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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2010
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction
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of incorporation)
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180 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.04.
Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrants Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) On December 13, 2010, American International Group (the Company) sent a notice (the
Notice) to its directors and executive officers notifying them that due to a change in third
party provider of administrative services for the AIG Incentive Savings Plan, the American General
Agents and Managers Thrift Plan, the Chartis Insurance Company Puerto Rico Capital Growth Plan
and the SunAmerica Executive Savings Plan (each a Plan and together, the Plans), Plan
participants will be unable to perform fund transfers, reallocations, provide investment
directions, change contribution elections, enroll, make a rollover into or obtain a loan,
withdrawal, or distribution from a Plan, during the period beginning at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 and ending during the week of January 9, 2011 (the Blackout Period).
During the Blackout Period, subject to certain exceptions all directors and executive officers of the Company will be unable to
trade in Company equity securities and derivative securities if such
securities were acquired in connection with employment or service as a director or executive
officer of the Company.
The Notice, which was provided in accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and Rule 104 of Regulation BTR, advises the Companys directors and executive officers of
applicable trading restrictions. A copy of the notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference. During the Blackout Period and for two years after the end date
of the Blackout Period, a shareholder or other interested person may obtain, without charge,
information regarding the Blackout Period, including the actual beginning and end dates by
contacting Kathleen E. Shannon, Senior Vice President, American International Group, Inc., 80 Pine
Street, New York, NY (212) 770-5123.
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
From October 2004 to April 2005, AIG shareholders filed derivative complaints in the Delaware
Chancery Court in connection with transactions and events related to AIGs restatement of
consolidated financial statements. These complaints were consolidated into a single action as In
re American International Group, Inc. Consolidated Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 769-VCS (the
Consolidated Derivative Action). On August 25, 2010, AIG entered into a settlement agreement (the
Agreement) with the other parties to the Consolidated Derivative Action to resolve certain claims
in those actions as described in the Agreement. Counsel for the derivative plaintiffs submitted the
Agreement to the Delaware Court of Chancery on August 26, 2010. The Agreement also contemplates
the settlement of related derivative cases now pending in New York federal and state court.
The Agreement was contingent upon funding from director and officer insurance policies (D&O) from
the 2004/2005 period. On November 11, 2010, AIG, the D&O insurance carriers, and certain insureds
entered into an agreement which provided that funding (the
Insurance Agreement). The Insurance
Agreement is confidential. Pursuant to the
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Insurance Agreement, the D&O insurance carriers will pay a total of $150 million, of which $90
million will be paid to settle the derivative actions. The $90 million payment, minus the
derivative plaintiffs attorneys fees and other costs, will ultimately go to AIG.
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November 16, 2010, the Court entered a scheduling order (the
Scheduling Order) approving the
form of notice and setting a Settlement Hearing for January 18, 2011 at the New Castle County
Courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware. The Scheduling Order requires that notice of the settlement
(the Settlement Notice) should be given to shareholders of AIG in the form of this Current Report
on Form 8-K. The Agreement and the Notice are attached as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Exhibit 99.2
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Date: December 13, 2010 |
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/s/ Kathleen E. Shannon
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Kathleen E. Shannon |
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Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1
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Regulation BTR Notice |
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Exhibit 99.1
Important Notice to all Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers
Concerning Restrictions on Trading AIG Securities
During Upcoming Blackout Period
December 13, 2010
General Information Regarding Blackout Period and This Notice.
American International Group, Inc. (the Company) is moving the administration of certain
of its employee benefits plans (the Covered Plans) to a new third-party service provider.
To provide time for the transition to the new platform, all participants in the Covered Plans will
be temporarily restricted for a certain period (the Blackout Period) from performing
various transactions and obtaining information about their account(s). (Executive Officers who
participate in any of the Covered Plans should have already received information regarding the
Blackout Period.)
This Notice is being provided to you pursuant to the requirements of Section 306(a) of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Rule 104 of Regulation BTR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Companys Regulation BTR Compliance Policy. During the Blackout Period, pursuant
to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Directors and Executive Officers of the
Company will be subject to certain trading restrictions, as described below.
