govinfo:USCOURTS-cand-3_20-cv-04737-16

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[No. 3:20-CV-04737-RS] [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 
NET SETTLEMENT FUND 
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 
 
SHEET METAL WORKERS’ NATIONAL 
PENSION FUND and INTERNATIONAL 
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 
LOCAL NO. 710 PENSION FUND, 
individually and as Lead Plaintiffs on behalf 
of all others similarly situated, and 
 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF 
OPERATING ENGINEERS PENSION 
FUND OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 
AND DELAWARE, individually and as 
Named Plaintiff, on behalf of all others 
similarly situated, 
 
Plaintiffs, 
 
vs. 
 
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, WERNER 
BAUMANN, WERNER WENNING, LIAM 
CONDON, JOHANNES DIETSCH, and 
WOLFGANG NICKL, 
 
Defendants. 
 

 
CLASS ACTION 
 
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 
MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 
NET SETTLEMENT FUND 
 
 
 
 
 
This matter having come before the Court on Plaintiffs’ motion for distribution of the Net 
Settlement Fund, the Settlement having reached its Effective Date, and the Court having considered 
the papers filed and proceedings had herein, 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that: 
1. P
laintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in full. 
2. The administrative recommendations of the Court-approved Claims Administrator, 
A.B. Data, Inc. (“A.B. Data”), to (a) accept the Timely Eligible Claims set forth in Exhibit D to the 
A.B. Data Declaration, (b) accept the Late But Otherwise Eligible Claims set forth in Exhibit E to the 
A.B. Data Declaration, and (c) reject the Rejected Claims set forth in Exhibit F to the A.B. Data 
Declaration are hereby APPROVED. 
3. Th
e distribution of the Net Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants is hereby 
AUTHORIZED and shall be conducted in accordance with the Stipulation, the Court-approved Plan 

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[No. 3:20-CV-04737-RS] [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 
NET SETTLEMENT FUND 
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of Allocation, and the distribution plan for payment of the Net Settlement Fund set forth in 
paragraph 39 of the A.B. Data Declaration, which is hereby APPROVED. 
4. No new Claims may be accepted after May 5, 2026, and no further adjustments to the 
Claims received on or before May 5, 2026 that would result in an increased Recognized Claim amount 
may be made for any reason after May 5, 2026. 
5.
 A.B. Data is to be paid the sum of $122,402.98 for outstanding fees and expenses 
already incurred and those to be incurred in connection with the services performed or to be performed 
in connection with the administration and disbursement of the Net Settlement Fund. 
6.
 All persons who were involved in the review, verification, calculation, tabulation, or 
any other aspect of the administration of claims filed in this Action, and all persons who were involved 
in the administration or taxation of the Net Settlement Fund, are hereby released from liability as to 
any and all claims arising out of such activities. 
7.
 The Court retains jurisdiction over any further application or matter that may arise in 
connection with this Action. 
 
SO ORDERED this ____ day of _______________, 2026. 
 ______________________________ 
 The Honorable Richard Seeborg 
 United States District Judge 

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