Just As Predicted, Judge Salas Has Promptly Entered The Distribution Order In ENHANCE Settlement, Today

As I said last Saturday, the very able Judge Ester Salas, in the federal District Courthouse in Newark, has entered the distribution order -- clearing the way for the $688 million federal securities law settlement (thanks going out here, to Ex S-P CEO Fred Hassan!) to be disbursed.

So ends that tale of greed, (alleged) obfuscation and ineptitude. From the order (and a link to the full-text PDF), then:

. . . .In order to encourage Authorized Claimants to promptly deposit their payments, all Initial Distribution checks shall bear the following notation: “DEPOSIT PROMPTLY, VOID AND SUBJECT TO RE-DISTRIBUTION IF NOT NEGOTIATED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DISTRIBUTION.” Co-Lead Counsel and Epiq are authorized to take appropriate action to locate and/or contact any Authorized Claimant who has not cashed his, her, or its check within said time as detailed in footnote 5 of the Thurin Declaration. . . .

Authorized Claimants who do not negotiate their Initial Distribution checks within the time allotted or on the conditions set forth in footnote 5 of the Thurin Declaration shall irrevocably forfeit all recovery from the Settlement, and the funds allocated to all such stale-dated checks shall be available to be re-distributed to other Authorized Claimants in the Second Distribution described below. Similarly, Authorized Claimants, who do not negotiate subsequent distributions within the time allotted or on the conditions set forth in footnote 5 of the Thurin Declaration shall irrevocably forfeit any further recovery from the Net Settlement Fund. . . .

Do promptly cash your check -- to avoid forefeiture.