have waived his, her or its right to be excluded from the Settlement, and shall forever be barred from requesting exclusion from the Settlement in this or any other proceeding.
17. Any member of the Class who does not object to the Settlement, Plan of
Allocation, the request for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, and/or the
Lead Plaintiff Compensatory Award, or otherwise request to be heard concerning the
Settlement in the manner stated in this Order shall be deemed to have waived his, her or its right to object to the Settlement, Plan of Allocation, the request for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses and/ or the Lead Plaintiff Compensation Award, or otherwise be heard concerning such matters, and shall forever be barred from objecting to such matters, or otherwise being heard concerning such matters in this or any other proceeding.
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18. Any member of the Class who does not submit a request to be excluded, and who wants to participate in the Settlement, shall complete and submit a Proof of
Claim and Release in accordance with the instructions contained therein. Unless the
Court orders otherwise, all Proofs of Claim and Releases must be submitted no later than forty-five (45) days after the Fairness Hearing. Any Member for whom timely and valid
Proof of Claim and Release has not been submitted within the time provided for shall, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, be barred from sharing in the distribution of the proceeds of the Settlement, but shall nonetheless be bound by the terms of the Judgment.
19. Lead Plaintiff may alter the Plan of Allocation (subject to Court approval) without any further notice to Class Members, unless such Class Members expressly request notice of alteration of the plan by submitting such request to the Claims
Administrator no later than 30 days prior to the Fairness Hearing
20. Pending the Fairness Hearing, the Court stays all proceedings in the Action, other than proceedings necessary to carry out or enforce the terms and conditions of the
Stipulation.
21. This Order, the Settlement, and any of their terms, and all negotiations, discussions and proceedings in connection with this Order and the Settlement, shall not constitute any evidence, or an admission by any of the Defendants or Released Parties (as that term is defined in the Stipulation), that any acts of wrongdoing have been committed and shall not be deemed to create any inference that there is any liability on the part of any of the Defendants or Releasees. This Order, the Settlement, and any of their terms, and all negotiations, discussions and proceedings in connection with this Order and the Settlement,
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shall not be offered or received in evidence or used for any other purpose in this or any other proceeding in any court, administrative agency, arbitration forum, or other tribunal other than as may be necessary to enforce the terms of this Order and/or the Settlement.
22. In the event that the Settlement fails to become effective in accordance with its terms, or if the Judgment is not entered or is reversed, vacated, or materially modified on appeal, this Order (except for this Paragraph) shall be null and void, the
Settlement shall be deemed terminated pursuant to the terms of the Settlement, and the parties shall return to their positions as provided for in the Settlement.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: December , 2009 Brooklyn, New York
Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis United States District Judge Eastern District of New York
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EXHIBIT A- 1 Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-2 Filed 12/18/09 Page 2 of 23
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X IN RE COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC No. 06 CV 1825 (NGG) (RER) SECURITIES LITIGATION X
NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION
TO: ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES THAT PURCHASED COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. COMMON STOCK DURING THE PERIOD OF APRIL 20, 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 29, 2008 (THE “CLASS”). Excluded from the Class are the Defendants, all current and former officers and directors of Comverse, all employees of Comverse and/or its Subsidiaries during the Class Period, and any family member, trust, company, entity or affiliate controlled or owned by any of the excluded persons and entities referenced above.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule 23”) and an Order of the United States District Court for Eastern District of New York (the “Court”) of the pendency of a class action lawsuit on behalf of the Class.
YOU ARE ALSO HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 and an Order of the Court, that there is a proposed settlement of claims in the lawsuit against all defendants. This settlement is on behalf of Members of the Class. You could get a payment from the proposed settlement described below.
A Federal Court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
This Notice explains important rights you may have. Your legal rights are affected whether or not you act. Please read this notice carefully!
COVER PAGE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW
1. Statement of Class Member’s Recovery: This Notice has been sent to you pursuant to an Order of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (the “Court”) in the class action bearing the caption In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 06-CV- 1825-(NGG) (RER) (the “Action”). One of the purposes of this Notice is to inform you of the proposed Settlement of the Action for $225 million. This Notice describes the rights you may have in connection with the Settlement, what steps you may take in relation to the Settlement, and provides information about the hearing that will be held by the Court to consider the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement. In order to receive financial proceeds from the Settlement, you will need to obtain and file a Proof of Claim and Release form.
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2. Reasons for the Settlement with Defendants: The Settlement resolves claims against Comverse and certain of its former Officers and Directors (“Defendants”) regarding alleged violations of the federal securities laws. By entering into the Settlement, the Defendants do not admit any allegations of wrongdoing. In light of the amount of the Settlement and the immediacy of recovery to the members of the Class, Lead Plaintiff believes that the proposed Settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and in the best interests of the Class. The Settlement provides a substantial benefit, namely $225,000,000, less the various deductions described in this Notice, as compared to the risk that a similar, smaller, or no recovery would be achieved after a trial and appeals, possibly years in the future, in which the Defendants would have the opportunity to assert substantial defenses to the claims brought against them.
3. Statement of Average Amount of Damage Per Share: Lead Plaintiff and the Defendants do not agree on the average amount of damages per share that would be recoverable if Lead Plaintiff were to have prevailed on each claim alleged. The issues on which the parties disagree include: (1) the appropriate economic model for determining the amount by which Comverse’ s common stock was allegedly artificially inflated (if at all); (2) the amount by which Comverse common stock was allegedly artificially inflated (if at all); (3) the various market forces influencing the trading price of Comverse common stock; (4) the extent to which external factors, such as general market conditions, influenced the trading price of Comverse common stock; and (5) the extent to which the various matters that Lead Plaintiff alleged were false or misleading influenced (if at all) the trading price of Comverse common stock.
4. In the opinion of Lead Counsel, the Settlement represents a significant part of damages that would likely be awarded by a jury. More importantly, the Settlement represents a very significant portion of the damages that would likely be collected from Defendants, given the Company’s limited resources to satisfy any potential judgment and limited insurance coverage.
5. Lead Plaintiff’s damages expert estimates that approximately 188.4 million shares of Comverse common stock traded, and were damaged, during the Class Period. Assuming that the owners of all affected Comverse shares elect to participate in the Settlement, the average recovery per share could be $1.19, before deduction of any fees, expenses, costs, and awards described herein. The actual amount disbursed to members of the Class who participate in the Settlement may be more or less than this figure.
6. Statement of Attorney Fees and Expenses: Counsel has not received any payment for its services in conducting this litigation on behalf of Lead Plaintiff and the members of the Class, nor has it been reimbursed for its out-of-pocket expenditures. If the Settlement is approved by the Court, such counsel will apply to the Court for attorneys’ fees not to exceed ___% of the Settlement Amount, and reimbursement of expenses not to exceed $ . Such fees and expenses shall be paid from the Settlement Amount. If the amount requested by counsel is approved by the Court, the average cost would be $ ____ per share. In addition, a Compensatory Award for the time and expenses incurred by Lead Plaintiff will be sought, not to exceed $ .
7. Identification of Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel: For further information regarding this Settlement you may contact Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Esq., Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman & Gross
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LLP, 10 South La Salle Street, Suite 3505, Chicago, IL 60603 www.pomlaw.com .
DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT. [END OF COVER PAGE]
WHAT THIS NOTICE CONTAINS
Why did I get this Notice? Page 3 What is this case about? What has happened so far? Page 5 How do I know if I am part of the Class or if I can participate in the Settlement? Page 8 What rights do I have as a Member of the Class? Page 9 Excluding yourself from the Settlement Page 9 What recovery does the Settlement provide? Page 10 Why is there a Settlement? Page 11 What might happen if there was no Settlement? Page 11 How much will my payment be? What is the Plan of Allocation? Page 14 How do I participate in the Settlement? What do I need to do? Page 19 What rights am I giving up by agreeing to Settlement? Page 20 What payments are the attorneys for the Class and the Lead Plaintiff seeking for their work in this case? Page 21 When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the Settlement and related matters? Do I have to come to the Hearing? May I speak at the Hearing if I don’t like the Settlement or the other matters referenced in this Notice? Page 21 What if I am a broker, bank or other nominee which bought shares, on someone else’s behalf? Page 22 Can I see the Court file? Who should I contact if I have questions? Page 23
WHY DID I GET THIS NOTICE?
8. A class action is a lawsuit in which one or more persons sue on behalf of all other persons who have similar claims.
9. On March 23, 2007, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (the “Court”) against defendants Comverse Technology, Inc. (“Comverse” or the “Company”), Jacob “Kobi” Alexander (“Alexander”), David Kreinberg (“Kreinberg”), William F. Sorin (“Sorin”), John H. Friedman (“Friedman”), Sam Oolie (“Oolie”), and
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Ron Hiram (“Hiram”), collectively referred to herein as the “Defendants”. This complaint alleged that Defendants issued false and misleading statements, in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10. On December 16, 2009, the Lead Plaintiff in this case entered into a proposed settlement (“Settlement”) with the Defendants.
