Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation Announces Notice of Proposed Settlement of Crocs, Inc. Securities Class Action

STEVENSON, Md., Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation regarding the In re Crocs, Inc. Securities Litigation.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 07-cv-02351-PAB-KLM (Consolidated With: Civil Action No. 07-cv-02412-MSK, 07-cv-02454-EWN, 07-cv-02465-WYD, and 07-cv-02469-DME)

In re Crocs, Inc., Securities Litigation

SUMMARY NOTICE

TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED CROCS, INC. ("CROCS") PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 2, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 14, 2008, INCLUSIVE

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to an Order of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, that a hearing will be held on February 13, 2014, at 9 a.m., before the Honorable Philip A. Brimmer at the United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Courtroom A701, Denver, Colorado, for the purpose of determining (1) whether the proposed partial settlement of the claims in the Action for the sum of $10,000,000 in cash (the "Settlement Fund") should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) whether a proposed settlement class should be certified for the purposes of the Settlement; (3) whether, thereafter, the Action should be dismissed with prejudice as to the Settling Defendants pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Partial Class Settlement dated May 14, 2012 ("Stipulation"); (4) whether the proposed plan of allocation is fair, reasonable, and adequate and therefore should be approved; and (5) whether Plaintiffs' Counsel's request for an award of attorneys' fees of up to 33 1/3% of the Settlement Fund and up to $250,000.00 in reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the Action should be approved.

If you purchased or acquired Crocs securities during the period April 2, 2007 through April 14, 2008, inclusive, your rights may be affected by the Settlement of this Action. If you have not received a detailed Notice of Pendency and Proposed Partial Settlement of Class Action ("Notice") and a copy of the Proof of Claim and Release form, you may obtain copies by writing to:

Crocs Securities Litigation
Claims Administrator
c/o GCG
PO Box 9889
Dublin, OH 43017-5789
(888) 331-9141

If you are a Settlement Class Member, in order to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a complete and valid Proof of Claim and Release form postmarked no later than December 26, 2013, establishing that you are entitled to recovery.

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU MIGHT BE A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO OBTAIN THE NOTICE AND PROOF OF CLAIM AND RELEASE FORM AS THIS IS ONLY A SUMMARY NOTICE AND THE FULL DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, PLAN OF ALLOCATION, REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT ON YOU AND YOUR RIGHTS ARE SET FORTH IN THAT NOTICE.

If you wish to be excluded from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion postmarked no later than November 26, 2013, in the manner and form explained in the detailed Notice referred to above. All Members of the Settlement Class who do not timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class will be bound by any judgment entered in the Action pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation.

If you wish to object to the proposed settlement, the proposed plan of allocation and/or Plaintiffs' Counsel's request for an award of attorneys' fees and/or reimbursement of expenses, you must file any objection in the manner and with the content explained in the detailed Notice referred to above, no later than November 26, 2013, with:

The Court:

CLERK OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse
Room A-105
901 19th Street
Denver, Colorado 80294-3589

Plaintiffs' Counsel:

Charles J. Piven
BROWER PIVEN
A Professional Corporation
1925 Old Valley Road
Stevenson, Maryland 21153

and

Counsel for Settling Defendants:

Paul T. Friedman
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE REGARDING THIS NOTICE. If you have any questions about the settlement, you may contact Plaintiffs' Counsel or the Claims Administrator at the addresses listed above or go to the following website: www.gcginc.com/cases/CrocsSecuritiesLitigation.

DATED: AUGUST 28, 2013

BY ORDER OF THE COURT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLORADO

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SOURCE Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation