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DIRECTORS & OFFICERS LIABILITYPOLICY
A Presentation by:
JK Risk Managers and Insurance Brokers Ltd(A JK Group Company)
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The JK Group
JKOrganization
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JKRMIBL
A trusted Business House for over 124 Years
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JKRMIBL
Experts at Purerisk management
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9 Branches inIndia:
New DelhiMumbaiKolkataBengaluruAhmadabadJaipurSurat
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Demographic Presence
Serving heterogeneity with its homogenous product portfolio
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Repeated business orders ensures greater business volumes
Customer retention and customer expectation managementmakes JKRMIBL an emerging player in the market
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Service Delivery
To Insurers
Providing relevant and concise data in form of Broking slips
Act as marketing channel without bias
Coordination with TPAs
Claim expedition
To Clients
Web based applications Value added services
Knowledge management
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Software ITeS Infrastructure
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Expertise covering all sectors
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Introduction to D&0 liability
Although a company has a separate legal entity it is obviously incapable ofacting on its own and can only operate through its Directors and Officers. Inaddition to the statutory duties a Director & Officer must act in good faith in hisdealings with and on behalf of the company and exercise the powers and fulfillthe duties of his office honestly. Thus the responsibilities of a Director becomeincreasingly onerous and complex.
It is important for companysexecutives to be sensitized to the fact that virtuallyeverything that they do creates the potential for second guessing and perhapsclaims by persons adversely affected by their actions and decisions.
Executive Liability is a perennial threat for corporations, large and small.
A Company Director or Officer is thus exposed by law to a formidable array ofliabilities and penalties both under the Companies act as well various other lawsaimed to protect the interests of the Company as well its employees.
450 laws out of the innumerable Indian Laws, directly hold a Director or Officerin charge liable under various sections.
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ContThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made several
recommendations regarding the minimum number of independent directors on theBoards of listed companies, and the role that they should play. According to the codenow mandated through listing agreements-at least a third of the board must consistof independent directors if the Chairman is a non-executive director, and halfotherwise.
SEBI board on 14th May 2001 paved the way for the creation of a code of conduct to
prevent insiders trading as also a code for corporate disclosure practices for listedcompanies. Thus for the first time placing responsibility on India Inc to tackle themenace of insider trading.
Even the Report on Investor Protection, calls for a clear shift in SEBIs role as aregulator. They have proposed SEBI to be an on-and-off-the-field regulator on thelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US, which incidentally
as a condition requires all the companies listing on the US Stock Exchanges tomaintain a D&O Liability Insurance.
Corporate Governance often requires the executives to delicately balance thecompeting interest of various company constituents like Shareholders, employees,customers, lenders, regulators etc.
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Cont
A Director or Officer cannot be defended by the Company when legal activities areinitiated against him for any reason although he may have discharged his duties honestly
or may have been ultimately acquitted by the Court from the charges. As such, it becomesvery difficult for a Director to ensure that any negligent act by his subordinates, to whomthe ultimate responsibility for implementation of the decision is entrusted, perform theirduties honestly and in good faith.
The recent amendment to Clause 49 of the listing Agreement by SEBI ( on lines of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of USA) places the Directors and Officers under more strenuous andstringent scanner .
Thus we have seen that the responsibilities of a Director / Officer become increasinglyonerous and complex.
It is in light of this enhanced exposure faced by the companies and its Directors, that allcompanies should have a contingency plan in place in case the nightmare scenario occurs.This begs the questions What can a Company/ Director/ Officer do?
The answer is purchasing a Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policy (D&O).
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1933/34 Securities Acts D&O Liability for misrepresentations, omissions in public
offerings, statements
1995 PSLRA
Intended to prevent abuses of securities class action lawsuits. Heightened Pleading Standard
2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Blackout trading barred
CEO and CFO certifications Faster insider trading disclosure
Increased Audit Committee duties and SEC review
More criminal penalties and fines
Historical Legislation Impacting D&O Suits in USA
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Liabilities - How It Arises
Various Laws & Acts Special focus on Companies (Amendment ) Act
2000, Environment Laws and Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, Tax
Laws
Duty of skill and Care
Fiduciary Duty Statutory Duty
Increasing Recourse to global resources of financing and consequent
compliance requirements.
