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IN 'I'2IE UNITYll S~l'~"1'E~ 1)1 ~"1'R1C'1' CO U Et"1'I#,QK TIIL ~~51'EttN DIS'1'R1C`I' ()F NII(:HI[:Al~i

SOUTHERN DIVISIUN

IN CtE: AUTOMOTiVI~ PARTS~1NI'ITRU~T L1TIU11TIC)N Master ~ilc~ No, l~-ir~d-U23"1 l

I n re: AutoiYic~tiv~ Wire .Flarness Systen~is ~ t-I~n, Mari~inne O. I3atCani

T13IS D(?CtJMLN'1' APPLIES TO:

De~il~rsl~ip /lctic~ns12-cv-i)i)10''-M C)13-MftM

SE'ITLEML+'N"1' AGI~L+'EiYI[:N`I'

,phis Setflcment Agreement ("Agr~c~n~ent'') is made and cEite~~e~l into this ?5th cl~Gy cif

3unc~, 201 G ("Eaxecuiic7~~ U~~tc'') b~~ and l~etw~ei7 LEONI Wirinc Systems. Inc, ai d Leoi~iscl~ae

t-iolciing Inc. (ta~e;ther. "LLONI") ar~~l :Dealership }'I~iinli lf Class Rcpresentalivcs

("I)ct~ler~hip Plaintiff's"). t~~th individually <u~~l can behalf` of ~a class ~~f ~le<<Icrs~iip ir~dir~ct

f-~urchsisers ~~f Auloitic~live Wire Z3~nnt,tis Sys~emti (as cJef'ined I~cr~inj (''~ettlei~ienl Clasp••), as

ttl~~re ~.~eu~ticularly dei5~retl in Pars+graph 12 laeio~~~.

WI-I~ERE~1ti~, Dealership Nlaintiffs ~u~e. prosccutin~ (I~t ab~~~e !t~ R~,~ ~iutu~nuii~.=c Parts

~l~iticru,st Git src~fiu~2, Master C'i[e No. 12-rnd-O2311 (E.17. Mich.) ("i~il?L [_iti~alie~n"). C~~.ise

No, 12-cv-OEl l02 ("rlc~ion"), inn their c~~~ n bcb~~lf rind c7i~ l~et~alf ~t~ the Settlement Class;

WH~1tl~A5, I)ealcrshi}? f31~~in[iFfs allege That they ~~~erc injured a5 7 result cif

[.~O1`kll's parlicipatic~n in ~zr~ ur~l~~a~ful conspiracy t~~ rare. Iix, i~7air~l~ain, ar~clJc~r ~labiliz~

prices, rig bids, ~~~~d allc~cal~ starlets and cuslo~~ler5 10~ /1,ulornc~(i~~e Wire N,irncss Systems

(as tle;('inecl blow) in ~•i~~l,~lic~n oaf` Sec(iort l of tht: ~~herrn in Act <7i7~,1 various stab ~~nLitruSt,

u nfair coinpctitic~u, unjust cnrit~.h~n~nL ~au~1 cunsucricr j~rc~le~clic~~i la~ti~s a5 sal fo[llt in

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llc~al~:i;tilaip Pl,~in[iFts' 7~hirt~ Amcnticd Gonsoliclaled Class Actin ('c~►~~plairrt in the tictian

(the "Wire 1larn~ss Com~~laint");

W1~ER~~1S, I.EUNI denies [)~alersl~ip I'lainliF1's' rallegalic~i7s, rind specil~ieally denies

il~at it e~~~r~ged iii any unlawful conspiracy fo raise, I~ix, m~iinlair~, andior stabilize prices, rig

bic1~, or allocate markets o~~ cusfor~ie~~s f~~r Autoutolive Wi~~e H,tr~r7e~ss Systerris (as dct'ine~l

laelr~w) in vi~~l~~~lir~n of Section 1 of tl~e Sh~rm~~n Act or any ~t~z~te antitrust, unfair

cc>mp~likioi~, u~7just enrichment, or consurncr ~~rufectir~n laws, anal has .isscriecl defenses to

Dealershi}~ 1'lainlit'f;s' claims in the Aekic>n;

W t 1L:Rl~i1S, arm's-len~tl~ settlement ncgutiati~ns ha~re t~iken plr~c'e~ between

Settlement Class Cr7unsel (<~s def~incd beloti~~) and counsel t~or l.F.()NI over ~ Ien~thti~ ~~eriod

~f tune, r:~nd this ~1~re~nient I~as teen re~iched pis a result €~t' those ncgoli<~tic7nti;

WHEREAS, dealership I'l~~inti~fs, Chrough their couns~;l, have c~~ncluct~cl an

ii~vEsCi~ation ini~~ t]~e f~~cts and i'lTc IKi~~~ rr~~,~rding fl~c~ Aciion aE~d h~iv~ c~~~ncludecl that

resolving tf~e el~iims <igain~[ L,EQI'11, according to the kerms set fc~rll7 l?elo~~f, is in the hest

interest of Dealcrsl7ip Plaintiffs ~~ud the ~etll~mei~l ('hiss Ij~c~~usc o1 the pa~i»cnt of the

5ettlernen( Amount anti the ~~alue t~~f flie C'o~:~peralic~n (as th~~t ierrri is cicfinecl I~clow) lh~t~

I:EONI I~as rl~reecl to p~~o~~icle C~ursuant tf~ ll~is A~re~~i~enl;

WHFRE~S, LI~ONI, ~lespike its; f.7elief that it i5 nc~i liable (~c7r the claim; ~~serle~l and

its h~lief th~Fl it I~as ~oc~ci dcferr4e5 thereto, has ne~~e;rthc~lc~st a~rccd Ica et7(er irrlr~ this

t3gt~~cn~e~~t solcty ~a avoid further c,~j~cns~, in~:c~i~v~.nic:nce, and the clisU~~icli~~n ok`

burdens~7mc ~i~d protracted li~i~;atian, ~tncl ro obtain the r~lc~:~~~s, orci~rs, ~~nci jud~~Y~e.nt

contc;mpl~i.~d l~}' tJii~ f~~i~c:rt~ent, r~r~d to put lea rc.wi ~~~if~~ finality a,ll c•l<<im~; lhaf 1'~avc bcei~ ter


could hive been <~ssertecl ag~iinst LF ONI with respect to t~utamotive Wire Harn~ti5 ~y~tems

based on the alJ~gations in the ~lctior~, as il~ore particularly sct out belc»~; and

WHEREAS, Dealership Plainliff~ rc,cugnizc th4 benefits cif l.l_ONI~s (;cx~G~eration

anti r~co~?~~i~c t1~~~t bec~iuse ~f jc~inl and several liability, ibis r~gre~mcnt with LEONI does

nuC impair L~eaie~~sllip Pl~iii~tit~fis` ak~ilit~y to cr>lle~;t tl~e fill ;~n~c~~unt o~f ci~imag~s to ~~~hich they

~~nd the SetClcrn~i~[ Class ~nav be entiiled in the Acti«~~, including any d~~magc5 allrihulal~le

to l,l_~,C)N['s alleged conducC.

NOW, TF~L[ZI~FOItE, iii consrder~~tion of the cove~~~inls, agrccittcnt~, anti relc,ascs sit

forth herein and for other food and valuable consideraliun, it. is agreed I.~y ~incl ~n~aan~ the

untlersi~ned that tl~e l~cfi~~n be settled, comproinisec~, ~iricl dismissed on lh~. itacrit~, with

pr~.juclice as to the Releases and except as hcrein~tfter ~~r~7vidccl, without costs ~~ti tc~

De~ileiship Plaintif(:s, flee SeUlemcnt Class, yr LC~NT, ~ul~jeci t~~ tl~c ajalaroval ol~ tl~c Court,

~n the 1'c~ll~wirrg terms and c~nciiti~ns:

!1. D~tiniti~ns.

L "Autor~icrti~c 1~'ire Fi~ri~i,~ti_~~s[~rns" shall I7rrve the ~~~izie ~l~~s~ining <i~ set f~~rtr~ its

t}~e oiler{~[ive ~'V re Harness Cc7ni~laint at tl~~ tiii~e this ilgrcemcnt i~; ~x~cuted

2. .'C.t~aperalicm" sli~il! rely r to [1~c~se prc~vitiioi~s set forth bel~~~~ in f'ara~ra~~hs 3l-~iti_

3. "Cc~operatio~l iV1a[et~ials~~ meaE~s nn}~ inlc~rmatic~n, ic~stim~,~nv. Goc~~mei~t (~j:~

dcfii~ed below), or other axiaterial provided 1~~~ Lt~OM under the grins ~~{'tl3is ~cicu~~~.nC.

=#. '`[~ele.nda~it'' rr~e~lns ~~n~~ part~~ nai~i~d ~s a c~cfe►~clant in the ~~,etican rit ~ii1z~ time u}~

to and including the, cl~tti ~vhct~ khc Court has entered << final order ccrtif~~in~ the S~i(Icmcnl Class,

as clel~irfeci i❑ Par~~~;ra}~h 1?, f~elt~~k~, .ind ~ipprc~vin~ this {1 ;re~iii~nt ~iEtidcr [~eder<~I Rule of Civil.

I'rocetlure 23(e.).


5. '`Doc~unenf~' fs syr~onymuus in mear~ii~~ ~~ud equ~rl in scope to the usa~c of this

ieri~~ in I{~il~ 3~(a) ~'~f the Federal iZules ~f Ci~~il Proccdurc, including ~~vilhout limit~akion,

c.l~;ctranic~~lly stored inf'f~rma~i~n. F~ draft car n~an-icientic~il copy is K~ sc~~~~rate docum~;nl within

Che me~~ning ~~f tl7is term.

6. "Dealcr~ hip Plaintil'P C.'lass IZepres~ntatives•' meGtns tlic~se Seiticm~nt Class

Memt~~rs, a~ defined iFi Naragrrtph 1~1, belta~v, wlio are named ~~l~~iufif'fs ii1 the Wire, harness

Gamplaint ~irid have n~~t been subseque~~tly dismissed.

