Company: EUO
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001193125-25-026199
Chunk: 249

Company: ProShares Trust II
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: S-1
Chunk 249
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 by DBAG and its affiliates between October 2006 and May 2008. In a series of opinions, the court dismissed all claims as to four of the six offerings, but allowed certain alleged omissions claims relating to the November 2007 and February 2008 offerings to proceed. On October 2, 2018, the district court certified a plaintiff class as to both offerings. On September 24, 2019, plaintiffs informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement agreement in principle to resolve the litigation, subject to court approval and final documentation. On November 15, 2019, the settlement agreement was executed and plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of the settlement. On February 27, 2020, the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. On June 11, 2020, the court granted final approval of the settlement and entered final judgement dismissing the litigation. US Treasury Securities Investigations DBAG, including affiliates such as the Corporation, has received inquiries from certain regulatory and law enforcement authorities, including requests for information and documents, pertaining to U.S. Treasuries auctions, trading, and related market activity. DBAG, including affiliates such as the Corporation, has cooperated with these investigations. The Corporation was a defendant in several putative class actions alleging violations of U.S. antitrust law, the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act and common law related to the alleged manipulation of the U.S. Treasury securities market. These cases have been consolidated in the Southern District of New York. On November 15, 2017, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint, which did not name the Corporation as a defendant. On December 11, 2017, the court dismissed the Corporation from the class action without prejudice. On March 31, 2021, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. On May 14, 2021, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint, which did not name the Corporation as a defendant. On March 31, 2022, the district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. On April 28, 2022, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal . On February 1, 2024, the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the district court’s judgment dismissing the second amended complaint. US Treasury Spoofing Litigation

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Following the Bank’s settlement with the CFTC, five separate putative class actions were filed in the Northern District of Illinois against DBAG and the