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Welcome to the Global
Crossing ERISA Litigation website. This site is designed to
keep participants or beneficiaries of the Global Crossing Employees’
Retirement Savings Plan or the Frontier Group Bargaining Unit Employees
Retirement Savings Plan informed of the status of the settlement that
has been reached and approved in this case.
Global
Crossing ERISA Litigation
The In
re Global Crossing LTD. et al. ERISA Litigation Complaint was
filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York on behalf of Plaintiffs and a class (the "Class") of all persons
who were participants in or beneficiaries of the Global Crossing
Employees’ Retirement Savings Plan (the "Global Crossing RSP") or the
Frontier Group Bargaining Unit Employees Retirement Savings Plan (the
"Bargaining Unit RSP") ("the Plans") between September 28, 1999 and
December 8, 2003 (the "Class Period").
Settlement
On
November 11, 2004, U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Lynch granted final
approval to the proposed class action settlement In
re Global Crossing LTD. et al. ERISA Litigation.
The Global Crossing ERISA Settlement proceeds were disbursed on May 17,
2005. The portion of the proceeds allocable to current or former
employees of Global Crossing who did not become employees of Citizen’s
Communications were disbursed to the Global Crossing 401(k) Plan. The
portion of the proceeds allocable to former Global Crossing employees
who became participants in the Citizen's Communications plan were
disbursed to that plan. The total amount disbursed was approximately
$58 million. It is anticipated that a relatively small additional
disbursement (less than 1% of the May 16 disbursement) will be made
after certain notice and administrative expenses incurred in connection
with the settlement have been finally accounted for. The ERISA
settlement involves participants or beneficiaries of the Global
Crossing Employees' Retirement Savings Plan or the Frontier Group
Bargaining Unit Employees Retirement Savings Plan who held Global
Crossing stock in their accounts between September 28, 1999 and
December 8, 2003. The ERISA settlement also covers people who were
participants or beneficiaries of the Frontier Corporation/Global
Crossing, Ltd., Change of Control Severance Plan between September 28,
1999 and December 8, 2003. The ERISA settlement resolves claims that
have been asserted against certain fiduciaries of these Plans under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
If you
have any questions regarding the ERISA 401(k) action, please call
1-800-508-4865.
If you
are part of the Securities class and have questions about the
securities case, please contact the law firm of Grant &
Eisenhofer at (302) 622-7149.
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