7. ``Indirect P~u~ch~~ser ~tatcs'" means t~rizona, 1\rkan4~ts, California, I)islricl ~t~

C'olun~lL~ia, F°lori~~t, F(a~~aii, Illinois, Ia~~~a, i~ans~rs, Maine, Mt~ssacltus~;tts, Mic:lli~:~n, Minnesot~~,

Mitisi~5ippi, Mis~uua~i. Nebrt~sk<i, Ncvad~i, Nc~v Han~~sl~ire, New Mexico, Nc~~- Y~~rk, North

C~~►rolina, Nor[h I~a~:c~ta, Orc~*ai~, South C~~rolin~i, South Dak.o(ri, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,

West. Virginia, and Wisc~~nsin.

~. "Opt-put L)eadline-" naetins llle dcarJline set b~~ tl~e C'o«rC f~_ir the timely

sub~nissit~n of rcclucsts b_y Settlement Clrtss Members (~~~ dcl~it~ed in Paragra~~h ~ =~) to l7e etcludecl

i'roi~~ the Settlement Clasp has defined in Paragraph 12).

~). "Rclrasces" rne<ins LLONI Wiring 5ysfeit~s, Inc. ar~d I.ecanischc Floldin~, Inc. a~~d

~~11 of~ their res~ecCive ~~~~st anci ~~r~scnt, direct and indirect, parents, subsicli{~rics, and ~iCl~ili~~les,

incluclin~; hilt nc7[ lirnil~d to the }7 recic~<<~ti~~r~, st~ciestic~rti att~l as~i~*ns t~f ~a~l~ of the <il~i~ve; ;inc!

~~icl~ rind all ref the east and prr5cnt princi~<~Is, ~?arin~rs, officers, dit'eclors, supervis~~r~ti,

em~lo}ees, a~er~ts. :;tockhc.~lder5, i~~embci:s, F~c~~resentaiives, insurer, atic~rt~ey~, heirs, executers,

aclminislrt~tois, ~tnd assi~nti of esich of the f'ore~r~in~. f'~or this a~ r~idancc i71' cluuht. "fZcicasces,.

~c~es i~ot include an~~ defendant. in Clue MDL, T..iti~atian cztl7~r than LL;t)1V1 Wirin~T Syst~,nls, Inc.

and L.uC~nischc H~~ldin;; Inc. ai7~{ xny al'filia[c~s ~r }~~treaits t7i' LIf~NI.


1~. "Releasors" it~eans Dealership PlainCifE Class ~[Ze}~i~~5~~1t~rlives rind the Setllerncnt

Class Mcm~iers, as cici'incd in Par~i~raph 14, and fJtcTr patif and ~~rescnt ol'ficcrs, clircclors,

su~ervis~rs, ~m~~lovees, ageiils, stc~cl<I~olcicrs, members, ~ittc~rne}'~, servir~ts, rc~~rc~;~nl~ilives,

lrustces, parents, subsidiaries, af['iliatcs, principals, p<<rta7ers, iir~urcrs end a1J «lher persons,

partnerships or ~orporali~ans tierit~h whc7m an~~ of the. former have been, ~~~r are new, aft~iliated, and

the ~~redeec;s5~r~, wuccesst~rs. hcie~, executors. aclri~ini~ tralcjr~s ~iric9 astiign~ c7f ,~~i~~ of the fc~rcgoiri~7.

1 1. "ScCtlei~~ent Amount" shill refer to those ~~rovi5ions set forth l~~:l<n~ i❑ C'aragr<~phs

33-2~.

12. "~ettlemer~t C'1~~4s" means:

All autc>inobile dealers th~jt, from January 1, l~)~)y, Chrou~;li [heexeculi«n ci~tte of this llgreen~~nC, (a) indirectly purch~isedAutomc~live G~Virc lI~ar~~es~ Systern(s) ►7tzinufactured or sold by tl7cDeCenda~~ts car any current or former subsidiary ar aEfili~tethereof ar any c~-conspirator, or (k~) purchased r~ newaut~~inobile, v~~n, s~ort~ utility vehicle, crUss~>v~;r, ~~r pick-~~ptruck in the L!ni~~d Sl~[es which inrlucied eine or moreAutomotive Wine 1-iarnE~s SyStem(sj ~zianuf.~cturecf ~~r Sc>]ci b5~ IlaeDefendants or ~~n~= currei~[ or fari~~er subsidiary or <<1`i'ili~itethereof or any co-conspirator.

1~tcluded f'rorn the [.)e;alcr~hi~~ Plaintil'1's' Settl~m~nt C_'ls~ss ~~reUel'enclants, them p,irent coir~panies, suli~idi ~rie5 and. affiliate,arty cca-ct~nspirafors, federal ~;~~<<ertii~~ei~t entities Vinciinstrurriet~talities of the fcdertil ~c~~~crn~nenl, and slates antl il~eirsubdivi~ic~ris, a~cn~ics ;inc:l in~trui~iei~laliiieti.

13. "S~tticn~~nt C"hiss Cc7unse{" i~lcans the law firn7s o[:

I~arrett Law Gro~~p, ~'.~.f'.O. E3ox x)27~O~1 C'~c~urt 5quarc

C;un~~~ Gill~crl ~ti' l.iil~7u~<~, LLI'~O7 C.' Street, N.L.Washiti~lo~~, DC 'O002

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L~irscm King, LLI'?~()Q Wells f~argc~ I'l~ice30 Eas( Seventh StreetSl. l~'aul, RAIN 551.0].

14. "Setllcn~eni Class Member" means each member ol_thc: Settlement E`lass ~vho h~:~5

no[ timely eleciccl to br excluded fror~l ll~e: Seltlen~enl Class.

B. Approval of this Agreer~~e~~t sa~~cl ~isn~issal of Claaims .Against 1.,I~;OMI.

l~. Dealership f'laintif`lti ~incl LEO1~lt shall use their l~esl cl~f~orl.ti to effcclt,ate ~I~~i

Agreement, iracludin~.; cc~o~+ ~r~~iiit;~ in seeking tl~c C`oati's a~~~~rc>val i~~r the ~sCal~lishn~cnl c~1'

procedures (including the ~ivin~ ok~ clatis notice under Federal tlule cif Civil I'r~,~ceclure 23(c) and

(e)) tc~ secure the complete anct l~insil cli5rnissal with pr~judi~c; ~f tlae Action as lc~ the Relc~~se~s.

1 G. Within khirt}~ (3(1) da}~s after thG ex~culion of thiti ~~r~emcnt, I.)ealcr4hip

i'laintifi;5 shall submiC Io the Court a nx~tion seeking ~.i~~eliniin~iry approv,~I cat This t~~rccment.

{"Motion"), '1'17e iV1c~tion shaft include (i} titc proposed Corm clan t~rcfer prclimi~~arily ~iE~~~rovin~

this ~1~reement allachec~ l~~retr~ ;~s C~hil~it A, aucl (ii) the prop~~sccl form ~:~f ~rcler and final

judgment ~~tlachctl herctx~ pis F,xh bit 13.

17. De~7lership Plaintiff's shall, ai ~z lime to be dc~ided in their SOIL viscretion, submit

try tl~e C~ou~~t a r~aotic~n fr~r t~ufhoriz~ition to disseminate n«tice of tl~e ~~~ttlemenl and final j~ic(g~neal

contemplated b~~ Ibis ~r~rc;ement ~c_a ~~ll mei~~bers oP the ~eltlemenl C'la5s icle~~lified by 1)calertihip

Plaintif7~~ ("PJc~tice Mc~fian-`) .l o ~t7ititale llie cc~st~ cif notice ~tnd ensure Iin~elti~ n~~tit~e r~l t1~i

sc[llcn~ent, the [)eFilcr~hip Plainfit'~~s shall disseminate notice of tl~i~ sctilemen[ as part of the next

notice cjC any other sefllen~cnts that have l~ccn ~~r tyre reae-l7~d in [h4; MllL, I_,i[i~;alion tht~[

I)ea{ersl~ip 1'laintil~f~s <ii~~~r~nin~~ ~c f~~llo~vin.~_ pie}iinin~iry apJari~av~~l oP thi5 f1~r~c~i~~ent. 'l'he Nolic`c:

Motion shall include a p~~t~p~~ecl I~cariu oi', n~~eth~~l fc~r, anal elate of ditisci~linatio❑ ~~f ~i~?lai:e in the

A~ lien.

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18. L)c.~~lersliip I'lai~~tiffs shall se;ck the entr}~ of an order ~ir~d t'in~tl juclgm~~al in the

Actio~i in the form attaehed hereto as Exhibit B. If tl~e C:c~urk does n~~t ender the ardor and ~f`inal

judgment its tl~e form ~~tt~iche[i herefc~ as ti~xhibil 13, the l:)~,ilci.~l~ip C'lrtin~iff~s Khali Seel: ~1~Iry ~~~f a~~

order and final jud~menl containing, al ~~i mini~l~uaa~, the suhstanc~ ~f the follo~~in~ ~~r~~~~isic~ns:

(a) certifying the Scltle~aaent Class, ~~~u~suant to R~~ic 23 of the Federal

Rules cal' CiYil 1'roccchire, solely for }~urpo5~5 0l' khis setticmcn( as ;i settJeinci~t class;

(b) as t~~ the !Action, ~~pprovi~'~g finally this se[tic~i~c~~t and its terms zas

l~einb a fair, reasonsible ar}d r~dcquale setflen~ent r~s tc~ the Seltlerncnt Class Meml~~;rs ~~ithrn

the me~ining of Rule ?3 of the. f~e:cic~ral 12ules of C.'ivil Procedure and directing itti

C~nsumi~~aCian accordit7g to its IermS;

(c') as i~~ LEC7N1 and any akl~ili~ite:s or p,~rer~ts U1 LEON[ previou~;ly nai~~ed

as defencianls in klais Action, clirectin~ that t[~e f~cki~an be dismissed cvitl~ l~reju~lice and,

except Gis ~~n~vicieci 1'~r in this !\~recille:nt, witho~it costs;

(ctj i~sc;rvin~ e~clusi~~e. j~iri~~licti~~ii aver the ~elticrnc,nt a~~d lhiti

E1gre~rnent, including; i~he inter~7r~i~atic~n. s;~dmini5tr~~lic~n ~~n~i cunsunut~a[ion of this sctClen~~ent,

as well as over LE(aktili, for the ciurali~u of its ~~ro~~isian of C.uc~peralion pursuant t« tl~i~

