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Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Conclusion: According to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005, in April 2005, the Company and its insurers funded the settlement fund following the court’s preliminary approval of the settlement. Of the total amount, the Company’s insurers paid approximately $31 million. The settlement received final court approval in June 2005, and the litigation has been dismissed with prejudice.

Earlier, in April 2001, a series of similar federal complaints were filed against the Company and certain of its executive officers and directors. The complaints were consolidated into a single proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. In re Applied Micro Circuits Corp. Securities Litigation, lead case number 01-CV-0649-K(AB). The consolidated federal complaint alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and was brought as a shareholder class action. In January 2005, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $60 million to settle the litigation.

The original complaint charges Applied Micro and certain of its officers and directors with misrepresenting the company's operations and prospects. Taking advantage of the inflation in Applied Micro's stock caused by their own statements, the Applied Mico insiders sold almost $100 million worth of their own Applied Micro stock at artificially inflated prices of as much as $87 per share. On 02/05/2001, after the close of the market, the truth about Applied Micro's operations and sudden filings by its officers to sell their personal holdings came under fire from analysts. Defendants were forced to disclose that in fact Applied Micro was experiencing large order cancellations with its OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 products. This news sent Applied Micro's shares plummeting from $70 per share to as low as $53 per share on 02/06/2001.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 3674
Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Applied Micro Circuits
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: AMCC
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.amcc.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Barry S. Naiditch, et al. v. Applied Micro Circuits, et al.
 COURT: S.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 01-CV-0649
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. Judith N. Keep
 DATE FILED: 04/12/2001  SOURCE: Business Wires
 CLASS PERIOD START: 11/30/2000  CLASS PERIOD END: 02/05/2001
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Unamended/Unconsolidated
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS IN THIS OR SIMILAR CASE:
  • Law Offices of Charles J. Piven, P.A.
      World Trade Center-Baltimore,401 East Pratt Suite 2525, Baltimore, MD, 21202
       (voice) 410.332.0030, (fax) , pivenlaw@erols.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
  • Wechsler Harwood LLP
      488 Madison Avenue 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10022
       (voice) 212.935.7400, (fax) , info@whhf.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  3

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 04/12/2001

    REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    In Re: Applied Micro Circuits Securities Litigation
     COURT: S.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 01-CV-0649
     JUDGE NAME: Hon. Judith N. Keep
     DATE FILED: 06/21/2002  SOURCE: Business Wires
     CLASS PERIOD START: 11/30/2000  CLASS PERIOD END: 02/05/2001
     TYPE OF COMPLAINT: First Amended and Consolidated
     PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Barrack, Rodos & Bacine (San Diego)
      402 West Broadway , San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 619.230.0800, (fax) 619.230.1874, info@barrack.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  1

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    Lead Plaintiff's Consolidated Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 01/22/2002
    Plaintiff's First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 06/21/2002
    Notice Of Pendency Of Class Action
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 12/05/2003
    Stipulation And Agreement Of Settlement
    Type: Settlement Date on the document: 03/17/2005
    Final Judgment And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice
    Type: Order Date on the document: 06/17/2005
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 09/19/2005

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