The law firm of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP announces a proposed settlement of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System v. General Motors, et al. securities class action

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP regarding the New York State Teachers' Retirement System v. General Motors, et al. securities class action.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff,

v.

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, DANIEL F. AKERSON, NICHOLAS S. CYPRUS, CHRISTOPHER P. LIDDELL, DANIEL AMMANN, CHARLES K. STEVENS, III, MARY T. BARRA, THOMAS S. TIMKO, and GAY KENT,  Defendants.

Civil Case No.  4:14-cv-11191

Honorable Linda V. Parker

SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, CERTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT CLASS, AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT FAIRNESS HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LITIGATION EXPENSES

TO: All persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of General Motors Company ("GM") from November 17, 2010 through July 24, 2014, inclusive (the "Settlement Class Period"), and who were damaged thereby (the "Settlement Class"):

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.  IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT, AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE SETTLEMENT. 

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, that the parties in the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") have reached a proposed settlement for $300,000,000 in cash (the "Settlement"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.

YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that the Action has been certified for settlement purposes only as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class.  Certain persons and entities are, however, excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full printed Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action, Certification of Settlement Class, and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the "Notice"), which more completely describes the Settlement and your rights thereunder. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at New York State Teachers' Retirement System v. General Motors Company, c/o Garden City Group, LLC, P.O. Box 10262, Dublin, OH 43017-5762, 1-866-459-1720.  Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from www.GMSecuritiesLitigation.com.

A hearing will be held on April 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., before the Honorable Linda V. Parker at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom 108, 600 Church Street, Flint, MI 48502, to determine: (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated November 11, 2015 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses should be approved.

If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked no later than April 27, 2016.  If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.

If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than March 23, 2016, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.  If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to share in the proceeds of the Settlement. 

Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than March 23, 2016, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.

Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, GM, or its counsel regarding this notice.  All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel.

Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:

New York State Teachers' Retirement System v. General Motors Company
c/o Garden City Group, LLC
P.O. Box 10262
Dublin, OH 43017-5762
(866) 459-1720
www.GMSecuritiesLitigation.com

Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to Lead Counsel:

BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER & GROSSMANN LLP
Salvatore J. Graziano, Esq.
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10020
(800) 380-8496
[email protected]

By Order of the Court

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