UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 

IRVING S. BRAUN, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO.l:OS-CV-00312-JL 

vs. 

(MAIN CASE) 

GT SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., 

Defendants. 1 [.... 1\ I'll' v' 

[P~ ORDER FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CLASS SETTLEMENT FUND 

This matter comes before the Court on Lead Plaintiffs Assented-To Motion for 

an Order for Distribution of Class Settlement Fund, made pursuant to Paragraph 10 of the 

Stipulation of Settlement (the "Stipulation") approved by this Court on September 27, 

2011, which requires Lead Counsel to apply to the Court, on notice to Defendants' 

Counsel, for an order approving the Claims Administrator's administrative 

determinations concerning the acceptance and rejection of claims submitted herein, 

approving any fees and expenses of the Claims Administrator not previously applied for, 

and directing payment of the Net Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants. 

NOW, THEREFORE, upon review of Lead Plaintiffs Assented-To Motion for 

an Order for Distribution of Class Settlement Fund and the accompanying Affidavit of 

Paul Mulholland, CPA, CV A Concerning Administrative Procedures Performed to 

Process Claims and the Results Thereof ("Mulholland Affidavit"), and upon all prior 

proceedings herein, and after due deliberation, the Court hereby finds and orders as 

follows: 

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I. The administrative determinations of the Claims Administrator accepting 

the claims as indicated in the Mulholland Affidavit are approved, and said claims are 

accepted. 

2. The administrative determinations of the Claims Administrator rejecting 

the claims as described in the Mulholland Affidavit are approved, and said claims are 

rejected. 

3. The balance of the Settlement Fund and interest accrued thereon after 

deducting the payments previously allowed and set forth herein (the "Net Settlement 

Fund") shall be distributed to the eligible claimants listed in Exhibit B-1 to the 

Mulholland Affidavit in proportion to the Recognized Claim allocated to each such 

eligible claimant. 

4. The payments to be distributed to the Authorized Claimants shall bear the 

notation "CASH PROMPTLY, VOID AND SUBJECT TO RE-DISTRIBUTION 120 

DAYS AFTER ISSUE DATE." Lead Counsel and the Claims Administrator are 

authorized to take appropriate action to locate and/or contact any eligible claimant who 

has not cashed his, her, or its distribution within said time. 

5. Strategic Claims Services shall be paid the sum of $13,080.52 from the 

Settlement Fund and the interest accrued thereon for additional fees and expenses 

incurred in connection with the services performed and to be performed in giving notice 

to the Class, preparing tax returns for the Settlement Fund, processing the Proofs of 

Claim, and administering and distributing the Net Settlement Fund. 

6. If any funds remain in the Net Settlement Fund by reason of uncashed 

checks, or otherwise, after the Claims Administrator has made reasonable and diligent 

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efforts to have Authorized Claimants who are entitled to participate in the distribution of 

the Net Settlement Fund cash their distribution checks, then any balance remaining in the 

Net Settlement Fund six (6) months after the initial distribution of such funds shall be 

used: (a) first, to pay any amounts mistakenly omitted from the initial distribution to 

Authorized Claimants or to pay any late, but otherwise valid and fully documented claims 

received after the cut-off date used to make the initial distribution, which were not 

previously authorized by the Court to be paid, provided that such distributions to any late 

post-distribution claimants meet all of the other criteria for inclusion in the initial 

distribution; (b) second, to pay any additional settlement administration fees and 

expenses, including those of Lead Counsel and State Counsel, as may be approved by the 

Court; and (c) finally, to the extent that the residual amount is determined by Lead 

Counsel to be of a size insufficient to justify the cost of a further distribution to the 

Authorized Claimants, to be donated to a 501(c)(3) public charity selected by Lead 

Counsel. 

7. All persons involved in the review, verification, calculation, tabulation, or 

any other aspect of the processing of the claims submitted herein, or otherwise involved 

in the administration or taxation of the Settlement Fund or the Net Settlement Fund are 

released and discharged from any and all claims arising out of such involvement, and all 

Class Members, whether or not they are to receive payment from the Net Settlement 

Fund, are barred from making any further claim against the Net Settlement Fund or the 

released persons beyond the amount allocated to them pursuant to this Order. 

8. The Claims Administrator is authorized to discard paper or hard copies of 

the Proofs of Claim and supporting documents not less than one year after the distribution 

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of the Net Settlement Fund to the eligible claimants and electronic or magnetic media 

data not less than three years after the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund to the 

eligible claimants. 

9. This Court retains jurisdiction over any further application or matter that 

may arise in connection with this Action. 

10. No claim submitted after June 28, 2012 may be included in the initial 

distribution for any reason whatsoever. 

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SIGNED this -~L-- day of _ _::j::o....·_v.-'-~-~:;;.o-<-·--- 2012 

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