11. On , the Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed Settlement.
12. You received this Notice because you have a right to know that a Class Action has been certified and that, if you fit within the definition of the Class, you will be deemed part of the Class unless you expressly excluded yourself from it in writing pursuant to the instructions below. This Notice is also to inform you of the nature of the Action and of your rights in connection with the Settlement.
13. You also received this Notice because, if you are a Class Member, you have a right to know about the proposed Settlement with the Defendants before the Court decides whether to approve it.
14. In that regard, the Notice explains your legal rights as a member of the Class, what benefits are available, who is eligible for them, and how to get them. This Notice also provides information about a hearing to be held by the Court to consider the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the proposed Settlement and to consider the application for attorney fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses.
15. If the Court approves the proposed Settlement, and after any objections and appeals are resolved, a claims administrator approved by the Court will make payments from the fund created by the Settlement to eligible claimants pursuant to a plan of allocation (“Plan of Allocation”).
16. The Settlement Hearing will be held on , at __, before the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis, United States District Judge, at the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY, 11201 (the “Settlement Hearing”). The purpose of the Settlement Hearing will be to determine:
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a. Whether the Settlement should be approved as fair, just, reasonable and adequate to each of the Settling Parties;
b. Whether the Plan of Allocation is fair, just, reasonable, and adequate;
c. Whether the application by Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses should be approved;
d. Whether Lead Plaintiff should be granted a Compensatory Award; and
e. Whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against the Defendants.
The Court may adjourn or continue the Settlement Hearing without further notice to members of the Class. The issuance of this Notice is not an expression of the Court’s opinion on the merits of any claim in the lawsuit, and the Court must still decide whether to approve the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement, payments will be made after the completion of the claims processing. Please be patient.
WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? WHAT HAS HAPPENED THUS FAR?
Background
17.Defendant Comverse Technology, Inc. (“Comverse” or the “Company”) is a New York corporation which maintains its principle executive office at 909 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. The Company is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling network- based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services.
18. On March 14, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the creation of a Special Committee of the Board of Directors to “review matters relating to the [C]ompany’s stock option grants....” On that day, Comverse’s stock fell $4.30 per share.
19.On April 17, 2006, the Company announced it needed to restate financial results for fiscal years 2001-2005, as well as the first three quarters of fiscal year 2006.
20. Beginning in April 2006, a number of putative class actions were filed against Comverse and certain of its former officers and directors in United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts. These actions included: Caifa v. Comverse Technology, Inc., 06-CV-1825 (E.D.N.Y.); Gorman v. Comverse Technology, Inc., 06-CV-2738 (E.D.N.Y.); Nadel v. Comverse Technology, Inc., 06-cv-3190-RPP (S.D.N.Y.); Thomas v. Comverse Technology, Inc., 06-cv-3445- RPP (S.D.N.Y.); and Moore v. Comverse Technology, Inc., 06-cv-04418-RPP (S.D.N.Y.).
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21. By Order dated August 24, 2006, the cases pending in the Southern District of New York were transferred to the Eastern District of New York, and were consolidated into a single action captioned In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation, 06-1825 (NGG) (RER).
22. On March 2, 2007, the Court appointed Menorah Insurance Co. Ltd. and Mivtachim Pension Funds, Ltd. (the “Menora Group”) as Lead Plaintiff in the consolidated class action, and Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP (“PHGG”) as Lead Counsel.
23. On November 14, 2006, Comverse disclosed that an internal investigation had uncovered additional accounting irregularities.
24. On November 5, 2007, Comverse issued a press release disclosing that it would miss its target for filing restated financials as it reviewed further issues with its revenue recognition.
25. On January 29, 2008, Comverse filed a Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which included a Report of a Special Committee to Comverse’s Board of Director detailing the results of its investigation into options backdating and other accounting irregularities.
26. Following the Menora Group’s appointment as Lead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel commenced an exhaustive investigation, including numerous interviews of former Comverse employees, both in the United States and Israel, and other witnesses; review of the civil and criminal complaints filed against certain Defendants by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice; review of public filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and analysis of publicly available trading information.
27. A Consolidated Amended Complaint was filed on March 23, 2007, alleging violations of the federal securities laws. With respect to these claims, Lead Plaintiff asserted that Defendants issued false and misleading statements in violation of Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
28. The named defendants were Comverse, certain of its former senior officers and directors, Alexander, Kreinberg, and Sorin; and members of the Company’s Audit Committee and Stock Option and Remuneration Committee, Friedman, Oolie and Hiram (the “Compensation Committee Defendants”).
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29. On July 30, 2007, defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Consolidated Complaint, and on October 31, 2007, Magistrate Judge Reyes issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court deny Defendants Comverse, Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin’s motions to dismiss the Sections 10(b) and 20(a) claims. Magistrate Judge Reyes further recommended that all claims against the Compensation Committee Defendants be dismissed, as well as dismissal of all other claims against all Defendants.
30. On January 9, 2008, Lead Plaintiff filed an Objection to the portion of the Report and Recommendation regarding dismissal of the Section 10(b) and 20(a) claims against the Compensation Committee Defendants. On February 20, 2008, the Court reinstated those claims against the Compensation Committee Defendants.
31. On July 15, 2008, Lead Plaintiff filed its Motion for Class Certification on behalf of a class of all purchasers of the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc., during the period of April 30, 2001 through November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive. In connection therewith, depositions of Menora Group personnel were taken. Lead Plaintiff also produced documents establishing their standing to bring suit and support their claimed losses. At the time the parties had reached an agreement in principle, the Court had yet to render a decision on this motion. Merits Discovery and Research Conducted by Lead Counsel
32. Upon sustaining the Consolidated Amended Complaint, Lead Counsel served document requests upon the Defendants, which resulted in the production of over seven (7) million pages of documents. Lead Counsel began a review and analysis of these documents along with Comverse’s public filings, annual reports and other public statements.
33. Lead Counsel interviewed various individuals, including former Comverse employees in the United States and Israel, and engaged in extensive consultations with experts knowledgeable about the accounting issues in this Action.
34. Beginning in late 2008, Lead Counsel conducted depositions of certain Defendants and former Comverse employees. Lead Counsel also propounded interrogatories and responded to interrogatories from the Defendants.
35. Throughout the Action, Lead Counsel consulted with damages experts to ascertain the amount of losses suffered by the Class, and to analyze the efficiency of the market for Comverse common stock and the confidence level in the disclosures that establish the basis for loss causation in the Consolidated Amended Complaint. Lead Counsel also researched the applicable law with respect to the claims asserted in the Action and the potential defenses thereto.
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Settlement Negotiations and Mediation
36. Beginning in mid-2008, Lead Counsel and counsel for Comverse engaged in initial discussion concerning the possibility of settlement. After an initial exchange of information, Lead Plaintiff and Comverse agreed to enter into a process of mediation. Hon. Daniel Weinstein (ret.), who is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading mediators, was selected to facilitate the negotiations during the mediation.
37. Prior to the first mediation session, Lead Counsel and counsel for Comverse prepared and submitted comprehensive mediation statements to the Mediator. These statements provided comprehensive overviews of the factual and legal issues implicated by the litigation, presented their respective views about the strengths and weaknesses of the claims, offered their differing views as to the damages suffered by the Class, and highlighted the critical issues that would determine whether a settlement was possible.
38. The first mediation conference occurred on December 1, 2008. At the conference, Counsel for both Comverse and Lead Plaintiff made oral presentations. Thereafter, the Mediator facilitated arms-length negotiations. Numerous telephonic and in person conferences, as well as multiple additional mediation sessions, were necessary before an agreement on certain economic terms of a potential settlement was reached in late November 2009. Settlement negotiations continued after that date until the signing of the Stipulation of Settlement on December 16, 2009.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM PART OF THE CLASS OR IF I CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT?
RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OR THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT.
39. By Order dated , 2009, the Court has decided that all persons and entities that purchased Comverse common stock during the period of April 30, 2001 through and including January 29, 2008, are eligible to participate in the Settlement, with the exception of the Defendants and their corporate affiliates; any officers or directors of Comverse, members of their immediate families, and their heirs, successors and assigns; and any employees of Comverse during the Class Period. Also excluded from the Settlement is any person or entity that files a request for exclusion in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Notice.
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WHAT RIGHTS DO I HAVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CLASS?
40. If you take no action in response to this Notice, you will automatically be considered to be a member of the Class, to the extent you fit within the definitions outlined above.
41. As a member of the Class, however, you are entitled to share in any recovery obtained in this Action, whether from a final judgment after trial or a settlement among the parties based upon a plan of allocation that will be approved by the Court. Thus, by remaining in the Class, you are entitled to share in the recovery from the Settlement as described in this Notice.
42. As a member of the Class, you are also entitled to notice and the opportunity to file an objection with the Court if you do not agree with all or part of a proposed settlement. Thus, this Notice describes the way in which you can object to the proposed Settlement.
43. By remaining in the Class, you will not be able to sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against the Defendants relating to the issues arising in the Action. It also means that any judgment that is subsequently entered in the Action, or orders of the Court, will be applicable to you and will, therefore, be legally binding.
44. Thus, by remaining in the Class, you will be subject to the Final Judgment contemplated by the Settlement and you will be bound by the release of Released Plaintiffs’ Claims contained therein.
