Common Contracts

Exhibit A

Settlement Agreement • April 28th, 2011

• Contract Type
  Settlement Agreement
• Filed
  April 28th, 2011

This stipulation and agreement of settlement (the “Stipulation”) is made and entered into through their respective undersigned counsel, by and between Lead Plaintiffs the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi, Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, SKAGEN AS, and Sampension KP Livsforsikring A/S (collectively “Lead Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and the Class, named plaintiffs International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #237 (“IBEW”) and Brian F. Adams (proposed class representative for the Sub-Classes), and Defendants PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, Price Waterhouse (Bangalore), PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC USA”), and Lovelock & Lewes (“L&L”) (together the “PwC Entities” or the “Settling Defendants”; and together with Lead Plaintiffs, IBEW, and Brian F. Adams, the “Settling Parties”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and the Court’s approval pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules