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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IN RE NEW CENTURY Case No. CV 07-00931DDP (FMOx)(Lead Case)
KPMG FINAL JUDGMENT AND
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
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This matter came before the Court for hearing pursuant to the Order
Preliminarily Approving Settlements and Providing for Notice (Preliminary
Approval Order or Notice Order), on the application of Lead Plaintiff New
York State Teachers Retirement System (Lead Plaintiff) and Plaintiffs Carl
Larson and Charles Hooten (collectively Plaintiffs) for approval of the
settlement between Plaintiffs and KPMG LLP (KPMG) set forth in the
Stipulation Of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and KPMG LLP (the KPMG
Stipulation or KPMG Settlement). Full and adequate notice having been given
to the Class as required in the Courts Order, and the Court having considered all
papers filed and proceedings held herein and otherwise being fully informed in the
premises and good cause appearing therefor,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. This Judgment incorporates by reference the definitions in the KPMG
Stipulation, and all capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the
same meanings as in the KPMG Stipulation.
2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Consolidated
Action and over all Parties to the Consolidated Action, including all members ofthe Class.
3. The Court hereby affirms its certification in the Preliminary Approval
Order pursuant to Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, of a Class defined as follows:
all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired NewCentury common stock, New Century Series A Preferred Stock, NewCentury Series B Preferred Stock, and/or New Century call options
and/or who sold New Century put options, during the time periodfrom May 5, 2005, through and including March 13, 2007, either inthe Offerings, pursuant to a registration statement, or in the market,and who, upon disclosure of certain facts alleged in the Complaint,were injured thereby. Excluded from the Class are (a) Defendants; (b)members of the immediate families of the Individual Defendants; (c)the subsidiaries and affiliates of Defendants; (d) any person or entitywho was a partner, executive officer, director or controlling person ofNew Century (including any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) or of anyDefendant; (e) any entity in which any Defendant has a controllinginterest; and (f) the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns
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of any such excluded party. Also excluded from the Class are anypersons who exclude themselves by filing a request for exclusion inaccordance with the requirements set forth in the Notice, as listed onExhibit 1 annexed hereto.
4. The Court also affirms its findings in the Preliminary Approval Orderthat the prerequisites for a class action under Rules 23(a) and (b)(3) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure have been satisfied in that: (a) the number of Class
Members is so numerous that joinder of all members thereof is impracticable; (b)
there are questions of law and fact common to the Class; (c) the claims of New
York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) and Plaintiffs Carl Larson
and Charles Hooten are typical of the claims of the Class they seek to represent; (d)
Plaintiffs have fairly and adequately represented the interests of the Class; (e) the
questions of law and fact common to the members of the Class predominate over
any questions affecting only individual members of the Class; and (f) a class action
is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the
controversy.
5. Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
Court affirms its certification of Plaintiffs as Class Representatives and Lead
Counsel Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as Class Counsel.
6. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, this Court hereby
approves the KPMG Settlement set forth in the KPMG Stipulation and finds that
the KPMG Settlement is, in all respects, fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Lead
Plaintiff, the Class and each of the Class Members. The Court further finds that
the KPMG Settlement set forth in the KPMG Stipulation is the result of arms-
length negotiations between experienced counsel representing the interests of the
Parties. Accordingly, the KPMG Settlement embodied in the KPMG Stipulation
is hereby finally approved in all respects. The Parties are hereby directed to
perform its terms.
7. Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of
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Civil Procedure, the Court hereby finds that due and adequate notice of these
proceedings was directed to all persons and entities who are Class Members,
advising them of the KPMG Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and Lead
Counsels intent to apply for attorneys fees and reimbursement of LitigationExpenses associated with the Consolidated Action, and of their right to object
thereto, and a full and fair opportunity was accorded to all persons and entities
who are Class Members to be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. Thus, it
is hereby determined that all Class Members who did not timely and properly elect
to exclude themselves by written communication postmarked or otherwise
delivered on or before the date set forth in the Notice and the Preliminary
Approval Order, are bound by this Judgment.
8. The Consolidated Action and all claims contained therein are
dismissed with prejudice as to KPMG. The parties are to bear their own costs,
except as otherwise provided in the KPMG Stipulation.
9. Upon the Effective Date, Plaintiffs and members of the Class shall be
deemed by operation of law to have released, waived, discharged and dismissed
each and every Settled Claim, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting any
or all Settled Claims, against any Released Auditor Party.
10. Upon the Effective Date, KPMG and each of the other Released
Auditor Parties, on behalf of themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators,
predecessors, successors and assigns, shall be deemed by operation of law to have
released, waived, discharged and dismissed each and every one of the Released
Parties Claims, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting any or all of the
Released Parties Claims, against Plaintiffs and their employees, agents and
attorneys, and all other Class Members.
