Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action; 1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order. 2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only. 3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”London) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet KEMET Corporation; Kemet KEMET Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Co. Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm ROHM Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor ROHM Semicondctor U.S.A., LLC Ff/Kk/A Rohm a/ ROHM Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Enterprises Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Technology Inc. Dd/Bb/A a Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. Ff/Kk/A a/ Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Personsother than (1) all BC Settlement Class members and (2) all Quebec Settlement Class members. Quebec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ 4-144 (the “Quebec Action”) Option Consommat eurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; KEMET Corporation; NEC Tokin Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm All Persons in Quebec who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Class Period. Proceeding Plaintiff(s) Defendants Settlement Class Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-156006 (the “BC Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation of America, Inc.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics of America Inc.; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing Film a Capacitor during the Class Period. Court File No. 3795/14 1272/16 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,, THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ N : Plaintiff AVX CORPORATION; ▇▇▇▇ CO., LTD.; ▇▇▇▇ AMERICA INC.; HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., ▇▇▇▇▇▇LTD.; HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY AMERICA, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇LTD.; HITACHI CANADA; HITACHI AIC INC.; KEMET CORPORATION; KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; MATSUO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; NICHICON CORPORATION; NICHICON (AMERICA) CORPORATION; NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION; UNITED CHEMI-CON CORPORATION; NISSEI ELECTRIC CO. LTD.; NITSUKO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; OKAYA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; OKAYA ELECTRIC AMERICA, INC.; PANASONIC CORPORATION; PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA; PANASONIC CANADA INC.; SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO ELECTRONIC DEVICE (U.S.A.) CORP.; SANYO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; ROHM CO., LTD.; ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR U.S.A., LLC f/k/a ROHM ELECTRONICS U.S.A., LLC; RUBYCON CORPORATION; RUBYCON AMERICA INC.; SHINYEI KAISHA; SHINYEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; SHINYEI CAPACITOR CO., LTD.; SHINYEI CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; AMERICAN SHIZUKI CORPORATION; SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SOSHIN ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA INC.; TAITSU CORPORATION; TAITSU AMERICA, INC.; TOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.; HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.; MILESTONE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. d/b/a HOLYSTONE INTERNATIONAL; VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.; and VISHAY POLYTECH CO., LTD. f/k/a HOLYSTONE POLYTECH CO., LTD. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2017 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for parties; AND ON BEING ADVISED that has consented to being appointed as notice provider in accordance with the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actionterms of this Order;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” Class is certified as follows: All Persons or entities in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2014 other than BC Settlement Class members and Quebec Settlement Class members.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the following issue is common to the Ontario Settlement Class: Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the price of, or allocate markets and customers of, Film Capacitors directly or indirectly in Canada during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any, did Settlement Class Members suffer?
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Plaintiff, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ is appointed as the representative plaintiff for the Ontario Settlement Class.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Order, the certification of this action against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes and the definitions of the Ontario Settlement Class, Class Period and Common Issue, and any reasons given by the Court in connection with paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Order, are without prejudice to the rights and defences of the Non-Settling Defendants in connection with the ongoing Ontario Action and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may not be relied on by any person to establish jurisdiction, the criteria for certification (including class definition) or the existence or elements of the causes of action asserted in the Ontario Action, as against the Non-Settling Defendants.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that Ontario Settlement Class members who wish to opt-out of this action must do so by sending a written election to opt-out, signed by the Person or the Person’s designee, together with the information required in the Settlement Agreement to Class Counsel or their duly appointed agent, by pre-paid mail, courier, fax or e-mail received on or before the Opt-Out Deadline.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that any Ontario Settlement Class member who has validly opted-out of this action shall no longer participate or have the opportunity in the future to participate in this action or to share in the distribution of any funds received as a result of a judgment or settlement, and no further right to opt-out will be provided.
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that, within thirty (30) days of the Opt-Out Deadline, Ontario Counsel shall provide to the Defendants a report containing the names of each Person who has validly and timely opted-out of the Ontario Action, the reasons for the opt-out, if known, and a summary of the information delivered by such Persons pursuant to paragraph 7 above.
10. THIS COURT ORDERS that any Ontario Settlement Class member who has not validly opted-out of the Ontario Action will be bound by the Settlement Agreement as approved by the Court and may not opt-out of the Ontario Action in the future.
11. THIS COURT ORDERS AND DECLARES that each Ontario Settlement Class member who has not validly opted-out of this action shall be deemed to have consented to the dismissal as against the Settling Defendants and its Releasees of any Other Actions he, she or it has commenced, without costs and with prejudice.
12. THIS COURT ORDERS AND DECLARES that each Other Action commenced in Ontario by any Ontario Settlement Class member who has not validly opted-out of this action shall be and is hereby dismissed against the Settling Defendants and its Releasees, without costs and with prejudice.
13. THIS COURT ORDERS that the notice of certification and settlement approval hearing (the “Notice”) is hereby approved substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “B”.
14. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination of the Notice (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “C” and that the Notice shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
15. THIS COURT ORDERS that is appointed to disseminate the Notice in accordance with the terms of this Order.
16. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order is contingent upon parallel orders being made by the BC Court and the Québec Court, and the terms of this Order shall not be effective unless and until such orders are made by the BC Court and the Québec Court. The Honourable Justice ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ALLOTT v. AVX CORPORATION, et al. Court File No. 1272/16 CP Plaintiff Defendants ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED AT LONDON Proceeding Under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 ORDER (Certification, Opt-Out and Notice Approval) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (LSUC #45087H) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (LSUC #56835D) Tel: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ E-mail: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ Lawyers for the Plaintiff Court File No. 1272/16 CP THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ N : Plaintiff AVX CORPORATION; ▇▇▇▇ CO., LTD.; ▇▇▇▇ AMERICA INC.; HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.; HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY AMERICA, LTD.; HITACHI CANADA; HITACHI AIC INC.; KEMET CORPORATION; KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; MATSUO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; NICHICON CORPORATION; NICHICON (AMERICA) CORPORATION; NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION; UNITED CHEMI-CON CORPORATION; NISSEI ELECTRIC CO. LTD.; NITSUKO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; OKAYA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; OKAYA ELECTRIC AMERICA, INC.; PANASONIC CORPORATION; PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA; PANASONIC CANADA INC.; SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO ELECTRONIC DEVICE (U.S.A.) CORP.; SANYO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; ROHM CO., LTD.; ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR U.S.A., LLC f/k/a ROHM ELECTRONICS U.S.A., LLC; RUBYCON CORPORATION; RUBYCON AMERICA INC.; SHINYEI KAISHA; SHINYEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; SHINYEI CAPACITOR CO., LTD.; SHINYEI CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; AMERICAN SHIZUKI CORPORATION; SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SOSHIN ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA INC.; TAITSU CORPORATION; TAITSU AMERICA, INC.; TOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.; HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.; MILESTONE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. d/b/a HOLYSTONE INTERNATIONAL; VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.; and VISHAY POLYTECH CO., LTD. f/k/a HOLYSTONE POLYTECH CO., LTD. , 2017 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiff, counsel for the Settling Defendants and counsel for the Non-Settling Defendants in the Ontario Action; AND ON BEING ADVISED that the deadline for objecting to the Settlement Agreement has passed and there have been objections to the Settlement Agreement; AND ON BEING ADVISED that the deadline for opting-out of the Ontario Action has passed, and there were opt-outs;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the Ontario Settlement Class.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is hereby approved pursuant to s. 29 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 and shall be implemented and enforced in accordance with its terms.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including the Settlement Agreement, is binding upon each member of the Ontario Settlement Class including those Persons who are minors or mentally incapable and the requirements of Rules 7.04(1) and 7.08(4) of the Rules of Civil Procedure are dispensed with in respect of the Ontario Action.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, subject to paragraph 10, each Releasor who has not validly opted-out of this action has released and shall be conclusively deemed to have forever and absolutely released the Releasees from the Released Claims.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each Releasor who has not validly opted-out of this action shall not now or hereafter institute, continue, maintain or assert, either directly or indirectly, whether in Canada or elsewhere, on their own behalf or on behalf of any class or any other Person, any action, suit, cause of action, claim or demand against any Releasee, or any other Person who may claim contribution or indemnity or other claims over relief from any Releasee, in respect of any Released Claim except for the continuation of the Proceedings against the Non-Settling Defendants or unnamed alleged co-conspirators that are not Releasees or, if the Proceedings are not certified or authorized, the continuation of the claims asserted in the Proceedings on an individual basis or otherwise against any Non-Settling Defendants or unnamed alleged co-conspirator that is not a Releasee.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that the use of the terms “Releasors” and “Released Claims” in this Order does not constitute a release of claims by those members of the Ontario Settlement Class who are resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each member of the Ontario Settlement Class who is resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors covenants and undertakes not to make any claim in any way nor to threaten, commence, participate in or continue any proceeding in any jurisdiction against the Releasees in respect of or in relation to the Released Claims.
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that if this Court ultimately determines that there is a right of contribution and indemnity or other claim over, whether in equity or in law, by statute or otherwise:
(a) all claims for contribution, indemnity or other claims over, whether asserted, unasserted, or asserted in a representative capacity, inclusive of interest, taxes and costs, relating to the Released Claims, which were or could have been brought in the Proceedings or otherwise, or could in the future be brought on the basis of the same events, actions and omissions underlying the Proceedings or otherwise, by any Non-Settling Defendant, any named or unnamed alleged co-conspirator that is not a Releasee or any other Person or Party against a Releasee, are barred, prohibited and enjoined;
(b) the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class members shall not be entitled to claim or recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or Party that is not a Releasee that portion of any damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigative costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act) that corresponds to the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees proven at trial or otherwise;
(c) the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class members shall limit their claims against the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee to include, and shall be entitled to recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or Party that is not a Releasee, only such claims for damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, costs, and interest attributable to the aggregate of the several liability of the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirat
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Date of Execution.