Blackout Period. The Blackout Period for the Covered Plans, during which participants will be
unable to perform fund transfers, reallocations, provide investment directions, change contribution
elections, enroll, make a rollover into or obtain a loan, withdrawal, or distribution from a
Covered Plan, will begin at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 and end during
the week of January 9, 2011.
Trading Restrictions. During the Blackout Period, all Directors and Executive Officers of AIG will
be unable, directly or indirectly, to purchase, sell or otherwise acquire or transfer any equity
securities of AIG and derivative securities, including options, if such securities were acquired in
connection with employment or service as a Director or Executive Officer of the Company.
Transactions by a Directors or Executive Officers family members or by entities in which a
Director or Executive Officer has an interest are subject to the transaction restrictions to the
extent of the insiders pecuniary interest (determined in the same manner as for purposes of
Section 16).
Important Exemptions. The payment of stock salary is covered by an exemption under
Regulation BTR and is therefore not affected by the Blackout Period restrictions. Similarly, there
is an exemption for the vesting of previously granted equity-based awards. Lastly, in the
event that warrants to purchase shares of AIG Common Stock are issued, in connection with the
recently announced recapitalization, during the Blackout Period (conditioned on the closing of the
recapitalization), the issuance of such warrants is covered by a Reg BTR exemption and will
not be prohibited by the Blackout Period. There are certain other transactions that are exempt
from the Blackout Period restrictions.
However, the exemptions are narrow and Directors and Executive Officers should consult with Kathy
Shannon before taking any action involving AIG equity during the Blackout Period.
Please note that the trading restrictions imposed as a result of the Blackout Period are in
addition to the trading restrictions under AIGs Insider Trading Policy which remains in effect.
Questions. If Directors or Executive Officers have any questions about the Blackout Period, its
beginning or end dates or the trading restrictions, please contact Kathy Shannon at American
International Group, Inc., 80 Pine Street, 13th floor, New York, NY 10005 (212)
770-5123.
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Exhibit 99.2
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.,
CONSOLIDATED DERIVATIVE LITIGATION
Civil Action No. 769-VCS
(Del. Ch. New Castle County)
In re AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP,
INC. DERIVATIVE LITIGATION
Master File No. 04-cv-8406
(S.D.N.Y)
R.S. BASSMAN, individually and derivatively on
behalf of AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP,
INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MAURICE R. GREENBERG, et al.,
Defendants,
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.,
Nominal Defendant.
Civil Action No. 05-cv-7022
(S.D.N.Y.)
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DAVID M. KLEINHANDLER, derivatively on
behalf of American International Group, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MAURICE R. GREENBERG and HOWARD I.
SMITH,
Defendants,
and
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.,
Nominal Defendant.
Civil Action No. 05-cv-6417
(S.D.N.Y.)
TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF
LOUISIANA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
VINCENT CANTWELL, et al.,
Defendants,
and
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Nominal Defendant.
Index No. 650064/2009
(Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty.)
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Agreement Between the
Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana; the City of New Orleans Employees
Retirement System; John Paul Fulco, Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere Backe Childrens Trust;
Paula Rosen; Thomas McAdam; Bruce G. Murphy; Jerome Kaplan, Trustee, Trust of Edith J. Kaplan; Marilyn Clark; Gail Fink; Maxine
Marcus; Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation Retiree Medical Benefits Trust;
Dr. Frederick Hauber; R. S. Bassman; David M. Kleinhandler;1 C.V.
Starr & Company, Inc.; Starr International Company, Inc.; Vincent Cantwell; Michael J. Castelli; Carlos Coello; Maurice R. Greenberg;
Robert P. Jacobson; Edward E. Matthews; Christian M. Milton; John Mohs; L. Michael Murphy; Karen Radke; Howard I. Smith; Martin Sullivan;
Jean-Baptist Tateossian; Thomas R. Tizzio; Joseph H. Umansky; Bernard Aidinoff; Steven J. Bensinger;
Marshall A. Cohen; William Dooley; Martin Feldstein; Ellen Futter; Stephen Hammerman; Richard Holbrooke; George Miles; Kristian Moor;
Win Neuger; Edmund Tse; Jay Wintrob; and Frank Zarb
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2004, a shareholder derivative complaint captioned John Paul Fulco,
Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere Backe Childrens Trust v. Greenberg et
al. (Del. Ch.) was filed in the Court of Chancery, New Castle County, Delaware (Court of
Chancery), and
WHEREAS, two additional shareholder derivative complaints, captioned
Jerome Kaplan, Trustee, Trust of Edith J. Kaplan v. Greenberg et al. (Del. Ch.) and Paula Rosen v.
Greenberg et al. (Del. Ch.), were filed in the Court of Chancery on October 22, 2004 and November
4, 2004, respectively, and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2004, the Court of Chancery consolidated the three then-pending
shareholder derivative actions under the caption American International Group, Inc. Consolidated
Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 769-VCS (the Delaware Derivative Action), and
WHEREAS, two additional shareholder derivative complaints were filed in April 2005, and on May
17, 2005, the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) filed an amendment to an existing
complaint in a separate action pending before the Court of Chancery, and
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The Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana; the City of New Orleans Employees
Retirement System; John Paul Fulco, Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere
Backe Childrens Trust; Paula Rosen; Thomas McAdam; Bruce G. Murphy; Jerome Kaplan, Trustee, Trust
of Edith J. Kaplan; Marilyn Clark; Gail Fink; Maxine Marcus; Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation
Retiree Medical Benefits Trust; Dr. Frederick Hauber; R. S. Bassman; and David M. Kleinhandler are
parties to this agreement in their capacity as shareholders of AIG that have asserted rights of AIG
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WHEREAS, on June 10, 2005, the Court of Chancery entered an order consolidating the two
derivative actions filed in April 2005 into the Delaware Derivative Action, and providing for the
claims that were added to TRSLs separate action on May 17, 2005 to be severed from that action
and consolidated into the Delaware Derivative Action, and
WHEREAS, counsel for the plaintiffs in the shareholder derivative actions that were filed in
the Court of Chancery agreed upon a leadership structure whereby the consolidated Delaware
Derivative Action would be prosecuted by TRSL and the City of New Orleans Retirement System
(together, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs) as co-lead plaintiffs, and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2005, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs filed a First Amended
Consolidated Stockholders Derivative Complaint, which included the claims filed in the
consolidated Delaware actions and the newly-added claims from TRSLs separate action, and
WHEREAS, beginning on October 25, 2004 through November 15, 2004, other shareholder derivative
plaintiffs filed shareholder derivative actions in the Southern District of New York captioned Gail
Fink v. Greenberg et al. (S.D.N.Y.), Maxine Marcus v. Greenberg et al. (S.D.N.Y.), Marilyn Clark v.
Greenberg et al. (S.D.N.Y.), Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation Retiree Medical Benefits Trust v.
Greenberg et al. (S.D.N.Y.), and Dr. Frederick Hauber v. Greenberg et al. (S.D.N.Y.) (the New York federal
derivative actions), and
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2005, the Southern District of New York entered an order
consolidating the New York federal derivative actions under the caption In re American International Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 04-CV-8406 (the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action), and further providing that the consolidation order
applied to all related subsequently filed actions unless a party filed an objection with the Court
as provided for in the order, and
WHEREAS, other shareholder derivative plaintiffs subsequently filed shareholder derivative
complaints in the Southern District of New York under the captions Bassman v. Greenberg, No. 05-CV-7022 (S.D.N.Y.) (Bassman), and Kleinhandler v. Greenberg, No.
