Media and Contact of Class Members. To avoid contradictory, incomplete or confusing information about the settlement during the Claim Period, the Parties agree that if they make any written press releases or statements to the media about the settlement or containing any material produced in connection with the Actions before the conclusion of the Claim Period, such releases or statements will be approved by the Parties in advance and, where desired by the other Party, made jointly. Except as noted herein, neither Party will release any public statements nor contact any Class Member in an effort to induce them to file claims except where such Class Members previously contacted Class Counsel. No Party will make any reference to the total value of the Settlement on any website, or in any promotional material.
Media and Contact of Class Members. To avoid contradictory, incomplete, or confusing information about the Settlement, the Parties agree that if they make any written press releases or statements to the media about the Settlement before the conclusion of the Claim Period, such releases or statements will be approved by the Parties in advance and, where desired by the other Party, made jointly. Except as noted herein and by mutual agreement of the Parties, the Class Notice shall constitute the only communication with Class Members regarding the Settlement prior to the Final Fairness Hearing. Notwithstanding, Class Counsel can answer any inquiries initiated by Class Members and may communicate freely with Plaintiffs.
Media and Contact of Class Members. Except as required by the Parties in accordance with applicable law, rule, or regulation (e.g., securities law, rules, or regulations), or any other exception expressly provided herein, to avoid contradictory, incomplete, or confusing information about the Settlement, the Parties agree that if they want to make any written press releases, disclosures on their websites, or statements to the media about or promotional materials that reference the existence or terms of the Settlement or the ECL Class Actions before the Final Approval Hearing, such releases or statements must be approved by the Parties in advance and, where desired by the other Party, made jointly. Any party can respond to inquiries initiated by the media, and in doing so may decline to comment, but otherwise shall only refer to the Class Notice, a statement approved by the other Party, and/or defer to the court file in the ECL Class Actions, but shall not provide any further comment. Nothing provided herein shall prevent Defendants from communicating with their clients, investors, or lenders about the Settlement or the ECL Class Actions without the prior approval of Class Counsel. Except as noted herein and by mutual agreement of the Parties, the Class Notice shall constitute the only communication with Class Members regarding the Settlement prior to the Final Fairness Hearing. Notwithstanding, Class Counsel and Defense Counsel can answer any inquiries initiated by Class Members and Class Counsel may communicate freely with Plaintiffs.
Media and Contact of Class Members. Other than public court filings, court-ordered notice to the class, and communications with Settlement Class Members, there shall be no other publication or dissemination of the terms of this Settlement by Named Plaintiffs, Class Counsel, or the Administrator, including, but not limited to, in the form of press releases or in response to inquiry from any media. For the avoidance of any doubt, nothing in this Agreement prevents the Parties from making any disclosures required to effectuate this Agreement or as required by law, nor does anything in this Agreement prevent Class Counsel from answering any inquiries initiated by Settlement Class Members or communicating with Named Plaintiffs.
Media and Contact of Class Members. The Parties and their counsel agree that simultaneously with the Settlement Administrator’s dissemination of the Notice Packet, they will jointly issue the media statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F. Beyond the joint media statement, if the Parties or their counsel are contacted by the press, media, or any industry association, they will respond only that the Action has been amicably resolved to the Parties’ mutual satisfaction and direct the contacting party to the Settlement Website or Settlement Administrator. Prior to the Effective Date, no Party or their counsel shall make any reference to the value of the Settlement on any website, in any promotional material, or otherwise, except as required by law. The Settlement Administrator and Class Counsel may post the Long-Form and Email Notices and the motions for preliminary and final approval on their respective websites. Any posting on Class Counsel’s website shall be in a format, style, and manner consistent with the settlement summaries routinely and presently posted on that website concerning other litigation.
Media and Contact of Class Members. If any one of the Parties seeks to issue or otherwise provide to the public, including any media or press, any announcement, press release, or other statement relating to the Settlement or the Action (including previously-issued statements on any Party-owned website), the Parties will prepare it jointly and to the satisfaction of the other, approved in advance in writing, and it shall be the only communication either Party or their counsel shall make regarding the Settlement or the Action, other than in pleadings submitted to the Court relating the Settlement, or in connection with government inquiries, securities filings, or other litigation matters, or as may be necessary to prepare tax documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the parties jointly negotiate what content shall remain on Class Counsel’s website, the website shall remain as is. Except as noted herein, and in order to ensure consistent and accurate communications regarding the terms of the Settlement, the Notice shall constitute the only communication with Class Members (other than the Class Representatives) regarding the Settlement prior to Final Approval Hearing. Notwithstanding, Class Counsel can answer any inquiries initiated by Class Members, but Class Counsel will not initiate contact with any Class Members.