Stricter implementation of the capital market regulations by SEBI.
Consumer movements, class action and juridical activism.
Duty to Shareholders
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The Main Exposures
Publicly Quoted Companies
Subsidiaries with Outside Shareholders
Joint Ventures
Raising Additional Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Major Restructuring
International Markets
Private & Public Offerings
Independent Directors on BoardOpening branches/subsidiaries overseas, particularly in theUSA
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Who Can Bring an Action?
Government or Regulatory Bodies
Shareholders
EmployeesDirectors
The Official Receiver / Liquidator
Customers
Competitors
The PublicThe Company
Creditors
The Potential Plaintiffs are:-
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Can the Company Protect its Directors?
Whilst a company may indemnify its Directors for actions brought
against them, the scope of protection is limited and may well be
removed if:-
i) the company becomes insolventii) the company has insufficient funds
iii) the company is the claimant
iv) the protection is withdrawn
v) they are no longer Directors of the company.
Most importantly indemnification by the Company is only permissible
when a claim is successfully defended.
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Who is protected by the policy?
A Policy is normally arranged in the name of the Parent/Holding
company and provides protection to the Directors and Officers of that
Company and also to:-
1) The Directors and Officers of all subsidiary companies.
2) The directors and Officers of all Subsidiary companies acquired orcreated during the period of the policy.
This policy may also be extended to provide what is termed as
Outside Board protection.
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What Protection is Provided?
The policy protects the Directors and Officers against:-
1. It covers the directors and officers who commit a Wrongful Act intheir capacity as directors and officers of the company.
2. Legal costs in defending allegations or suits broughtagainst them alleging wrongful act.
3. Any awards granted to the claimants against the Directors &
Officers, including out of court settlements.
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What is a Wrongful Act?
Wrongful Act is defined as : Any error Misstatement Misleading statement Providing relevant and concise data in form of Broking slips Act, omission, neglect Breach of duty, breach of trust or breach of warranty of authority Employment related Disputes - means any claim to a past present or
prospective employee of the company and arising out of any actual oralleged unfair or wrongful dismissal, discharge or termination, eitheractual or constructive, employment-related misrepresentation, wrongfulfailure to employ or promote, wrongful deprivation of careeropportunities, wrongful discipline; failure to grant tenure or negligent
employee evaluation; or sexual or workplace or racial or disabilityharassment of any kind or unlawful discrimination, whether direct,indirect, intentional or unintentional, or failure to provide adequateemployee policies and procedures, violation of any state law concerningdiscrimination
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Type of Allegations
Shareholders- Inadequate or inaccurate disclosures- Financial Performance and Bankruptcy- Financial Reporting- Gross Mismanagement
- Conflict of Interest- Dishonesty or Fraud- Investment or Loan Decision
Employees
- Breach of Employment Contract- Employment Practices Liability - discrimination, sexual
harassment, unfair dismissal, invasion of privacy, failureto provide a proper or safe working environment
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Type of Allegations
Customers and Clients- Lender Liability- Deceptive Trade Practices- Product or Service related claims
Competitors/ Clients- Antitrust- Copyright and Patent Infringement- Business Interference- Product and company defamation- Deceptive Trade Practices
Government and Regulators
- Dishonesty and Fraud- Securities Violation
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Principal Policy Features
Scope of Cover
Cover 1 - Directors and Officers
To pay on behalf of the DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS all LOSS arisingout of a CLAIM for a WRONGFUL ACT for which coverage applies andfor which the DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS are not entitled toindemnification pursuant to 2 below.
Cover 2 - Company Reimbursement
To pay on behalf of the COMPANY all LOSS arising out of a CLAIM for aWRONGFUL ACT for which coverage applies and for which theCOMPANY is permitted or required by law common or statutory togrant indemnification to the DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
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Principal Policy Features
The policy being Claims Made Basis allows for indemnification of theclaims made during the policy period and hence covers the prior actsretroactively .