(1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name SCHEDULE “A” Ontario Superior Court of Authorized Signatory: Justice Court File No. 54054 CP Siskinds LLP The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, and Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased LCD Large Screen Products during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Class and the BC Class. British Columbia Supreme Court File No. S071569 Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric ▇▇ Display Co., Ltd. fka LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company LG Display America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC fka LG All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor LCD Large Screen Products during (Vancouver Philips LCD America, Inc., the Electrolytic Class Period Period, except the Registry) Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co.Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; , Hitachi Chemical Co.Canada, Ltd.; , Hitachi Chemical Company AmericaAmerica Ltd., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Electronics Devices (USA), Inc.; Kemet , Epson Imaging Devices Corporation fka Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corporation; Kemet , Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.; Nichicon , Toshiba Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor , Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba of Canada Limited, AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics Corporation America, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Chi Mei Corporation, Nexgen Mediatech, Inc., Nexgen Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Mediatech USA, Inc., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Japan Co., Ltd. fka International Display Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global TechnologyChi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co.fka International Display Technology USA Inc., Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co.and HannStar Display Corporation Superior Court of Quebec (District of Québec), Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY 200-06- 00082-076 ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇+ Avocats inc. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF Communication Mega-Sat Inc. LG Philips LCD Co., 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings ActLtd, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConLG Philips LCD America, Inc., respectively Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada All (i) individuals in Quebec and (ii) legal Persons resident in Quebec established for a private interest, partnership or Inc., Hitachi Ltd, Hitachi association which had under Canada Ltd., Hitachi America its direction or control no more Ltd., Hitachi Electronics than 50 Persons bound to it by Devices (USA) Inc., Hitachi a contract of employment who Displays Ltd., Sharp purchased LCD Large Screen Corporation, Sharp Electronics Products during the Class of Canada Ltd., Sharp Period, except Excluded Electronics Corporation, Persons. Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd., AU Optronics Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation America, Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA Inc., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Japan Co., Ltd., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Hannstar Display Corporation, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. SCHEDULE “Settling Defendants”B” THE HONOURABLE ) and approving , the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ) ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) of , ▇▇▇▇▇▇2020 B ETW EE N: Plaintiff , ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2020 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;; Order:
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action Notices of Hearing are hereby approved substantially in the form attached respectively hereto as Schedules “B” to “D.”
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination for the Notices of Hearing (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “E”.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Notices of Hearing shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that this action be certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants Defendant for settlement purposes only.
36. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified defined to mean: All Persons in Canada who purchased LCD Large Screen Products during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Class and the BC Class.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology be appointed as followsthe representative plaintiff for the Settlement Class.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that the following issue is common to Settlement Class Members: Did the Settling Defendant conspire to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the prices of, or allocate markets and customers for, LCD Large Screen Panels in Canada during the Class Period?
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order is contingent upon parallel orders being made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court, and the terms of this Order shall not be effective unless and until such orders are made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court. THE HONOURABLE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE “C” Between: Plaintiff and: BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 ORDER MADE AFTER APPLICATION ☒ BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇ ))) //20 ☒ ON THE APPLICATION of the plaintiff without a hearing and on reading the materials filed by ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for the plaintiff; THIS COURT ORDERS that:
1. For the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ . ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds LLP Ontario Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Consumer Law Group Inc. Quebec Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior SCHEDULE “A” PROCEEDINGS Supreme Court of Justice British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) (Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”S- 106462) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; , Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi- LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America; , Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. All Persons resident in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Electrolytic Class Period Period, except Excluded Persons. (the “BC Settlement Class”) Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (London) (1501/10CP) (the “Ontario Film Action”) The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba All Persons in Canada who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Storage America, Inc., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. Settlement Class and the BC Settlement Class. (the “Ontario Settlement Class”) Superior Court of Québec (Québec) (File No. 500-06- 000504-106) (the “Quebec Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co.Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ , Samsung Electronics America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.; , Hitachi Chemical Company AmericaCanada, Ltd.; , Hitachi America Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada; Hitachi AIC , LG Electronics USA, Inc.; Kemet , Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Electronics North America Corporation; Kemet , Philips Canada Ltd., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., All Persons in Quebec who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons. (the “Quebec Settlement Class”) Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic , TEAC Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu TEAC America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co.TEAC Canada Ltd. Between: and: Plaintiff Defendants BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, Ltd.; Milestone Global TechnologyR.S.B.C. 1996, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP c. 50 BEFORE ) ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under ) ) ) dd/mm/yyyy ) ) ) ) ON THE APPLICATION of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs plaintiff coming on for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day hearing at the Court HouseCourthouse, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING , on [dd/mmm/yyyy] and on hearing [counsel appearing]; and on reading the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), ; and on hearing the submissions consent of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, ; and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except Except to the extent that they are modified in by this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on their own behalf and on behalf of the Settlement Class by their counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP BC Class Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court Name of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Consumer Law Group Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Quebec Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District Counsel Name of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. Authorized Signatory: for: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Osborne ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants SCHEDULE “A” PROCEEDINGS Supreme Court of British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) OF (Court File No. S- 106462) (the “BC Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConSony Optiarc, Inc., respectively Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi- LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. All Persons resident in Canada who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class. (the “Settling DefendantsBC Settlement Class”) Superior Court of Québec (Québec) (File No. 500-06- 000504-106) (the “Quebec Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada All Persons in Quebec who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons. (the “Quebec Settlement Class”) Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Philips Canada Ltd., Lite-On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada Ltd., Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and approving Pioneer Electonics of Canada, Inc. Between: and: Defendants BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 BEFORE ) ) ) ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) ) ) ) ) ) dd/mm/yyyy ON THE APPLICATION of the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day plaintiff coming on for hearing at the Court HouseCourthouse, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING , on [dd/mmm/yyyy] and on hearing [counsel appearing]; and on reading the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), ; and on hearing the submissions consent of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, ; and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except Except to the extent that they are modified in by this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ontario Counsel Ontario Counsel per: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatoryper: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇Signatory ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Susumu Co., Ltd. and United Chemi-Con, Susumu International (USA) Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File NoNos. 3795/14 1899-2015 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America;; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo KOA Corporation; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Murata Electronics North America, Inc.; Rohm Co. Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC.; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Yageo Corporation; Yageo America Corporation; Hokuriku Electric Industry Co.; HDK America Inc.; Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Kamaya, Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Alps Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Alps Electric (North America), Inc.; Midori Precisions Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-MechanicsMidori America Corporation; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Susumu Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Susumu International (USA) Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technologyand Tocos America, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors Linear Resistors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor a Linear Resistor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (32) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-500- 06-000704-14 4 000753- 158 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs consommat eurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin KOA Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Rohm Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC.; Hokuriku Electric Industry Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., LtdHDK America Inc.; Matsuo Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Kamaya, Inc.; Susumu Co., Ltd.; Rubycon CorporationSusumu International (USA) Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons in Québec who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor Linear Resistors or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor a Linear Resistor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 S-157585 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America;; Panasonic Canada Inc.; KOA Corporation; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Murata Electronics North America, Inc.; Rohm Co. Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC.; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; and Yageo Corporation; Yageo America Corporation. N/A Court File No. 1899-2015 CP THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2024 BET W EEN : ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Plaintiff AND WHEREAS that the opt-out period provided pursuant to the Order of this Court made on October 19, Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation 2020, satisfied the requirement of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court section 9 of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con6, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffspurposes of this action, Counsel for that no further opt-out period is necessary and that the Settling Defendantsopt-out period expired on January 29, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action2021;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows: All Persons or entities in Canada who purchased Linear Resistors or a product containing a Linear Resistor between July 9, 2003 and September 14, 2015, other than (1) all Québec Settlement Class members and (2) Excluded Persons.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Action is certified on the basis of the following issue which is common to the Ontario Settlement Class: Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the price of, or allocate markets and customers of, Linear Resistors directly or indirectly in Canada during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any, did Settlement Class Members suffer?
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plaintiff, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, is appointed as the representative plaintiff for the Ontario Settlement Class.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including but not limited to the certification of this action against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes and the definitions of the Ontario Settlement Class, Class Period and Common Issue, and any reasons given by the Court in connection with this Order, is without prejudice to the rights and defences of the Non-Settling Defendants in connection with the ongoing Ontario Action and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may not be relied on by any Person to establish jurisdiction, the criteria for certification (including class definition) or the existence or elements of the causes of action asserted in the Ontario Action, as against the Non- Settling Defendants.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that the notice of certification and settlement approval hearing (the “Notice”) is hereby approved substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “B”.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination of the Notice (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “C” and that the Notice shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that ⚫ is appointed to disseminate the Notice in accordance with the terms of this Order.
10. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order is contingent upon a parallel order being made by the Québec Court, and the terms of this Order shall not be effective unless and until such order is made by the Québec Court.
