Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement Involving Persons and Entities Who Purchased or Otherwise Acquired Signet Jewelers Limited Common Stock from August 29, 2013 to May 25, 2017

NEW YORK, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT FAIRNESS HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR
AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LITIGATION EXPENSES

This notice is for all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet") common stock during the period from August 29, 2013 to May 25, 2017 (the "Class Period"), and who were allegedly damaged thereby (the "Class"). 

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.  YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court"), that the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been certified as a class action on behalf of the Class, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Class by definition as set forth in the full printed Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses (the "Notice").

YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Lead Plaintiff in the Action has reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $240,000,000 in cash (the "Settlement"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.

A Settlement Fairness Hearing will be held on July 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., before the Honorable Colleen McMahon at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Courtroom 24A of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312, to determine:  (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated March 16, 2020 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; (iv) whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses should be approved; and (v) any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the Settlement.

The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a fluid situation that creates the possibility that the Court may decide to conduct the Settlement Fairness Hearing by video or telephonic conference, or otherwise allow Class Members to appear at the hearing by phone, without further written notice to the Class.  In order to determine whether the date and time of the Settlement Fairness Hearing have changed, or whether Class Members must or may participate by phone or video, it is important that you monitor the Court's docket and the Settlement website, www.SignetSecuritiesLitigation.com before making any plans to attend the Settlement Fairness Hearing.  Any updates regarding the Settlement Fairness Hearing, including any changes to the date or time of the hearing or updates regarding in-person or telephonic appearances at the hearing, will be posted to the Settlement website, www.SignetSecuritiesLitigation.com.  Also, if the Court requires or allows Class Members to participate in the Settlement Fairness Hearing by telephone, the phone number for accessing the telephonic conference will be posted to the Settlement website, www.SignetSecuritiesLitigation.com.

If you are a member of the Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Net Settlement Fund.  If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at:  Signet Securities Litigation, c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91189, Seattle, WA 98111, 1-888-964-0513, [email protected].  Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the Settlement website, www.SignetSecuritiesLitigation.com.

If you are a member of the Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked no later than August 28, 2020.  If you are a Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.

If you are a member of the Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than June 30, 2020, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.  If you properly exclude yourself from the Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement.

Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and expenses must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than June 30, 2020, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.

Please do not contact the Court, the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Defendants, or their counsel regarding this notice.  All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel.

Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:

Signet Securities Litigation
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91189
Seattle, WA 98111
1-888-964-0513
[email protected]
www.SignetSecuritiesLitigation.com

Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to
Lead Counsel:

John Rizio-Hamilton, Esq.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10020
1-800-380-8496
[email protected]

By Order of the Court

SOURCE JND Legal Administration

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