No right of Cancellation Severability of all Exclusions The policy covers all the Directors & Officers of the Company & its
subsidiaries and is not on named/numbered basis. Even the AssociateCompanies can also be added. Past, present and future directors andofficers are covered.
Directors are easily identifiable. Officers refer to employees occupying amanagement or supervisory capacity.
Cover also provided for administrative or regulatory proceeding or officialinvestigation .
Claims under Employment disputes also covered. Derivative action cover for Pollution claims Defense costs Legal Costs means legal and professional fees and expenses
reasonably incurred in the defense of actions, suits or proceedings andappeals there from as well as the cost of appeal, attachment and similarbonds. This does not include overhead or benefit expenses associatedwith salaries, wages and fees.
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Principal Policy Features
Scope of Cover (Contd.)
Aimed at protecting directors and officers of the company. It is therefore acover to protect individual corporate managers
The policy does not cover the company for its liability (though there areextensions available that will protect the company in certain areas).
The directors are protected against claims made by court appointed orexternally appointed liquidators and /or receivers
Defence costs cover if a director/officer is legally compelled to appear atan official investigation
Severability as to all policy exclusions and the application form
No restriction on prior acts/retroactive date.
Broad definition of Claim Includes Criminal proceedings, formaladministrative and regulatory proceedings
Any fresh IPOs or buy backs occurring during the policy period could alsobe covered at NIL or an Additional Premium subject to advising theinsurer
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Principal Policy Features
Few Extensions
Outside Directorship
Crisis Communication
Insured Vs Insured Pecuniary Penalties
Court Attendance Costs
EPL Entity Cover
Securities Entity Cover Predetermined Allocation of Legal Costs
Retrodate unlimited
Discovery Period
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The Main Exclusions
Bodily Injury, Sickness, Disease, Death, or Damage / Destruction of Property.
Seepage & Pollution or Contamination. Liability of a Director or Officer to restore or account for Remuneration paid to him forwhich he is not legally entitled.
War and Civil War Exclusion ; Radioactive Contamination Exclusion
Terrorism Exclusion
USA / Canada Specific Exclusions
Prior and Pending Litigation Exclusion at Inception
Major Shareholder Suits Exclusion at 15-20%
Absolute BI / PD and Professional Indemnity
Future Securities Offering Exclusion
Criminal Fines and Penalties.
Insured Vs Insured Claims
punitive or exemplary damages
Claims on Directors / Officers acting in a capacity as trustee or fiduciary under law(statutory or non-statutory including common) or administrator of any pension, profitsharing or employee benefits programme
Exclusion due to underwriting considerations - Insurers may in addition to the standardexclusions, endorse the Policy with additional exclusion because of the nature of the case.For example, the company may be facing litigation; therefore the Policy will exclude anyclaim or development arising from the claim. Family Holding / Parent Co. ex Is an exampleof this
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Suggested Limits
The common factors taken into consideration for fixation of limits are :
The amount of coverage carried is very closely aligned with Asset size.
However, it is commonly held that the more relevant factor in determining the necessary limitof insurance purchased is the Market Capitalization of the Company. It can only take a small
drop in share price for shareholders to bring a suit so we would recommend that a directorconsiders this when choosing how much insurance to buy. A limit of at least 30-35% of theanticipated drop in share price ( at least 50%) should be safely taken for D&O.
Another important factor to be considered is that the limits opted for are inclusive of theDefense / legal costs. Taking into consideration the average time for settlement of a claim in
any country multiplied by the likely legal costs should safely be incorporated in the limits.
The other factors to be considered for limit fixation are overseas subsidiaries, US
exposure, JVs, Foreign / Independent Directors on Board , number of companies to be
covered etc.
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Suggested Limits
Another consideration for the Assessment of Risk and loss arising out of a legal suit is
Balancing Costs against Risk.