05-CV-6417 (S.D.N.Y.) (Kleinhandler), and, after notice, did not object to being consolidated in
the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, and
WHEREAS, the shareholder plaintiffs in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action filed an amended shareholder derivative complaint on November
18, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the shareholder derivative complaints that were consolidated in the Delaware
Derivative Action and the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, and the shareholder
derivative complaints in Bassman and Kleinhandler, named as
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defendants various current and former officers, directors and employees of American International
Group, Inc. (AIG), including Bernard Aidinoff (Aidinoff), Eli Broad (Broad), Michael Castelli
(Castelli), Pei-Yuan Chia (Chia), Carlos Coello (Coello), Marshall A. Cohen (M. Cohen),
William Cohen (W. Cohen), Barber Conable (Conable), Robert Crandall (Crandall), Martin
Feldstein (Feldstein), Ellen Futter (Futter), Leslie Gonda (Gonda), John Graf (Graf), Evan
Greenberg (E. Greenberg), Maurice R. Greenberg (Greenberg), Carla Hills (Hills), Frank
Hoenemeyer (Hoenemeyer), Richard Holbrooke (Holbrooke), Donald P. Kanak (Kanak), Edward E.
Matthews (Matthews), Christian Milton (Milton), John Mohs (Mohs), Kristian Moor (Moor),
Michael Murphy (Murphy), Frank Petralito (Petralito), Dean Phypers (Phypers), Karen Radke
(Radke), John Roberts (Roberts), Howard I. Smith (Smith), Ernest Stempel (Stempel), Martin
Sullivan (Sullivan), Jean-Baptist Tateossian (Tateossian), Thomas Tizzio (Tizzio), Edmund Tse
(Tse), Jay Wintrob (Wintrob), Frank Wisner (Wisner), and Frank Zarb (Zarb), and
WHEREAS, AIG appointed a special litigation committee (the SLC) to investigate the claims
alleged in the Delaware Derivative Action and the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative
Action, and those actions were stayed until March 14, 2007 to permit the SLC to complete its
investigation, and
WHEREAS, the SLC decided it was in AIGs best interests to (a) directly pursue the claims that
had been asserted in the Delaware Derivative Action against Greenberg and Smith, (b) seek the
dismissal of certain defendants and claims, and (c) take no position on the remaining claims, and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2007, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs and AIG filed a stipulation
with the Court of Chancery stating that AIG had decided to realign itself as a party plaintiff in
the Delaware Derivative Action and would have until June 13, 2007 to file an amended complaint and
to move to terminate the litigation with respect to certain defendants, and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2007, AIG (a) filed an Amended Complaint asserting claims against
Greenberg and Smith only, and (b) moved to terminate the Delaware Derivative Action with respect
to certain other defendants who had been named in the shareholder derivative complaints, and
WHEREAS, following the completion of the SLCs investigation, the parties to the Delaware
Derivative Action agreed to a further stay of the proceedings, with the exception of briefing on
the motions to dismiss, pending resolution of the claims against AIG in In re AIG Securities
Litigation, No. 04-CV-8141 (S.D.N.Y.) (the Securities Litigation), and
WHEREAS, following the completion of the SLCs investigation, the parties to the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, who had previously
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agreed to a stay of proceedings until September 14, 2007, filed a stipulation with the New York
federal court on September 11, 2007 that extended the stay of the New York Federal Consolidated
Derivative Action until such time as the Delaware Derivative Action was resolved, provided that any
termination of a named defendant from the Delaware Derivative Action (by motion of the SLC) will
apply to the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action without further order of the court,
and provided that AIG will not seek to settle or release any of the federal claims asserted in the
New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action against defendants Greenberg and Smith without
consent of plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action or the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and