Agrcei~~e~t, ~o the U~~ited StG~tes D~sh~ict Court for tt~e E~~stern I')i~trict of Mic;hi~a~~;

(e) determining uX~d r C~ctleral 1Zute of Civil 1'rc~c~dure 5~1(h) (hat th~rc. i

n~ ,just reason for delay and directing ghat the juclgnlent ~~I' dismissal in 1J7e Flcliun rls tc~

[.,~C11`~[ shall be final.

l ~). This A~,r~ct~~cnt shill l~cec~me final ~afh~n {i) Lhc t_:c~url h~i~; entered in tltc ilclitan a

final order ~crtrf_ying the Settl~~~ient Class Gincl <~Eaprc~~~rn~ tf~i~ i1~~rccrrient under He~lcr,al Rule c~i

Civil Prc~ced~uc ~3(e) and h is entered t~ lin~il jud~rr~ent its the r~clior~ dismis5in~ [he /1c(it~n wikh

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~~re.judice as to LEONI rind ~~iny affiliates or ~a~rei~ts ~7f LEQNI ~re~liousl}r naine~i as d~lentlants in

[his Action ai7d ti~ithout costs other ll~an those provided for in this f1~;recrnent, and (ii) the liir~e

f~~r a~~acaJ or to seek ~ermissic~n to appeal from the C'ourt's ~~ppri,>val of~this Ar~rcem~nt and ~:ntry

of ~ final .judgnment as to LEUNI clescrib~;r.l in (i) hereof k~as expired in the Action car, iP ~~pperil~.d,

aJ~prr~val of this lagrcc~~tenf and the 1~irtal judgment in the fiction as tc~ L.FrUNI has bceu al'ficmed

in its ~i~tirefy by the Cow t oI` 1~~~;t resort to which such ~~appc~~l I~~is been trthen a~ld such ~~f'firrri~i~ice

has becoiY7e uo l~ngcr sul.~jcct tt~~ fu~~ther ~i~~peal ar review. Il is agreed that the ~~rovisioi~s c'rf Rule

f~0 of tt~e Fede+'al Rules of Civil f'ruced~rc shall not he taken in[o ~~cco~u~t in clePer«~ii~in~ the

above-stated tunes. On the ~latc that C7ealership I'lainliffs and [.FiON1 have executed this

/1~reement, [)ealerstiip I'Jaintiffs and LEON! shall be b~i~ncl by its terrr~s anti this Agreement

sh~:~ll nit lac rescinded exee~~t in accordance with Para~riphs 2~(1~) or 3~)-~U of IJriw A~;rccincnt.

217. Neither this Agreement (whether car no[ it tihuulxl l~a~,c~~~»e find) nt7r the final

Mucl~m~nt, nor ~~ny ar~d ~Il r~eg~>tialions, dncumenls and cliscussio~~s ~is5ociat~d ~vill~ the~1~

(including Co~p~r~r[ioi~ Materials produced E~ursuant t~ Para ra~hs 31-3=4 j, shell be deett~ed or

cc7nstived tr_i l~c~ ~~t~ admission kid I~E;t.)N1, ~:~tidcnce oI piny ~~ic~l~~tion ~~f~ ~~ny Statute or Iti~~~ ~~r aF <~~ly.

liability or wr~ngd~ain~ whatsoever by LEONI, or cvicler~cc of [I~e truth of any of C[ic cl~lims or

allc~~iiions cont~ii~ed in xny cc~i7~l~laint or ;u~y other plc~itlirt~ filed iii khe MI)L Liti~.~tion,

I;viclen~e (hereof` ~hall nc7t be di~coti~crable ~~r u5ecl in anY ~~~ay, ~~h~th~r in the h~Ut~ 1_,ifiga[ion, nr

any other arl~itr ition, aclian or ~~roceeclin~ what5ocvcr, ,against L,EUI~1. Nc~ti~ ng in this

Par.i~.r~~~h shall p►-~;vcnt Dealcrshrp f'tainkii'fs front u5in4~ and/r~r intr~>tlucin~ into evidence

Cooperation Mz~terials produced pu~~surinl Co P<ira~ra~~hs ~1.-3~, st~l~j~~t to the liinikati~ns i» tlic~se

paragraphs, ag~air~st any ether dcfenciantti in the 1VlUL, litigation, tc~ e~tal~lish ~iriv of the above.; ~r

to ~leGelo~ and proN~~u(~ate a pl~~n t~l~ allocati«~~ and distribution. Neither this ~~~reement, nor any,


c+f its teems anal provisions, nor any of the negc~ti~ztic~ns or ~ar~~ceedings connected with it, nur any

ether action taken Co carry ~~~ut this 11greeriicnL by LEON[, sl~~'~ll be referred tc~, ~~f'Iur~;~l ~~s

Gvid~nce, or rece~v~;d iii evidence rn ~~ny pencling or futw~e ~:i~=il, crin~insil, or adri~inistrative

action, arbitraCion, car ~~roceedin~s, cxe~pt in ~i pr~~cecdin~ (i) to enforce this Agr~en7eot or (ii) ko

defend againtit the asserkio~~ of 1ZcicaSed Claims, ,is dc1'incd in Paragr4tph 21, or r~ti otherwise

req~air~d ley la~~v.

C. Rele:~se. Discha~rt~Q, and Caven~~nf Nol to Sue.

?1. in addition Tt~ the cl'fc~t cif zany final jud~;rnent entered in accordance ~~ith this

/lgrcem~:nk, u~~r~n llzis tl~reerraent I~ec~7~nin,~ final, fis sr;l uul i❑ F,zragr~i~_~h 19, anal in co~asiti~rati~ri

of p~~yrnent of the ~eltlement Amaunt, as s}~ecifiecl in ['tiregraph ?3, and I'r.>r ~~fther valu~il~le