11. THIS COURT ORDERS that if the Settlement Agreement is not approved, is terminated in accordance with its terms or otherwise fails to take effect for any reason, this Order shall be deemed to have been set aside and declared null and void and of no force or effect, without the need for any further Order of this Court. In those circumstances, a case management conference shall be convened to seek directions, including in respect of the need for and form and content of additional notice to Ontario Settlement Class Members. The Honourable Justice ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ v. PANASONIC CORPORATION, et al. Court File No. 1899-15 CP Plaintiff Defendants ONTARIO ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Tel: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ E-mail: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Tel: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ E-mail: ▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2024 BET W EEN : ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Plaintiff
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that, in the event of a conflict between this Order and the Settlement Agreement, this Order shall prevail.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the Ontario Settlement Class.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is hereby approved pursuant to section 29 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 and shall be implemented and enforced in accordance with its terms.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including the Settlement Agreement, is binding upon each member of the Ontario Settlement Class including those Persons who are minors or mentally incapable and the requirements of Rules 7.04(1) and 7.08(4) of the Rules of Civil Procedure are dispensed with in respect of the Ontario Action.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that each Ontario Settlement Class Member who has not validly opted-out of this action shall be deemed to have consented to the dismissal of Released Claims as against the Settling Defendants and its Releasees of any Other Actions he, she or it has commenced, without costs and with prejudice.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that each Other Action commenced in Ontario by any Ontario Settlement Class Member who has not validly opted-out of this action shall be and is hereby dismissed in respect of Released Claims against the Settling Defendants and the Releasees, without costs and with prejudice.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, subject to paragraphs 10 and 11, each Releasor has released and shall be conclusively deemed to have forever and absolutely released the Releasees from the Released Claims.
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each Releasor who has not validly opted-out of this action, as well as Class Counsel, shall not now or hereafter institute, continue, provide assistance for or maintain or assert, either directly or indirectly, whether in Canada or elsewhere, on their own behalf or on behalf of any class or any other Person, any action, suit, cause of action, claim or demand against any Releasee, or any other Person who may claim contribution or indemnity or other claims over relief from any Releasee, in respect of any Released Claim, except for the continuation of the Proceedings against the Non-Settling Defendants or unnamed co-conspirators that are not Releasees or, if the Proceedings are not certified or authorized, the continuation of the claims asserted in the Proceedings on an individual basis or otherwise against any Non- Settling Defendants or unnamed co-conspirator that is not a Releasee.
10. THIS COURT ORDERS that the use of the terms “Releasors” and “Released Claims” in this Order does not constitute a release of claims by those members of the Ontario Settlement Class who are resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors.
11. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each member of the Ontario Settlement Class who is resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors covenants and undertakes not to make any claim in any way or to threaten, commence, participate in or continue any proceeding in any jurisdiction against the Releasees in respect of or in relation to the Released Claims.
12. THIS COURT ORDERS that all claims for contribution, indemnity or other claims over, whether asserted, unasserted, or asserted in a representative capacity, inclusive of interest, taxes and costs relating to the Released Claims, which were or could have been brought in the Proceedings or otherwise, or could in the future be brought on the basis of the same events, actions and omissions underlying the Proceedings, by any Non-Settling Defendants, any named or unnamed alleged co-conspirator that is not a Releasee, any Settled Defendant, or any other Person or party against a Releasee, or by a Releasee against any Non-Settling Defendants, any named or unnamed alleged co-conspirator that is not a Releasee, any Settled Defendant, or any other Person or party, are barred, prohibited and enjoined in accordance with the terms of this paragraph 12;
13. THIS COURT ORDERS that if this Court ultimately determines that there is a right of contribution and indemnity or other claim over, whether in equity or in law, by statute or otherwise:
a. the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class members shall not be entitled to claim or recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee that portion of any damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigative costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act) that corresponds to the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees proven at trial or otherwise;
b. the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class Members shall limit their claims against the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co- conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, to include, and shall only seek to recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, only such claims for damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigation costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act), attributable to the aggregate of the several liability of the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, to the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class members, if any, and, for greater certainty, the Ontario Settlement Class members shall be entitled to seek to recover such damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigation costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act) on a joint and several basis as between the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed alleged co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, if permitted by law; and
c. this Court shall have full authority to determine the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees at the trial or other disposition of the Ontario Action, whether or not the Settling Defendants remain in the Ontario Action or appear at the trial or other disposition, and the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees shall be determined as if the Releasees are parties to the Ontario Action and any determination by this Court in respect of the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees shall only apply in the Ontario Action and shall not be binding on the Releasees in any other proceeding.
14. THIS COURT ORDERS that nothing in this Order is intended to or shall limit, restrict or affect any arguments which the Non-Settling Defendants may make regarding the reduction of any assessment of damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigation costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act) or judgment against them in favour of members of the Ontario Settlement Class in the Ontario Action or the rights of the Ontario Plaintiff and Ontario Settlement Class Members to oppose or resist any such arguments, except as provided for in this Order.
15. THIS COURT ORDERS that a Non-Settling Defendant may, on motion to this Court determined as if the Settling Defendants remained party to this action, brought on at least ten (10) days’ notice to Counsel for the Settling Defendants and not to be brought until the Ontario Action against the Non-Settling Defendants has been certified as a class proceeding (but not including any certification for settlement purposes), seek orders for the following:
a. documentary discovery and an affidavit of documents from the Settling Defendants in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure;
b. oral discovery of a representative of the Settling Defendants, the transcript of which may be read in at trial;
c. leave to serve a request to admit on the Settling Defendants in respect of factual matters; and/or
d. the production of a representative of the Settling Defendants to testify at trial, with such witness to be subject to cross-examination by counsel for the Non-Settling Defendants.
16. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settling Defendants retain all rights to oppose such motion(s) brought under paragraph 15. Moreover, nothing herein restricts the Settling Defendants from seeking a protective order to maintain confidentiality and protection of proprietary information in respect of Documents to be produced and/or for information obtained from discovery in accordance with paragraph 15. Notwithstanding any provision in this Order, on any motion brought pursuant to paragraph 15, the Ontario Court may make such orders as to costs and other terms as it considers appropriate.
17. THIS COURT ORDERS that a Non-Settling Defendant may serve the motion(s) referred to in paragraph 15 above on the Settling Defendants by service on Counsel for the Settling Defendants in the Ontario Action.
18. THIS COURT ORDERS that for purposes of implementation, administration, interpretation and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement and this Order, this Court will retain an ongoing supervisory role and the Settling Defendants acknowledge and attorn to the jurisdiction of this Court solely for the purpose of implementing, administ
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Siskinds LLP Ontario Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Siskinds LLP Ontario Counsel SHERIDAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC LTD. and THE PICKERING AUTO MALL Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: pp: Sotos LLP Ontario Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP BC Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. Quebec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation NSK LTD., NSK CORPORATION, NSK AMERICAS, INC., NSK CANADA INC., NSK EUROPE LTD., NSK STEERING SYSTEMS CO., LTD. and United Chemi-Con, Inc. NSK STEERING Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (Blake, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants pp: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Associate I have authority to bind Nippon Chemithe Partnership pp: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Partner I have authority to bind the Partnership Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. CV- 13-Con 478644- CP Bearings Siskinds LLP and Sotos LLP Sheridan Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd., The Pickering Auto Mall Ltd., and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ JTEKT Corporation, JTEKT North America Corporation, Koyo Corporation and United Chemiof U.S.A., Koyo Canada Inc., Koyo Deutschland GmbH, Nachi-ConFujikoshi Corp., Nachi America Inc., Nachi Canada Inc., Nachi Europe GmbH, Nachi Technology Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Corporation, NSK Americas, Inc.) Paliare , NSK Canada Inc., NSK Europe Ltd., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group USA Inc., Schaeffler All Persons in Canada who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, Bearings; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings. Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class and the BC Settlement Class are excluded from the Ontario Settlement Class. Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize the prices of Bearings in Canada and/or elsewhere during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any did Settlement Class Members suffer? April 20, 1998 to July 9, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc., Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, FAG Kugelfischer GmbH, AB SKF, SKF USA Inc., SKF Canada Limited, SKF GmbH, NTN Corporation, NTN USA Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, NTN Bearing Corp. of Canada Ltd., NTN Wälzlager (Europa) GmbH, NTN-SNR Roulements SA, MinebeaMitsumi Inc. and NMB Technologies Corporation Ontario Electric Siskinds Sheridan JTEKT Corporation, JTEKT All Persons in Canada who, Did the Settling January 1, 2005 to Superior Powered LLP and Chevrolet Automotive North America, Inc., during the Class Period, (a) Defendants conspire to August 13, 2018 Court of Steering Sotos LLP Cadillac NSK Ltd., NSK Americas, Inc., purchased, directly or fix, raise, maintain, or Justice Assemblies Ltd., The NSK Canada Inc., NSK Steering indirectly, Electric Powered stabilize the prices of Court File ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Systems Co., Ltd., NSK Steering Steering Assemblies; and/or Electric Powered No. CV- Auto Mall Systems America, Inc., Showa (b) purchased or leased, Steering Assemblies in 14-506652- Ltd., Fady Corporation, American Showa, directly or indirectly, a new Canada and/or 00CP ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., Showa Canada Inc., Yamada or used Automotive Vehicle elsewhere during the and Jordan Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and containing Electric Powered Class Period? If so, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ North America, Inc. Steering Assemblies; and/or what damages, if any (c) purchased for import did Settlement Class into Canada, a new or used Members suffer? Automotive Vehicle containing Electric Powered Steering Assemblies. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Ontario Settlement Class. Ontario Manual Siskinds ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Yamada North America, Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Corporation, NSK Steering Systems America, Inc., NSK Canada Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Automotive Steering GmbH, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLC, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Inc. All Persons in Canada who, Did the Settling September 1, 2007 Superior Steering LLP and Chevrolet during the Class Period, (a) Defendants conspire to to the date of the Court of Columns Sotos LLP Cadillac purchased, directly or fix, raise, maintain, or order certifying the Justice Ltd., The indirectly, Manual Steering stabilize the prices of Ontario Action Court File Pickering Columns; and/or (b) Manual Steering against the Settling No. CV- Auto Mall purchased or leased, directly Columns in Canada Defendants for 15-529853- Ltd., and or indirectly, a new or used and/or elsewhere settlement purposes. 