11. Upon the Effective Date, and conditioned on KPMG and the other
Released Auditor Parties receiving substantively reciprocal releases from the
Settling Individuals, KPMG and the other Released Auditor Parties shall be
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deemed to have released, waived, discharged and dismissed, and shall forever be
enjoined from prosecuting, all Claims Against Directors And Officers against the
Settling Individuals. In the event that KPMG receives the reciprocal release from
the Settling Individuals contemplated in this paragraph, KPMG shall be required topromptly offer to other former New Century officers or directors with whom
KPMG has entered into a tolling agreement related to New Century substantially
similar substantively reciprocal releases.
12. Upon the Effective Date, and conditioned on KPMG and the other
Released Auditor Parties receiving substantively reciprocal releases from the
Underwriter Defendants and the other Released Underwriter Parties, KPMG and
the other Released Auditor Parties shall be deemed by operation of law to have
released, waived, discharged and dismissed each and every claim, and shall
forever be enjoined from prosecuting any claim, against the Underwriter
Defendants and the other Released Underwriter Parties, arising under federal,
state, common or foreign law, arising out of or based upon the allegations,
transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions involved,
set forth, or referred to in the Consolidated Action.
13. Upon the Effective Date, and conditioned on KPMG and the other
Released Auditor Parties receiving reciprocal releases from Kodiak, KPMG and
the Released Auditor Parties shall be deemed by operation of law to have released,
waived, discharged and dismissed, and shall be forever enjoined from prosecuting,
each and every claim and cause of action of every nature and description, whether
known or Unknown Claims, whether arising under federal, state, common or
foreign law, that KPMG (a) asserted in the Kodiak Litigation, or (b) could have
asserted in any forum that arise out of or are based upon the allegations,
transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions involved,
set forth, or referred to in the Kodiak Litigation, or that arise out of or relate in any
way to New Century (including any of its subsidiaries and affiliates), the Debtors
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or the Debtors Estates, against Kodiak, provided and conditioned upon KPMG
receiving a substantially reciprocal release from Kodiak.
14. Upon the Effective Date, this Final Judgment And Order Of
Dismissal With Prejudice constitutes the final discharge of all obligations to thePlaintiffs of KPMG arising out of the Consolidated Action. All future claims for
contribution arising out of the Consolidated Action by any person or entity against
KPMG or by KPMG against any other person or entity, other than a person whose
liability has been extinguished by this Settlement, are barred pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
78u-4(f)(7)(A).
15. The distribution of the Notice of Pendency of Class Action and
Proposed Settlement, Settlement Fairness Hearing and Motion for Attorneys Fees
and Reimbursement of Expenses (Notice) and the publication of the Summary
Notice as provided for in the Preliminary Approval Order constituted the best
notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all
members of the Class who could be identified through reasonable effort. Said
notice provided the best notice practicable under the circumstances of those
proceedings and of the matters set forth therein, including the proposed KPMG
Settlement set forth in the KPMG Stipulation, to all persons entitled to such notice,
and said notice fully satisfied the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
23, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, due process, and any
other applicable law.
16. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the formula for the
calculation of the claims which is set forth in the Plan of Allocation proposed by
Lead Plaintiff provides a fair and equitable basis upon which to allocate the
proceeds of the Settlements1 among the Class Members with due consideration
1 Settlements herein includes the settlements as set forth in the KPMG
Stipulation, the Stipulation of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and the Underwriter
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having been given to administrative convenience and necessity.
17. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the Plan of Allocation
proposed by Lead Plaintiff is, in all respects, fair and equitable to the Class.
Accordingly, the Court hereby approves the Plan of Allocation proposed by LeadPlaintiff.
18. Any order entered regarding any attorneys fees and for expense
application shall in no way disturb or affect this Final Judgment and Order of
Dismissal With Prejudice and shall be considered separate from this Final
Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice.
19. The KPMG Stipulation and KPMG Settlement set forth therein,
whether or not consummated, and any proceedings taken pursuant to it:
a. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Auditor
Parties as evidence of, or construed as, or deemed to be evidence of any
presumption, concession, or admission by any of the Released Auditor Parties with
respect to the truth of any fact alleged by Plaintiffs or the validity of any claim that
was or could have been asserted against any of the Released Auditor Parties in this
Consolidated Action or in any litigation, or of any liability, negligence, fault, or
other wrongdoing of any kind of any of the Released Auditor Parties;
b. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Auditor
Parties as evidence of a presumption, concession or admission of any fault,
misrepresentation or omission with respect to any statement or written document
approved or made by any of the Released Auditor Parties, or against the Plaintiffs
Defendants (Underwriter Settlement or Underwriter Stipulation), and the
Stipulation of Global Settlement with New Century Officers and Directors
(Global Officer And Director Settlement or Global Officer And Director
Stipulation) (collectively Settlements or Stipulations). The Plan of
Allocation sets forth a plan for allocating to Class Members the funds allocated to
the Class from all three of the Settlements.
