UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Before the

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Release No. 80233 / March 13, 2017

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

File No. 3-16575

In the Matter of

Computer Sciences Corporation, Michael 

Laphen, Michael Mancuso, Wayne Banks, 

Claus Zilmer, and Paul Wakefield

Respondents.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PLAN OF 

DISTRIBUTION AND OPPORTUNITY 

FOR COMMENT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Rule 1103 of the United States Securities and Exchange 

Commission’s (“Commission”) Rules on Fair Fund and Disgorgement Plans (“Rules”), 17 C.F.R. 

§ 201.1103, that the Division of Enforcement has submitted to the Commission a proposed plan 

(“Plan”) for the distribution of monies placed into a Fair Fund in the above-captioned matter.

On June 5, 2015, the Commission issued an Order Instituting Public Administrative and 

Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933, Sections 4C 

and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 102(e) of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order 

(“Order”)

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against Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”), Michael Laphen (“Laphen”), Michael 

Mancuso (“Mancuso”), Wayne Banks (“Banks”), Claus Zilmer, and Paul Wakefield (collectively, 

the “Respondents”). The Order found that CSC engaged in a wide-ranging accounting and 

disclosure fraud that materially overstated its earnings and concealed from investors significant 

problems with its largest contract. The Order required CSC to pay a civil money penalty of 

$190,000,000.00, Laphen to pay a civil money penalty of $750,000.00.00, Mancuso to pay a civil 

money penalty of $175,000.00 and Banks to pay disgorgement of $10,990.00 and prejudgment 

interest of $2,400.00. The Order also created a Fair Fund pursuant to Section 308(a) of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, for the monies paid by the Respondents for the 

distribution to harmed investors (“Fair Fund”). 

 

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Securities Act Rel. No. 9804 (June 5, 2015).
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Additionally, in two related district court actions, Wilfred Robert Sutcliffe (“Sutcliffe”) 

was ordered to pay disgorgement of $6,003.33 and prejudgment interest of $1,060.622and Edward 

Parker (“Parker”) was ordered to pay disgorgement of $2,800.00 and prejudgment interest of 

$750.003to the Commission, and for the monies received to be transferred into the Fair Fund. 

In total, $190,948,983.954 was paid into the Fair Fund. The Fair Fund is subject to the 

continuing jurisdiction and control of the Commission and has been deposited into an interestbearing account at the United States Department of the Treasury.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT

Pursuant to this Notice, all interested persons are advised that they may obtain a copy of the 

Plan from the Commission’s public website at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/fairfundlist.htm. 

Interested persons may also obtain a written copy of the Plan by submitting a written request to 

Nancy Chase Burton, Esq., United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, 

Washington, DC 20549-5876. All persons who desire to comment on the Plan may submit their 

comments, in writing, no later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice:

1. to the Office of the Secretary, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090;

2. by using the Commission’s Internet comment form 

(http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin.shtml); or

3. by sending an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. 

Comments submitted should include “Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-16575” in the subject 

line. Comments received will be publicly available. Persons should submit only information that 

they wish to make publicly available.

THE PLAN

The Fair Fund is comprised of $190,948,983.95 in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and 

civil penalties paid by Respondents, Sutcliffe and Parker. The Commission’s Order arose out of 

securities law violations and substantially similar facts and occurred during the same time period as 

those in a related class action (“Class Action”).5 The Fund Administrator6for this Fair Fund was 

also the claims administrator in the Class Action, and has compiled a list of all persons and entities 

that potentially purchased or acquired Eligible Securities from August 5, 2008 through December 

27, 2011, inclusively (the “Relevant Period”).

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wilfred Sutcliffe, No. 15-cv-4340 (S.D.N.Y. 2015).

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward Parker, No. 15-cv-4341 (S.D.N.Y. 2015).

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 There was a $20.00 shortfall in the amount paid by Sutcliffe, which was written off by the Office of Financial

Management, pursuant to their applicable delegated authority, 17 C.F.R. § 200.30-4(a)(15).

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 In Re Computer Sciences Corporation Securities Litigation, No. 11-cv-00610 (E.D. Va. 2011.).

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 All terms used herein but not defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
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The Plan proposes to distribute the Net Available Fair Fund to Eligible Claimants 

according to the Plan of Allocation attached as Exhibit B to the Plan. The Plan of Allocation for 

the Fair Fund is substantially similar to the plan of allocation in the Class Action, and the 

calculations are based on records obtained from CSC and certain other entities that were 

shareholders of record during the Relevant Period. 

The Plan involves a claims process for some investors, as described in detail in the Plan. 

However, all Class Action Authorized Claimants, those who filed an approved claim in the Class 

Action, are automatically deemed Eligible Claimants without filing a claim, but only as to the 

transactions approved in their Class Action claim. If a Class Action Authorized Claimant wishes 

to amend their claim to include additional transactions, they must submit a claim for such

additional transactions. Other potentially eligible investors must submit a Proof of Claim Form or 

cure the deficiencies identified in the claim they filed in the Class Action. The Plan provides that

the Fund Administrator shall mail to all persons and entities in their database, their applicable 

Notice, within forty-five (45) days of the Commission’s approval of the Plan, which identifies their 

eligibility status and whether a claim needs to be filed and/or if supporting documentation is 

needed to participate in the Plan’s distribution.

For the Commission, by its Secretary, pursuant to delegated authority.

Brent J. Fields

Secretary