00CP Fady Automotive Vehicle during the Class ▇▇▇▇▇▇ containing Manual Steering Period? If so, what Columns; and/or (c) damages, if any did purchased for import into Settlement Class Canada, a new or used Members suffer? Automotive Vehicle containing Manual Steering Columns. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Ontario Settlement Class. Quebec Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 200- 06-000159- 130 Bearings Siskinds, Desmeules ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ JTEKT Corporation, Koyo Canada, Inc., Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp., Nachi America, Inc., Nachi Canada, Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, Schaeffler Group USA, Inc., Schaeffler Canada, Inc., AB SKF, SKF USA, Inc., SKF Canada Limited, NTN Corporation, NTN USA Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, NTN Bearing Corp. of All Persons in Quebec who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, Bearings; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Quebec Settlement Class. Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize the prices of Bearings in Canada and/or elsewhere during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any did Settlement Class Members suffer? April 20, 1998 to July 9, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Ltd., MinebeaMitsumi Inc. and NMB Technologies Corporation British Columbia Supreme Court File No. S- 132958 (Vancouver Registry) Bearings Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ JTEKT Corporation, Koyo Canada Inc., Koyo Corporation of USA, Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp., Nachi America Inc., Nachi Canada Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, Schaeffler Group USA Inc., Schaeffler Canada Inc., AB SKF, SKF USA, Inc., SKF Canada Limited, NTN Corporation, NTN USA Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, and NTN Bearing Corp. of Canada Ltd. All Persons in British Columbia who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, Bearings; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing Bearings. Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize the prices of Bearings in Canada and/or elsewhere during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any did Settlement Class Members suffer? April 20, 1998 to the date of the order certifying the Ontario Action against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes. Excluded Persons are excluded from the BC Settlement Class. Court File No. THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE BELOBABA ) OF , 2020 BETWEEN: Proceeding under the Class ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Ontario Plaintiffs for an Order approving the abbreviated, publication, and long-form notices of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notices, and certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes as against [INSERT NAMED SETTLING DEFENDANTS] (the “Settling Defendants”) was heard this day at Osgoode Hall, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement with NSK Ltd., NSK Corporation, NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada Inc., NSK Europe Ltd., NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd., and NSK Steering Systems America, Inc. dated ●as of , 2023 2020 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing reading the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Ontario Plaintiffs and Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the abbreviated, publication, and long-form notices of settlement approval hearing are hereby approved substantially in the forms attached respectively hereto as Schedules “B” to “D”.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination for the abbreviated, publication, and long-form notices of settlement approval hearing (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “E” and that the notices of settlement approval hearing shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
35. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows: All Persons in Canada who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, [INSERT RELEVANT PART]; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing [INSERT RELEVANT PART]; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing [INSERT RELEVANT PART]. Excluded Persons [and Persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class and BC Settlement Class]1 are excluded from the Ontario Settlement Class.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that [INSERT THE RELEVANT REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS] are appointed as the representative plaintiffs for the Ontario Settlement Class.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that the following issue is common to the Ontario Settlement Class: Did the Settling Defendants, or any of them, conspire to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize the prices of [INSERT RELEVANT PART] in Canada and/or elsewhere during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any, did Settlement Class Members suffer?
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including but not limited to the certification of the Ontario Action as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes and the definition of the Ontario Settlement Class and Common Issue, and any reasons given by the Court in connection with this Order, are without prejudice to the rights and defences of the Non-Settling Defendants in connection with the ongoing Ontario Action and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may not be relied on by any Person to establish jurisdiction, the criteria for certification (including class definition) or the existence or elements of the causes of action asserted in the Ontario Action, as against the Non-Settling Defendants.
9. [THIS COURT ORDERS that putative members of the Ontario Settlement Class can opt out of the Ontario Action by sending a written request to opt out to Ontario Counsel, postmarked on or before the Opt-Out Deadline. The written election to opt out must be signed by the Person or the Person’s designee and must include the following information:
(a) the Person’s full name, current address and telephone number;
(b) if the Person seeking to opt out is a corporation, the name of the corporation and the position of the individual submitting the request to opt out on behalf of the corporation; and
(c) a statement to the effect that the Person wishes to be excluded from the Ontario Action.
10. THIS COURT ORDERS that where the postmark is not visible or legible, the request to opt out shall be deemed to have been postmarked four (4) business days prior to the date that it is received by Ontario Counsel.
11. THIS COURT ORDERS that any putative member of the Ontario Settlement Class who validly opts out of the Ontario Action shall have no further right to participate in the Ontario Action or to share in the distribution of any funds received as a result of a judgment or settlement in the Ontario Action.
12. THIS COURT ORDERS that no further right to opt out of the Ontario Action will be provided.
13. THIS COURT ORDERS that, within thirty (30) days of the Opt-Out Deadline, Ontario Counsel shall provide to the Defendants in the Ontario Action a report containing the names of each Person who has validly and timely opted out of the Ontario Action and a summary of the information delivered by such Persons pursuant to paragraph 9 above.]2
14. THIS COURT ORDERS that paragraphs 2-7 of this Order are contingent upon parallel orders being made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court, and the terms of this Order shall not be effective unless and until such orders are made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court.3 The Honourable Justice Belobaba 2 Paragraphs 9-13 relating to opt-out procedures will appear only in the notice approval orders for the Manual Steering Column Proceeding. 3 Paragraph 14 will only be included in the Bearings order. Court File No. THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE BELOBABA ) OF , 2020 BETWEEN: Proceeding under the Class ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order approving the settlement of this action with [INSERT NAMED SETTLING DEFENDANTS] (collectively, the “Settling Defendants”) and dismissing this action as against the Settling Defendants, was heard this day at Osgoode Hall, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. AND ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement entered into with NSK Ltd., NSK Corporation, NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada Inc., NSK Europe Ltd., NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd., and NSK Steering Systems America, Inc. dated , 2020, attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Ontario Plaintiffs and counsel for the Settling Defendants, the Non-Settling Defendants taking no position; AND ON BEING ADVISED that the deadline for objecting to the Settlement Agreement has passed and there have been written objections to the Settlement Agreement; AND ON BEING ADVISED that the deadline for opting out of the Ontario Action has passed, and Persons validly exercised the right to opt out;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, in addition to the definitions used elsewhere in this Order, for the purposes of this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that, in the event of a conflict between this Order and the Settlement Agreement, this Order shall prevail.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including the Settlement Agreement, is binding upon each member of the Ontario Settlement Class including those Persons who are minors or mentally incapable and the requirements of Rules 7.04(1) and 7.08(4) of the Rules of Civil Procedure are dispensed with in respect of the Ontario Action.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the Ontario Settlement Class.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is hereby approved pursuant to section 29 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 and shall be implemented and enforced in accordance with its terms.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each member of the Ontario Settlement Class shall be deemed to have consented to the dismissal as against the Releasees of any Other Actions he, she or it has commenced, without costs and with prejudice.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each Other Action commenced in Ontario by any member of the Ontario Settlement Class shall be and is hereby dismissed against the Releasees, without costs and with prejudice.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, subject to paragraph 10, each Releasor has released and shall be conclusiv
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Ontario Counsel ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, by her counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Per: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd., Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd., Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International, Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd., and United Chemi-Con, Vishay Intertechnology Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor Capacitors or a product containing at least one an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons and entities in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ” ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded PersonsPeriod. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 2021 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd., Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd., Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International, Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd., and United Chemi-Con, Vishay Intertechnology Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2021 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” A (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:: All Persons or entities in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period, other than (1) all BC Settlement Class Members (2) all Québec Settlement Class Members and
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds LLP Ontario Counsel GAZAREK REALTY HOLDINGS LTD. and 5045320 ONTARIO LTD., on their own behalf and on behalf of the Ontario Settlement Class that they propose to represent, by their counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pp: ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Ontario Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ pp: Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel LLP BC Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ pp: Siskinds Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. Quebec Counsel ▇▇▇▇ Signature ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ DocuSign Envelope ID: 6DAF9091-5598-4181-9621-B0A8BCC6B664 Ontario Siskinds LLP Superior Court and Sotos LLP of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon ChemiJustice Court File No. CV-13- 478644-Con CP Quebec Siskinds, Superior Court Desmeules of Justice s.e.n.c.r.l Court File No. 200-06- 000159-130 Sheridan JTEKT Corporation, JTEKT Chevrolet North America Corporation, Cadillac Ltd., The Koyo Corporation of U.S.A., Pickering Auto Koyo Canada Inc., Koyo Mall Ltd., and United Chemi-ConDeutschland GmbH, Inc.) Paliare Nachi- Fatly ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp., Nachi America Inc., Nachi Canada Inc., Nachi Europe GmbH, Nachi Technology Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Corporation, NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada Inc., NSK Europe Ltd., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed▇▇▇ Group USA Inc., including the settlement agreement dated ●Schaeffler Canada Inc., 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, FAG Kugelfischer GmbH, AB SKF, SKF USA Inc., SKF Canada Limited, SKF GmbH, NTN Corporation, NTN USA Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, NTN Bearing Corp. of Canada Ltd., NTN Walzlager (the “Settlement Agreement”)Europa) GmbH, NTN-SNR Roulements SA, MinebeaMitsumi Inc. and NMB Technologies Corporation GaetanRoy JTEKT Corporation, JTEKT North America Corporation, Koyo Canada, Inc., Nachi- Fujikoshi Corp., Nachi America, Inc., Nachi Canada, Inc., NSK Ltd., NSK Americas, Inc., NSK Canada, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group USA, Inc., Schaeffler Canada, Inc., AB SKF, SKF USA, Inc., SKF Canada Limited, NTN Corporation, NTN USA Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, and on hearing the submissions NTN Bearing Corp. of counsel for the PlaintiffsCanada, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:Ltd.