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or any Class Members as evidence of any infirmity in the claims of Plaintiffs or the
other Class Members;
c. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Auditor
Parties, or against the Plaintiffs or any other Class Members, as evidence of apresumption, concession or admission with respect to any liability, negligence,
fault or wrongdoing of any kind, or in any way referred to for any other reason as
against any of the Released Auditor Parties, in any other civil, criminal or
administrative action or proceeding, other than such proceedings as may be
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Stipulation; provided, however, that if
this Stipulation is approved by the Court, KPMG, any other Released Auditor
Party, or any Class Member may refer to it to effectuate the protection from
liability granted them hereunder;
d. shall not be construed against any of the Released Auditor Parties,
Plaintiffs or any other Class Members as an admission, concession, or presumption
that the consideration to be given hereunder represents the amount which could be
or would have been recovered after trial;
e. shall not be construed against Plaintiffs or any other Class Members
as an admission, concession, or presumption that any of their claims are without
merit or that damages recoverable under the Complaint would not have exceeded
the KPMG Settlement Amount; and
f. shall not be construed as or received in evidence as an admission,
concession or presumption that class certification is appropriate in this
Consolidated Action, except for purposes of this KPMG Settlement.
20. The KPMG Stipulation may be filed in an action to enforce or
interpret the terms of the KPMG Stipulation, the KPMG Settlement contained
therein, and any other documents executed in connection with the performance of
the agreements embodied therein. The Released Auditor Parties, and/or any Class
Member, may file the Stipulation and/or this Final Judgment And Order Of
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Dismissal With Prejudice in any action that may be brought against them in order
to support a defense or counterclaim based on the principles of res judicata,
collateral estoppel, full faith and credit, release, good faith settlement, judgment
bar, or reduction or any other theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion orsimilar defense or counterclaim.
21. Without affecting the finality of this Final Judgment And Order Of
Dismissal With Prejudice in any way, this Court hereby retains continuing
jurisdiction over: (a) implementation of this KPMG Settlement and any award or
distribution of the settlement fund, including interest earned thereon; (b) the
allowance, disallowance or adjustment of any Class Members claim on equitable
grounds and any award or distribution of the settlement fund; (c) disposition of the
settlement fund; (d) hearing and determining applications for attorneys fees and
Litigation Expenses in the Consolidated Action; (e) enforcing and administering
this Judgment; (f) all parties hereto for the purpose of construing, enforcing and
administering the KPMG Stipulation; and (g) other matters related or ancillary to
the foregoing.
22. The Court finds that during the course of the Consolidated Action, the
Parties and their respective counsel at all times complied with the requirements of
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.
23. In the event that the KPMG Settlement does not become effective in
accordance with the terms of the KPMG Stipulation or the Effective Date does not
occur, or in the event that the settlement fund, or any portion thereof, is returned to
KPMG, then this Final Judgment And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice shall be
rendered null and void to the extent provided by and in accordance with the
KPMG Stipulation and shall be vacated and, in such event, all orders entered and
releases delivered in connection herewith shall be null and void to the extent
provided by and in accordance with the KPMG Stipulation.
24. Without further Order of the Court, the Parties may agree to
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reasonable extensions of time to carry out any of the provisions of the KPMG
Stipulation.
25. There is no just reason for delay in the entry of this Judgment and
immediate entry by the Clerk of the Court is expressly directed.
IT IS SO ORDERED,
DATED: November 15, 2010
THE HONORABLE DEAN D. PREGERSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IN RE NEW CENTURY Case No. CV 07-00931 DDP (FMOx)(Lead Case)
UNDERWRITER DEFENDANTS FINAL JUDGMENT AND
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
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This matter came before the Court for hearing pursuant to the Order
Preliminarily Approving Settlements and Providing for Notice (Preliminary
Approval Order or Notice Order), on the application of Lead Plaintiff New
York State Teachers Retirement System (Lead Plaintiff) and Plaintiffs Carl
Larson and Charles Hooten (collectively Plaintiffs) for approval of the
settlement between Plaintiffs and the Underwriter Defendants set forth in the
Stipulation Of Settlement Between Plaintiffs And The Underwriter Defendants
(the Underwriter Stipulation or Underwriter Settlement). Full and adequate
notice having been given to the Class as required in the Courts Order, and the
Court having considered all papers filed and proceedings held herein and otherwise
being fully informed in the premises and good cause appearing therefor,NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1. This Judgment incorporates by reference the definitions in the
Underwriter Stipulation, and all capitalized terms used, but not defined herein,
shall have the same meanings as in the Underwriter Stipulation.
2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the ConsolidatedAction and over all Parties to the Consolidated Action, including all members ofthe Class.
