, No. 10 Civ. 1226 (RWS) (_.) (the "Action"), and, by order of the Court, subsequently consolidated under the caption In re The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 08 Civ. 2793 (RWS) (M.) (the "Consolidated Action"); and WHEREAS Claimants and Respondents have determined to fully and finally resolve all

change Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 (a) (3) (B) (ii). They shall be referred to collectively as In re The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 08 Civ. 2793 (RWS) (the Securities Action") ; Pursuant to Section 21D(a) (3) (B) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 (a) (3) (B), the State