EXCLUDING YOURSELF FROM THE CLASS
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLASS, THEN YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY TAKE SPECIFIC STEPS TO EXCLUDE YOURSELF.
45. If you are currently prosecuting your own action arising out of the claims asserted herein and you wish to continue to do so, or if you have not yet filed an individual action but intend to do so, then you must also take specific steps to exclude yourself from the Class. This process is also commonly referred to as “opting out.” If you ask to be excluded, you will not receive any payment that may arise from this Action, whether by judgment or settlement, and you cannot file objections. However, you will not be legally bound by anything that happens in this Action, and you may be able to sue (or continue to sue) the Defendants at your own expense at a future time.
46. For example, if the Settlement is approved, members of the Class who have not requested exclusion will be allowed to participate in the Settlement, but they will have to release all Released Plaintiffs’ Claims, even if they bring, or have a pending, litigation, arbitration or other proceeding against the Released Parties relating to the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims.
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47. In order to be excluded from the Class, you must mail a written request to the Claims Administrator: Berdon Claims Administration LLC. The request for exclusion must: (1) state your name, address, and telephone number; (2) provide documentation reflecting all purchases and sales of Comverse common stock during the Class Period, including the dates, the number of shares of Comverse common stock, and price paid or received per share for each such purchase or sale; and (3) state that you wish to be excluded from the Class.
48. To be valid, a request for exclusion must state all of the foregoing information. Your exclusion must be received on or before .
WHAT RECOVERY DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?
49. The Settlement requires the Defendants to provide the Class with $225,000,000 (“Settlement Amount”). Attorney fees and expenses, notification costs, a compensatory award to the Lead Plaintiff, and claims administration costs will be deducted from the Settlement Amount. The Settlement Amount minus these fees, costs, expenses, and awards shall be distributed to the Class.
50. The Settlement Amount shall consist of the following payments by the Defendants to the Settlement Fund:
a. $1 million payable by Comverse on the date of signing the Stipulation of Settlement for Notice costs;
b. $60 million payable by Comverse and Defendant Alexander, with $12 million on or before June 30, 2010 and $48 million after the Judgment is Final;
c. $51.5 million payable by Comverse on or before August 15, 2010;
d. $30 million payable by Comverse on or before February 15, 2011; and
e. $82.5 million payable by Comverse on or before August 15, 2011.
Use of Shares as Pavment Consideration
51. In lieu of paying in cash any or all of the amounts specified in Paragraph 50 (d) or (e), Comverse may elect to satisfy its payment obligations with respect to all or any portion of the unpaid amount by the issuance and delivery to the Settlement Fund shares of Comverse Common Stock (“Settlement Shares”) having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to all or such portion of the unpaid amount. “Fair Market Value” means with respect to the Settlement Shares on a per share basis, the average of the closing price per share of Common Stock for each of the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the time that Comverse serves notice on Lead
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Plaintiff and Lead Counsel of its election to issue Common Stock. WHY IS THERE A SETTLEMENT?
52. Under the proposed Settlement, the Court will not decide in favor of either the Lead Plaintiff or the Defendants. By agreeing to a Settlement, both the Lead Plaintiff and the Defendants avoid the costs and risk of a trial, and the Class Members are compensated.
53. In light of the amount of the Settlement and the immediacy of recovery to the Class, Lead Plaintiff believes that the proposed Settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and in the best interests of the Class Members. The Settlement provides a substantial benefit, namely $225,000,000, as compared to the risk that a smaller or no recovery would be achieved after a trial and appeals, possibly years in the future, in which the Defendants would have the opportunity to assert substantial defenses to the claims asserted against them.
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF THERE WERE NO SETTLEMENT?
54. If there were no Settlement and Lead Plaintiff failed to establish any essential legal or factual element of its claims, neither Lead Plaintiff nor the Class would recover anything. Also, if the Defendants were successful in proving any of their defenses, the Class likely would recover substantially less than the amount provided in the Settlement, or nothing at all.
Lead Plaintiff’s Assessment of the Settlement
55. Lead Plaintiff believes that the claims against the Defendants have merit and that the evidence developed to date supports those claims. Lead Plaintiff believes it could demonstrate at trial that the Defendants caused the price of Comverse common stock to be artificially inflated during the Class Period by the issuance of materially false statements and by omitting to state material information concerning Comverse. Lead Counsel also believes that it could prove that, as a result of this misconduct, members of the Class were injured.
56. However, Lead Plaintiff recognizes and acknowledges the expense and length of continued proceedings, trial, and appeals. Lead Plaintiff also has taken into account the uncertain outcome and the risk of any litigation, especially in complex actions such as this one. Lead Plaintiff is also mindful of the inherent problems of proof under, and possible defenses to, the federal securities law violations asserted, including the defenses asserted by the Defendants during the litigation, in motions on the pleadings, in settlement negotiations, and in the mediation proceedings.
57. Perhaps most importantly, Lead Plaintiff understands that Comverse has limited resources to satisfy any potential judgment; has limited insurance coverage, which has been and will continue to be significantly diminished by continuation of this Action; and has had its common stock de-listed from the NASDAQ for over three years.
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58. In light of the foregoing, Lead Plaintiff believes that the Settlement confers substantial benefits upon the Class. Based on its evaluation, Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel have determined that the Settlement is in the best interests of the Lead Plaintiff and the Class.
Defendants’ Assessment of the Claims and Settlement 59. Defendants dispute that Lead Plaintiff would prevail at trial in this Action on the claims it asserted. Defendants dispute, among other things, that Lead Plaintiff would succeed in proving the allegations in the amended complaint that the prices of Comverse stock were artificially inflated by reasons of alleged misrepresentations, non-disclosures or otherwise, and that the Lead Plaintiff or the Class were harmed by the conduct alleged.
60. Nonetheless, the Defendants have concluded that further conduct of the Action would be protracted and expensive, and that it is desirable that the Action be fully and finally settled in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Stipulation in order to limit further expense, inconvenience and distraction, to dispose of the burden of protracted litigation, and to permit the operation of the Company’s business without further distraction and diversion of the Company’s executive personnel with respect to matters at issue in the Action. Defendants also have taken into account the uncertainty and risks inherent in any litigation, especially in complex cases like this litigation.
61. Defendants have, therefore, determined that it is desirable and beneficial to them that the Action be settled in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Stipulation.
62. Neither this Settlement nor Stipulation, nor any of its terms or provisions, nor any of the negotiations or proceedings connected with it, shall be construed as an admission or concession by any of the Defendants of the merit or truth of any of the allegations or wrongdoing of any kind on the part of any of the Defendants, or of any infirmity in the defenses that the Defendants have or could have asserted in this Action.
Defendants’ Right to Terminate Under Certain Conditions 63. There is the possibility that should certain events occur or not occur, Comverse and/or Alexander may be able to terminate the Settlement before the final hearing. If prior to the Settlement Hearing any person who otherwise would be members of the Class have timely filed exclusion from the Class in accordance with the provisions of the Preliminary Order this Court, and such persons in the aggregate purchased a number of shares of Comverse common stock during the Class Period in an amount greater than the sum specified in a separate supplemental agreement between the Parties, or should certain other events occur, Comverse and Alexander shall have, in their sole discretion, the option to terminate this Stipulation. Alexander also has the right to terminate the Settlement and this Stipulation, either before or after final approval, if certain events relating to proceedings against him by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and others do not occur.
64. Should Alexander terminate his settlement, however, the Settlement with Comverse and the other individual defendants other than Alexander shall continue in full force and effect on the
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terms described herein, and Comverse shall owe the Class the total consideration of $165 million. The Class would still be able to pursue its claims in the Litigation against Alexander.
HOW MUCH WILL MY PAYMENT BE? WHAT IS THE PLAN OF ALLOCATION?
65. Your share of the recovery (if any) will depend on the number of valid Claim Forms that Class Members send in, how many shares of Comverse common stock you bought, and when you bought and sold your shares.
66. The Defendants have agreed to pay $225 million in cash and/or stock, as described above. Attorney fees and expenses, notification costs, any compensatory award to the Lead Plaintiff, and claims administration costs will be deducted from the Settlement Amount. The Settlement Amount minus these fees, costs, expenses and awards shall be distributed to the Class (the “Net Settlement Fund”).
67. To receive monies from the Net Settlement Fund, Class Members must complete a Claim Form and Release, and mail it and all required documentation to the Claims Administrator postmarked on or before . Class Members who do not submit a Claim Form and Release will not share in the Net Settlement Fund. Class Members who do not submit either a request for exclusion or a Claim Form and Release will nevertheless be bound by the terms of the Settlement and the Judgment of the Court dismissing the claims with prejudice against the Defendants.
Allocation to Class Members
68. The Claims Administrator shall determine each Authorized Claimant’s pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund based upon each Authorized Claimant’s Recognized Loss. The Recognized Loss formula set forth below is not intended to be an estimate of the amount that a Class Member might have been able to recover after a trial; nor is it an estimate of the amount that will be paid to Authorized Claimants pursuant to the Settlement. The Net Recognized Loss formula is simply the basis upon which the Net Settlement Fund will be proportionately distributed to Authorized Claimants.