3. The Court hereby affirms its certification in the Preliminary ApprovalOrder pursuant to Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, of a Class defined as follows:all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired NewCentury common stock, New Century Series A Preferred Stock, NewCentury Series B Preferred Stock, and/or New Century call options
and/or who sold New Century put options, during the time periodfrom May 5, 2005, through and including March 13, 2007, either inthe Offerings, pursuant to a registration statement, or in the market,and who, upon disclosure of certain facts alleged in the Complaint,were injured thereby. Excluded from the Class are (a) Defendants; (b)members of the immediate families of the Individual Defendants; (c)the subsidiaries and affiliates of Defendants; (d) any person or entitywho was a partner, executive officer, director or controlling person ofNew Century (including any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) or of anyDefendant; (e) any entity in which any Defendant has a controllinginterest; and (f) the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns
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of any such excluded party. Also excluded from the Class are anypersons who exclude themselves by filing a request for exclusion inaccordance with the requirements set forth in the Notice, as listed onExhibit 1 annexed hereto.
4. The Court also affirms its findings in the Preliminary Approval Order
that the prerequisites for a class action under Rules 23(a) and (b)(3) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure have been satisfied in that: (a) the number of Class
Members is so numerous that joinder of all members thereof is impracticable; (b)
there are questions of law and fact common to the Class; (c) the claims of New
York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) and Plaintiffs Carl Larson
and Charles Hooten are typical of the claims of the Class they seek to represent; (d)
Plaintiffs have fairly and adequately represented the interests of the Class; (e) the
questions of law and fact common to the members of the Class predominate over
any questions affecting only individual members of the Class; and (f) a class action
is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the
controversy.5. Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
Court affirms its certification of Plaintiffs as Class Representatives and Lead
Counsel Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as Class Counsel.
6. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, this Court herebyapproves the Underwriter Settlement set forth in the Underwriter Stipulation and
finds that the Underwriter Settlement is, in all respects, fair, reasonable, and
adequate to the Lead Plaintiff, the Class and each of the Class Members. The
Court further finds that the Underwriter Settlement set forth in the Underwriter
Stipulation is the result of arms-length negotiations between experienced counsel
representing the interests of the Parties. Accordingly, the Underwriter Settlement
embodied in the Underwriter Stipulation is hereby finally approved in all respects.
The Parties are hereby directed to perform its terms.
7. Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of
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Civil Procedure, the Court hereby finds that due and adequate notice of these
proceedings was directed to all persons and entities who are Class Members,
advising them of the Underwriter Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and Lead
Counsels intent to apply for attorneys fees and reimbursement of LitigationExpenses associated with the Consolidated Action, and of their right to object
thereto, and a full and fair opportunity was accorded to all persons and entities
who are Class Members to be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. Thus, it
is hereby determined that all Class Members who did not timely and properly elect
to exclude themselves by written communication postmarked or otherwise
delivered on or before the date set forth in the Notice and the Preliminary
Approval Order, are bound by this Judgment.
8. The Consolidated Action and all claims contained therein aredismissed with prejudice as to the Underwriter Defendants. The parties are to bear
their own costs, except as otherwise provided in the Underwriter Stipulation.
9. Upon the Effective Date, Plaintiffs and members of the Class, onbehalf of themselves, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, heirs,
executors, administrators, predecessors, successors and assigns, and any and all of
their current and former officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys shall
be deemed by operation of law to have released, waived, discharged and dismissed
each and every Settled Claim, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting any
or all Settled Claims, against any Released Underwriter Party.
10. Upon the Effective Date, the Underwriter Defendants and each of theother Released Underwriter Parties, on behalf of themselves, their parent
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors,
successors and assigns, and any and all of their current and former officers,
directors, employees, agents and attorneys shall be deemed by operation of law to
have released, waived, discharged and dismissed each and every one of the
Released Parties Claims, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting any or all
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of the Released Parties Claims, against Plaintiffs and their employees, agents and
attorneys, and all other Class Members.
11. Upon the Effective Date, and conditioned on the Underwriter Defendants andthe other Released Underwriter Parties receiving substantively reciprocal releases from theSettling Individuals, the Underwriter Defendants and the other Released Underwriter
Parties shall be deemed by operation of law to have released, waived, discharged
and dismissed, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting, all Claims Against
Officers And Directors against any of the Settling Individuals.
12. Pursuant to the Underwriter Judgment, upon the Effective Date, andconditioned on the Underwriter Defendants and the other Released Underwriter
Parties receiving substantively reciprocal releases from KPMG and the Released
Auditor Parties, the Underwriter Defendants and the other Released Underwriter
Parties shall be deemed by operation of law to have released, waived, discharged
and dismissed each and every claim, and shall forever be enjoined from
prosecuting any claim, against KPMG and the Released Auditor Parties arising
under federal, state, common or foreign law, arising out of or based upon the
allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or
omissions involved, set forth, or referred to in the Consolidated Action.