Coverage Limits by Asset Size:
AverageUnder $100 million $ 5.8M$100-$400 million $ 14.4M
$400 million-$1 billion $ 27.1M$1 - $2 billion $ 46.0M$2 - $5 billion $ 50.9MOver $5 billion $100.3MAll Assets Sizes $ 27.6M
Total Limits by Ownership:
AverageFewer than 500 shareholders $ 8.03M500 or more shareholders(public) $39.51M
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Distinguishing Advantages
Have tailor made and Serviced this policy for a varied clientele.
Have worked for PSU companies as Consultants for their PolicyProcurement Process and servicing.
Competitive Premiums
Wider Policy Wordings with no ambiguity on theInterpretation
The premium is not assessed on the basis of the number ofDirectors / officers to be covered which is a far more costlieroption.
Bankruptcy or insolvency does not cancel the policy.
90 days automatic cover for outside position /directorshiptaken by a director.
Claims Handling Ability in view of the in-depth experience onthis policy.
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Claim Case Studies
Regulatory Claims The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has fined Reliance
Industries (RIL) a penalty of Rs. 4.75 lakh in a case related to violation ofSebis takeover regulations with respect to RILs holding in cement andengineering major L&T. Sebi sources confirmed the move and said itsinvestigation pertaining to violation of takeover regulations by RIL is nowover.
Top Officials of Stock Holding Corporation have been named in a Criminallawsuit relating to dishonoring of cheques issued by SHCIL. The client islooking to have their Defence costs paid under their D&O policy
ShareholdersClaims A public interest litigation has been filed by a JPIL shareholder alleging
violation of takeover code by the company. The shareholder has alleged
that during 1999-2000, the promoters of JPIL, Jaiprakash Gaur ' and hisassociates, had acquired 1,46,40,000 equity shares, which is around 10 percent of JPIL shares in 12 months without making a public offer. This is inviolation of the Sebi takeover code which allows creeping acquisition onlyup to 5 per cent during any 12 months.
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Claim Case Studies
Miscellaneous Claims
ICICI Bank has lodged a claim under their D&O policy for Rs. 25 Crores as anoutcome of an ongoing legal battle initiated by Commerce bank. The case isrelated to funding of the Arvind Mills by ICICI Bank . Commece ban whichwas also part of the consortium had objections to this funding. The claimfiled under D&O policy for recovery of legal expenses.
Director Vs Director Claims
The Tatas have filed a police complaint recently against six top executivesincluding Dilip Pendse, the former managing Director of Tata Finance Ltd.(TFL), who were sacked last month following the discovery of unauthorized
transactions leading to substantial losses. The client has charged theaccused, Dilip Pendse and four others, of criminal conspiracy, falsification ofaccounts, forgery and criminal breach of trust causingsubstantial wrongfulloss to the company (TFL) and its investors, specially of the 9 per cent CCP.
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Claim case studies
Merger & Acquisition Claims A shareholder class-action suit was filed against a parent company and its
directors and officers alleging the defendants were attempting to acquire100% ownership of a partially owned subsidiary for grossly inadequateconsideration. The subsidiary was 61% owned by the parent company,and the remainder was publicly owned. The parent company wasattempting to purchase the remaining 39% interest from the public,thereby turning the entity into a wholly owned subsidiary. The case was
settled out of court with the defendants agreeing to pay $1.15 million toplaintiffs to cover their attorney's fees in the litigation. The defendantsincurred defense expenses of approximately $1.2 million.
Employment Practices Claims In 1994, Directors of an American Corporation was sued by 6 African-
American employees for alleged racial discrimination in the Corporations
hiring and promotion practices. The case settled in 1996 for $175 million.Employment Practices Claims
An ex-employee of Infosys in US filed a Sexual Harassment case against theCompany and its former Director . The case was settled out of Court forUS$3 MN. D&O underwriters paid for the DirectorsDamages (US$1.5 MN )and the defence costs (US$900,000). (Detailed write up in Slide no. 32)
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Claim case studies
Infosys case:Mr. Narayana Murthy Chairman and chief mentor of Infosys ofInfosys Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:INFY) said:
Infosys has learned that the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Ms.Jennifer Griffith, a former employee against the company and Mr.Phaneesh Murthy, a former director has been settled by Mr. PhaneeshMurthy and Ms. Griffith shortly before October 29, 2004 the trial date
set for the lawsuitstrial. Infosys has now learned that the settlementagreement was recently signed by the parties to the settlementagreement- Mr. Phaneesh Murthy and Ms. Griffith.