WHEREAS, during the pendency of the stays referenced above, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs
have had access to the extensive document discovery database from the Securities Litigation
containing millions of pages of documents, as well as copies of the deposition transcripts from
that litigation, which the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs have reviewed and utilized in connection
with various amendments of their complaint, and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2007, AIG and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs jointly filed a
Combined Amended Complaint in the Delaware Derivative Action, wherein AIG asserted claims directly
against Greenberg and Smith (the Non-Derivative Claims) and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs
asserted claims derivatively on behalf of AIG against current and former AIG employees Vincent
Cantwell (Cantwell), Castelli, Coello, Robert P. Jacobson (Jacobson), Matthews, Milton, Mohs,
Murphy, Radke, Tateossian, Tizzio and Joseph H. Umansky (Umansky) (the Derivative Claims), and
WHEREAS, Cantwell, Jacobson and Umansky had not yet been named as defendants at the time when
(a) the SLC conducted its investigation and (b) AIG moved to terminate the Delaware Derivative
Action with respect to certain defendants, and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2008, AIG and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs jointly filed the First
Amended Combined Complaint, which did not alter the Non-Derivative Claims but which asserted
additional Derivative Claims, including a new derivative claim against Greenberg, and
WHEREAS, motions to dismiss the First Amended Combined Complaint were filed in the Delaware
Derivative Action on June 13, 2008, and
WHEREAS, during the course of briefing on the motions to dismiss, the Delaware Derivative
Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed defendants Cantwell, Jacobson and Umansky from the Delaware
Derivative Action without prejudice, and
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2009, following extensive briefing and oral argument by counsel for
the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs, the motions to dismiss the Derivative Claims were denied with
respect to defendants Greenberg, Smith, Matthews,
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and Tizzio, and granted for lack of personal jurisdiction with respect to defendants Castelli,
Coello, Milton and Radke, and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2009, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs commenced a shareholder
derivative action in New York Supreme Court, New York County, captioned Teachers Retirement System
of La. v. Cantwell, et al., No. 650064/2009 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.) (the New York State
Derivative Action), asserting claims against, among others, certain persons who were never
successfully made a party to the Delaware Derivative Action, or who were dismissed from the
Delaware Derivative Action, including Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Jacobson, Milton, Mohs, Murphy,
Radke, Tateossian and Umansky, and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2009, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed
defendants Mohs, Murphy and Tateossian from the Delaware Derivative Action, without
prejudice, for lack of personal jurisdiction, and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2009, Greenberg asserted cross-claims in the Delaware Derivative Action
against, among others, Tizzio, and third party claims against, among others, Aidinoff, Steven J.
Bensinger (Bensinger), M. Cohen, William Dooley (Dooley), Feldstein, Futter, Stephen Hammerman
(Hammerman), Holbrooke, George Miles (Miles), Moor, Win Neuger (Neuger), Sullivan, Tse,
Wintrob, and Zarb (the AIG Cross-Claim/Third Party Defendants) (the AIG Cross-Claim/Third Party
Defendants, together with Broad, Chia, W. Cohen, Conable, Crandall, Gonda, Graf, E. Greenberg,
Hills, Hoenemeyer, Kanak, Petralito, Phypers, Roberts, Stempel, Tse and Wisner, are hereinafter
referred to collectively as the AIG Defendants), and
WHEREAS, motions to dismiss have been fully briefed in the New York State Derivative Action,
but oral argument has been postponed until September 30, 2010, in light of the agreement reflected
herein, and
WHEREAS, C.V. Starr & Company, Inc. (C.V. Starr), Starr International Company, Inc.