69. Lead Plaintiff’s damages expert analyzed the market price reaction to certain disclosures that occurred during the Class Period, which corrected for Defendants’ alleged misrepresentations. Recognized Losses are based on the price declines following those disclosures. No loss amount is recognized when both the purchase and sale of Comverse stock occurred without intervening public disclosure of adverse information (“In & Out Transactions”). Therefore, Class Members who had only “In & Out Transactions” between disclosures will not receive any payments from the Net Settlement Fund, but will give up their right to pursue the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims against the Defendants.
70. In determining the Recognized Loss per share, Lead Counsel considered the respective net declines in the price of Comverse stock on each of the dates of disclosure, the ability
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to prove loss causation, the likelihood of success on the merits and risk associated with the disclosures. Based on that analysis, as well as Lead Plaintiff’s damages expert’s analysis regarding the statistical significance of the declines associated with the partial disclosures, the following amounts shall be used for calculation of Recognized Loss: (a) $4.30 per share for the decline on March 14, 2006; (b) $1.14 per share for the declines on April 17 and 18, 2006; (c) $0.79 per share for the decline on May 5, 2006; (d) $3.09 per share for the decline on June 12, 2006; (e) $2.95 per share for the decline on November 15, 2006; (f) $0.15 per share for the decline on November 5, 2007; and (g) $0.05 per share for the decline on January 29, 2008.
Formula for Calculating Recognized Losses
71. For Comverse shares purchased from April 30, 2001 through March 13, 2006:
a. For shares sold on or before March 13, 2006, the Recognized Loss is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between March 14 and April 16, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $4.30 per share. c. For shares sold between April 17, 2006 and May 4, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $5.44 per share. d. For shares sold between May 5, 2006 and June 11, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $6.23 per share. e. For shares sold between June 12, 2006 and November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $9.32 per share. f. For shares sold between November 15, 2006 and November 5, 2007, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $12.27 per share. g. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchases price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $12.42 per share. h. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $12.47 per share. 72. For Comverse shares purchased from March 14, 2006 through April 16, 2006:
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a. For shares sold before April 16, 2006, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between April 17, 2006 and May 4, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $1.14 per share. c. For shares sold between May 5, 2006 and June 11, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $1.93 per share. d. For shares sold between June 12, 2006 and November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $5.02 per share. e. For shares sold between November 15, 2006 and November 5, 2007, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $7.97 per share. f. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchases price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $8.12 per share. g. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $8.17 per share. 73. For Comverse shares purchased from April 17, 2006 through May 4, 2006:
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a. For shares sold before May 5, 2006, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between May 5, 2006 and June 11, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $0.79 per share. c. For shares sold between June 12, 2006 and November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $3.88 per share. d. For shares sold between November 15, 2006 and November 5, 2007, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $6.83 per share. e. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchases price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $6.98 per share. f. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $7.03 per share. 74. For Comverse shares purchased from May 5, 2006 through June 12, 2006: a. For shares sold before June 12, 2006, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between June 12, 2006 and November 14, 2006, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $3.09 per share. c. For shares sold between November 15, 2006 and November 5, 2007, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $6.04 per share. d. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchases price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $6.19 per share. e. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $6.24 per share.
75. For shares of common stock purchased from June 12, 2006 through November 14, 2006:
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a. For shares sold before November 15, 2006, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between November 15, 2006 and November 5, 2007, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $2.95 per share. c. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of between the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $3.10 per share. d. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $3.15 per share. 76. For shares of common stock purchased from November 15, 2006 through November 5, 2007: a. For shares sold before November 5, 2007, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares sold between November 5, 2007 and January 29, 2008, both dates inclusive, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchases price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $0.15 per share c. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss is $0.20 per share. 77. For shares of common stock purchased from November 5, 2007 through January 29, 2008: a. For shares sold before January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss per share is $0.00 per share. b. For shares held through January 29, 2008, the Recognized Loss per share is the difference of the purchase price less the sales price with a cap on recognized loss of $0.05 per share. 78. To the extent that the Net Settlement Fund is sufficient, each Authorized Claimant will receive an amount equal to the Authorized Claimant’s Recognized Loss, as defined above. If, however, the Net Settlement Fund is not sufficient to permit such payment, then each Authorized Claimant shall be paid their pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund based on the percentage of the Net Settlement Fund that each Authorized Claimant=s Recognized Loss bears to the entire Net Settlement Fund. Payment in this manner shall be deemed conclusive against all Authorized Claimants.
79. No distribution will be made on a claim where the Authorized Claimant’s pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund is less than $15.00.
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80. Class Members will receive monies and/or stock only if they file a timely and valid Proof of Claim form and Release.
81. The proportion of cash and stock received pursuant to this Settlement will be the same as the proportion of cash and stock included in the Settlement Amount. As discussed infra in Paragraph 50, Comverse has the option to pay $110 million, or 48.8% of the Settlement Amount in stock.
General Provisions for Plan of Allocation:
82. In processing claims, the first-in, first-out basis (“FIFO”) will be applied to purchases and sales.
83. The date of purchase or sale is the “contract” or “trade” date, and not the “settlement” date.
84. Brokerage commissions, fees and taxes should be excluded from the purchase or sale price of Comverse common stock.
85. Members of the Class who do not file acceptable Proofs of Claim will not share in the Net Settlement Fund, yet will nevertheless be bound by the Court’s Judgment and the Settlement.
86. Shares of Comverse common stock acquired during the Class Period by means of a gift, inheritance or operation of law, do not qualify as the purchase of such shares on the date of such acquisition. If, however, such stock was purchased by the donor, descendent or transferor, then, unless the donor, descendent or transferor submits a Claim Form with respect to the shares, the recipient=s Recognized Losses will be computed by using the closing price of such stock on the original date of purchase and not the date of transfer.
87. Payments pursuant to the Plan of Allocation, as approved by the Court, will be conclusive against all Authorized Claimants. No person shall have any claim against Lead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel, the Settlement Administrator, or any other agent designated by Lead Counsel, based on a distribution made substantially in accordance with the Stipulation and the Plan of Allocation or further Orders of the Court. Defendants, and their counsel, shall have no responsibility for, interest in, or liability whatsoever with respect to any allocation, management, disposition, computation, or distribution of the Settlement Amount.
88. The Court has reserved jurisdiction to allow, disallow or adjust the claim of any Class Member on equitable grounds.
Alteration of the Plan of Allocation
89. Subject to the Court’s approval, the Plan of Allocation may be altered by Lead Plaintiff without any further notice to Class Members, unless such Class Members expressly request notice of any alteration of the Plan of Allocation. Therefore, in order to receive such notice, you
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must send a request no later than to the Claims Administrator at the address set forth below.
90. The Court also may modify the Plan of Allocation without further notice to the Settlement Class.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
91. If you fall within the definition of the Class as defined above, you will remain a Class Member unless you elect to be excluded. If you do not request to be excluded, you will be bound by any judgment entered in the Action whether or not you file a Proof of Claim, including the dismissal with prejudice of any Released Plaintiffs’ Claims against the Defendants you may possess under Federal law, or the law of any state.
92. If you wish to remain a Member of the Class you need do nothing (other than timely file a Proof of Claim and Release if you wish to participate in the distribution of funds from the Settlement). Your interests will be represented by Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel. If you choose, you may enter an appearance individually or through your own counsel at your own expense.
93. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRIBUTION FROM THE SETTLEMENT YOU MUST TIMELY REQUEST, COMPLETE AND RETURN THE PROOF OF CLAIM AND RELEASE FORM.
94. Unless the Court orders otherwise, if you do not timely submit a valid Proof of Claim and Release, you will be barred from receiving any payments from the Settlement, but will in all other respects be bound by the provisions of the Stipulation and the Judgment
95. Copies of the Notice of Pendency and the Proof of Claim and Release in Hebrew may be obtained by accessing the website of the Claims Administrator at www.berdonclaims.com , or by mail or fax to the Claims Administrator.
WHAT RIGHTS AM I GIVING UP BY AGREEING TO THE SETTLEMENT?
96. If the Settlement is approved, the Court will enter a Judgment and Order of Dismissal (the “Judgment”). The Judgment will dismiss the claims against the Defendants, with prejudice, and provide that Lead Plaintiff and all other Class Members, except those who validly and timely request to be excluded, shall upon the entry of the Judgment be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished and discharged the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims. The full extent of the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims can be found in the Proof of Claim and Release annexed hereto.
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WHAT PAYMENTS ARE THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE CLASS AND THE LEAD PLAINTIFF SEEKING FOR THEIR WORK IN THIS CASE?
97. Lead Counsel have not received any payment for its services in pursuing this lawsuit on behalf of the Class, nor have they been reimbursed for their considerable out-of-pocket expenses. Lead Counsel intends to apply to the Court for an award of attorney fees on behalf of all plaintiffs’ counsel not to exceed ___% of the Settlement Amount. This represents a multiple of its incurred billable time to date of approximately . Any fees awarded by the Court will be paid to Lead Counsel in the same form as the consideration received by the Class i.e., cash or stock.