ctfnsideratlon, klie (Zelcrisees shall. Lie co~Y7f~lelely rcic~i~ecl, ~icc~uitted, ~~ntl forever ~liscl~ztr~~d i'r«m

~~~riy and ~tll claimst deruands, Fictions, suits, and eaus~s of action, ~vhe[heE~ days, individual, or

c~tl~erwisc i❑ n~acure (wi~cther or not ~ii~y Settlement Class Member h~~s c~b.jectec] to the setde~x~ei~t

car makes a claim ~1~~~n or participates in the Sc[tl~ment r'~rtlounl, w~hctl~~i~ ciire~tly,

rc~resentatively. clerivativetti~ or in any oU~er capacity) under an~~ federal, state, ~~~r locril law of

any jurisciiclic~n in tlau United Stakes, that IZeleasors, or eael~ ~f them, giver ha~I, no~v has, sir•

hereal"ter can, sl~<<tl, or ~7iay ever have, th~~t now exist or i~~ay exist in the ft~tw~e, ~~n a~i-c>tiint ot, car

in any ~vay arisir~~ out of, any ~~nd all known and unkn~»rn, f«resecn <<nd ~~nf'c~rese~n, suspecte;cl

t~~N~ unsuspected, actual car cc~ntan~e~~t, liq~aiclated car ~~nliquitl~zted claims, injuries, da,n,<<~r~, ,~i~d the

cc~nsec{uei~ces thereof in any wav arising au[ of or rela(ing in ~~ny ti~~iy to arty c~~ncJ~i~t alleged i~~

the t'~~in~,iaint car any act car omissipn of the Cteleasecs (car any ~f fl~~m), c~~ucerni7~~ Autc~ulc~[it~e

Wire Harness S}rsterals, i~ncludi~~g tart rz~~t ii~~aitetl to ~~iiy c~~n~li~c[ and ~:auwcs of €ictioii lilleged car

asserted o►' Iliat ccauld have. been ~~llcge.d or as~eric~l, in ~~ny~ ~ I,rss icfion car «tl7er cc~~u~alaints fil~rl

in the Action (the "[tel~a~cd C'Ir~iiiis"). 1~lc~fhi7~~, herein s11~i11 ~~elc~r~se: (1) and= clsiirns m;.icl~; 17 y.

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direct purchasers of Aulc~motive Wire Ilai~ness Systcm~ pis [c~ such clirec[ pt.n~ch~isei:s; (2) a~~~=

clairrzs made by ~n~1-payors Ih~it are iri~liEecf purch~~sers cif Ai~lomoti~~e Wirc E{arness Systems;

(3) ~~ny etai~x~s made by r~ny sCat~, state aget3cy, ~~r ir7~trumentalityr r~r political subdivision cif a

state as t~ ~o~~ern~nenC purchases ~~ncl/or ~~ei7r~lties, (~) claims involving any nc;gliQerrce, personal

igjury, Drench ~yf conl~racl, bailmel~t, failure to deliver Ic~sl ~~~ods, clait~a~~d or cielayecl g~~c~d~,

product defect, securities, or similar cl~ii~~~ relt~tit~~ to Aulo~fitoli~~c Wire Harnc,ss Sys lems, ( )

cl~tinis concerning any autor~lotive part od7er than t'luloit~ot~vc Wire M~Iari~~,55 systems; ((~) claims

under laws ether thin Chose ~f tl~c United St~~tes relG~tii7~ tc> p~rcl~~iscs ol~ /~~it~mc~livc t'Virc

1-larn~ss Systeii~5 made cau[sid~ o(~ khe Ui~itccl Mates; and (7) clairtns under the Mate or Ic~cal ]~i~vs

of any jurisdiction r~lher than an In~irecC Purchaser Slate. [tcleasors shall n~~l, a1~l.er tl~e elate ~'~f

this r'~~rcexne.nt, seek [~ ~str~blish liability a~aios[ t~ny~ ReleaSee tis to, i❑ ~~~hole or in pert, ~ioy of

the Released C;lai~~~s unless ltt~ ~1~;reei~~~,nt i~, fir any reason, not finall~~ zi~aE~rt~ved ar tcrmiva[ecl.

22. ~n arlditian to the-provisions of ParagraCih 21 of this Agreement, l~eleasors herela~r

cxE~r~essly yv~iiv~; unrl release, u~~cin this t~~reement becta~niilg (~inr~l, as set ouk in I'ara~ra~~h I9 c~1'

this ilgreemer~t, any and all provisions, rights, and benefits, a5 [« their Ll~iims concerning

tlul~i~a~dve Wire F~Iarnc~~ Syrstcros conferral by ~~' 15 2 ~jf` the Calif`c~rni~i Civil Code, which

Sl8 [GS:

C'~RTAIN (~'I.~1MS N(Jr~ AFFECTED BY GENCRAL[~LLI:t1.SL. /1 (i[NEI~/\L R[~i.F,ASt; DOF?,S 1~1C~T F?CTENI~ TOCLf11M4 WHICH 'i'H[~. ("IZI?I)iTC)R I)OT;S NOT I~:I~iOW C)1ZSUSPF(:7, _f0 E.XIS"I~ iN HfS Fr\VO[Z nT TI-IE T'IMF~, OF[~X[ CIJ"ZINC, TI{E k2ELF,~ISC, ~V11f~;H IF' I~N(~WN 13Y [iINIMUS'i' I-IAVEMt~TC[Z1t1I_;LY t~EF~;C"I'}~,1~ H1S SI~;'l""i'[_f:MI~:NT'WITH TI-IF DE137'Olt;

car ley any la~v o1~ any state or territory of II'l~ i.Jru(c;d Slates, ar ~~a~~ncil~le of roil~i~ian lacy', ~vl7icl~

is simil~ir, cump~~rablc. or cyuivalent Io ~ Iti=~2 c~l~ the California (.'ivil ('~~de. I,tcl~ l~clea~or

may herer~F[er disc~~vGi~ #'acts r~thcr than oe different i'rc~iat lh~>se which he, she., oi~ it lciio~~~s ~~'


believes to be tr~ie wiCh respect tt~ the claims ~vhicl~ arc rclee~sed ~ursu~~nl t~~ lh~ provisiui~s aI'

Paragrr~p[~ 21 of this AarecmenC, bul each Relcasor I~erchy cxpresslV waives rtnd fully, f'ir~aJly~,

ai d forever settles and releases, ti}~on this ~gre~ment t~ecori~ing final, an}' knt~~vn or unkno~~n,

suspected or unsus~~ect~d, contingent ~~r non-cc~ntin~eni Maim tf~at I.~ONI and I~ca[crshi~~

Plaintiffs hn~~e a~re~c( P~~ eelc~s~; pur~u~~~~~f Io P'aragrriph 21; whclher~ or not concealed or

1lidde~~, without re~<u~ci to the subsequent discaveru or e~i~[ence of such different or .+tlditic~nal

facts.

~, Seltlen~ent A~~~aun~.

23. Sul~jict to il~~e provisions here~~f, and in full, cornplcte, ~~nd final settlement of the

,'lotion as ~aravidcd hcreia~. LCDNI shall pay the Settleilient ~1mc~unt ~f US ~~f~~,OOQ.00 (Clue

'̀ScttlemeE~t AmaunT'}. The. Settlei~~ei~t F~i~~our~t shall be paid into ar7 escro~~~ aeenunt in U~uted

Siales Dollars to I~a~ avministerccl in accord~i~~ce ~~ilh the ~~r~~vitiic~ns oaf F'aragrapll ?~ of 1f~is

A~;re~;n~ent (the `'L~,sci-o~~~ ~cc.oui~t") wi[lu~~ tl~irly (3C1) clays I~llowing cnCty of ~u~ orcicr

prelimin4~1-ily fi~pr~7vin~ Chic rl~ree-mcnt,

?~. Escro~~ ~~ccounl.

(a) "I'I~e Escrow ~~ccount ~~ill he es[t~~ilished ti[ F~~unting[on National L3ank

with 4ucJt I3rank 4ervirtg as the escro~~ agent ("I scro~a Agent"') suL~jcct tc> e~;cr~7~.~ i7~structions

nwtually accept~iL~le tea Sc;ttJe~~aent C:I~ss ~'ounsel and L~ONt, s«ch escrow t~ lie adminislcrecl

(i~r the Fsct•c~~ti~ A~enf cinder the Go~~rt"s cc~nlinuin~ su~~ervisioi~ ~an~l eonlroL

(l~) '1'I~e ~scrc~~~ A~„ent ~hall pause fhe t~uncl~; dcpc~~ited in lla~ Escro~~

account lea be invested ire short-tcrni instrum~;nts backed by the Full 1'~~itl~ and creclil o~~ thy;

1~Ji~itecl Slates Governmeril or fatty ir~sur~ed in writing by the U~~itcd ~tales G~~~rerntnent, car

inoi~~;}~ nldrket funds raked 11aa ~nci AAA, res~aeclively by Mc7oc~}r's lnvc4tor Services anci

s̀tandard ~~nd Po~,i~'s, ir~uesCed siabst~u~tially ij~ such instrurn,:nts, ~~ncl Sh;:~ll reinvest ~7u>-


income from th~s~ inslrunients ~~nd tl~e proce~cls ~~f these inslrutr~ents as they mature in

similar inslru~nertts ~!il their then c-urrcnt ni;u-kcC rats.

(c) All funds held in the Escrow ~~ccouut tih~ill be deerncc~ ~u7d considered

C~ be i►1 custt~clic~ le~;~is of [he Court, and shall r~tnain sul~.ject t~ the jurisclicdr~n i~f t}~e Court,

until s«ch Cix~le as such 1~unds shall be distribulecl pursuant to this A~:reemcnl and/or lurtl~ci-

orders) of the Cf~url.

(d) f)ealership Plaintiffs and LF~NI <~~;rei; t~~ treat the Set[le~ninl ~m~unt

~.is l~~ing al all times a "yurilified s4ttlemrnt fund" will'tii~ the me~r~ing ref `I're-pis. Reg.

1 .4(~~3C3-1. I~~ addition, the adminisCrator (as ~lef'inecl helaw) shalt tizr~el_y i7~~tl,e such elecli~~ns

as n~c~ssar~ or advisaL,le i« parr}' out the provision~ oi' thi5 Paragraph 24, including the

relation-back election (a5 ~cfined r'r1 "l~reas. Reg. ti 1.4(1813-1) back to the e~irlicsl permitted

Mate. Such cleciicins sha[I lie made i~~ complis~ncc with tt~e }~rc~cedurGs ciI1C1 requirenient5

c~~n[aineti in s~ich regulations. ll shall be thy. res~~onsik~ility of IJ~e. ~~tN~mGnt C`l,iss ('ounsc~l

ar E~cruw flgei~C 1~~~ timely and ~~ro~aerly prepare and deliver tl~e neccs5ttr~~ dt~cun~~nt~~li~n 1~c~r

si~,nature by all necessary parties, anc~ thereafter to cause the ~ip}~ropriate fili~~~, [o occur.

(e} Fc~r the purpose cif ~ a(~E~ of the inlern,il Revenue Cade c~i' I~)$f, at

amended, eli~d the re~ulririons ~~rc~mul~rited IJ~ereui~cler, the adrninist~~ato~~ ~h~ill bc. `iet~lei7~ent

C;La~s C"~uns~L ~eltle~~~~~nt C~la~s ('ounsel shall tiitiely~ and }.7re~~~cr11~ t'ile ,.ill infc7rir~sltit7n ~~i7ci

~~thr:r~ t~~x r~;turns r~ec.c_s4rir}r or ~-id~~is~~blc~ ~~ifh ~~espc:ct tc~ the ~e~ttlem~~nl 11i~~ount (ii~clurlin

without limitatio❑ tl~e rcl:urns des~r l~ecf rn 'I'rer~ti. Red.. ~~' 1.~(i~il3-?(k}(1)). Such r~;[~n~ns (pis

~vcll pis the elections de~;crib~;cl iii P~ira~~raph 2=4(tl)) shall be cc~nwislc-nt «pith I' ira~r~t}?h ~=3(d)

a~ad in alt events shall reflect Plat all "['axes, rrs defined k~elow (including; stay cstimat~:d T.ixes,

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interesC or p~nxlties), on the income earned by the SetfJciY~ent Amuunl shall lac paid out of the

Seltleilic.r~t /~inuunt as prr~vi~led in I'~iragraph 2~(t') herec~l~.

(f) All (i) taxes (ii7cluding r~ny es[irn~itcd t~ixcs, interest, cir pei74iltie~)

arising with respect to the inc~rne earned by the Settlement ~mounl, including an}' faxes or

tax dctrirne~its that. ~r~ay b~ imposed up~~n LEUNI or any crll~er It~;leas~;c ~~ith respect to atiy

incc~m~ enrned ~iy [he Sett'lemerft Amount f~~r any period during which the Settlement

Ar7~ouiit does nat qualify as qualified selllemenl funds for fecicr zl or state inrc,mc lax

purposes ("Ta~eS"); end (ii) ex~~eiises and costs inc~u-recl in crnlnc;etian with the opeeation acid

iml~lementaCion ~~~f Paragra~~hs ?~1{d) thr~~u~l~ ?" ~l(fj (including, without limit~tlior~, expeirses «I'

tax ~ttt'orneys andlur ricc~uuntants ar~cl mailing ~,~ncl ciistrit~~ition posts and cx~ei~ses r~la[in~* tt~

filing (or failing lc~ Bile) the returns cl~scribed iii Yarigr<iph 2~3(c) ("`~I~~Yx E;xpens~s"j), shall (a~

p~ud gut cif tf~~ Settlement An~o«i~t.

(~) Neither L,~f)NI nc~r an_v c~lher I~~.leasrc n~~r th~:~ir resC»ctivr, cuunse.l

shall have <any liabilit}~ car resp~r~sibility 1~~~r Ehc "T~iacs or the Tax Ex~~cnscs, F~u~th~r, 'faxes

~lucl Tak Expenses shell tie treated as, ai~cl consid~~retl t~ tie, ~t ~;~ast of` <~d~~iinistratipn c~k' tl~c

Sctt[erl~ei~l ~moun[ and shell be finely paid by the F^,screw 1lgent out of the 5ctilement

~1m~~iuii with~au[ ~i~ie~r o~~d~r from the Court and the Escrow ~~g~n[ sh;~ll be ~bli~ated

(notwitl~stan~Jin~; €inythin~~ hereiEi tt~ the Contrary) io witl~holtl frc~n~ dislribrrfiion t~~ my

clriimru~ts <~utht~rired by the C'aurt any funds t~eccssar}~ t~~ pay s~~~c~h a~nc~unt5 incl~i€lin~ the

establish~t~cnt of adequate rc4er~~~ti 1'or any'Taxcw and "l~a~ I?x~~enscs (~~s ~~~cll pis ~~nv anit~unts

thak m~:t}~ be rcq~.iired t~~ he w•ithhe(d under ̀ l reati, f~eg. ~ l.4(~813-?(t)(?)). I,I~.ONI ~;{1ai1 not

lie res~~~nsil~le ~r h~~ve .zny Ii~~l~ilily therefor. Dealersl~iC~ I'l~inliffs an~,~ LI~~(~N1 a~rec [o

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c~~aper~~te with the ~I:~scrow /1~ent~, e~~ch other, and tltcir tai attor~~cys <~iNid iccounlanls to the

~xCent reasonably necessary tai carry ouk the pri~visions of Par~~rapl~s 2~(d) through 2~(f).

(}~) If this Agreen~~:nt d~~es nit receive final Cr~~~rt a~~~roval, incluclin~~ tit~al

<~ppraval of the Settictnent C'lr~ss, or it the. Action i~ not certit~ied r~s a cl~~ss <tctioi7 fi~ar

setYlernen[ purposes, Ihe❑ the: Setller~~Gnl Amount (other than costs expend~cl ter incurred iri

accordar~c~ 4vith I'ara~rapl~ 2~), shall l~~ rel~n~necl to L,~C~NI frc~rn the Escrow t1cc~~unt by kbc

E~~~;row Agent along with airy interest accrued khereon williin thirCy (30) calendar da}~s of the;

C'ourt's denial of linal approval ~f the Agr~euiei~t and/ur Settici~~et~t Class.

25. Exclusi~~ns,

Within len (l0) business flays after the O}~t-0ut ~)e~adline, Settlen~e.nl Class C;~unsel

will cause coE~ies cif tit~fely requests fc~r exclusion frc~rn the Settlen7ent C.'l~iws to be ,~rovidecl

t~ counsel fa~~ LEONI. Wit[ respect [c~ an4~ potential Settleilient C'l~iss Mc;rnt~c:r ~rh~~ rc~~iaests

exelusic~n from the Seltlerl~cnt Class, I..E~ONI resc;r~~cs all of it` Ic~al ri~l~l~ ;:incl cic.(ei~seti,

i ncli~cling, l~~~l not limited to, a7~}~ c~efe~~:~e~; relating to whether lire e~cl~ici~cl Settle~r~ent Class

Member is ~~n indirect ~~urcl~~i5er of any allegcclly price-ti~ecl Aulorn~~livc Wire l[arncs

Systems and/c7r his standing to bring any claim.

2fi. I'~~y~ir~er~t of Cx~7crr~eti.

(a) L~ONI a~re~s to permit use of a p~arli~an cif the Setllei~~~nl t'~mount

tor~7ar~s entice to the S~Cllement (;lass a~~~i the cosl5 cif ~d~tiinislra[ion of the Sclt[ci7lenl

Amount The notice and adii~inistration etpensc~s are nc~f reco4erablc ii` this ~e[llement cica~s

i7ot become final or is [eri7~in~~ted to Che extent s~ich fuuc#s have ~ictually been e~pendccl car

incurre~f l~'or n~~(icc r_~n~ admini~tratic~n casts. fJ~l~ :r then as set l~orfh in Cllis 1'~~rabr~iph 2Ei,

LEUN1 sl~c~ll nr~l be li~7ble I~ot any cif` the costs or expcn~es ~~l' the litr'~;~~[ic~n t~f the ~lctic>n,

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inclttc~ing at torneys' (`ces, Fees and expenses of exper[ ~vitness~s and consultants, and costs

and expenses ~issoci~:i[~;c`I wiCh clisec~very, motion pr,icticc, hearin~~; before lht C~~urt ur

Special M~~ster, appeals, trials or the negotiation of ~~ll~er settlelt~ents, or fcir class

adnarnistrati~n rind costs.

(b) In order to mitigr~t~ fh~ ~«sts of n~~iicc and adinii~islralion, the

CJealership I'lrrintiffs shall use their I~~~tit eff~arts, ii' praclic:able, to disseminate. n«tice with any

c~kher setllemei7ls reriched ~vitil other clel'endants in the MD~L LiCi~rilion and ko apporlioi~ the

costs of notice and aclrt~inish~atian can ~~ prc~ rac~i basis acru5s the ap~~lic,~kile settlements. Ifs die

notice ~f this SeCClemenl is combined ~ui[h r,7nc or more n~,~tices ~7f sctllen~e.nls wish ether

defendants in Ilse MDL Liti~ pion, the p~,~rtion ~f the costs ~~f notice ~~aid cru[ of the Settlerncnt

Amount iii this Action shall lie n~ gre~ler tl~ai~ l~h~; ~~ercc~nla~~Te that the S~[ticrn~nt /1n~ounf

r~~~resents caf ll~e lcatal set(lemenf amounts that are the sula,jcct o(~ the no[ice.

~:. The settlement Amau~it..

27. Izeleasors" sole reco~ir•se fir setllcmcnl and ~atisf~3ctiai~ ag~~insl il~e Rcler~sees r~f~

~~II 12eleasetl C;IK~imti is <<bainst tl~e Scttl~~~~cnt 11it7our~t, and Rcicasors shall have nc~ ~atller'

recovery a~ainsl LE~Nt or ai7y other R~;lc~i~ee.

~8. After this ,agreement bec~~r~ics Yinr~l v~ithiri tl~e me~inir7~ of }'~u~~t~r~tph ]9, the

~ettlei~7ent AiYtou~~t 5}~all be distriliutcci i» accordance with a elan to tie ~ul~~i~itted to the Court try

Settlement Claws C;c:~unsel, subJe~( to ap~~t~oti~al by tl~~ Court. [n nc~ event shall an}= Keleatiee have

any res~onsi~iility, financial ot~fige~tic~n, or li~tl~ility ~~%l~ai~~c;ver with aspect t~~ Che investment,

distr~bu(ion, or administration of the Settlement Amount, inc~ludi~g, bait not liiaait~cl t~, die casts

and ~;xpense~ of s«cl~ clisli~ik~utic~n and admini5tratioo exce~~t tis exl~ress)y c~[her~~~isc provicic.d in

Par~t~r~ipl~ 26 ot~ this /lgrecmcni.

(j


Z~). 1:)~alership Plaintiffs and `ieltlemenl Class Counsel shall lac reimbursed ~~nd

i ndernnified solely o~it of the SettlGmcnt f\mounl f~'~r all ek~~enses and et~sts, ors pro~~idcci ley Cca~u't

Order. CxceE7t as uth~rwisG provided in this Agree~7~ent, 1~I QNI antl the c~t.tier K~Le.asees shall

not be li~bl~ for auy casl~s, lees, or expenses of any ol~ Dealerst~~i~~ Plaintiffs' or the Settlement

Class' res~~ecki~le aCtorney~s, experts, advisors, agents, car ~~eprescntatives, b~~l till such cc~ti~s, fees,

and e~pcnses as ap~~riaved ley the CourC shall be p~titl out of Ih~ Settlement ~n~ount.

311. ~ietilcmcnt Class Coun~~l's Attorneys' 1-~ees, Reirnburscment of Expenses, anc~

Inccnliv~ Awards fir Class IZcpresci7tatives.

(a) ~ei[lemcnt C'1~itis C~~unsel m~iy sulm~if stn aEaplica(ion <7r ~ipplic.<ition~ t~~

the Courk (tl7e "f=c:c: ~~id k:~,x~ense ~p~~lication"j tier: (i) ~u~ awar~cl ~~f~ attr~rncy~s~ fees nc~i [i~

excess cif one-third of the Settlement tlmounl; plus (ii) reiir~bursemcnt of ex~~~n~es ~ir~cl costs

incurred in c~~nnecfion ~vilh ~~~rosccutirig tl7e fiction and incentive^ a~~rrrrds, plus i~~lerest on

sucft alturn~:ys' lees, i;osis anti expenses Ott fh~ same rate sand ii~r lf~e wine ~aeriod ~ls e~~rnecl Uy

tht Settle-rnent Amount (until laid} as ma}r be ativ~rdecl by the Court (the "I~~e ar~d [ xpens

