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Case Status:    SETTLED  
—On or around 05/17/2018 (Date of order of final judgment)
Current/Last Presiding Judge:  
Hon. Jon S. Tigar

Filing Date: March 12, 2014

According to the law firm press release, MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. ("Magnachip" or the Company) designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high-volume consumer applications. MagnaChip provides its products and services to consumer electronics OEMs, subsystem designers, and contract manufacturers through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of authorized agents and distributors in the United States, Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company lacked adequate controls over financial reporting; (ii) the Company was improperly recognizing revenues; (iii) the Company's prior financial statements required restatement; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On Jan. 27, 2014, after the close of trading, the Company announced that it would postpone its fourth quarter 2013 earnings release and investor conference call, previously scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2014, to provide additional time for the Company to complete its review of its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013. On this news, MagnaChip securities declined $1.41 per share, or over 8%, to close at $16.16 per share on January 28, 2014.

On March 11, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the need to restate its prior financial statements, as well as identifying material weaknesses in its internal controls. On this news, the Company's shares fell as much as $1.83, or about 13%, to as low as $12.50 in intraday trading on March 11, 2014.

On July 3, 2014, the Court issued an Order appointing lead Plaintiff and approving the selection of lead Counsel. Lead Plaintiff filed a corrected and amended Complaint on October 1.

On March 4, 2016, the Court issued an Order denying the Motion to Dismiss of the Issuer Defendant.

On February 5, 2016, the Plaintiffs entered into a Stipulation of Settlement with the Issuer Defendant and the Individual Defendants. Due to deficiencies in Settlement documents, the Court declined to preliminarily approve this Settlement on April 7. After the parties corrected the deficiencies, the Court granted preliminary approval on July 18. The Settlement was granted final approval on November 21.

On June 14, 2017, the Plaintiffs entered into a Stipulation of Settlement with a certain Defendant. The Court granted preliminary approval on January 22, 2018. On May 17, the Court granted final approval of the Settlement and entered Final Judgment. On November 15, the Court issued an Order distributing Class Settlement funds.

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