Preliminary Certification of the Settlement Class. In accordance with the Settlement Agreement, and pursuant to Rules 23(a) and (b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court hereby preliminarily certifies for settlement purposes only the following class (“Settlement Class”): All participants and beneficiaries of the Plan, at any time on or after June 30, 2014 through the date of this Order (the “Class Period”), including any beneficiary of a deceased person who was a participant in the Plan at any time during the Class Period, and any Alternate Payees, in the case of a person subject to a QDRO who was a participant in the Plan at any time during the Class Period. The Class shall exclude all Defendants and their beneficiaries.
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement, Class Action Settlement Agreement