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name SCHEDULE “A” Ontario Superior Court of Authorized Signatory: Justice Court File No. 54054 CP Siskinds LLP The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, and Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased LCD Large Screen Products during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Class and the BC Class. British Columbia Supreme Court File No. S071569 Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric ▇▇ Display Co., Ltd. fka LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company LG Display America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC fka LG All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor LCD Large Screen Products during (Vancouver Philips LCD America, Inc., the Electrolytic Class Period Period, except the Registry) Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co.Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; , Hitachi Chemical Co.Canada, Ltd.; , Hitachi Chemical Company AmericaAmerica Ltd., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Electronics Devices (USA), Inc.; Kemet , Epson Imaging Devices Corporation fka Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corporation; Kemet , Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.; Nichicon , Toshiba Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor , Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba of Canada Limited, AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics Corporation America, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Chi Mei Corporation, Nexgen Mediatech, Inc., Nexgen Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Mediatech USA, Inc., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Japan Co., Ltd. fka International Display Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global TechnologyChi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co.fka International Display Technology USA Inc., Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co.and HannStar Display Corporation Superior Court of Quebec (District of Québec), Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY 200-06- 00082-076 ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇+ Avocats inc. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF Communication Mega-Sat Inc. LG Philips LCD Co., 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings ActLtd, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConLG Philips LCD America, Inc., respectively Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada All (i) individuals in Quebec and (ii) legal Persons resident in Quebec established for a private interest, partnership or Inc., Hitachi Ltd, Hitachi association which had under Canada Ltd., Hitachi America its direction or control no more Ltd., Hitachi Electronics than 50 Persons bound to it by Devices (USA) Inc., Hitachi a contract of employment who Displays Ltd., Sharp purchased LCD Large Screen Corporation, Sharp Electronics Products during the Class of Canada Ltd., Sharp Period, except Excluded Electronics Corporation, Persons. Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd., AU Optronics Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation America, Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA Inc., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Japan Co., Ltd., Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Hannstar Display Corporation, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. SCHEDULE “Settling Defendants”B” THE HONOURABLE ) and approving , the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ) ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) of , ▇▇▇▇▇▇2020 B ETW EE N: Plaintiff , ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2020 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;; Order:
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action Notices of Hearing are hereby approved substantially in the form attached respectively hereto as Schedules “B” to “D.”
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination for the Notices of Hearing (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “E”.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Notices of Hearing shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that this action be certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants Defendant for settlement purposes only.
36. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified defined to mean: All Persons in Canada who purchased LCD Large Screen Products during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Class and the BC Class.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology be appointed as followsthe representative plaintiff for the Settlement Class.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that the following issue is common to Settlement Class Members: Did the Settling Defendant conspire to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the prices of, or allocate markets and customers for, LCD Large Screen Panels in Canada during the Class Period?
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order is contingent upon parallel orders being made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court, and the terms of this Order shall not be effective unless and until such orders are made by the BC Court and the Quebec Court. THE HONOURABLE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE “C” Between: Plaintiff and: BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 SHARP NOTICE APPROVAL AND CONSENT CERTIFICATION ☒ BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇ ))) //2020 ☒ ON THE APPLICATION of the plaintiff without a hearing and on reading the materials filed by ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for the plaintiff; THIS COURT ORDERS that:
1. For the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇Supreme Camp ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony All Persons resident in British Court of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: Fiorante Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Columbia who purchased ODD British ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC and/or an ODD Product during the Columbia Mogerman Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Class Period. (Vancouver Samsung Storage Technology Corp., Toshiba Registry) Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, (Court File Toshiba of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateursCanada Ltd., by its counsel Name Toshiba America No. S- Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics 106462) Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Authorized Signatory: Signature Taiwan, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of Authorized Signatory: Québec North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. Ontario Action Ontario Siskinds The Fanshawe Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., All Persons in Canada who Superior LLP College of Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony purchased ODD and/or ODD Court of Applied Arts Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Products during the Class Period,, Justice And Computer Entertainment Canada, Inc., Sony except the Excluded Persons and (London) Technology Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Persons who are included in the (1501/10CP) Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Quebec Settlement Class and the Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba BC Settlement Class. Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Nippon ChemiPlaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Lite-Con On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and United Chemi-ConQuanta Storage America, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: Quebec Action Superior Consumer ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony All (i) individuals in Quebec and Court of Law Group Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., (ii) legal persons resident in Québec Inc. Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Quebec established for a private (Québec) (File Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America interest, partnership or association, ▇▇. ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and , ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co.if at all times during the 12-month 000504-106) Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET , period between June 8, 2006 and Samsung Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co.Samsung June 8, Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co.2007, Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung which had under its Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Toshiba Samsung direction or control no more than Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; 50 persons bound to it be a Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co.Canada, Ltd.; FPCAP , Hitachi America Ltd., LG contract of employment who Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, LG purchased ODD and/or ODD Electronics USA, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor Hitachi-LG Data Products during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Period, Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics except the Excluded Persons. Québec Superior N.V., Philips Electronics North America Court (District of Montreal), and File No. 500Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Corporation, Philips Canada Ltd., Lite-06On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-000704On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., NEC Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; , NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin Electronics America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics , TEAC Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric TEAC America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic , TEAC Canada Inc.; Rohm Co.Ltd. Between: and: BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A.R.S.B.C. 1996, LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP c. 50 APPROVAL OF NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL HEARING BEFORE ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MASUHARA ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:) dd/mmm/yyyy
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution.
(1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇SCHEDULE “A” Supreme Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung All persons resident in Court of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: Fiorante Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics Canada British Columbia who British ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateursInc., by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Hynix purchased SRAM or Columbia Mogerman Semiconductor America, Inc., Micron products which contained (Vancouver Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor SRAM in the period from Registry) Canada, Micron Semiconductor Products, January 1, 1998 to (Court File Inc., Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, December 31, 2005, except No. S- Cypress Semiconductor, Inc., Etron the Excluded Persons. 070350) Technology, Inc., Etron Technology America, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Renesas Electronics Corporation and United Chemi-Confka Renesas Technology Corporation, Renesas Electronics Canada Limited fka Renesas Technology Canada Limited, Renesas Electronics America Inc. fka Renesas Technology America, Inc. Name and NEC Electronics America, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇Canada Limited, Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. Ontario Action Ontario Superior Court of Justice (London) (CV-08- 0035836800C P) Siskinds LLP and Sutts, Strosberg LLP ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP , Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc., Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Canada, Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Cypress Semiconductor, Inc., Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, Alliance Memory, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Canada, Inc., Fujitsu America, Inc., Etron Technology America, Inc., GSI Technology, Inc., Hitachi Ltd.., Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, IBM Canada Ltd., Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson Canada, Limited, Epson All persons in Canada who purchased SRAM or products which contained SRAM in the period from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2005, except the Excluded Persons and persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class and the BC Settlement Class. Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel for the Settling Plaintiff Named Defendants Ontario Settlement Class America, Inc., Epson Electronics America, Inc., Renesas Technology Corporation, Renesas Technology Canada Limited, Renesas Technology America, Inc., Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Inc., Stmicroelectronics N.V., Stmicroelectronics Inc., Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Winbond Electronics Corporation America, Inc. Quebec Action Superior Court of Justice Court Québec (Québec) (File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”200-06- 000120-074) Cygnus Siskinds Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. Communication Mega-Sat Inc. NEC Corporation., NEC Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu CanadaHynix Semiconductor, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Micron Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConProducts, Inc., respectively Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Canada, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Mitsubishi All (i) individuals in Quebec and (ii) legal persons resident in Quebec established for a private interest, partnership or association, if at all times during the “Settling Defendants”) 12-month period between June 8, 2006 and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court HouseJune 8, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇2007, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:which had
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Ontario Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel BC Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American America Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon ChemChemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Rohm Co., Ltd.; ROHM Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; and Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. . All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-500- 06-000704-14 4 000704- 144 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs consommat eurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period Period, except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Panasonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Chemcial Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al a/ Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung ElectraElectro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN2022 B E T W E E N : Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings ActDefendants PROCEEDING UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●•, 2023 2022 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action; AND ON BEING ADVISED that • has consented to being appointed as notice provider in accordance with the terms of this Order; AND WHEREAS that the opt-out period provided pursuant to the Order of this Court made on •, satisfied the requirement of section 9 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, for the purposes of this action, that no further opt-out period is necessary and that the opt-out period expired on •;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇Cygnus Electronics and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , by their counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, by her counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConMatsuo Electric Co., Inc. Ltd. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConMatsuo Electric Co., Inc.Ltd.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dentons Canada LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Defendant Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; and Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Panasonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a d/b/a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al a Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung ElectraElectro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. Ltd.; and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet KEMET Corporation; Kemet KEMET Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm ROHM Co., Ltd.; Rohm ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC Ff/Kk/A Rohm a ROHM Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. Dd/Bb/A a Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. Ff/Kk/A a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. 3795/14 ▇▇▇▇/▇▇ CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings ActDefendants PROCEEDING UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling DefendantsDefendant, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants Defendant for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for CFM Signature of Authorized Signatory: BC Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: Cozen ▇'▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to Rubycon Corporation and Rubycon America Inc. per: Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Rubycon Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Rubycon America Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants SCHEDULE “A” PROCEEDINGS Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Panasonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Corporation, KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a d/b/a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al a Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung ElectraElectro- Mechanics, Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet KEMET Corporation; Kemet KEMET Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm ROHM Co., Ltd.; Rohm ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm ROHM Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File NoSCHEDULE “B” ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. 