Summary: "The Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (the "Lousiana Pension Funds") today announced that 3Com Corporation has agreed to pay $259 million in cash to settle a securities class action on behalf of 3Com shareholders. The Louisiana Pension funds have served as the principal lead plaintiffs and were appointed in March 1998 by the U.S.D.C. for the N.D. of California pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.