13. Upon the Effective Date, this Final Judgment And Order OfDismissal With Prejudice constitutes the final discharge of all obligations to the
Plaintiffs of the Underwriter Defendants arising out of the Consolidated Action.
All future claims for contribution arising out of the Consolidated Action by any
person or entity against the Underwriter Defendants or by the Underwriter
Defendants against any other person or entity, other than a person whose liability
has been extinguished by this Settlement, are barred pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-
4(f)(7)(A).
14. The distribution of the Notice of Pendency of Class Action andProposed Settlement. Settlement Fairness Hearing and Motion for Attorneys Fees
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and Reimbursement of Expenses (Notice) and the publication of the Summary
Notice as provided for in the Preliminary Approval Order constituted the best
notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all
members of the Class who could be identified through reasonable effort. Saidnotice provided the best notice practicable under the circumstances of those
proceedings and of the matters set forth therein, including the proposed
Underwriter Settlement set forth in the Underwriter Stipulation, to all persons
entitled to such notice, and said notice fully satisfied the requirements of Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
due process, and any other applicable law.
15. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the formula for thecalculation of the claims which is set forth in the Plan of Allocation proposed by
Lead Plaintiff provides a fair and equitable basis upon which to allocate the
proceeds of the Settlements1 among the Class Members with due consideration
having been given to administrative convenience and necessity.16. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the Plan of Allocation
proposed by Lead Plaintiff is, in all respects, fair and equitable to the Class.
Accordingly, the Court hereby approves the Plan of Allocation proposed by Lead
Plaintiff.
17. Any order entered regarding any attorneys fees and for expenseapplication shall in no way disturb or affect this Final Judgment And Order Of
1 Settlements herein includes the settlements as set forth in the UnderwriterStipulation, the Stipulation of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and KPMG LLP
(KPMG Settlement or KPMG Stipulation), and the Stipulation of Global
Settlement with New Century Officer and Directors (Global Officer And Director
Settlement or Global Officer And Director Stipulation) (collectively
Settlements or Stipulations). The Plan of Allocation sets forth a plan for
allocating to Class Members the funds allocated to the Class from all three of the
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Dismissal With Prejudice and shall be considered separate from this Final
Judgment And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice.
18. The Underwriter Stipulation and Underwriter Settlement set forththerein, whether or not consummated, and any proceedings taken pursuant to it:
a. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released
Underwriter Parties as evidence of, or construed as, or deemed to be evidence of
any presumption, concession, or admission by any of the Released Underwriter
Parties with respect to the truth of any fact alleged by Plaintiffs or the validity of
any claim that was or could have been asserted against any of the Released
Underwriter Parties in this Consolidated Action or in any litigation, or of any
liability, negligence, fault, or other wrongdoing of any kind of any of the Released
Underwriter Parties;
b. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released
Underwriter Parties as evidence of a presumption, concession or admission of any
fault, misrepresentation or omission with respect to any statement or written
document approved or made by any of the Released Underwriter Parties, or against
the Plaintiffs or any Class Members as evidence of any infirmity in the claims of
Plaintiffs or the other Class Members;
c. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released
Underwriter Parties, or against the Plaintiffs or any other Class Members, as
evidence of a presumption, concession or admission with respect to any liability,
negligence, fault or wrongdoing of any kind, or in any way referred to for any
other reason as against any of the Released Underwriter Parties, in any other civil,
criminal or administrative action or proceeding, other than such proceedings as
may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Stipulation; provided,
however, that if this Stipulation is approved by the Court, Underwriter Defendants,
any other Released Underwriter Party, or any Class Member may refer to it to
effectuate the protection from liability granted them hereunder;
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d. shall not be construed against any of the Released Underwriter
Parties, Plaintiffs or any other Class Members as an admission, concession, or
presumption that the consideration to be given hereunder represents the amount
which could be or would have been recovered after trial;e. shall not be construed against Plaintiffs or any other Class
Members as an admission, concession, or presumption that any of their claims are
without merit or that damages recoverable under the Complaint would not have
exceeded the Underwriter Settlement Amount; and
f. shall not be construed as or received in evidence as an
admission, concession or presumption that class certification is appropriate in this
Consolidated Action, except for purposes of this Underwriter Settlement.
19. The Underwriter Stipulation may be filed in an action to enforce orinterpret the terms of the Underwriter Stipulation, the Underwriter Settlement
contained therein, and any other documents executed in connection with the
performance of the agreements embodied therein. The Released Underwriter
Parties and/or any Class Member may file the Stipulation and/or this Final
Judgment And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice in any action that may be
brought against them in order to support a defense or counterclaim based on the
principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, full faith and credit, release, good
faith settlement, judgment bar, or reduction or any other theory of claim preclusion
or issue preclusion or similar defense or counterclaim.
