Nominees

If you are a brokerage firm, futures commission merchant, nominee or other person or entity who or which entered into Stock Loan Transactions from January 1, 2012 until November 17, 2017 for the beneficial interest of persons or organizations other than yourself, Class Counsel requests that you, WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE, either:

  1. provide to Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. (“Epiq” or “Notice Administrator”) the name and last known address of each person or organization for whom or which you made Stock Loan Transactions during the Class Period; or

  2. request from the Notice Administrator sufficient copies of the Notice to forward directly to beneficial owners of the Stock Loan Transactions. The Notice Administrator will cause copies of the Notice to be forwarded to each customer identified at the address so designated. You may be reimbursed for your reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Those expenses will be paid upon request and submission of appropriate supporting documentation. All communications regarding the foregoing should be addressed to the Notice Administrator at the address listed on the Contact Us page of this website.

If you are providing a list of names and addresses to the Notice Administrator, please do the following:

  1. Compile a list of names and last known addresses of the beneficial owners who or which entered into Stock Loan Transactions from January 1, 2012 until November 17, 2017.

  2. Prepare the list in Microsoft Excel format using the template for submitting mailings data here. Failure to use this template may delay the submission of the mailing data.

  3. Please log into EpiqFiling to submit the completed template. If you have not previously logged into EpiqFiling you will be directed to register.

If you are going to forward the Notice to the beneficial owners:

Please request the needed number of copies of the Notice via email to MerrillLynchCertifiedClass@StockLoanSettlements.com. You must mail the Notice to the beneficial owners within seven (7) days of your receipt of the Notices. Nominees shall also provide email addresses for all such beneficial owners to the Notice Administrator, to the extent they are available.

Expense Reimbursement:

Reasonable expenses are eligible for reimbursement (including postage and costs to compile names and addresses), provided an invoice documenting the expenses is timely submitted to the Notice Administrator. Please submit your invoice within one month of completing the mailing or providing your file and send it to securitiesinfo@epiqglobal.com. Be sure to include the case name and “Reimbursement” in the subject line of your email.