~~~~aed"). 5et(lemcnl Class Countiel reseivc the right Icy m~ikc additional ~ip~~licatinns f~c>r

Court approval ol~ tees and ex~e~zses incurred and reasonable incentive awrircls, but in no

event sli~ill LE()NI ter any c~lher Re(e<~sces be retiC~onsible to p,iy .iny such ~itldili~7n<tl (~ecs and

expenses except io floe extent the} are paid crut of~ tJie Settlement 1'lmount.

(b) S~iL.1ccC to Court a~~E~rov~tl> IW)eal~:rship k'Itiintilf5 ~~nci ~;elllem~nt Clays

Ct~un~et sh ►11 l_~e reirttbursed grid ~>aiei solely c ut c~l~ Ih~ ~e~llc°n~~,nt i~~~~ouut fc>r Kill elperisc

incluclii~g, lout riot lioliteci lo, tzttorneys' 1~es and past, current, or fut~i~~e liti~„;atic~G~ ~~p~~nses

and ince~at ve awards. ~lttori~e~%s' tees and e~pcnses ~ti~~zrdcd by tl~e C'c~uri shall tie ray~~ble

fr~~r~t [he Scttle~rlei~t An~ounl ~.~~~~n a~varcl, natwillistancling Che ~xisCcncc ~~~f ~~ny Cii~~r~ly filed


Qbjecti~~ns thereto, gar ~~oteoti~il a~~pe~l thcre['rom, or collateral aback on tl~e s~t~lcir~~i~l ~7r any

pert thcrtor suhjcct t~~ Setllcn~eni~ C'I~sS Ct:7ur~sel's obligation ~o m~zl<e aCiproC~ri~~t~ reluncls car

re~~~ya~~ents to ll~e SelTleaa~cnt Amount with in[erest, if and when, <<s ~i result of ru~~r aj~pe.al

and/or further ~~roc;eedings ran re~t~and, ~,~r succc54fu1 ctallateral ait~~ck, the Fce or ~~tiv~~rd of

ex~~enses is rccluced or reversed, or in [~he went the Agreement is rescinded or t rrnin~ted

E~ursuant to F~'Giragr~iph ?=1(h) or Paragraphs :i9-4(7.