98. In addition, Lead Counsel intends to apply for reimbursement of litigation expenses advanced in connection with the Action in an amount not to exceed $ million. Any expenses awarded to Lead Counsel shall be paid in cash from the Settlement Amount. If the application for attorney fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses is approved by the Court, the average cost per share would be approximately $____.
99. Representatives of Lead Plaintiff and its investment advisors have incurred costs and expenses associated with their service as Class Representative including the provision of deposition testimony, production of documents and telephonic attendance at mediation sessions. Lead Plaintiff have not received any compensation for such services which benefited the Class, nor has it been reimbursed for its out-of-pocket expenses. As a result, Lead Counsel intends to apply to the Court for a $ Compensatory Award for Lead Plaintiff. If this application is approved by the Court, the average cost per share would be approximately $ . Such a Compensatory Award for Lead Plaintiff will be paid out of the Settlement Amount.
WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE COURT DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AND RELATED MATTERS?
DO I HAVE TO COME TO THE HEARING?
MAY I SPEAK AT THE HEARING IF I DON’T LIKE THE SETTLEMENT OR OTHER MATTERS REFERENCED IN THIS NOTICE?
If you do not wish to object to the proposed Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, or the application for attorney fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses, or the proposed Compensatory Award to the Lead Plaintiff, you need not attend the Settlement Hearing scheduled for .
100. Any Class Member who has not validly and timely requested to be excluded, and who objects to any aspect of the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, the application for attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, or the request for a Compensatory Award to Lead Plaintiff, may appear and be heard at the Settlement Hearing.
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101. Any such Person must submit a written notice of objection, which must be received on or before , to each of the following: CLERK OF THE COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, ; POMERANTZ HAUDEK BLOCK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP, Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Esq., 10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3505 Chicago, IL 60603 (Lead Counsel); WEIL GOTSHALL, Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq., 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153 (Counsel for Comverse); MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON ANELLO & BOHRER, P.C., Edward M. Spiro, Esq., 565 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (Counsel for Alexander).
102. The notice of objection must demonstrate the objecting person’s membership in the Class, including documentation reflecting the dates of purchase and sales and number of Comverse shares purchased and sold during the relevant period, and also contain a statement of the reasons for objection. Only members who have submitted written notices of objection and related documentation in this manner will be entitled to be heard at the Settlement Hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise. By filing an objection, the objector consents to being deposed in his or her district of residence prior to the Settlement Hearing.
103. The Settlement Hearing may be delayed from time to time by the Court without further written notice to the Class. If you intend to attend the Settlement Hearing, you should confirm the date and time with Lead Counsel.
104. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any Class Member who does not object in the manner described herein will be deemed to have waived any objection and shall be forever foreclosed from making any objection to the proposed Settlement, the application for attorney fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses, and/or the proposed Plan of Allocation and/or the Compensatory Award to Lead Plaintiff. Class Members do not need to appear at the hearing or take any other action to indicate their approval.
WHAT IF I AM A BROKER, BANK OR OTHER NOMINEE WHICH BOUGHT SHARES ON SOMEONE ELSE’S BEHALF?
105. If you hold any Comverse common stock purchased during the Class Period as nominee for a beneficial owner, then, within ten (10) days after you receive this Notice, you must either: (1) provide a list of the names and addresses of such beneficial owners to the Claims Administrator, preferably on computer-generated mailing labels or, electronically in MS Word (label size Avery 5162), or in an MS Excel data table, setting forth (a) title/registration, (b) street address, (c) city/state/zip; or (2) send a copy of this Notice and the Proof of Claim and Release by first class mail to all such beneficial owners, providing written confirmation to the Claims Administrator of having done so. If you choose to mail the Notice yourself, you may obtain (without cost to you) as many additional copies of these documents as you will need to complete the mailing by either downloading a copy from the Claims Administrator’s website at www.berdonclaims.com ; by calling the Claims Administrator at ; or by sending a letter requesting a copy to the address set forth in Paragraph ___.
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106. Regardless of whether you choose to complete the mailing yourself or elect to have the mailing performed for you, you may obtain reimbursement of reasonable administrative costs actually incurred in connection with forwarding the Notice and which would not have been incurred but for the obligation to forward the Notice, after submission of appropriate documentation.
CAN I SEE THE COURT FILE? WHO SHOULD I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?
107. This Notice is a summary and does not describe all of the details of the Action or the proposed settlement. For full details of the matters discussed in this Notice, you may desire to review all of the documents that have been filed with the Court, the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint, the Stipulation, the Notice, the Proof of Claim and Release, and Preliminary Order of Approval, the papers filed in support of the Settlement, the applications for an award of attorney fees and expenses for Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel, and the application for a compensatory award for Lead Plaintiff. These documents may be inspected during business hours, at the office of the Clerk of the Court, United States Courthouse, Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn , New York.
108. You may review and obtain copies of the Stipulation of Settlement and other relevant documents at www.pomlaw.com and www.berdonclaims.com .
109. If you have any questions about the Settlement or claims procedure, you may contact Lead Counsel by writing: POMERANTZ HAUDEK GROSSMAN & GROSS LLP, Attn: Carolyn Moskowitz, 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017-5517.
110. If you need additional copies of this Notice, or if you have a question about filing a claim, you may contact the Claims Administrator, as set forth in Paragraph __ above.
DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
DATED:
BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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PROOF OF CLAIM AND RELEASE FORM
A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION
1. You are urged to read carefully the accompanying Notice of Proposed Settlement Of Class Action (the "Notice").
2. To file a claim and recover under the Settlement of this Litigation, you must submit this Proof of Claim Form and Release. However, such filing is not a guarantee that you will share in the proceeds of the Settlement in the Litigation.
3. You Must Mail Your Completed And Signed Proof Of Claim And Release Form Postmarked On Or Before , 2010, addressed To:
Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation c/o Berdon claims Administration LLC P.O. Box 9014 Jericho, New York 11753-8914
4. If you are a Class Member and you do not timely request exclusion, you will be bound by the terms of any judgment entered in the Litigation.
5. If you are not a Class Member, do not submit a Proof of Claim Form and Release.
6. All capitalized terms used in this Proof of Claim Form and Release are the same as used in the Notice.
7. If you need assistance filling out this Proof of Claim Form, please contact the Claims Administrator.
B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM
Important additional information regarding the Settlement and this Proof of Claim is contained in the Accompanying Notice. Please refer to the Plan of Allocation set forth in the accompanying Notice for a detailed explanation of how a Claimant’s Recognized Loss will be calculated.
1. In order to be eligible to participate in the distribution of the Settlement Fund, a claimant ("Claimant") must have purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc. (“Comverse”) during the period from April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008.
2. The submission of a Proof of Claim does not ensure that your claim will be upheld or that you will share in any recovery. All claims are subject to verification and investigation. You may be requested to provide further information. Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-3 Filed 12/18/09 Page 3 of 12
3. All claims must be made by persons or entities who were beneficial owners (as opposed to record holders or nominees) of shares of Comverse common stock. (Brokerage firms, banks and other nominees are requested to transmit copies of the Notice and Proof of Claim to their present or former customers who were such beneficial owners). If shares of Comverse common stock were owned jointly, all joint owners must complete and sign the Proof of Claim.
4. Executors, administrators, guardians, conservators and trustees may complete and sign the Proof of Claim on behalf of persons or entities represented by them, but they must identify such persons or entities and provide proof of their authority ( e.g., powers of attorney or currently effective letters testamentary or letters of administration) to do so.
5. You must file a separate Proof of Claim for each differently named account or ownership, such as an individual account, an IRA account, a joint account, a custodial account, etc. Joint tenants, co-owners or custodians UGMA should file a single claim. Claimants who file one or more claims (e.g., one in Claimant’s name and one for an IRA or joint ownership) must identify the other claims filed.
6. There should be no Recognized Loss attributed to any Comverse securities other than common stock.
7. The date of purchase and/or sale of shares of Comverse common stock is the "trade" date and not the "settlement" date.
8. The first-in, first-out basis (“FIFO”) will be applied to both purchases and sales.
9. Exercise of option contracts will be considered to be purchases or sales of common stock.
10. The date of covering a “short sale” is deemed to be the date of purchase of Comverse common stock; and the date of a “share sale” is deemed to be the date of sale of Comverse common stock.
11. No cash payment will be made on a claim where the potential distribution is less than $15.00.
12. You must attach to your claim form copies of brokerage confirmations, monthly statements or other documentation of your transactions in Comverse common stock in order for your claim to be valid. If such documents are not available, a complete list of acceptable supporting documentation can be found on the Claims Administrator’s website: www.berdonclaims.com (click on “Supporting Documentation” under Questions and Procedures). Failure to provide this documentation could delay verification of your claim or could result in rejection of your claim.
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13. If your trading activity during the Class Period exceeds 50 transactions, you must provide all purchase and sale information required in the Schedule of Transactions in an electronic file. For a copy of instructions and the parameters concerning an electronic submission, contact the Claims Administrator by phone: (800) 766-3330; by fax: (516) 931- 0810; or via the website: www.berdonclaims.com .