Infosys did not contribute any money to the settlement and was not asignatory to the settlement agreement. However, Infosys has learnedfrom its insurerscounsel that the settlement releases Infosys from all
claims and liabilities alleged in the lawsuit. Infosys learnt from itsinsurerscouncil that the insurerscontributed US$400,000 towardsthe settlement and this represents 50% of the total settlementpayment. The remaining 50% of the contribution was paid by Mr.Phaneesh Murthy since Infosys refused to make any contribution tothe settlement.
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Claim case studies
Outside Board Directorship Claims
A Director of a Company in Hong Kong was asked by his Company to sit onthe Board of another company in which it had a financial interest. The Boardof this other Company was subsequently accused by the regulatory authoritiesof having been in breach of local regulations. Although it was able tosuccessfully defend these allegations, the legal defense costs for all the BoardMembers was more than US$400,000 per Director. The breaches which were
alleged to have taken place were unknown to the one Director who wasassigned to the Board of that Company but this made no difference to his needto defend himself against the allegations for which he was held personallyliable.
Shareholder Claim on an Indian Company related to ADR listing
An Indian Portal company listed on the US stock Exchange and its Directorsand officers have been recently faced with a class action suit from itsShareholders for not disclosing material information in their prospectus, mis-statement and omissions.
Claim case studies
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Claim case studies Ex-DirectorsClaims on Subhiksha Case
PremjiInvest, the $1 billion private equity fund owned by Azim Premji, thebillionaire chairman of Wipro Ltd, is saying it was taken for a ride on Subhiksha,the now-shuttered retailer in which it had invested Rs 230 crore in early 2008.Investment banking sources said the private equity firm was understood to havesaid it was misled on the true financial position of Subhiksha, which has promptedit to send notices to the other directors on Subhikshasboard, including those fromICICI Venture, which sold a part of its stake to Zash Investment, an investmentvehicle of PremjiInvest. PremjiInvest officials confirmed the communication butdeclined to share the details.
Sexual Harassment case
Coca-Cola India has paid beauty queen Sushmita Sen Rs 1.45 crore to buy hersilence over an alleged sexual harassment case against its marketing head SripadNadkarni. Sen made the allegation soon after Coca-Cola terminated its celebrityengagement contract with her on February 23. She alleged this was being done
because she had rejected the sexual overtures of a senior Coke official. Senslawyers also claimed sum of Rs 1.45 crore by way of compensation for sexualharassment should be paid by way of charity to an orphanage of our clients choice.The sum has since been paid by Coke. But according to the copy of the cheque ofABN Amro Bank (No 932968, dated September 19, 03), a payment of Rs 1.45 crorehas been made to Sen, not to any charity
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Claim case studies
Satyam Fiasco:
This is one insurance that has failed to bring relief to Satyam as thecompanysclaims towards the legal costs have been rejected by Tatagroups insurance venture Tata AIG. Tata AIG has, in its preliminaryview, disputed the claim sent by Satyam under its Directors & OfficersLiability Policy (D&O Policy), subject to the company providing
additional documentation and information. The primary policy wasissued by TATA AIG, along with The New India Assurance and ICICILombard, forming multiple layers of cover. Satyam sent claimnotifications regarding receipt of notices from several regulatoryauthorities and the Class Actions. It had also enclosed copies of lettersfrom directors and officers on likelihood of potential claims. However,TATA AIG has sought additional documentation and information.Satyam expressed its disagreement with positions taken by TATA AIG,but agreed to furnish additional details. Satyam had incurredinsurance cost of Rs three crore in October-December 2008 and Rsone crore each in January and February.
