THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The Claims Administrator shall execute a retainer agreement that shall provide, among other things, that the Claims Administrator shall be bound by and shall perform the obligations imposed on it under the terms of this Agreement. (b) The Claims Administrator shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the administration of this Agreement. (c) The Claims Administrator shall keep all information regarding Class Members confidential except as otherwise provided herein. All data created and/or obtained and maintained by the Claims Administrator pursuant to this Agreement shall be destroyed twelve (12) months after the Final Report is submitted to the Court, provided that Class Counsel and Defendants Counsel, or either of them, at their own cost, shall receive a complete digital copy of the Claims Administrator’s records, together with a declaration establishing completeness and authenticity, which they may maintain consistent with their own document retention policies. (d) The Claims Administrator also shall be responsible for timely and properly filing all tax returns necessary or advisable, if any, with respect to the Settlement Fund. Except as provided herein, Class Members shall be responsible for their own tax reporting of payments or credits received under the terms of this Agreement. (e) The Claims Administrator shall provide the data in its claims administration database to Defendant’s Counsel and/or Class Counsel in response to any written request, including an email request. The written request shall be copied to the other party when made. (f) Within one hundred-ninety (190) days after the Effective Date, the Claims Administrator shall prepare a declaration setting forth the total payments issued to Class Members by the Claims Administrator, the total amount of any checks uncashed and/or returned, and the total amount of money being held by the Claims Administrator.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The Claims Administrator shall execute a retainer agreement that shall provide, among other things, that the Claims Administrator shall be bound by and shall perform the obligations imposed on it under the terms of this Agreement. The retainer agreement shall include provisions requiring that all Class Member data shall be strictly confidential and secured by the Claims Administrator by means of recognized data security measures, and shall not be disclosed other than as provided for under the terms of this Agreement or as ordered by the Court. (b) The Claims Administrator shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the administration of this Agreement. (c) The Claims Administrator shall keep all information regarding Class Members confidential except as otherwise provided herein. All data created and/or obtained and maintained by the Claims Administrator pursuant to this Agreement shall be destroyed twelve (12) months after the Final Report is submitted to the Court, provided that Class Counsel and Defendants Counsel, or either of them, at their own cost, shall receive a complete copy of the Claims Administrator's records, together with a declaration establishing completeness and authenticity, which they may maintain consistent with their own document retention policies. To the extent Class Counsel receives a copy of the class list, it shall be subject to the protective order issued in this case and shall not be used for any purposes other than the implementation of this Agreement. (d) The Claims Administrator also shall be responsible for timely and properly filing all tax returns necessary or advisable, if any, with respect to the Settlement Fund. Except as provided herein, Class Members shall be responsible for their own tax reporting of payments or credits received under the terms of this Agreement. (e) Claims Administrator shall provide the data in its claims administration database to Defendants’ Counsel and/or Class Counsel in response to any written request, including an email request. The written request shall be copied to the other party when made. Such information shall be used only for purposes of the implementation of this Agreement. (f) Within one hundred ninety (190) days after the Effective Date or such other date as required by the Court, the Claims Administrator shall prepare a declaration setting forth the total payments issued to Class Members by the Claims Administrator, the total amount of any checks uncashed...

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THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. The Claims Administrator shall send the Long Form Notice of Certification and Settlement Approval Hearing to those persons and entities who have previously contacted Class Counsel or it for the purposes of receiving notice of developments in the Actions. In addition, the Claims Administrator shall make a toll-free number and email address available to the public that will enable Class Members to contact it in order that they may, amongst other things: (a) opt-out of the Actions in accordance with the Opt-Out Procedure set out in the Settlement Agreement; (b) obtain more information about the Settlement and/or how to object to it; and/or (c) request that a copy of the Settlement Agreement be sent to them.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. The Claims Administrator shall send the Long Form Notice of Settlement and the Claim Form to those persons that have contacted it as of the publication date regarding the Actions and have provided it with their contact information. The Claims Administrator shall make a toll-free number and email address available to the public that will enable Class Members to obtain more information about the Settlement, the claims process, and to request that a copy of the Settlement Agreement, the Long Form Notice of Settlement and the Claim Form be sent to them, directly. The Claims Administrator will also post the Settlement Agreement and the Long-Form Notice of Settlement on its dedicated website.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR or such other claims administrator as may be mutually agreeable to the Parties, who will perform the duties of, among other things: (i) mailing the Notice Forms to Class Members; (ii) tracking returned Opt-Out Letters and objections; (iii) notifying the Parties with regard to Opt-Out Letters, objections, and proposed payments consistent with this Agreement; (iv) issuing Claim Checks and tracking un-cashed checks; (v) canceling expired Claim Checks; and (iv) issuing any required tax paperwork.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. At the approval hearing held by the Quebec Court, as described in Section 2, above, the Plaintiff will propose a Claims Administrator and a Claims Administrator to be agreed upon by the Parties and appointed by the Quebec Court for the purposes of, under the authority of the Quebec Court, processing and classifying the Registration & Claim Forms, Product Identification Documentation, Supporting Medical Documentation and Releases of Dow Corning and the Released Parties, assigning the status of Approved Claimant to Eligible Claimants and paying such Approved Claimants, all as provided in this Agreement, including the provisions and procedures set forth in the Claims Administration Procedures. (i) The Claims Administrator shall be required to administer the Settlement Amount and process claims in accordance with this Agreement, including the provisions and procedures set forth in the Claims Administration Procedures set forth in Exhibit D hereto. (ii) The Claims Administrator shall be bilingual and, for purposes of convenience, shall have offices established in the provinces of Quebec. (iii) The Claims Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Quebec Court for approval, budgets for the organization and operation of the administration of the claims procedures hereunder. (iv) The Claims Administrator and any employee of the Claims Administrator assisting in the processing of claims shall be required to sign a confidentiality statement by which such employees shall agree to keep confidential any information concerning members of the Quebec Class and shall institute procedures to assure that the identity of all members of the Quebec Class and all information regarding their claims will be kept confidential and not be provided to persons except as required by law and as otherwise may be permitted by this Agreement. (v) The Claims Administrator shall be subject to removal by the Quebec Court for cause.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. The Claims Administrator shall have the authority to determine whether a Claim Form is valid, timely, and complete.

THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR appointed third-party Claims Administrator will serve to administer this 6 Settlement pursuant to the terms herein. The Claims Administrator will administer the 7 settlement by performing address verification for the Class Members, distributing the Class 8 Notice and Reminder Postcards, if necessary, performing skip traces, receiving and recording 9 completed Settlement Opt-Outs, adjudicating Class Members’ disputes over wages earned 10 during the Class Period in the relevant positions as an hourly and/or non-exempt 11 merchandiser, providing Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant with weekly updates on 12 the status of Opt-Outs, and handling any potential inquiries about the calculation of the

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