If you've purchased FAO stock, you may be entitled to claim money in a settlement for $2,225,000. A hearing will be held before the Honorable Michael W. Baylson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Market Street, in a courtroom posted on the Court's schedule, Philadelphia, PA 19106 at 4:00 p.m., on May 16, 2005 to determine whether the proposed settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate, and to consider the motion of Plaintiffs' Counsel for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses.
If you have not yet received the full printed Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses and Settlement Fairness Hearing (the "Notice") and a Proof of Claim form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting:
Steele, et al. v. Welch, et al.
c/o The Garden City Group, Inc.
Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 9000 #6271
Merrick, NY 11566-9000
Telephone: (800) 361-4160
http://www.gardencitygroup.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the forms of the Notice and Proof of Claim, may be made to Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel: Michael K. Yarnoff, Esquire, Kay E. Sickles, Esquire, Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP, 280 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087.
To participate in the Settlement, you must submit a Proof of Claim no later than May 31, 2005. As more fully described in the Settlement Notice, the deadline by which all requests for exclusion must be postmarked is May 2, 2005.
Further information may be obtained by directing your inquiry in writing to the Claims Administrator, The Garden City Group, Inc., at the address listed above.