(cj The prc~ccdure foi° and the allowance ar disallowance by the C~~ur[ of

[he ap~~lic=rzt~on by Settlement Class C.~~unscl for ~ttorncys' lee-s, cost's anc~ expenses, and.

incentive awards for cl~iss representatives t~~ tae paid c ut ~7f' the. Settl~~xaent Amount are not

part of this ,~lgreei~zeut. aalci rirc. to lie c~~nsiderecl l~v the C`o~n~t scprirateJy Ft~<~it~ ll~c C`ou~-t~s

considerrztir~n of the fairness, reasor7ableness and adequacy cif the S~;tllcrr~en(, and an} order

or E~rocecding relating to the Fee ar~c1 Ek~a~nse Application, t>r ~zn}~ a~~7eal Irom any such

order shall nit o~~wt'~ttc [o terrninat~ or cfincel this i~greem~:nt, ~~r ~iffect or delay the 1'inalit} of

Che jucl~cr~ent appro~in~; the settleri~enl.

(d) Neither LLC7NC nor piny other It4leasee under this ~~;reeme~~t sl~~ll

h~iv~ a►~y res~onsit~ilit~ fc~r, or interest in, car liability ~vhaCsoe4er with res~aecl Co any ~~yment

tc~ S~ctlement (~I~«s C~iunsel a~~ci/or Dcaler4hip Plainli[~f~; of any Fee and Ex~~ense Award in

flee 1~cCian,

(e) Neikher L~Ir(~NI nor ~»y ~lher f2cl~asee uracier this t~~reemcnl slt~ali

I~f~~ve piny r~eslaon~ilaility for, ~~r int~:re5t in, or lial~iiitV ~~h~[soever ~~itl~ respect t~ the

allocation amore Sett(ei~7enl Clasti Cc~uns~i, Dc~~lcrshi~~ Plciintil'I~s ~ir~dlor any «ihcr portion

who m~iy assert some claim therctc~, of any Fee 2nci Fx~ense .~w.ard ff~t~l the Court inay~ iYiakc

in the Action.

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F'. Cooperation.

31, In return Cor the ~-cl~~ise rind discl~~irg~ Earovided herein, I:F~(~NI ~~grees to ~a~r ~1~e

Settlement ~m~~unt, antl further agrees t« use its b~sC cff~rls t.o ~arc~vide ~atis~factot_y antl Cirnely

Cc~c~peration, ~t~ se.t~ Earth specifically in f'rzragra~~hs 32-3~ below, until the l~~l'er ref (a) (i~c entr'}~ of

the final. jucig~~ier~[ r~r judgu~ents ~~~ilh respcc! tc~ sill. of the retnainin~, c'lef~ncfants in the

A~xfomotive Wire }~IarneSs S_yste~~~s cases, or (l~) dismissal with prejudice of tht~se ~lcfen~iants tG~~d

when such ju~l~mer7ts or ~~ismissaJs become- "tinal'" within tk~~: meaning ~~f P~ii-~~~raph l~.

CUope-ration will take place consistent ~~~ith the li~nin~ yet i~c~rtli specifically in f'ar~i~ra~:7hs 32-34

b~;lc~~v, aild in ~i msinner Chat is iii con~plia~~ce with LE,(:)NI's oblrgaiions iu any Government

Entities (defined pis the United ~t~tte~ I7e~artmcnt of Justice, the J~~pttncse Fair Tt~adc

(:n~ntnission, the ~'t~rc~~~:ar~ Commission, or anY other ~~avGrnrneni ~ntify).

32. Idenf.ity o1 In~~ividur~ls. I_.GONi will ~~rovicle Settlement Class Counsel w~~ith the

identity of all current and farmer emj~~lUyees, ciireckc~r~s and ofPicet,s oI` L,ENONI u•hc~; (1) ~vet~e

interviewed by the Deparli»ent of'Just~icc ('`C)(~.I''), the Ja~G~n~se Fair 'i.rade C'ommissicari, or tl~c

~;~u~opeau Ccaiaamission iii connection with alle~;ecl ankir.~~ulpetitive aGtivil~~; car (?) ~~ppe~~~ec~

taefor~ the grand,jury in kf~e I70J i~ave~tigati~ra of the wire h~u~netis conspiracy.

3~?. I)ocui~~cnt~. LEC:?1`~l has already comE~lcte~l its pruduclic~n of clorumcrtits iii ihe;

~1cti~~an. ill curre~itt~ pen~li~~g di;~~o~~°cry requests will l~~ ~~ithdr~~~~n; aild ilo further disa~very

will tie sought fron7 anv LE(7NI er~tit~r other than as provic~~d far in the. t~;7rccrnent.

3~. Atton~e~ 1'roi~fer~; ~~~~cl ~~itc~ess lnter~ie~~~s. rl.ciclilioa~all}', [_l.~()I~II shall u~;e its I}est

ef'i'c~rts tc~ co~~Eaerate ~~ith Settlenier~t Clfiss CoGinse( pis yet f~rt}a in P~rsi~?ra~~hs 3~(~)-(cl) ~~~I«~v.

Ott) I,~ ONI`s cc>uii~;~l will mike tl~ernsetves ~~~~rulable in tl~e Ur~itcd Stiles

to Settlement Class C~~unsel fc~r une (1) tt~cecirt~ of «ire (1) busincti5 t1a}~ to prc~vicic an

atl~~rnc:y'; ~~rof~lcr of 1~~~t~ kt~o~ti~i to I.I ONI rc~;ixc►ink l?ocuz7~enls, ufiln+:s5cs, ~~ncl ~iny~ other

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relevant toE7ic,~ not c~verecl by privilc~?e or ot~h~r protections aysailable under a~~y applicably;

titaCute ~~ar Unilc~i Stales la~v relatii7c; to the dainis al issue in This fiction. Thcrcaf(er,

L[:ONI's counsel G=ill make them5~lves availr~bic for rc4isc~nabic; fallow-u~~ conversations in

cc~nn~:ctican µnth the a~[~>rne,y's ~rofl~er, a~~d ~~ill use rcasonabl~: efForls f« respond t~ ~ue~stic~n

~aosccl by Setticivent~ Class CnufYsel. LI~ONI further n~rees t~~ provide. Banc; (l) de~l~~ra[ic~n or

affidavit froil~r (1) cane persoii, Gu~cl m<rke that person available to testify at ari l~ealcrship

Plsiinfilt h~ial in [he 1~ction. "I'o tht maximun~~ cxte;nt possible, each ~~f the c•~c~peralican

al~ligfitions desc:rik3ed iii this ~ar~igrrlph ~~(a) shall bG coy'>rdinG~Pec{ wi[ta tl~e Lnd P<~yor

Ylrtintiff~ and any c~tl7er partte~ ~~ilh wham LEON[ enters intu sc[tl~rn~nt <<~recme~~[s in fhc

Aulomoti~~e f'al`ls Anfitrusl Lil.igalioia cr~nkaining similar cu~7peratio[~ ol~liga[ions so U~at

LEON1 and its counsel need Duly E~articipatc in ri sin~l~ ineetii~g, provide Ditty ~t~e

de:cl~rafic~~i or ~Cfidr~~~if, and i~~~ikc only that perscan avr~il~kt~le t~~ testify at a trial. in ll►is Aclic7t~.

(l~) In atltlitic>n to its Co~peraCi~~n obligali~~ns scl fard~ herei~~, Lk~-ONl

~~grc~;s to produce through affidavits) r~>r cleclarati~i~(s) and/«r ~~t a❑ Dealershi~~ Plaintiff trial

in the d~e.ti~~~t, rit Seltler~ient C'I;~ss t'caunsel"s discretion, represci7[~itives c~ualiiied tc~

tiuthenkicate. establish as bt~sine5s r~card~, car c~thcr~vise ~stabli~h any outer n~~~~~ti~tr}~

fc~u~id~Ci~~n for adit~ission into evicler~ce of at»~ cloc~it~n~n~s or trans~~ctiunal ~laita pr~u~l~ac~~l ~r lea

be E~roclucecl ley LE~NL ~+~filEsucnt Class C~ounsef ~~ree t~7 use their hest cfii~orls tc~ obtain

stipulations I.hat ~ucauld ~~vuid Use i ced fo call 1...,Ef)Nf witnetities ail h~ial I~c~r the ~~t~r~~ose o1'

~~bt<~inin~ such ct~id~niit~ry fc7~ind,~tioi~s.

(c) ~fo the extent thr~[ I1FC~N1 praciuce~ ~~nY lransrzctional clriCa in ~ul~~ of Ihe.

~encling t~uConic~five Wire H ►r~~c4s 5}stems ease, LLC)N1 shall. produce th,it sart~c

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Cr~nsactio~~al dada tci [~eaJershi~~ Plaintiff's at tl7c same lime that it ~r~7duces (.he krai7sacti~~na1

d~~11 in the arses.