20. Without affecting the finality of this Final Judgment And Order OfDismissal With Prejudice in any way, this Court hereby retains continuing
jurisdiction over: (a) implementation of this Underwriter Settlement and any award
or distribution of the Settlement Fund. including interest earned thereon; (b) the
allowance, disallowance or adjustment of any Class Members claim on equitable
grounds and any award or distribution of the Settlement Fund; (c) disposition of
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and Litigation Expenses in the Consolidated Action; (e) enforcing and
administering this Judgment; (f) all parties hereto for the purpose of construing,
enforcing and administering the Underwriter Stipulation; and (g) other matters
related or ancillary to the foregoing.
21. The Court finds that during the course of the Consolidated Action, theParties and their respective counsel at all times complied with the requirements of
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.
22. In the event that the Underwriter Settlement does not becomeeffective in accordance with the terms of the Underwriter Stipulation or the
Effective Date does not occur, or in the event that the Settlement Fund, or any
portion thereof, is returned to the Underwriter Defendants, then this Final
Judgment And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice shall be rendered null and void
to the extent provided by and in accordance with the Underwriter Stipulation and
shall be vacated and, in such event, all orders entered and releases delivered in
connection herewith shall be null and void to the extent provided by and in
accordance with the Underwriter Stipulation.
23. Without further Order of the Court, the parties may agree toreasonable extensions of time to carry out any of the provisions of the Underwriter
Stipulation.
24. There is no just reason for delay in the entry of this Judgment andimmediate entry by the Clerk of the Court is expressly directed.
IT IS SO ORDERED,
DATED: November 15, 2010
THE HONORABLE DEAN D. PREGERSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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IN RE NEW CENTURY Case No. CV 07-00931 DDP (FMOx)(Lead Case)
OFFICER AND DIRECTOR FINAL JUDGMENT AND
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
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This matter came before the Court for hearing pursuant to the Order
Preliminarily Approving Settlements and Providing for Notice (Preliminary
Approval Order or Notice Order), on the application of Lead Plaintiff New
York State Teachers Retirement System (Lead Class Plaintiff) and Plaintiffs
Carl Larson and Charles Hooten (collectively Class Plaintiffs) for approval of
the settlement between the Class Plaintiffs, on behalf of the Class, and the Class
Individual Defendants set forth in the Stipulation Of Global Settlement With New
Century Officers And Directors (the Global Officer And Director Stipulation or
Global Officer And Director Settlement). Full and adequate notice having been
given to the Class as required in the Courts Order, and the Court having
considered all papers filed and proceedings held herein and otherwise being fully
informed in the premises and good cause appearing therefor,NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1. This Judgment incorporates by reference the definitions in the Global
Officer And Director Stipulation, and all capitalized terms used, but not defined
herein, shall have the same meanings as in the Global Officer And Director
Stipulation.2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Consolidated
Class Action and over all parties to the Consolidated Class Action, including all
members of the Class.
3. The Court hereby affirms its certification in the Preliminary ApprovalOrder pursuant to Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, of a Class defined as follows:all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired NewCentury common stock, New Century Series A Preferred Stock, NewCentury Series B Preferred Stock, and/or New Century call optionsand/or who sold New Century put options, during the time periodfrom May 5, 2005, through and including March 13, 2007, either inthe Offerings, pursuant to a registration statement, or in the market,and who, upon disclosure of certain facts alleged in the Complaint,were injured thereby. Excluded from the Class are (a) ClassDefendants; (b) members of the immediate families of the ClassIndividual Defendants; (c) the subsidiaries and affiliates of Class
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Defendants; (d) any person or entity who was a partner, executiveofficer, director or controlling person of New Century (including anyof its subsidiaries or affiliates) or of any Class Defendant; (e) anyentity in which any Class Defendant has a controlling interest; and (f)the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of any suchexcluded party. Also excluded from the Class are any persons whoexclude themselves by filing a request for exclusion in accordancewith the requirements set forth in the Notice, as listed on Exhibit 1annexed hereto.
4. The Court also affirms its findings in the Preliminary Approval Orderthat the prerequisites for a class action under Rules 23(a) and (b)(3) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure have been satisfied in that: (a) the number of Class
Members is so numerous that joinder of all members thereof is impracticable; (b)
there are questions of law and fact common to the Class; (c) the claims of Lead
Class Plaintiff and Class Plaintiffs Carl Larson and Charles Hooten are typical of
the claims of the Class they seek to represent; (d) Class Plaintiffs have fairly and
adequately represented the interests of the Class; (e) the questions of law and fact
common to the members of the Class predominate over any questions affecting
only individual members of the Class; and (f) a class action is superior to other
available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy.
5. Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, theCourt affirms its certification of Class Plaintiffs as the Class representatives and
Lead Counsel Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as the Class counsel.
6. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, this Court herebyapproves the Global Officer And Director Settlement set forth in the Global
Officer And Director Stipulation and finds that the Global Officer And Director
Settlement is, in all respects, fair, reasonable, adequate and entered into in good
faith within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure 877. The Court
further finds that the Global Officer And Director Settlement set forth in the
Global Officer And Director Stipulation is the result of arms-length negotiations
between experienced counsel representing the interests of the Parties.
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Accordingly, the Global Officer And Director Settlement embodied in the Global
Officer And Director Stipulation is hereby finally approved in all respects. The
Parties are hereby directed to perform its terms.
7.
Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 23 of the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure, the Court hereby finds that due and adequate notice of these
proceedings was directed to all persons and entities who are Class Members,
advising them of the Global Officer And Director Settlement, the Plan of
Allocation, and Lead Counsels intent to apply for attorneys fees and
reimbursement of Litigation Expenses associated with the Consolidated Class
Action, and of their right to object thereto, and a full and fair opportunity was
accorded to all persons and entities who are Class Members to be heard with
respect to the foregoing matters. Thus, it is hereby determined that all Class
Members who did not timely and properly elect to exclude themselves by written
communication postmarked or otherwise delivered on or before the date set forth
in the Notice and the Preliminary Approval Order, are bound by this Judgment.
8. The Consolidated Class Action and all claims contained therein aredismissed with prejudice as to the Class Individual Defendants.
9. The Parties are to bear their own costs, except as otherwise providedin the Global Officer And Director Stipulation.
10. Upon the Effective Date, the Settled Claims shall be discharged asagainst each and every Released Officer And Director and the Insurance Carriers,
and Plaintiffs shall be deemed to forever be enjoined from prosecuting any or all
of the Settled Claims against each and every Released Officer And Director and
the Insurance Carriers.
11. Upon the Effective Date, the Settling Individuals Claims as againstClass Plaintiffs and all other Class Members, the Trust, the Trustee, Alan M.
Jacobs individually, the Debtors, the Debtors Estates, the Plan Advisory
Committee, and Kodiak, and their respective heirs, predecessors, successors,
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assigns, employees, agents and retained professionals (other than KPMG or the
Underwriter Defendants) shall be released, waived, discharged and dismissed, and
the Settling Individuals shall be deemed to forever be enjoined from prosecuting
each and every of the Settling Individuals Claims against Class Plaintiffs and allother Class Members, the Trust, the Trustee, Alan M. Jacobs individually, the
Debtors, the Debtors Estates, the Plan Advisory Committee, and Kodiak, and
their respective heirs, predecessors, successors, assigns, employees, agents and
retained professionals.
12. Upon the Effective Date, the Settling Individuals shall be deemed tohave released, waived, discharged and dismissed each and every Settling
Individuals Claims against KPMG and the other Released Auditor Parties, and
shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting each and every Settling Individuals
Claim against KPMG and the other Released Auditor Parties.
13. Upon the Effective Date, the Settling Individuals shall be deemed tohave released, waived, discharged and dismissed each and every claim, and shall
forever be enjoined from prosecuting any claim, against any and all of the
Underwriter Defendants and the other Released Underwriter Parties whether
arising under federal, state, common or foreign law, arising out of or based upon
the allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or
omissions involved, set forth, or referred to in the Consolidated Class Action.
14. Upon the Effective Date, Kodiak shall be deemed to have released,waived, discharged and dismissed, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting
each and every of the Settled Kodiak Claims as against KPMG and the other
Released Auditor Parties.
15. Upon the Effective Date, this Final Judgment And Order OfDismissal With Prejudice constitutes the final discharge of all obligations to the
Plaintiffs of the Settling Individuals arising out of the Officer And Director
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Director Litigations by any person or entity against the Settling Individuals or by
any Settling Individual against any other person or entity, other than a person
whose liability for the Claims asserted in the Director And Officer Litigations has
been extinguished by the Settlement of those Claims by that Settling Individual,are barred pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-4(f)(7)(A).
16. The distribution of the Notice and the publication of the SummaryNotice as provided for in the Preliminary Approval Order constituted the best
notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all
members of the Class who could be identified through reasonable effort. Said
notice provided the best notice practicable under the circumstances of those
proceedings and of the matters set forth therein, including the proposed Global
Officer And Director Settlement set forth in the Global Officer And Director
Stipulation, to all persons entitled to such notice, and said notice fully satisfied the
requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, due process, and any other applicable law.
17. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the formula for thecalculation of the claims which is set forth in the Plan of Allocation proposed by
Lead Class Plaintiff provides a fair and equitable basis upon which to allocate the
proceeds of the Settlements1 among the Class Members with due consideration
having been given to administrative convenience and necessity.18. The Court hereby finds and concludes that the Plan of Allocation
proposed by Lead Class Plaintiff is, in all respects, fair and equitable to the Class.