Top Five Largest Securities Class Action
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Top Five Largest Securities Class ActionSettlements
Rankings Company Year SettlementValue ($Mn)
1 Lerach Coughlin Stoia GellerRudman & Robbins
2006 $7,307
2 Bernstein Litowitz Berger &Grossmann
2005 $3,745
3 Cendant Corp. 2000 $3,528
4 WorldCom,Inc. 2004 $2,629
5 Lucent Technologies ,Inc. 2003 $517
According to the PwC study, between 1996 and 2004 there were 153 securities class actions that
involved both SEC and DOJ investigations, of which 90 percent, involved accounting issues. CFOs
were named as defendants in 83 percent of all class actions filed in 2004
S it Cl A ti S ttl t
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Security Class Action Settlements
*Source: Stanford law school research
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Brief about the cases involving Federal Court Securities class
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American Italian Pasta Company (Pink Sheets: AITP), announced that it hasentered into a Stipulation of Settlement (the "Stipulation") with lead plaintiff in thepending federal securities class action lawsuit. The Company also addressedcurrent durum wheat market conditions and announced the additional retirement ofdebt under its credit facility.
DHB Industries said it intends to settle numerous class action lawsuits and oneshareholder derivative suit for more than $35 million. The suits accuse DHBdirectors and officers of pumping up DHB's stock price by misrepresenting itsproducts and then selling the shares at the inflated prices
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced it has reached an agreement inprinciple with lead plaintiff California Public Employees' Retirement System(CalPERS) and plaintiff class representative Alaska Plumbing and PipefittingIndustry Pension Trust, on behalf of themselves and members of the class, to settlethe federal securities class action lawsuit arising from the consolidated amendedcomplaint filed on December 8, 2006, in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota againstthe Company and certain current and former officers and directors relating to its
Brief about the cases involving Federal Court Securities classAction Settlements Involving Corporate Governance Changes
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HCA Inc. (HCA) has tentatively agreed to settle several shareholder
class action lawsuits for $49.5 million, the company said Thursday in itsthird-quarter report. In the filing with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, the managed care services provider also said it reached apreliminary understanding with insurers that are expected to pay themajority of the settlement. HCA would establish a settlement fund to
pay class members based on individual claims under the tentativeagreeement reached in the third quarter.
Mattel Inc. on Thursday closed the books on what has been called oneof the worst acquisitions in corporate history, announcing a $122-million
settlement with shareholders over its ill-fated purchase of Learning Co.The El Segundo-based toy maker said it would take a $25.5-millionpretax charge in the fourth quarter to cover legal fees and an uninsuredportion of the settlement, with the balance to be paid by insurers.Mattel's settlement ranks No. 12 on the list of largest monetaryagreements between a company and its shareholders, according to
Cont
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Facts And Figures
Claim Susceptibility and Frequency by Asset Size
Company Size Susceptibility Frequency
Under $100 Million 12% 17
$100 - $400 Million 24% 34
$400 Million - $1 Billion 31% 50$1 - $2 Billion 37% 61
$2 - $5 Billion 37% 74
$5 - $10 Billion 44% 84
Over $10 Billion 63% 4.87
All Assets Sizes 31% 0.87
Facts And Fig res
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Facts And Figures
Claim Susceptibility and Frequency by Business Class
Susceptibility FrequencyPetroleum, Mining & Agricultural 32% 0.71High Technology 27% 0.47Durable Goods Manufacturing 26% 0.52Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 28% 0.42
Transportation & Communications 34% 1.18Utilities 46% 0.76Merchandising 33% 0.61Large Banking 42% 0.69Non-Banking Financial Services 34% 0.95Construction & Real Estate 28% 0.63
Personal & Business Services 24% 0.34Middle Market Banking 19% 0.30
All Business Classes 31% 0.8
Private Securities Litigation
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Private Securities LitigationHistorical Claim Frequency by Sector
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Facts And Figures
Number of Claims by Source and Allegation Worldwide% of AllClaims
A. Past, current or prospective employees
or unions 49
B. Competitors, suppliers and other contractors 8C. Customers, clients, ratepayers, students
and consumer groups 14
D. Government and regulatory agencies 2
E. Other third-party claimants 4
F. Shareholders and other investors, including
partners and members, prior owners 23
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