(d) In the ~;vcnt that L~C)'~I protluce5 Docuinent5 or ~rovicic~; dc~larations

~r ~~~ritten c~;spi~uses to disc~~v~r-y to any p~~rty irr tl~e ~ct~ii~i~ (~~ "«~I~va~~l ['rt>duction"~,

L~~,(JNl shall produce <ill s~ich :Documents, dccllraCionti, or written discovery res~~nscs [a

Settlei~~er~C Class Counsel conlem~~oraneausly ~vi[h rriakirt~ Che Relevant 1'rocluction tc~ the

extent such D~~~i;unaents, declarations, or written discovery r~:;p~~nse~ have not pre~~iously

been produced by LE(JNl ra SetCleolent Class Counsel. 'I`his A~r~cment does not ~~estrict

SetElement Class Counsel fr~.~in ~alte~~dii~~ and/or p~irlicipaiing in any ~:I~p~~sitinn in iJ~e /ackion,

LEUNC will not object to Settlement Class Counsel attenclirt~ ancifor pardci~~~ting in

~cpositior~s ref LL Oil I ti~ ifiti~s5~s Co the ~~:tent Settlenieiit CIaSs Cuun~el'ti p~irticiparion dues

nc~t expanfl ll~~~ tin~c allotted for the c~l~posifion p~rrsurint to applic;al_~le s[ipula~ic'~ns ~~nc1 ardei-s

in the 1lclion.

35_ I..,EC)NI's obli~<<[ians to provide. Cooperation shall i~ol be s71't'ecl~d by the releases

Set tc~rth rr this ~greernent. Unless khis A~rectnent i5 re~cincle~i, clisak~E~rovecl, or otl~err~ise fails

t~ become fi~t~~l, I,EON1's obli~~:~ticins to pcovicle Cuc~pc;rati~n under kris Agrecn~ent~ shill

c.c~nCinue onl}` until c~thErwise ordered by the Cuurt, ~r u~~til the later ~~i (<t) [he entry of t}1e final

juc~~,ia~enl or jucl~ments with res~~ct Lc~ all of~ the rerriaining dcfcr~cla~lt~ its the 1lutornalive Wire

liarncss Systcrn~ cases or (b) dismissal ~uitl~ }~rejucl cc c~(' thc:~sc: clefcndants rind when such

judgir~ents car dismisslzls t~e~:.ome.'`final" ~~ithit~ tl~~ n~e~nii7~ i~fi 1'ara~;t`apl~ 19.

36. In tl~e cuc.nC thsil this ~1~re~mcnl fair to receive final ~~~~praval I~y~ 117c Court ~~s

cont~m~tated i~~ Fara~ra~~11s 1~-19 herct~i~, includiiz~ fin~il a~~r~~v~~l ~~f iJ~c ~ettlemenl Class, Ur i~7

the event that it is terminzil~d l~~ eifher J~art} under ~~ny provision herein, the. ~~irlie5 a~rec that


neither D~alershi~ Nlairtlil~ts nc~r ~ettlemcnt Class C'oun~el ~;hal1 be permitted to int~~aduce inlc~

evidence ~~gainsC LEDNI, ai any hearing gar h~ial, ar in su~~por~t of ~tny motion, opposition or oilier

pleading i~l tl~e 1~ction or in ~~iny~ ether fecl~ral or state or fGreign action allc~ing a viotatic~n of piny

law rul~itii~g i:o the subject matter of the faction, a~~y cl~cui»ents provicicci by l,l ONI and/«r lhc:

~thec ITeleaSces, their cc~~znsel, car any individual made ~vailat~lc Ley T_EONI pursuant to

Cooperation (a5 ~~pposecl tc~ from any other saurcc; ~>r pursuant to a c_r~urt ~~rder). This liai~itt~titi~n

shall not ~il~~ly~ to any disccivery oaf LEONI thrit Settlement ('hiss Counsel parlici~~ate in as part crf

the Ml:)L Liti~atiui~. NoC~vi~hstancli~~g t~nythin~ contained f~erein, Dcalcrshi~~ Plaintiff's and The

S~;tlleanenk C~~~ss ~~re not relii7qui5hing ~~~ny ri~fits t~ pursue discovery ~~~aii~sC LEC~NI in the event

f1taC tl~is ~~greemenf fails to receive final ~t~~provfli by the Court as cunti:i»plated iu F'<~ragraphs

].5-19 hereof, including fin~il <.tppro~,~~l of tkte Settlement (:lass, ~:~r in the event that it i~ terrninatecl

by eitf~er party under at►y ~arovision l~erein.

37. I_EONI need not r~5pt~ncl to discovery requests made pursuant. la lh~~ (~~'ecler~l

Rules of Civil. Procedure from De~rtership Plaintilf's, nie~t and c~,~nfer car c~thei~wise r~egotiake «Eith

Dealership 1'laintiff~ re~ardin~ cli5co~~ery requctil~; previouslu served in Ih~ A~Liot~, or othcr~~isc

~~~rticipate in the Acticm During 1f7~ peodcncy of the Agreerncnt. Other lhn~~ ko enl~~rce tk~c [erix~s

cat this Arreeanei~t, neither LEONI n~~r Iaealersl~iE~ Pl< intift's shall file n~c~lions a~~i nst the other in

the Fiction, ~~1uru~g ih~ ~,~enclE~ncy ~~f the ~l~reement.

3~. 11' Sclticmci~( ("Jass Cc~unscl believe th~ii I~LONI ~~r anv c~~rr~nt car Dormer

employee, officer, ~r director of I.IONI has failed to ccac~~~ecalc under the terms of thi4

Agreement, ` etllc>men( C'lati; Cuuii~el antsy seek an ~rcicr front llie Court corn~~ellin~ such

cnarerati<7n. Nothing in this prc~visio►~ shall limit ire xzr7y ~ti~a~' l,l ()NI~~ ability to delc~id the I~i~el

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of Cooperation it hfas provitltd cir to defend its cc~mpliancc with the terms of the Coo~~eratiori

j~rovisions iti ibis Agreer7ient.

G. Rescissio~i it'this A~rtem~lit is N~[ Approved or I{final J~~~i~►ne~~t is Nat 1?ntered.

39. If the Cow-t refuses to approve Ibis /\grceitlent or any part hcrc~~f`, inclutlin~ if [hc.

Court does not ccrtif~~ the Setflei~~~.nt C"l~i~ti in s~ccor~ancc with Chc s~eGiFic Sctllement Clasp

df;finiliu►~s set forth in lhiti tl~rccNnent, ar if tiucl~ approval is modified or tict asicl~. ern s~ppeal, or

if the Court d~~cs not enCer the final ju~lga7~~nts provided f~'ar in Par~i~raph 1~) cif this ~~~reement,

~r if the Ccaurl enters the i`inal judgments rind ap~clla[e revic:~.v is sought, send on such rc~ic~~=,

such final. jue~~mertts are nok affirmcci in their en[irety, Chen LEONI sh~711, in its sale cliscr~lic~t~,

liavc the c~pti~~n to rescind kris Agreement in its entiret~_y. WritCen i7otice o'f the ~:rercise of auy

such t~i~;hl t« rescind sl~a11 lie made acc~~rcling to ll~e (errns of P~rr~~gra~~h ~ 1. ~ n~odili~~ilr~~ri or

reversal on .~p~cal of any amount ofi ~ettfement C.'lass Ct7unscl's fees ~~nd ca~~c:n~es .~l~~ircled b

tlac Ct~urt froth the Settle.i~~cnt f1m~,~~mt shall not I,~c a basis for L~ONi or T)e~alership Plaintii'ls lea

rescinci or [crmn~~te this Agrc~ir~enl.

~~1. In the even[ thrii this t~bre~iTlent does n~C l~ecc~~T'~e final pis sel firth in Narzigr~iph

19, or this ~br~*enl~ilt ~~ther~rise is leri7iinfited ~iur~uant t~ Par~~~raph 39, thin this A~recme~at

shall be cif no fUr~e or ct~fcct ~aircl any and all ~tu`ts of [he SetClement Anu~unt cai~~ed [v be

deposike~ iii tltc ~sc~~ow Acci~unl (including interest yarned Chere~~n) shall he rettn-nc;d fc~rlh~vi(:h

to LE~NI leis only ciisl~ursetiienls itlKrdc in ~:icci~rd~incc ~vi1J~ Pai.j;;r,~ph 2(~ ol~ Ihi~ ~1~rc~t~ient.

LC[)NI ex~~ressly~ rc~crvcs ~kll ri~~~l~ts and defenses if this lA~rci-~neni does n~~C lie~:oiuc final..

41. i~'~irthcr, ~~nd in rii~v event, Derilers[~ip Yl~iintifts ~tncl [~1~C,)f'~1 ~~~;r~e that this;

A~re~.tt7e~~[, ~+~he.117er nr not iC shrill I~ecc7»ne. fiurtl, and ~~ny ~ir~d ill ~iegotiations, ~l~cuments, a~~c1

cliscu~~ cans asp ~~ci~i[cd with ik, shrill ttc~l I c decii~ed or cr>nst~~ucc1 to I~~ an ~~dmi~;sion car ~~•idenc

of (i) any vioJ~ilit~~r~ «f piny Slrrlulc or la~v sir of any li~il~ilily or w~ron~doin~ tivhaCsacver b}~ I,E(JN[

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or the akher IZeleasces to Inc used against Ll.;C)N1, or cif (ii) the truth of any cif the claims or

allegations coiillii~ed in the Wire 1~Iarness t'om~lain[ ~'~r any oLller pl~~idit~g 'filed in tt~c MI7L

I,itigatior~, Io lac used against LL'ONI, anc( c~icicr~ee lherec~f Thal] iial tie di~~overabl~. ur used in

any wa}~, in the MDL Litigatiran, ~gEiiust 'LEONl_ Not.hin~ in this Paragraph shell }arever~t

C~c~l~rsl~ip Plaintiffs from using Coo~~raCion M.:~terials pracluccd b}~ I,i~a(JNI against af~y o(her

def~i~dants in any acCi~~~s to establish ~i17y «f the above.

~2. This /lgreer»eat shall be co~~strued and interpretcc~ l~7 cffectia~te Clue intent of tl~e

p~~r~ies, which is to provide, through this Agreement, 1~crr ~i a~mE~lete resolution pf [hu relev~n[

claims with respect to eacf~ Rele~i5ee ~i~ provic:ied in this Agreement as ~v~;ll as C;ooper:tlion b~~

L~t)NI.

~i. The parties tc~ th~ti A~r~elnent conlei~ipl~itc and agree th~rC, ~~rior to finial a}~pro~~~il

~f the seltler~~e«t as provided far in f'ara~~raphs 15-1t~ hcreo[', ap~~ropriate notice (i} aF the

seltlernent; and (ii) of r~ heaving ;~l which the C'i~urt ~~ill cr~nsid~:r the a~~prova( of phis AQeccrnent,

will be ~iv~n tt~ Chi Sel:tlemcnt C~lriss.

I~. Miscellaneous.

4~_ L.EOI'~lI shall s~ibinit, or c~iu~e to be sul~~uitfccl, alf rnateriaL~ required to be sent to

cjpproE7riatc r~dcr~il ai~~ State cafi'icials pursuant. [o the C'las~; ~clic,n F<~irness i~cl oi` ~i1()~, 2

U.S.Q. ~ 1715.

~5. °'Phis ngreernent cl~~es ~~tat settle c~►~ com~~rca~a~is~ ~inv cl~~ii~~ try l~eale~~shi~~ f l.~intif'fs

or ar~y Settleii~ent C'I<iss Men~bcr assUrCed in the Wiry, H~iru~:ss C~~mplaint oe, if an~c.ncle~J, any

s~ibsec~ucnl complaint, ag~unst anv I)efcnclai~t ter ~~IJc~ed co-conspirator ~atl~tcr th~ln L~~7Nl ~u~ct

the other IZele~~sees. /\ll t'r~;tils against such c~tl~er Defendai3ls car alle~ecl ca-coiaspir~ilc~rs are

spc~cifi~ally rescr~~ed by l7ealcrsl~~iE~ Plaintiffs ,tnd the Sefticment Cl<<Ss. /11l rights of €iny

Scttlernint Class Mr.inber a~ainsi ~~ny and all foa-mcr, t~urrent, i~r- future IacFcnd~~nts ar c:c~-

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conspiral~rs ~r airy c~fher ~aersan ether th~u1 LEUN1 ind the tither lLeleaSc.es, for s~alc.s made ley

L~ONI ai~c1 I.L:~NI's alleged c~nclu~t are specifically reserved lay Dcalcrshi~~ 1'l.un~if~fs t~~id

Sectlemcrtl C'I~~ss Niernber-s. [,f-:C7Nl'S sales lc~ the class and il~ ~illeged ca~~duct shall, to the

cxtcnl permitted or si~ithorized by law, remain in tl~e /~clicin as a ~oten[ial batiis for ~iarna~e

claims an~i shall be part of an} joint and s~vcr~Yl IiGil~iGty cl~~ims against o~hcr e~rrrent or future

Defen~lr~n[s in the ~lctio« ar other persor~s or entities c~fl~er thin LI~~N( and Che c~tl~cr ITele~isees.

L.E~NI shall nc~t he respo~lsible for any ~~ayment kc~ I)eal~rsl~i~~ t'l~~iritiff's ail~er than the amc~ui~t

specifically agreed [c7 in Yr~ragra~~h 23 of this ~greemcnt.

4Ei. "1'he llniked Statc;s District Court for the Eastern District c~I' Michigftn ti h~tll retain

jurrsdiclion over the iu7plcme~~Calion, ci~Forcemcti[, ancJ performance cif this Agre~ernent, and shill

have exclusiti~e jurisdiction over any suit, action, pc~ceecling, or dispute arising gut of or rel~~ting

Io this A~reem~nl cir the applicability of this ~~reei~~enl that cannot [~c iesolvecl i~~~ ne~utialiai~

antl agre.c,m~nt liy De~ler~hip I'I~intiFfs Vinci I,E?E~~11, including* cl~~illc~iges ko the ria5c~nriblerress

~~k' an1~ parCy'~ aclic~ns. "I~I~is ~1~reement shall b4 ~~v~rned b~~ ai d inter~~r-ete~[ acc~rdin~~ to tt~e

suLrstanli~e l~iws of thy; state ot~ l~Iichi~an t~i[houk regard to its choice oaf law or conflict ul l~iws

jarinei~le~. LEONI will nraf c~bjc,c( to con~iplying~ with ~zny oi` the ~~rn~~isions ~7utlined in [I~is

A~reemc~it nn ttie basis of juristliclion.

~7. 'Phis ~~rec~m~nt constit~~itcs the entire, coi~~ple~e. ~~nd intcgrt~i~c1 a~rcemcn[ ~iiior~~

Dealershi~~ Plainti'f1s ~~ncl I,T CaNI ~~ertainin~ t« the seltJcmc~nt oaf I}~e Actit~n a~r~intit 1,EONL rind

su~~er-~e~1es all }~ri~r ~~ild c~nlexrl~ar~~uenus undc_rlakin~s, cu~7~m~anic~~tic~ns, representations,

i~ncler~l~ir~dii~gs, n~~ealiali~ans rand discu~;tiic~n5, either oral or written, laetwee~n Dcalcr~shi~a Plaii~tilfs

~tnci L~C)NI in caunectic~n here~~~ith. This ~~~recrnenf, may nut lie ~n~idifieci car ~imcnde~ except in

writing, executed by I?~:alersliip ~'lainliff~s ~in~l lsl_~ONI, and ~iJ~~~ruv~~cl by [}~e C~~url.

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~~. "Phis A~r-eemcnt shall be binciin~ upo~i, and inure tc~> tllc benefit of, the ~ucce~s~rs

anci assigns ol~ ll~alershi~ I'Iain~ifCs and 1_EONL With~~ut limiting the ger~crality cif tl~e

[or~~c~ing, each ~~nd every covenant ~i~~d a~rcea~~eni made herein Icy C)c~ilershil~ Ylsri~ltiffs car

Settlement 'lass Counsel sh.iil be binclii3g upon all Seftlernent C'I,itis I~I~rnberti ,end I~eleasors.

7'he Relcast;es («t1~er Khan LF~?ONI entities that arc parties hcret«) arc third-~~arty l~eneficixries ol~

this Agreement ~tnci ~~re au[horired t~~ enf'c~rcc its teri~~s a}~~licable to diem,

49. This Agrecir7enk i~~ay Ise executed in caunter~arts by Dc~r~lcrshi~~~ 1'lai~~titl:~ and

LEC~NI, and r~ f4~csimile signature shell be cleernecl an ~:~ri~inal si~~~alure f~~r p~u~~~~~~seti o('

e~tcuting this Agreement.

50. Neither De~~I4rship Plaintifi:s nor LI~ONI shill be cons idered to be the tlrril~tcr of

this Agreement or airy r~P its provisions fir thy. purpr~se t~f any st~iti~tc, wise la~u, ~~r rule cal

ii~tcr~ret~ttic~n ar cunsiru~tion Chat would or mi~hC cause ara~~ pr~ovisi~~n to l7e corislrued ~i~;~tinst the

draftee• of this ~\~recrnenk.

S1. Whe~`e this ~~rce~~icni requires either party fo provide notice tar ~u~~ ~~th~a'

cc~n~~muiticalit~i~ r~r c~~cument' Co lllc other, such n~~l.ice shall. be in ~ariling, ~~rid 5uc17 notice,

co~nmimicaCi~~n r~r document shall be provided b)~ fac~;ia~~ile, or cle~;Crunic mail (~:~rovideci Ihat the

reci~aien[ ~tcknow~icci~es I~avin~.~ t•eceivci! that ei~~sail, with air a~~ton~atic ̀ `reed rec~,ipt" czr si~tii{ar

notice ec7nstitutin~ an acki7o«Fltdg~nlent cif an email recei~~t fur purposes of Chic Par~t~raph)> or

letter l~y~ ~'~vernighC detiv~rs~ to the undcrsi~ne~i c~~ansel pit- record f~~r the ~aart~ to ~~.~I~c~m ~i~~atice is

b~in~~~ ~~rc~videtl.

52. Each of the iEfidt~rsi~ned allorne~~s re~~r~5~;niti thai lie or tihc is fully autli~~~i~~c1 to

~nt~;r into the tcrins and c:oi7clitions ol~, .►i~d to execute, this rlgreer~ic►it subject to C.:ourt alapr~val.

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53. This Agreement shall become effective, after it is executed by counsel below,

upon approval by the Boards of Directors of Lf-:ON1 Wiring Systems, Inc. and I.,eonische

Holding, Inc., and I,FONI shall promptly notify Dealership Plaintiffis upon receipt of such

approval.

uated: June!- ~~'`~, 2 16 ~°.~cnlathan W. CuneoJoel UavidowVictoria Romanenkc~Yifei LiCUNE~ GILBER`I' & LADLC~, LLPX07 C Street, N.E.Washington, DC 20002Telephones (2012) 789-3960Facsimile: (202j 789-1813janc~cuneolaw.co►njoel(Jcuneolaw.comvicky~acuneolaw.comevelyn ~cuneolaw.cam

Shawn M. BaiterCARSON K.[NG, LLP2800 Wells Faro Place30 ~;ast Seventh StreetSt. Paul, ~]I~i 55 ] O 1Telephone: (65 I) 312-6500Facsimile: (65 ]) 312-661 Ssraiter(alarsonking.com

Uon BarrettDavid McMullanBARRE'TT LAW GROiJP, Y.A.P.O. Box 9274Q4 Court SquareLexington, MS 39095T"elephone: (662) 834-248$Facsimile: (66?) 834-2628dbarrett~-barrettlawgroup.comdmcmullan~i~barrettlawg~roup.com

Interim C'o-Lead Class C'or~nsel and SettlementCfass C'ou~sel

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Datccl June ~ ~, 201(

Michael F. 'I'ubachMegan H~ivst►dO'MI;LVENY ~k NIYERS LLYTwo Embarcadero Center, 2~th Flo~7rS~~n Frai~crsco, CA ~)41l1.-3 23(~l ) )~i=}- 700(415) 984-870"l (facsimile)n~it~ubach(~i%omm.coi~lmhaystaci(c~~~mm.com

Michael R. Turc~~ (P~8705)13I~OQI{S, W1Ll~1:NS S1IARI~LI' ~ 'I'URC(l~,PLLC.~O1 5oulh Olc~l Woodward, Suite 4O013irr~~ingh,:un, MI =38009(24t) 971.-171.3turco(ci~bwst-law.co~n

Corinsel ,fir- Dc fe~icfcrnt.ti / l~;C~NI 1Viring ,S:~~stems,Inc. anti l,e~~nisclre Ht~lcfiri~,= Irzc.

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