1 Settlements herein includes the settlements as set forth in the Global Officer
And Director Stipulation, the Stipulation of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and
KPMG LLP (KPMG Stipulation or KPMG Settlement), and the Stipulation of
Settlement Between Plaintiffs and the Underwriter Defendants (Underwriter
Settlement or Underwriter Stipulation) (collectively Settlements or
Stipulations). The Plan of Allocation sets forth a plan for allocating to Class
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Accordingly, the Court hereby approves the Plan of Allocation proposed by Lead
Class Plaintiff.19. Any order entered regarding any attorneys fees and any expense
application shall in no way disturb or affect this Final Judgment and Order ofDismissal with Prejudice and shall be considered separate from this Final
Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice.20. The Global Officer And Director Stipulation and Global Officer And
Director Settlement set forth therein, whether or not consummated, and any
proceedings taken pursuant to it:
a. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Officers
And Directors as evidence of, or construed as, or deemed to be evidence of any
presumption, concession, or admission by any of the Released Officers And
Directors with respect to the truth of any fact alleged by Plaintiffs or the validity of
any claim that was or could have been asserted against any of the Released
Officers And Directors in the Officer And Director Litigations or in any litigation,
or of any liability, negligence, fault, or other wrongdoing of any kind of any of the
Released Officers And Directors;
b. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Officers
And Directors as evidence of a presumption, concession or admission of any fault,
misrepresentation or omission with respect to any statement or written document
approved or made by any of the Released Officers And Directors, or against the
Plaintiffs or any Class Members as evidence of any infirmity in the claims of
Plaintiffs or the other Class Members;
c. shall not be offered or received against any of the Released Officers
And Directors, or against the Plaintiffs or any other Class Members, as evidence of
a presumption, concession or admission with respect to any liability, negligence,
fault or wrongdoing of any kind, or in any way referred to for any other reason as
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administrative action or proceeding, other than such proceedings as may be
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Stipulation; provided, however, that if
this Stipulation is approved by the Consolidated Class Action Court, the Settling
Individuals, any other Released Officer And Director, or any Class Member mayrefer to it to effectuate the protection from liability granted them hereunder;
d. shall not be construed against any of the Released Officers And
Directors, Plaintiffs or any other Class Members as an admission, concession, or
presumption that the consideration to be given hereunder represents the amount
which could be or would have been recovered after trial;
e. shall not be construed against Plaintiffs or any other Class Members
as an admission, concession, or presumption that any of their claims are without
merit or that damages recoverable under the Officer And Director Litigations
would not have exceeded the Officer And Director Settlement Amount; and
f. shall not be construed as or received in evidence as an admission,
concession or presumption that class certification is appropriate in this
Consolidated Class Action, except for purposes of this Settlement.
21. The Global Officer And Director Stipulation may be filed in an actionto enforce or interpret the terms of the Global Officer And Director Stipulation, the
Global Officer And Director Settlement contained therein, and any other
documents executed in connection with the performance of the agreements
embodied therein. The Stipulation and/or this Final Judgment And Order Of
Dismissal With Prejudice may be filed in any action in order to support a defense
or counterclaim based on the principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, full
faith and credit, release, good faith settlement, judgment bar, or reduction or any
other theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion or similar defense or
counterclaim.22. Without affecting the finality of this Final Judgment And Order Of
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jurisdiction over: (a) implementation of this Global Officer And Director
Settlement and any award or distribution of the settlement fund, including interest
earned thereon; (b) the allowance, disallowance or adjustment of any Class
Members claim on equitable grounds and any award or distribution of thesettlement fund; (c) disposition of the settlement fund; (d) hearing and determining
applications for attorneys fees and Litigation Expenses in the Consolidated Class
Action; (e) enforcing and administering this Judgment; (f) all parties hereto for the
purpose of construing, enforcing and administering the Global Officer And
Director Stipulation; and (g) other matters related or ancillary to the foregoing.23. The Court finds that during the course of the Consolidated Class
Action, the Parties and their respective counsel at all times complied with the
requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.24. In the event that the Global Officer And Director Settlement does not
become effective in accordance with the terms of the Global Officer And Director
Stipulation or the Effective Date does not occur, or in the event that the settlement
fund, or any portion thereof, is returned to any person or entity contributing to the
settlement fund, then this Final Judgment And Order Of Dismissal with Prejudice
shall be rendered null and void to the extent provided by and in accordance with
the Global Officer And Director Stipulation and shall be vacated and, in such
event, all orders entered and releases delivered in connection herewith shall be null
and void to the extent provided by and in accordance with the Global Officer And
Director Stipulation.25. Without further Order of the Court, the Parties may agree to
reasonable extensions of time to carry out any of the provisions of the Global
Officer And Director Stipulation.\\
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26. There is no just reason for delay in the entry of this Judgment and
immediate entry by the Clerk of the Court is expressly directed.IT IS SO ORDERED,
DATED: November 15, 2010
THE HONORABLE DEAN D. PREGERSONUNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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