14. If you have any questions or need additional Proof of Claim Forms, contact the Claims Administrator by phone: (800) 766-3330; by fax: (516) 931-0810; or via the website: www.berdonclaims.com. You may make photocopies of this form.
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COMVERSE Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation
PROOF OF CLAIM
Must be received by the Claims Administrator postmarked no later than 2010
C. CLAIMANT IDENTIFICATION
Please Type or Print
Beneficial Owner’s Name (as it appears on your brokerage statement)
Joint Beneficial Owner’s Name (as it appears on your brokerage statement)
Street Address
City State Zip Code
Foreign Province Foreign Country
or Social Security Number Taxpayer Identification Number
Specify one of the following: Individual(s) Corporation UGMA Custodian IRA
Partnership Estate Trust Other:
(Day) (Evening) Area Code Telephone Number Area Code Telephone Number
Facsimile Number E-Mail Address
Record Owner's Name and Address (if different from beneficial owner listed above)
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D. SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS
1. State the total number of shares of Comverse common stock owned at the close of trading on April 29, 2001: .
2. Separately list each and every purchase of Comverse common stock during the period April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008, and provide the following information:
Number of Shares of Comverse Common Stock Documentation Enclosed Date of Purchase Purchased Yes/No Month/Day/Year
3. If you sold any shares of Comverse common stock, you must separately list each and every sale during the period April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008.
Date Of Sale Number of Shares of Documentation Enclosed Month/Day/Year Comverse Common Stock Yes/No Sold
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4. State the total number of shares of Comverse common stock owned at the close of trading on January 29, 2008: .
If you need additional space, attach the required information on separate, num- bered sheets in the same format as above, and print your name and Social Security or Taxpayer Identification number at the top of each additional sheet.
YOU MUST ALSO READ THE RELEASE AND SIGN THE CERTIFICATION ON PAGE __.
E. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
By submitting this Proof of Claim Form and Release, I/we, and every Class member I/we represent, submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for purposes of this Action and the Settlement of the Action, as reflected in the Stipulation of Settlement (the "Settlement"). I/We further agree to be bound by the orders of the Court, agree that this Proof of Claim Form, my/our status or the status of the Class member I/we represent as a Claimant and the allowable amount of this claim will be subject to review and further inquiry, and that I/we will furnish such additional documentation with respect to this Proof of Claim as may be required.
F. RELEASE
By signing this Proof of Claim Form and Release, and in consideration of the establish- ment of the Settlement Fund, as of the Effective Date thereof, the undersigned claimant (“Claimant”), on behalf of Claimant and Claimant’s predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiar- ies, affiliates, custodians, agents, assigns, representatives, heirs, executors, trustees, and administrators, hereby releases and forever discharges Comverse Technology, Inc., Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, William F. Sorin, David Kreinberg, John H. Friedman, Ron Hiram, and Sam Oolie, each and every past and current Defendant and, whether or not identified in any complaint filed in the Action, each Defendant’s past or present directors, officers, employees, partners, member firms or affiliates, principals, agents, predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, joint ventures, attorneys, accountants, insurers, reinsurers, assigns, spouses, heirs, associates, related or affiliated entities, or any members of their immediate families, or any trusts for which any of them are trustees, settlers or beneficiaries (the “Released Parties”), for all claims (including “Unknown Claims” as defined below), rights, demands, suits, matters, issues, or causes of action under federal, state, local, foreign law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether known or unknown, that were, could have been, or could in the future be asserted against the Released Parties by Plaintiffs in any court of competent jurisdiction or any other adjudicatory tribunal, in connection with, arising out of, related to, based upon, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any way, to the facts, transactions, events, occurrences, acts, disclosures, oral or written statements, representations, filings, publications, disseminations,
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press releases, presentations, accounting practices or procedures, compensation practices or procedures, omissions or failures to act which were or which could have been alleged or described in this Class Action by Plaintiffs, including but not limited to, any and all claims related to or arising out of the matters reported in the Comverse’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 5, 2007, and January 29, 2008, the Report of the Special Committee of Comverse’s Board of Directors summarized in the Comverse’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 29, 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit in support of arrest warrants issued against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, or the SEC’s complaints against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, compensation practices, options backdating, the administration of a secret options reserve fund, the recycling of unexer- cised options from departed employees to other employees, or any other options dating or grant practice, procedure or policy, the issuance and administration of employee stock options of Comverse, earnings manipulation, finances, accounting practices or procedures, public filings, press releases or other public statements or disseminations, revenue recognition issues, audits or reviews of Comverse’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, or any prior period, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty, insider trading, misappropriation of information, failure to disclose, omissions or failures to act, abuse of control, breach of Comverse’s policies or procedures, waste, mismanagement, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, misrepresenta- tion, fraud, breach of contract, negligence, breach of duty of care or other duty, violations of law, money damages, injunctive relief, corrective disclosure, damages penalties, disgorgement, restitution, interest, attorneys’ fees, expert or consulting fees, and any and all other costs, expenses or liability whatsoever, whether based on federal, state, local, foreign, statutory, common law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether fixed or contingent, accrued or un- accrued, liquidated or un-liquidated, at law or in equity, matured or un-matured, including both known claims and Unknown Claims that were or that could have been alleged in the Consoli- dated Amended Complaint in this Action.
“Unknown Claims” shall collectively mean all claims, demands, rights, liabilities, and causes of action of every nature and description which any Class Member does not know or suspect to exist in his, her or its favor at the time of the release of the Released Parties which, if known by him, her or it, might have affected his, her or its settlement with and release of the Released Parties, or might have affected his, her or its decision not to object to this Settlement. With respect to any and all Released Plaintiffs’ Claims, the Parties stipulate and agree that, upon the Effective Date, Lead Plaintiff shall expressly waive, and each of the Class Members shall be deemed to have waived, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice shall have waived, the provisions, rights and benefits of California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor;
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and each of the Class Members shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice shall have, expressly waived any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542. Lead Plaintiff and Class members may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those which he, she or it now knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims, but Lead Plaintiff shall expressly, fully, finally and forever settle and release, and each Class member, upon the Effective Date, shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice shall have, fully, finally, and forever settled and released, any and all Released Plaintiffs’ Claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or non-contingent, whether or not concealed or hidden, which now exist, or heretofore have existed, upon any theory of law or equity now existing or coming into existence in the future, including, but not limited to, conduct which is negligent, intentional, with or without malice, or a breach of any duty, law or rule, without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts. Lead Plaintiff acknowl- edges, and the Class Members shall be deemed by operation of the Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice to have acknowledged, that the foregoing waiver was separately bargained for and a key element of the Settlement of which this release is a part.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, this Release does not operate as a release of any claims by the plaintiffs in the derivative actions in In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 601272/06, pending in the Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of New York, or In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, CV 06-1849 (NGG)(RER), pending in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York.
G. REPRESENTATIONS
I/We acknowledge that I/we have read the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class, and that pursuant thereto I/we file this claim to participate in the Settlement.
I/We hereby warrant and represent that neither I/we, nor any person I/we represent, is a Defendant (as defined in the Notice) with respect to any of the claims asserted in the Litigation, a member of the immediate family of any of the Individual Defendants, or a person or entity who has requested exclusion from the Class.
I/We hereby warrant and represent that I am/we are authorized to execute and deliver this Proof of Claim Form and Release.
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H. CERTIFICATION
I/We certify that I am/we are not subject to backup withholding. (If you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding, strike out the previous sentence.)
I/We declare and affirm under penalties of perjury that the foregoing information and the documents attached hereto, including the Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number shown on this Proof of Claim, are true, correct and complete to the best of my/our knowledge, information and belief, and that this Proof of Claim Form and Release was executed this day of , 2009 in , . (City) (State/Country)
Signature of Claimant
(Print your name here)
Signature of Joint Claimant, if any
(Print your name here)
Signature of person signing on behalf of Claimant
(Print your name here)
Capacity of person signing on behalf of Claimant, if other than an individual, (e.g., Executor, President, Custodian, etc.)
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SUBSTITUTE FORM W-8: IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Permanent residence (principal office if a corporation)
If your claim is connected with a trade or business conducted in the U.S., please provide the name and address of your U.S. business, the type of business, and the Federal Tax Identification Number of the U.S. business.
Tax Identification Number
W-8 Certification: Under the penalties of perjury, I certify that the information provided above is true, correct and complete.
SIGNATURE(S) / /
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ACCURATE CLAIMS PROCESSING TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
Reminder Checklist:
1. Remember to sign the above Release and Certification (or W-8 Certification).
2. Remember to attach only copies of acceptable supporting documentation, a complete list of which can be found on the Claims Administrator’s website.
3. Do not send originals of securities certificates.
4. Keep copies of the completed claim form and documentation for your own records.
5. If you desire an acknowledgment of receipt of your claim form, please send it Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, or its equivalent. You will bear all risks of delay or non-delivery of your claim.
6. If your address changes in the future, or if these documents were sent to an old or incorrect address, please send us written notification of your new address.
7. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your claim, please contact the Claims Administrator at:
Comverse Technology Inc., Shareholders Securities Litigation c/o Berdon Claims Administration LLC P.O. Box 9014 Jericho, NY 11753-8914 Telephone: (800) 766-3330 Fax: (516) 931-0810 Website: www.berdonclaims.com
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EXHIBIT A-3 Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-4 Filed 12/18/09 Page 2 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x IN RE COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. Civil Action No. SECURITIES LITIGATION CV 09-1825 (NGG)(RER) x
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION
TO: ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES THAT PURCHASED COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. COMMON STOCK DURING THE PERIOD OF APRIL 20, 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 29, 2008 (THE “CLASS”).
Excluded from the Class are the Defendants, all current and former officers and directors of Comverse, all employees of Comverse and/or its Subsidiaries during the Class Period, and any family member, trust, company, entity or affiliate controlled or owned by any of the excluded persons and entities referenced above.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, that a hearing will be held on , 2010, at ______.m., before the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, at the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201, to determine: (1) whether the settlement of the Class’s claims against the Defendants for $225,000,000, should be approved as fair, just, reasonable and adequate; (2) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation is fair, just, reasonable, and adequate; (3) whether the application of Lead Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses should be approved; (4) whether the Lead Plaintiff should be granted a compensatory award; and (5) whether the Litigation should be dismissed with prejudice as set forth in the Stipulation filed with the Court.
If you are a member of the Class, your rights are affected by this action and you may have the right to participate in any recovery. You also have the right to exclude yourself from the Class in accordance with the directions set forth in a more detailed Notice of Pendency of Class Action, which was mailed to persons and entities identified from the records of defendant Comverse Technology, Inc. as members of the Class. That Notice of Pendency of Class Action describes the Class Action and your rights with respect thereto.
If you have not received a more detailed Notice by mail, please contact:
Claims Administrator Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation c/o Berdon Claims Administration LLC P.O. Box 9014 Jericho, New York 11753-8914 Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-4 Filed 12/18/09 Page 3 of 3
Telephone: (800) 766-3330 Fax: (516) 931-0810 Website: www.berdonclaims.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice, may be made to Lead Counsel for the Class:
Patrick V. Dahlstrom Marc I. Gross Pomerantz Haudek Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP Grossman & Gross LLP Ten South La Salle Street 100 Park Avenue Suite 3505 New York, New York Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (212) 661-1100 Telephone: (312) 377-1181 toll free (888) 773-9224 [email protected] [email protected]
INQUIRIES SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE COURT, THE CLERK’S OFFICE, THE DEFENDANTS, OR DEFENDANTS’ COUNSEL
Dated: Brooklyn, New York , 2009 By Order of the Court United States District Court Eastern District of New York Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-5 Filed 12/18/09 Page 1 of 13
EXHIBIT B Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-5 Filed 12/18/09 Page 2 of 13
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
) IN RE COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, ) Civil Action No. CV 06 1825 (NGG) (RER) INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION ) ) )
JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
This matter came on for hearing on __ and upon the application of
Lead Plaintiff and all Defendants (the “Settling Parties”) for approval of the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement (the “Stipulation”) dated December 16, 2009. Due and adequate notice having been given to the Class, and the Court having considered the Stipulation, all papers filed and proceedings held herein and all oral and written comments received regarding the proposed Settlement, and having reviewed the entire record in the action, and good cause appearing therefore;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT:
1. The Court, for purposes of this Judgment and Order of Dismissal, with prejudice (the “Judgment”), adopts all defined terms as set forth in the Stipulation, and incorporates them herein by reference as if fully set forth.
2. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Action, Lead
Plaintiff, Class Members, and Defendants.
3. The Court finds that the distribution of the Notice of Pendency and
Proposed Settlement of Class Action (the “Notice”) and publication of the Summary Notice of
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accordance with the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement, dated (the “Preliminary
Order of Approval”), and (i) constituted the best notice practicable under the circumstances to all persons within the definition of the Class; (ii) that this notice was reasonably calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise Class Members of the pendency of the Action, the effect of the
Stipulation, the release of rights contained in the Stipulation, the right to obtain exclusion from the
Class, and the right to appear at the Settlement Hearing; and (iii) that this notice fully met the requirements of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, due process, the United States
Constitution, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and any other applicable law.
4. The Court has certified, for settlement purposes only, a Class of all purchasers of the common stock of Comverse Technology, Inc. (“Comverse”) during the period from April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008 (the “Class Period”), both dates inclusive. Excluded from the Class are the Defendants, all current and former officers and directors of Comverse, all employees of Comverse and/or its Subsidiaries during the Class Period, and any family member, trust, company, entity or affiliate controlled or owned by any of the excluded persons and entities referenced above.
5. With respect to the Class, this Court finds and concludes that: (a) the members of the Class are so numerous that joinder of all Class Members in the Class Action is impracticable; b) there are questions of law and fact common to the Class which predominate over any individual questions; c) the claims of Lead Plaintiff are typical of the claims of the
Class; d) Lead Plaintiff and Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel have, at all times, fairly and adequately represented and protected the interests of the Class members; e) a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy, considering: (i) the interests of the members of the Class in individually controlling the prosecution of the separate
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actions; (ii) the extent and nature of any litigation concerning the controversy already commenced by members of the Class; (iii) the desirability or undesirability of continuing the litigation of these claims in this particular forum; and (iv) the difficulties likely to be encountered in the management of the Class Action.
6. Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Rules 23 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court approves the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation, including specifically, without limitation, the amount of the Settlement, which totals
$225,000,000 in cash, with an option to substitute $110,000,000 of that sum with Settlement
Shares, as subject to the adjustments and protections set forth in the Stipulation; the Releases set forth therein; and the dismissal, with prejudice, of all the Released Claims against the Released
Parties set forth herein as fair, just, reasonable and adequate. The Settling Parties are directed to perform in accordance with the terms set forth in the Stipulation.
7. Pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, any Settlement
Shares issued pursuant to the Settlement do not constitute “restricted securities.”
8. Lead Counsel is authorized to sell any Comverse Technology, Inc., Verint
Systems, Inc., or Ulticom, Inc. common stock upon transmittal of the shares to the Comverse
Settlement Fund Escrow Account, and upon consultation with an independent investment firm
(which will have no role in the disposition of the shares), the reasonable cost of which will be paid for out of the Settlement Fund Escrow Account.
9. Except as to any claim of those persons (identified in Exhibit A hereto) who have validly and timely requested exclusion from the Class, all of the Released Claims are hereby dismissed, with prejudice. The Settling Parties shall bear their own costs and expenses, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Settlement Agreement. Regardless of whether or
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not a member of the Class receives any distributions from the Settlement, or executes and
delivers the Proof of Claim and Release provided for in the Stipulation, each and all Class
Members who have not validly and timely requested exclusion, on behalf of themselves and their
respective predecessors, successors and assigns, are hereby deemed to have fully, finally, and
forever released, relinquished and discharged all of the Released Parties from the Released
Claims.
a. For purposes of this Order, the term “Released Claims” shall mean
all “Released Plaintiffs’ Claims” and all “Released Defendants’ Claims,” as those terms are
defined in the Stipulation, and include all claims (including “Unknown Claims”), rights,
demands, suits, matters, issues, or causes of action under federal, state, local, foreign law, or any
other law, rule, or regulation, whether known or unknown, that were, could have been, or could
in the future be asserted against the Released Parties by Plaintiffs in any court of competent jurisdiction or any other adjudicatory tribunal, in connection with, arising out of, related to,
based upon, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any way, to the facts, transactions,
events, occurrences, acts, disclosures, oral or written statements, representations, filings,
publications, disseminations, press releases, presentations, accounting practices or procedures,
compensation practices or procedures, omissions or failures to act which were or which could
have been alleged or described in this Class Action by Plaintiffs. The “Released Plaintiffs’
Claims” include, but are not limited to, any and all claims related to or arising out of the matters
reported in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 5,
2007, and January 29, 2008, the Report of the Special Committee of Comverse’s Board of
Directors summarized in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
January 29, 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit in support of arrest warrants
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issued against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, or the SEC’s complaints against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, compensation practices, options backdating, the administration of a secret options reserve fund, the recycling of unexercised options from departed employees to other employees, or any other options dating or grant practice, procedure or policy, the issuance and administration of employee stock options of Comverse, earnings manipulation, finances, accounting practices or procedures, public filings, press releases or other public statements or disseminations, revenue recognition issues, audits or reviews of Comverse’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, or any prior period, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty, insider trading, misappropriation of information, failure to disclose, omissions or failures to act, abuse of control, breach of Comverse’s policies or procedures, waste, mismanagement, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, fraud, breach of contract, negligence, breach of duty of care or other duty, violations of law, money damages, injunctive relief, corrective disclosure, damages penalties, disgorgement, restitution, interest, attorneys’ fees, expert or consulting fees, and any and all other costs, expenses or liability whatsoever, whether based on federal, state, local, foreign, statutory, common law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether fixed or contingent, accrued or un-accrued, liquidated or un- liquidated, at law or in equity, matured or un-matured, including both known claims and
Unknown Claims that were or that could have been alleged in the Consolidated Amended
Complaint in this Action. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, neither this Stipulation nor the
Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice to be entered in this Litigation operate as a release of any claims by the plaintiffs in the federal or state derivative actions.