3795/14 ▇▇▇▇/▇▇ CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 2024 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2024 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” Class is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP BC Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ . ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds LLP Ontario Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Consumer Law Group Inc. Quebec Class Counsel SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. by their Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blake, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fasken ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. by their Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blake, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court Signature of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Authorized Signatory: Name of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fasken ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ DuMoulin LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Supreme Court of British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) OF (Court File No. S- 106462) (the “BC Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConSony Optiarc, Inc., respectively Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. All Persons resident in Canada who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class. (the “Settling DefendantsBC Settlement Class”) Ontario Superior Court of Justice (London) (1501/10CP) (the “Ontario Action”) The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and approving Technology Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Not applicable Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class Electronics ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Storage America, Inc., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. Superior Court of Québec (Québec) (File No. 500-06- 000504-106) (the notice “Quebec Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, Sony of settlement approval hearings and Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Philips Canada Ltd., Lite-On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada Ltd., BENQ America Corporation, BENQ Canada Corp., Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. All Persons in Quebec who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the method Class Period, except the Excluded Persons. (the “Quebec Settlement Class”) Between: and: Defendants BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 BEFORE ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ) ) ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MASUHARA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) dd/mm/yyyy ON THE APPLICATION of dissemination of said notice was heard this day the plaintiff coming on for hearing at the Court HouseCourthouse, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING , on [dd/mmm/yyyy] and on hearing [counsel appearing]; and on reading the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), ; and on hearing the submissions consent of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, ; and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except Except to the extent that they are modified in by this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ . ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds LLP Ontario Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Consumer Law Group Inc. Quebec Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior SCHEDULE “A” PROCEEDINGS Supreme Court of Justice British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) (Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”S- 106462) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; , Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi- LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America; , Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. All Persons resident in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Electrolytic Class Period Period, except Excluded Persons. (the “BC Settlement Class”) Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (London) (1501/10CP) (the “Ontario Film Action”) The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba All Persons in Canada who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Storage America, Inc., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. Settlement Class and the BC Settlement Class. (the “Ontario Settlement Class”) Superior Court of Québec (Québec) (File No. 500-06- 000504-106) (the “Quebec Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co.Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ , Samsung Electronics America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.; , Hitachi Chemical Company AmericaCanada, Ltd.; , Hitachi America Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada; Hitachi AIC , LG Electronics USA, Inc.; Kemet , Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Electronics North America Corporation; Kemet , Philips Canada Ltd., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., All Persons in Quebec who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except the Excluded Persons. (the “Quebec Settlement Class”) Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic , TEAC Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu TEAC America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co.TEAC Canada Ltd. Between: and: Plaintiff Defendants BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, Ltd.; Milestone Global TechnologyR.S.B.C. 1996, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP c. 50 BEFORE ) ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MASUHARA ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under ) ) ) dd/mm/yyyy ) ) ) ) ON THE APPLICATION of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs plaintiff coming on for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day hearing at the Court HouseCourthouse, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING , on [dd/mmm/yyyy] and on hearing [counsel appearing]; and on reading the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), ; and on hearing the submissions consent of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, ; and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except Except to the extent that they are modified in by this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇Cygnus Electronics and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , by their counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇Ontario Counsel ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, by her counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Nichicon Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Nichicon (America) Corporation Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Nichicon Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.& Nichicon (America) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇Corporation) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants SCHEDULE “A” PROCEEDINGS Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. SCHEDULE “B” Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Nichicon Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.Nichicon (America) Corporation, respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action; accordance with the terms of this Order;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP BC Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Siskinds LLP Ontario Class Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Consumer Law Group Inc. Quebec Class Counsel SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. by their Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fasken ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. by their Signature of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; & ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during LLP Counsel for the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇Settling Defendants Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fasken ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Supreme Court of British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) OF (Court File No. S- 106462) (the “BC Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConSony Optiarc, Inc., respectively Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. All Persons resident in Canada who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the Class Period, except Excluded Persons and Persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class. (the “Settling DefendantsBC Settlement Class”) Ontario Superior Court of Justice (London) (1501/10CP) (the “Ontario Action”) The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and approving Technology Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Not applicable Proceeding Plaintiffs Defendants Settlement Class Electronics N.V., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Lite- On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Storage America, Inc., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. Superior Court of Québec (Québec) (File No. 500-06- 000504-106) (the notice “Quebec Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, Sony of settlement approval hearings and Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Philips Canada Ltd., Lite-On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada Ltd., BENQ America Corporation, BENQ Canada Corp., Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. All Persons in Quebec who purchased an ODD and/or an ODD Product during the method Class Period, except the Excluded Persons. (the “Quebec Settlement Class”) Between: and: Defendants BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 BEFORE ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ) ) ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) dd/mm/yyyy ON THE APPLICATION of dissemination of said notice was heard this day the plaintiff coming on for hearing at the Court HouseCourthouse, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING , on [dd/mmm/yyyy] and on hearing [counsel appearing]; and on reading the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), ; and on hearing the submissions consent of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, ; and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except Except to the extent that they are modified in by this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇Supreme Camp ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony All Persons resident in British Court of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Optiarc America Inc., Sony Of Canada Ltd., Columbia who purchased ODD British ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC and/or an ODD Product during the Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Canada Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Class Period. (Vancouver Samsung Storage Technology Corp., Toshiba Registry) Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, (Court File Toshiba of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConCanada Ltd., Toshiba America No. S- Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics 106462) Paliare Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V., Lite-On It Corporation of Taiwan, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Quanta Storage, Inc., Quanta Storage America, Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer North America, Inc., Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc. Ontario Action Ontario Siskinds The Fanshawe Sony Optiarc, Inc., Sony Optiarc America Inc., All Persons in Canada who Superior LLP College of Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony purchased ODD and/or ODD Court of Applied Arts Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Products during the Class Period,, Justice And Computer Entertainment Canada, Inc., Sony except the Excluded Persons and (London) Technology Electronics, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Persons who are included in the (1501/10CP) Canada, Inc., Toshiba Samsung Storage Quebec Settlement Class and the Technology Corp, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba BC Settlement Class. Samsung Storage Technology Corp. Korea, Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG Electronics USA, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class TEAC Canada, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., BenQ Corporation, BenQ America Corporation, BenQ Canada Corp., Lite-On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, Philips & Lite- On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., Philips Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., and Quanta Storage America, Inc. Quebec Action Superior Consumer ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony All (i) individuals in Quebec and Court of Law Group Corporation of America, Sony Optiarc, Inc., (ii) legal persons resident in Québec Inc. Sony Optiarc America Inc., Sony NEC Optiarc, Quebec established for a private (Québec) (File Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America interest, partnership or association, No. 500-06- Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba of Canada if at all times during the 12-month 000504-106) Limited, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., period between June 8, 2006 and Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung June 8, 2007, which had under its Electronics Canada Inc., Toshiba Samsung direction or control no more than Storage Technology Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., 50 persons bound to it be a Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America Ltd., LG contract of employment who Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Canada, LG purchased ODD and/or ODD Electronics USA, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data Products during the Class Period, Storage, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics except the Excluded Persons. N.V., Philips Electronics North America Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Corporation, Philips Canada Ltd., Lite-On It Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solution Corporation, Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions USA, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., TEAC Corporation, TEAC America, Inc., TEAC Canada Ltd. Between: and: BROUGHT UNDER THE CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50 APPROVAL OF NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL HEARING BEFORE ) ) ) THE HONOURABLE ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:) dd/mmm/yyyy
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Ontario Counsel ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, by her counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Per: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd., Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd., Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International, Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd., and United Chemi-Con, Vishay Intertechnology Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor Capacitors or a product containing at least one an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons and entities in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ” ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons and entities in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded PersonsPeriod. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 2021 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, 1992▇▇▇▇, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd., Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd., Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International, Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd., and United Chemi-Con, Vishay Intertechnology Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇80 Dundas Street, ▇▇▇▇▇▇London, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Ontario. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 2021 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” A (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:: All Persons or entities in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period, other than (1) all BC Settlement Class Members (2) all Québec Settlement Class Members and
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company Professional Corporation Ontario Counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ p.p. Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP BC Counsel Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ s.e.n.c.r.l Québec Counsel Shizuki Electric Co., Inc. and American Shizuki Corporation by their counsel Name of Authorized Signatory Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants SCHEDULE “A” FILM PROCEEDINGS Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”London) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film ActionProceeding”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet KEMET Corporation; Kemet KEMET Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Co. Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm ROHM Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor ROHM Semicondctor U.S.A., LLC Ff/Kk/A Rohm a/ ROHM Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Enterprises Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Technology Inc. Dd/Bb/A a Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. Ff/Kk/A a/ Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively S-156006 (the “Settling DefendantsBC Film Proceeding”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Okaya Electric Industries Co., ▇▇▇▇▇▇Ltd.; Okaya Electric America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation of America, Inc.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics of America Inc.; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:Class Period
