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1.'8'.4f41 de m .se&fromxhe.Class can`Iet moneYy as 1a result of t}re Settler ents?._ get _ No. If you exclude yourself from the Class,you will not be able to get any money as a result of the Settlements, and you cannot object to the Settlements; however, you may be able to UBS AG, Societe Generale S.A., Natixis Funding Corp., Piper Jaffray&Co.,National Westminster Bank Plc,and/or George K.Baum &Co.on your own in the future,and you will not be bound by any decisions relating to these Settlements. 19:.W1iatif h:ParticiPated in the State AG S,eftlernents? : - - - - - -= - If you entered into municipal derivative transactions with certain entities—including Bank of America,GE,JP Morgan,UBS, and Wachovia,you may have been eligible to participate in the State AG Settlements relating to those entities.To the extent that you were eligible to participate in the State AG Settlement,you should have received a separate notice concerning the State AG Settlements J Class members who participated in the State AG settlements must indicate that on the Claim Form.The plan of allocation explains how those with claims eligible for participation in the State AG settlements are treated here. THE LAWYERS REPRESENTING YOU :thfscase? - ,r... Yes.The Court has appointed the law firms of Hausfeld LLP; Boies,Schiller&Flexner LLP; and Susman Godfrey L.L.P. to serve as interim lead Class Counsel to represent your claims.If you want to be represented by your own lawyer,you may hire one at your own expense. mss:. qgr .11� w11`tle _ 'lie•"aid_. _ _ .:�� _ _ >> - _ You are not person'ally responsible for payment of attorneys'fees�or expenses for Class Counsel.Instead,as compensation for their time and the risk in litigating the case on a contingent basis,Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve from the Settlement Amount an inte 'run payment of attomeys'fees,as well as an interim reimbursement for their expenses actually incurred in the prosecution of the litigation.Class Counsel will make a request for fees (equaling up to 1/3 of the total Settlement Amounts) and expenses at or before the date for objections on June 20,2016(see Question 24),and this request will be made available at the Municipal Derivatives Settlement website.Now or at some point in the future,Class Counsel may also ask the Court to approve compensation for the work of the Class Representatives as well,for up to$20,000 each for each settlement. If you wish to object to the request for attomeys'fee and expenses,you must file your objection by June 20,2016 as described in Question 22 below. I OBJECTING TO THE.SETTLEMENT ORTHE REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS'FEES AND EXPENSES You can tell the Court that you don't agree with all or part of the Settlements or Class Counsel's request for attorneys'fees and expenses. ;22.-::rf`I=tLs` the Settlements chow::db:I"aelhafi`eCoiut. If you don't exclude yourself from the Class, you can object to the Settlements or any part of it with which you do not agree.The Court will consider your views.To object you must mail or deliver copies of your objection (and all supporting documentation) no later than June 20,2016 to the following addresses: Settlement Administrator Clerk of the Court Rust Consulting,Inc. Clerk of the Court P.O.Box 2500 United States Courthouse Faribault,MN 55021-9500 500 Pearl Street New York,N.Y. 10007 Your letter must: (a) Explain the basis for your objection;and (b) Include proof i of your membership in the Class (such as documents showing that you purchased municipal derivative transactionsfrom or through one or more of the Defendants or Alleged Co-Conspirators from January 1, 1992, to August 18,2011). 72 -8-