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b. For purposes of this Order, and as defined in the Stipulation, the term “Released Parties” shall mean the Plaintiffs, Defendants, and each of Lead Plaintiff’s and
Defendants’ respective Released Parties. “Defendants’ Released Parties” shall mean each and every past and current Defendant and, whether or not identified in any complaint filed in the
Action, each Defendant’s past or present directors, officers, employees, partners, member firms or affiliates, principals, agents, predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, joint ventures, attorneys, accountants, insurers, reinsurers, assigns, spouses, heirs, associates, related or affiliated entities, or any members of their immediate families, or any trusts for which any of them are trustees, settlers or beneficiaries. “Lead Plaintiff’s Released Parties” shall mean any and all of Lead Plaintiff’s respective present, past or future officers, directors, and employees, and/or their respective families, parent entities, associates, affiliates or subsidiaries, and each and all of their respective past, present or future officers, directors, stockholders, agents, representatives, employees, attorneys, accountants, insurers, co-insurers and reinsurers, heirs, executors, trustees, general or limited partners or partnerships, limited liability companies, members, personal or legal representatives, estates, administrators, predecessors, successors and assigns or other individuals or entities in which Lead Plaintiff has a controlling interest or which is related to or affiliated with Plaintiffs and any other representatives of any of these Persons or entities whether or not any such Released Parties were named, served with process or appeared in the Action.
10. By operation of this Judgment, Lead Plaintiff, Class Members, and Lead
Counsel are fully, finally and forever released and discharged from all claims, including
Unknown Claims, that any of the Released Parties have, had or may have that arise out of, relate
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to or are based in any way upon the institution, prosecution, assertion or resolution of this Action or the Released Claims.
11. In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 78u-(f)(7)(A) and (B), the Court finds that the Stipulation represents a good faith settlement of all Released Claims of all Class Members sufficient to discharge Defendants and the Released Parties of all Released Claims.
12. Only those Class Members filing valid and timely Proofs of Claim and
Release shall be entitled to receive any distributions from the Settlement. The Proofs of Claim and Release to be executed by the Class Members shall contain a release whereby all Released
Parties will be released from all Released Claims. The Proof of Claim and Release shall be substantially in the form and content of Exhibit B to the Preliminary Order of Approval. All
Class Members, who have not validly and timely requested exclusion, shall be bound by the releases whether or not they submit a valid and timely Proof of Claim and Release.
13. Neither the Defendants, nor their counsel, shall have any responsibility for, interest in, or liability whatsoever with respect to: (a) the provisions of the Notice, locating
Class Members, soliciting Settlement claims or claims administration; (b) the investment, management or distribution of the Settlement Fund; (c) the design, administration or implementation of the Plan of Allocation; (d) the determination or administration of taxes; or (e) any expenses, costs, or losses incurred in connection with (a), (b), (c), or (d). No person shall have any claim of any kind against Defendants, or their counsel, with respect to the matters set forth in this paragraph.
14. The Court finds and concludes that during the course of this Action, the
Defendants, Lead Plaintiff, and their respective counsel complied with the requirements of Rule
11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. No such party or their respective counsel violated
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any of the requirements of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to any of the complaints filed in this Action, any responsive pleadings to any of the above complaints or any motion with respect to any of the above complaints. The Court further finds that Lead
Plaintiff and Lead Counsel adequately represented the Class Members for purposes of entering into and implementing the Settlement.
15. All Class Members who have not validly and timely requested exclusion are hereby permanently barred and enjoined from filing, commencing, prosecuting, intervening in, participating in, or receiving any benefits or other relief from, any other lawsuit, arbitration or other proceeding or order in any jurisdiction that is based upon any Released Claims, including, but not limited to, any claim all claims, including Unknown Claims, rights, demands, suits, matters, issues, or causes of action under federal, state, local, foreign law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether known or unknown, that were, could have been, or could in the future be asserted against the Released Parties by Plaintiffs in any court of competent jurisdiction or any other adjudicatory tribunal, in connection with, arising out of, related to, based upon, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any way, to the facts, transactions, events, occurrences, acts, disclosures, oral or written statements, representations, filings, publications, disseminations, press releases, presentations, accounting practices or procedures, compensation practices or procedures, omissions or failures to act which were or which could have been alleged or described in this Class Action by Plaintiffs, including, but not limited to, any and all claims related to or arising out of the matters reported in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 5, 2007, and January 29, 2008, the Report of the Special
Committee of Comverse’s Board of Directors summarized in the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 29, 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit
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in support of arrest warrants issued against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, or the
SEC’s complaints against defendants Alexander, Kreinberg and Sorin, compensation practices, options backdating, the administration of a secret options reserve fund, the recycling of unexercised options from departed employees to other employees, or any other options dating or grant practice, procedure or policy, the issuance and administration of employee stock options of
Comverse, earnings manipulation, finances, accounting practices or procedures, public filings, press releases or other public statements or disseminations, revenue recognition issues, audits or reviews of Comverse’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31,
2005, the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, or any prior period, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty, insider trading, misappropriation of information, failure to disclose, omissions or failures to act, abuse of control, breach of Comverse’s policies or procedures, waste, mismanagement, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, fraud, breach of contract, negligence, breach of duty of care or other duty, violations of law, money damages, injunctive relief, corrective disclosure, damages penalties, disgorgement, restitution, interest, attorneys’ fees, expert or consulting fees, and any and all other costs, expenses or liability whatsoever, whether based on federal, state, local, foreign, statutory, common law, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether fixed or contingent, accrued or un-accrued, liquidated or un-liquidated, at law or in equity, matured or un-matured, including both known claims and Unknown Claims that were or that could have been alleged in the Consolidated Amended Complaint in this Action.
16. The Plan of Allocation set forth in the Notice is hereby approved as fair, reasonable and equitable.
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17. The Claims Administrator and Lead Counsel shall take all necessary steps and employ their best efforts to ensure that the proposed Order of Distribution is filed with the
Court as quickly as possible, but in no event later than 180 days after the deadline for the submission of claims, unless a reasonable and documented request for an extension is granted by the Court.
18. Lead Counsel is hereby awarded ____% of the Settlement Fund in fees for services rendered in connection with prosecution of this litigation, and $ from the
Settlement Fund as reimbursement for expenses, to be paid consistent with Paragraphs 7.1-7.6 of the Stipulation.
19. Lead Plaintiff is hereby granted a Compensatory Award of $ from the Settlement Fund, to be paid consistent with Paragraphs 7.1-7.6 of the Stipulation.
20. The Court reserves exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over this Action,
Lead Plaintiff, the Class, and the Released Parties for the purposes of: (1) supervising the implementation, enforcement, construction, and interpretation of the Stipulation, the Plan of
Allocation, and this Judgment; and (2) supervising the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund.
21. The Court authorizes the Settling Parties, without further approval from the Court, to agree to and adopt such amendments, modifications and expansions of the
Stipulation and all exhibits attached thereto as (i) are not materially inconsistent with this
Judgment and (ii) do not materially limit the rights of Class Members under the Stipulation.
22. Neither the Stipulation nor the Settlement contained therein, nor any act performed or document executed pursuant to or in furtherance of the Stipulation or the
Settlement: (i) is or may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, the validity of any Released Claim, or of any wrongdoing or liability of the Released Parties; or (ii) is
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or may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of any Released Party in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding in any court, administrative agency or other tribunal. Released Parties may file the Stipulation and/or the
Judgment from this action in any other action that may be brought against them in order to support a defense or counterclaim based on principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, release, good faith Settlement, judgment bar or reduction or any theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion or similar defense or counterclaim
23. Alexander shall be severed from this Judgment if he terminates his
Settlement with the Class pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation. In the event that Alexander terminates the Settlement as to himself, the Judgment shall remain binding on Lead Plaintiff and the
Class on the one hand, and Comverse and all Defendants other than Alexander on the other hand. In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(f)(7)(A) and (B), the Court finds that the Stipulation represents a good faith settlement of all Released Claims sufficient to discharge the Defendants.
In order to effectuate such Settlement, should Alexander terminate the Settlement as to himself, he shall be permanently barred, enjoined and restrained from commencing, prosecuting, or asserting any claim for indemnity or contribution against any of the Released Parties arising out of the claims or allegations in the Action, whether arising under state, federal or foreign law as claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, or third-party claims, in the Action, in this Court, in any federal or state court, or in any other court, arbitration proceeding, administrative agency, or other forum in the United States or elsewhere. In such circumstance, any judgment subsequently obtained against Alexander will be subject to reduction under 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(f)(7)(B).
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24. Nothing in this Judgment shall preclude any action to enforce the terms of the Stipulation.
25. There is no just reason for delay in the entry of this Order and immediate entry by the Clerk of the Court is expressly directed pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
SO ORDERED. Dated: Brooklyn, New York
Hon. Nicholas G. Garaufis United States District Judge Eastern District of New York Case 1:06-cv-01825-NGG-RER Document 323-6 Filed 12/18/09 Page 1 of 27
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