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Sources: Film Capacitors Class Action National Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇Supreme Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung All persons resident in Court of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: Fiorante Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics Canada British Columbia who British ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateursInc., by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Hynix purchased SRAM or Columbia Mogerman Semiconductor America, Inc., Micron products which contained (Vancouver Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor SRAM in the period from Registry) Canada, Micron Semiconductor Products, January 1, 1998 to (Court File Inc., Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, December 31, 2005, except No. S- Cypress Semiconductor, Inc., Etron the Excluded Persons. 070350) Technology, Inc., Etron Technology America, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Renesas Electronics Corporation and United Chemi-Confka Renesas Technology Corporation, Renesas Electronics Canada Limited fka Renesas Technology Canada Limited, Renesas Electronics America Inc. fka Renesas Technology America, Inc. Name and NEC Electronics America, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇Canada Limited, Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. Ontario Action Ontario Superior Court of Justice (London) (CV-08- 0035836800C P) Siskinds LLP and Sutts, Strosberg LLP ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc., Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Canada, Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics America, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Cypress Semiconductor, Inc., Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, Alliance Memory, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Canada, Inc., Fujitsu America, Inc., Etron Technology America, Inc., GSI Technology, Inc., Hitachi Ltd.., Hitachi Canada, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, IBM Canada Ltd., Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson Canada, Limited, Epson All persons in Canada who purchased SRAM or products which contained SRAM in the period from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2005, except the Excluded Persons and persons who are included in the Quebec Settlement Class and the BC Settlement Class. Court and File No. Plaintiffs’ Counsel Plaintiff Named Defendants Settlement Class America, Inc., Epson Electronics America, Inc., Renesas Technology Corporation, Renesas Technology Canada Limited, Renesas Technology America, Inc., Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation, Sony of Canada Ltd., Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Inc., Stmicroelectronics N.V., Stmicroelectronics Inc., Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Toshiba America Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Winbond Electronics Corporation America, Inc. Quebec Action Superior Court of Québec (Québec) Paliare (File No. 200-06- 000083-074) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pagé ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No, AVOCATS s.e.n.c. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Communication Mega-Sat Inc. NEC Corporation., NEC Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu CanadaHynix Semiconductor, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Micron Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-ConProducts, Inc., respectively Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Canada, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Mitsubishi All (i) individuals in Quebec and (ii) legal persons resident in Quebec established for a private interest, partnership or association, if at all times during the “Settling Defendants”) 12-month period between June 8, 2006 and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court HouseJune 8, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇2007, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:which had
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Sources: Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: Ontario Counsel Ontario Counsel ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: perfor: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇Camp ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel for the Settling Defendants Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File NoNos. 3795/14 1899-2015 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America;; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo KOA Corporation; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Murata Electronics North America, Inc.; Rohm Co. Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC.; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Yageo Corporation; Yageo America Corporation; Hokuriku Electric Industry Co.; HDK America Inc.; Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Kamaya, Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Alps Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Alps Electric (North America), Inc.; Midori Precisions Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-MechanicsMidori America Corporation; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Susumu Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Susumu International (USA) Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technologyand Tocos America, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors Linear Resistors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor a Linear Resistor during the Electrolytic Class Period other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons. Québec Superior Court (District of Montreal), File No. 500-500- 06-000704-14 4 000753- 158 (the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs consommat eurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin KOA Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Rohm Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC.; Hokuriku Electric Industry Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., LtdHDK America Inc.; Matsuo Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd.; Rohm Kamaya, Inc.; Susumo Co., Ltd.; Rubycon CorporationSusumo International (USA) Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons in Québec who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor Linear Resistors or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor a Linear Resistor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 S-157585 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America;; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric KOA Corporation; KOA ▇▇▇▇▇ Electronics, Inc.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo Murata Electronics North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Rohm Co. Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. AmericaRohm Semiconductor U.S.A., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone InternationalLLC.; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.and Yageo Corporation; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics Yageo America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC Corporation. All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors Linear Resistors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor Linear Resistors during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 1899-2015 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,, THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●, 2023 attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Action;2024 BETWE EN:
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows:: All Persons or entities in Canada who purchased Linear Resistors or a product containing a Linear Resistor between July 9, 2003 and September 14, 2015, other than (1) all BC Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded Persons.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Action is certified on the basis of the following issue which is common to the Ontario Settlement Class: Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the price of, or allocate markets and customers of, Linear Resistors directly or indirectly in Canada during the Class Period?
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that the opt-out period provided pursuant to the Order of this Court made on October 19, 2020 satisfied the requirement of section 9 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.
6. For the purposes of this action, the opt-out period expired on January 29, 2021 and no further opt-out period is required.
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Date of Execution. (1) The Parties have executed this Settlement Agreement effective as of the date on the cover page. Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: SHERIDAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC LTD. and THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ AUTO MALL Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Sotos LLP Class Counsel MIKUNI CORPORATION and MIKUNI AMERICAN CORPORATION, by their counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: per: Option consommateurs, by its counsel Name of Authorized Signatory: Signature of Authorized Signatory: Québec Counsel Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc. Name of Authorized Signatory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature of Authorized Signatory: (I have authority to bind Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc.) Paliare ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇& ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP Counsel for the Settling Defendants Name: Title: I have authority to bind the Partnership Name: Title: I have authority to bind the Partnership Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 3795/14 CP (the “Ontario Electrolytic Action”) Cygnus Electronics Corporation CV-14- 506683-00CP Fuel Injection Systems Siskinds LLP and Sotos LLP Sheridan Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd., The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Auto Mall Ltd., and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co.Hitachi, Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin American Inc.; KEMET Corporation; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chem-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; , Hitachi Chemical Co.Automotive Systems, Ltd.; , Hitachi Chemical Company Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Denso Corporation, Denso International America, Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Co.Inc., Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd.; ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd.; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Denso Manufacturing Canada, Inc.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Vishay Polytech Co.Denso Sales Canada, Ltd. f/k/a Holystone Polytech Co.Inc., Ltd.; Milestone Global TechnologyDenso International Korea Corporation, Inc. d/b/a Holystone International; Holy Stone Holdings Co.Denso Korea Automotive Corporation, Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., All Persons in Canada who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor who, during the Electrolytic Class Period other than Period, (1a) all BC purchased, directly or indirectly, a Fuel Injection System; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing a Fuel Injection System; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing a Fuel Injection System. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Settlement Class members (2) all Québec Settlement Class members and (3) Excluded PersonsClass. Québec Superior Court (District Did the Settling Defendants, or any of Montreal)them, File No. 500-06-000704-14 4 (conspire to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize the “Québec Action”) Option consommateurs Panasonic Corporation; Sanyo prices of Fuel Injection Systems in Canada Mitsubishi Electric Group Ltd.; NEC Tokin Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; Hitachi Chemical US Holdings, Inc., Aisan Industry and/or elsewhere Co. Ltd.; Nichicon , Franklin Precision Industry, Inc., Aisan during the Class Corporation of America, Hyundam Industrial Co., Period? If so, what Ltd., Keihin Corporation; Hitachi AIC Inc.; ▇▇▇▇ Co. Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise , Keihin North America, Inc. damages, if any, Maruyasu Industries Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd; Matsuo Electric Co.Mikuni Corporation, Ltd.; Rohm Co.did Settlement Mikuni American Corporation, Ltd.; Rubycon Corporation; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. All Persons who purchased in Québec at least one Electrolytic Capacitor or a product containing at least one Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. British Columbia Supreme Court (Vancouver Registry) Court File No. S-146293 (the “BC Electrolytic Action”) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Pansonic Corporation f/k/a/ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.▇▇▇, Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Electronic Device (U.S.A.) Corp.; Sanyo North America Corporation; Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.; Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc.; NEC Tokin Corporation; NEC Tokin America, Inc.; KEMET Electronics Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con, Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co. America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Fujitsu Ltd.; Fujitsu Canada, Inc.; Nichicon Corporation; FPCAP Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; Nichicon (America) Corporation; AVX Corporation; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Class Members ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇▇ America LLC, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.; Matsuo Electric , RBKB Bosch suffer? Electrical Drives Co., Ltd.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d.b.a Holystone International; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/al Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electro-Mechanics; Samsung Electra-Mechanics America Inc.; Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; ROHM Co., Ltd. Mitsuba Corporation and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC All Persons in British Columbia who purchased Electrolytic Capacitors or a product containing an Electrolytic Capacitor during the Electrolytic Class Period except Excluded Persons. American Mitsuba Corporation Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. 1272/16 CP (the “Ontario Film Action”) CV-14- 506670-00CP Valve Timing Control Devices Sotos LLP Sheridan Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd. and The ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AVX Corporation; ▇▇▇▇ Co., Ltd.; ▇▇▇▇ America Inc.; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd.; Hitachi Canada; Hitachi AIC Inc.; Kemet Corporation; Kemet Electronics Corporation; Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; Nichicon (America) Corporation; Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation; United Chemi-Con Corporation; Nissei Electric Co. Ltd.; Nitsuko Electronics Corporation; Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Panasonic Corporation; Panasonic Corporation Of North America; Panasonic Canada Inc.; Rohm Co., Ltd.; Rohm Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC F/K/A Rohm Electronics U.S.A., LLC; Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon America Inc.; Shinyei Kaisha; Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Capacitor Co., Ltd.; Shinyei Corporation Of America; Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd.; American Shizuki Corporation; Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.; Soshin Electronics Of America Inc.; Taitsu Corporation; Taitsu America, Inc.; Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Milestone Global Technology, Inc. D/B/A Holystone International; and Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. F/K/A Holystone Polytech Co., Ltd. All Persons in Canada who purchased Film Capacitors or a product containing a Film Capacitor during the Film Class Period except Excluded Persons. Court File No. 3795/14 CP THE HONOURABLE ) ,THE DAY ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Auto Mall Ltd. Denso Corporation, Denso International America, Inc., Denso Manufacturing Canada, Inc., Denso Sales Canada, Inc., Denso International Korea Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc., Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Aisin Holdings of America, Inc., Aisin World Corp. of America, Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, Inc., Aisin All Persons in Canada who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, a Valve Timing Control Device; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing a Valve Timing Control Device; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing a Valve Timing Control Device. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Settlement Class. Did the Settling Defendants conspire to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize the prices of Valve Timing Control Devices in Canada and/or Automotive Casting, LLC, Aisin Canada, Inc., Delphi elsewhere during Automotive LLP, Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC, the Class Period? If Korea Delphi Automotive Systems Corp., Delphi so, what damages, Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Mikuni Corporation if any did and Mikuni American Corporation Settlement Class Members suffer? Court File No. ⚫ THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2023 2020 BETWEEN: Plaintiffs Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 THIS MOTION made by the Plaintiffs for an Order certifying this proceeding as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only as against Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation and United Chemi-Con, Inc., respectively (the “Settling Defendants”) and approving the notice of settlement approval hearings and the method of dissemination of said notice was heard this day at the Court House, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ●⚫, 2023 2020, attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing reading the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs and Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and counsel for the Non-Settling Electrolytic Defendants in the Ontario Electrolytic Actiontaking no position;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, for the purposes of this Order, except to the extent that they are modified in this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Ontario Electrolytic Action abbreviated, publication, and long-form notices of settlement approval hearing are hereby approved substantially in the forms attached respectively hereto as Schedules “B” to “D”.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that the plan of dissemination for the abbreviated, publication, and long-form notices of settlement approval hearing (the “Plan of Dissemination”) is hereby approved in the form attached hereto as Schedule “E” and that the notices of settlement approval hearing shall be disseminated in accordance with the Plan of Dissemination.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Proceeding is certified as a class proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes only.
