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Policy Management Systems Corporation Conclusion: According to the docket, on March 13, 2002, a Settlement Conference was held before U.S. District Joseph F. Anderson Jr. That same day, the Court entered the Order and Final Judgment. By the Order and Final Judgment, the court certified the action as a class action on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or acquired the common stock of Policy Management Systems Corp during the period from October 22, 1998 through and including February 10, 2000. The Settlement was approved as fair, reasonable and adequate. The complaint was dismissed with prejudice and without costs except as provided in the stipulation, as against the defendants. The Plan of Allocation was approved as fair and reasonable, and Plaintiffs' Counsel was awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $2,325,000.00, representing 30% of the Settlement Fund, and the reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $264,419.63. The case is closed.

On March 23, 2000, the Court granted plaintiffs' motion to consolidate all six cases, appointed four members of the class as lead plaintiffs and approved their selection of lead counsel. On May 22, 2000 an amended consolidated complaint was filed in the previously disclosed purported class action filed on behalf of purchasers of the Company's stock during the period October 22, 1998 and February 10, 2000. The defendants responded with a motion to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint. On January 24, 2001, a hearing was held before Chief Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. On November 28, 2001, a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement was filed.

The original complaint charges PMSC and certain of its officers and directors with issuing materially false and misleading statements concerning the company's financial condition, its products, and its technologies. Ultimately, the company announced that it would not be releasing fourth quarter and full year results for 1999 as scheduled due to an incomplete audit and that it expected to report an operating loss. Before PMS disclosed this information, however, certain members of the company's senior management team sold a substantial amount of PMS common stock, generating proceeds of over $13 million. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired PMS common stock during the Class Period and suffered a loss on their investment.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 7372
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software & Programming

COMPANY/ISSUER NAME:	Policy Management Systems Corporation
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER:	PMS
COMPANY WEBSITE:	http://www.mynd.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE

Kimmey, et al., v. Policy Management Systems Corporation, et al.

COURT: D. South Carolina	DOCKET NUMBER: 00-CV-00130
JUDGE NAME: Hon. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
DATE FILED: 1/7/2000	SOURCE: Notice
CLASS PERIOD START: 10/22/1998	CLASS PERIOD END: 2/9/2000
TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
Berger & Montague PC 1622 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 (voice) 800.424.6690, (fax) 215.875.4604, investorprotect@bm.net Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo (MA) One Liberty Square, Boston, MA, 2109 (voice) 617.542.8300, (fax) 617.230.0903, info@bermanesq.com Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP (San Diego, CA) 600 West Broadway, 1800 One America Plaza, San Diego, CA, 92101 (voice) 800.449.4900, (fax) , support@milberg.com Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole 28 Bridgeside Blvd. , Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29464 (voice) 843.216.9000, (fax) , inquiry@nmlrp.com Schiffrin & Barroway LLP 3 Bala Plaza E, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004 (voice) 610.667.7706, (fax) 610.667.7056, info@sbclasslaw.com Shepherd & Geller LLC 117 Gayley Street, Suite 200, Media, PA, 19063 (voice) , (fax) , _____________________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS: 6

DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT

Type:		Date on the document:

REFERENCE COMPLAINT

In Re: Policy Management Systems Corporation Securities Litigation

COURT: D. South Carolina	DOCKET NUMBER: 00-CV-00130
JUDGE NAME: Hon. Joseph F.Anderson, Jr.
DATE FILED: 5/22/2000	SOURCE: Business Wires
CLASS PERIOD START: 10/22/1998	CLASS PERIOD END: 2/10/2000
TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Consolidated and/or Amended
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
Berger & Montague PC 1622 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 (voice) 800.424.6690, (fax) 215.875.4604, investorprotect@bm.net Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP (San Diego, CA) 600 West Broadway, 1800 One America Plaza, San Diego, CA, 92101 (voice) 800.449.4900, (fax) , support@milberg.com _____________________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS: 2

DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs' Consolidated Amended Complaint for Violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Type: Complaint		Date on the document: 5/22/2000
Preliminary Order In Connection With Settlement Proceedings
Type: Order		Date on the document: 12/19/2001
Order and Final Judgment
Type: Order		Date on the document: 03/13/2002
U.S. District Court Civil Docket
Type: Docket		Date on the document: 02/11/2004

OTHER DOCUMENTS
U.S. District Court Civil Docket
Case Name and/or Number: Abramsky, et al., v. Policy Management Systems Corporation et al.
Type: Docket		Date on the document: 04/13/2000

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