35. THIS COURT ORDERS that the “Ontario Electrolytic Settlement Class” is certified as follows: All Persons in Canada who, during the Class Period, (a) purchased, directly or indirectly, [INSERT RELEVANT PART]; and/or (b) purchased or leased, directly or indirectly, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing [INSERT RELEVANT PART]; and/or (c) purchased for import into Canada, a new or used Automotive Vehicle containing [INSERT RELEVANT PART]. Excluded Persons are excluded from the Settlement Class.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that [INSERT RELEVANT REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS] are appointed as the representative plaintiffs for the Settlement Class.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that the following issue is common to the Settlement Class: Did the Settling Defendants, or any of them, conspire to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize the prices of [INSERT RELEVANT PART] in Canada and/or elsewhere during the Class Period? If so, what damages, if any, did Settlement Class Members suffer?
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including but not limited to the certification of the Proceeding as against the Settling Defendants for settlement purposes and the definition of the Settlement Class and Common Issue, and any reasons given by the Court in connection with this Order, are without prejudice to the rights and defences of the Non- Settling Defendants in connection with the ongoing Proceeding and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may not be relied on by any Person to establish jurisdiction, the criteria for certification (including class definition) or the existence or elements of the causes of action asserted in the Proceeding, as against the Non-Settling Defendants. The Honourable Justice ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Court File No. ⚫ THE HONOURABLE ) , THE DAY JUSTICE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ) OF , 2020 BETWEEN: Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 AND ON READING the materials filed, including the settlement agreement dated ⚫, 2020, attached to this Order as Schedule “A” (the “Settlement Agreement”), and on hearing the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs and counsel for the Settling Defendants, the Non-Settling Defendants taking no position; AND ON BEING ADVISED that the deadline for objecting to the Settlement Agreement has passed and there have been ⚫ written objections to the Settlement Agreement;
1. THIS COURT ORDERS that, in addition to the definitions used elsewhere in this Order, for the purposes of this Order, the definitions set out in the Settlement Agreement apply to and are incorporated into this Order.
2. THIS COURT ORDERS that, in the event of a conflict between this Order and the Settlement Agreement, this Order shall prevail.
3. THIS COURT ORDERS that this Order, including the Settlement Agreement, is binding upon each member of the Settlement Class including those Persons who are minors or mentally incapable and the requirements of Rules 7.04(1) and 7.08(4) of the Rules of Civil Procedure are dispensed with in respect of the Proceeding.
4. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the Settlement Class.
5. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settlement Agreement is hereby approved pursuant to section 29 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 and shall be implemented and enforced in accordance with its terms.
6. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each member of the Settlement Class shall be deemed to have consented to the dismissal as against the Releasees of any Other Actions he, she or it has commenced, without costs and with prejudice.
7. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each Other Action commenced in Ontario by any member of the Settlement Class shall be and is hereby dismissed against the Releasees, without costs and with prejudice.
8. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, subject to paragraph 10, each Releasor has released and shall be conclusively deemed to have forever and absolutely released the Releasees from the Released Claims.
9. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each Releasor shall not now or hereafter institute, continue, maintain, intervene in or assert, either directly or indirectly, whether in Canada or elsewhere, on their own behalf or on behalf of any class or any other Person, any proceeding, cause of action, claim or demand against any Releasee, or any other Person who may claim contribution or indemnity, or other claims over relief, from any Releasee, whether pursuant to the Negligence Act, RSO 1990, c. N. 1 or other legislation or at common law or equity in respect of any Released Claim, except for the continuation of the Proceedings against the Non-Settling Defendants or named or unnamed co-conspirators that are not Releasees or, if the Proceedings are not certified as class proceedings with respect to the Non-Settling Defendants, the continuation of the claims asserted in the Proceedings on an individual basis or otherwise against any Non-Settling Defendant or named or unnamed co-conspirator that is not a Releasee.
10. THIS COURT ORDERS that the use of the terms “Releasors” and “Released Claims” in this Order does not constitute a release of claims by those members of the Settlement Class who are resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors.
11. THIS COURT ORDERS that, upon the Effective Date, each member of the Settlement Class who is resident in any province or territory where the release of one tortfeasor is a release of all tortfeasors covenants and undertakes not to make any claim in any way nor to threaten, commence, participate in or continue any proceeding in any jurisdiction against the Releasees in respect of or in relation to the Released Claims.
12. THIS COURT ORDERS that all claims for contribution, indemnity or other claims over, whether asserted, unasserted or asserted in a representative capacity, inclusive of interest, taxes and costs, relating to the Released Claims, which were or could have been brought in the Proceedings, or any Other Actions, or otherwise, by any Non-Settling Defendant, any named or unnamed co-conspirator that is not a Releasee, any Settled Defendant or any other Person or party against a Releasee, or by a Releasee against any Non-Settling Defendant, any named or unnamed co-conspirator that is not a Releasee, any Settled Defendant or any other Person or party, are barred, prohibited and enjoined in accordance with the terms of this Order (unless such claim is made in respect of a claim by a Person who has validly opted out of the Proceedings.
13. THIS COURT ORDERS that if this Court ultimately determines that a claim for contribution and indemnity or other claim over, whether in equity or in law, by statute or otherwise is a legally recognized claim:
(a) the Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members shall not be entitled to claim or recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed co- conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee that portion of any damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigative costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34) that corresponds to the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees proven at trial or otherwise;
(b) the Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members shall limit their claims against the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee to include only, and shall only seek to recover from the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed co- conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, those claims for damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigative costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34) attributable to the aggregate of the several liability of the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee to the Plaintiffs and Settlement Class Members, if any, and, for greater certainty, the Settlement Class Members shall be entitled to claim and seek to recover on a joint and several basis as between the Non-Settling Defendants and/or named or unnamed co-conspirators and/or any other Person or party that is not a Releasee, if permitted by law; and
(c) this Court shall have full authority to determine the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees at the trial or other disposition of the Proceeding, whether or not the Releasees remain in the Proceeding or appear at the trial or other disposition, and the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees shall be determined as if the Releasees are parties to the Proceeding and any determination by this Court in respect of the Proportionate Liability of the Releasees shall only apply in the Proceeding and shall not be binding on the Releasees in any other proceeding.
14. THIS COURT ORDERS that nothing in this Order is intended to or shall limit, restrict or affect any arguments which the Non-Settling Defendants may make regarding the reduction of any assessment of damages (including punitive damages, if any), restitutionary award, disgorgement of profits, interest and costs (including investigative costs claimed pursuant to section 36 of the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34) or judgment against them in favour of Settlement Class Members in the Proceeding or the rights of the Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members to oppose or resist any such arguments, except as provided for in this Order.
15. THIS COURT ORDERS that a Non-Settling Defendant may, on motion to this Court determined as if the Settling Defendants remained parties to the Proceeding, and on at least twenty (20) days’ notice to Counsel for the Settling Defendants, and not to be brought unless and until the Proceeding against the Non-Settling Defendants has been certified and all appeals or times to appeal have been exhausted, seek orders for the following:
(a) documentary discovery and affidavit(s) of documents from Settling Defendant(s) in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg. 194;
(b) oral discovery of representative(s) of Settling Defendant(s), the transcript of which may be read in at trial;
(c) leave to serve request(s) to admit on Settling Defendant(s) in respect of factual matters; and/or
(d) the production of representative(s) of Settling Defendant(s) to testify at trial, with such witness(es) to be subject to cross-examination by counsel for the Non-Settling Defendants.
16. THIS COURT ORDERS that the Settling Defendants retain all rights to oppose such motion(s) brought under paragraph 15. Moreover, nothing herein restricts the Settling Defendants from seeking a protective order to maintain confidentiality and protection of proprietary information in respect of documents to be produced and/or for information obtained from discovery in accordance with paragraph 15. Notwithstanding any provision in this Order, on any motion brought pursuant to paragraph 15, this Court may make such orders
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Sources: Settlement Agreement