(SICO), Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Greenberg, Jacobson, Matthews, Milton, Mohs, Murphy, Radke,
Smith, Sullivan, Tateossian, Tizzio and Umansky (collectively, the D&O Beneficiaries), the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs, and the derivative plaintiffs in the New York State Derivative
Action, the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, Bassman, and Kleinhandler (together
with the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Cross-Claim/Third Party Defendants, the Parties) desire to
resolve the disputes pending in the Delaware Derivative Action; the New York State Derivative
Action; the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action; the New York State Derivative Action;
Bassman; and Kleinhandler (collectively, the Derivative Cases), and
WHEREAS, AIG, C.V. Starr, SICO, Greenberg and Smith executed a Memorandum of
Understanding, dated November 25, 2009 (the November 25, 2009 MOU), and
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WHEREAS, on February 5, 2010, pursuant to the November 25, 2009 MOU, AIG, Greenberg and Smith
filed a Stipulation and Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice in the Delaware Derivative
Action providing that the direct claims asserted in the action by AIG against Greenberg and Smith
were dismissed with prejudice, and
WHEREAS, the Parties to the instant agreement (the Agreement) and AIG collectively have
claims pending against a 2004-2005 D&O insurance tower with a coverage limit of $200,000,000 (two
hundred million dollars) (the D&O Insurance Tower), and
WHEREAS, the Parties and AIG have aggregate claims against the D&O Insurance Tower
substantially in excess of the $200,000,000 (two hundred million dollars) of insurance coverage
provided by the D&O Insurance Tower, and
WHEREAS, the insurance companies that provide coverage under the D&O Insurance Tower (the D&O
Carriers) dispute that the D&O Insurance Tower is available to pay the claims made under the
policies, and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to resolve their disputes, including disputes regarding the
appropriate allocation of their respective rights to the D&O Insurance Tower, and
WHEREAS, counsel for Greenberg and Smith participated in a mediation (the Mediation) with
counsel for AIG, counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs, and representatives of the D&O
Carriers on February 10 and 11, 2010 and March 16, 2010 before the Hon. Layn R. Phillips (ret.) in
order to resolve their disputes regarding the D&O Insurance Tower pursuant to the understandings
and agreements set forth herein, and
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to a settlement (Settlement) of the claims between and
among them in the Derivative Cases, on the terms set forth herein, and
WHEREAS, the institution and prosecution of the Derivative Cases was a material factor in
securing the Settlement Amount, as set forth in Paragraph 1 below;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and among the Parties, that:
1. This Agreement is conditioned upon execution of and compliance with a written settlement
agreement under which the D&O Carriers pay $90 million (ninety million dollars) (the Settlement
Amount) of the proceeds under the D&O Insurance Tower into an interest-bearing escrow account (the
escrow account) maintained by counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs for the benefit of
AIG, and $60 million (sixty million dollars) of the proceeds under the D&O Insurance Tower to
Greenberg and Smith jointly. No provision of this Agreement shall be effective until such payment
is made.
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2. Within twenty days of the execution of this Agreement and the D&O Carriers depositing the
Settlement Amount in the escrow account, whichever is later:
(a) The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs shall request approval by the Court of
Chancery of a form of notice to be provided to AIGs shareholders to inform them of the
Settlement in accordance with Court of Chancery Rule 23.1(c), and shall request a
hearing date at the earliest convenience of the Court to consider the Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs request for approval of the Settlement and for dismissal of the
Delaware Derivative Action against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants with
prejudice, and
(b) The plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action,
Kleinhandler, Bassman, and the New York State Derivative Action shall request a stay,
to the extent such a stay is not already in place, of all proceedings in those actions
with respect to any claims against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants,
pending a decision by the Court of Chancery on whether to approve the Settlement.
3. If the Court of Chancery approves the Settlement and dismisses the Delaware Derivative
Action with prejudice against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants, then, within ten days
after entry of such order(s) the plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action,
Kleinhandler, Bassman, and the New York State Derivative Action shall request dismissal of those
actions against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants with prejudice, in light of the notice to AIGs
shareholders that was provided in the Delaware Derivative Action and the Court of Chancerys
approval of the Settlement (including the releases set forth in Paragraphs 6 through 8 herein).
4. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Final Settlement Date means the date on
which each of the following has occurred: (a) the Court of Chancery has approved the Settlement,
including the releases set forth in Paragraphs 6 through 8 herein, and has entered an order or
judgment dismissing the Delaware Derivative Action against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG
Defendants with prejudice; (b) the Courts in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action,
Kleinhandler, Bassman, and the New York State Derivative Action have entered orders or judgments
dismissing with prejudice each of the actions against the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants;
(c) the time for taking an appeal from the dismissal of any of the Derivative Cases against the D&O
Beneficiaries and the AIG Defendants has expired, or, if any appeal is taken, the date on which all
appeals, including petitions for rehearing or reargument, petitions for writ of review, and
petitions for certiorari or any other form of review, have been finally disposed of (whether
through expiration of time to file, denial of any request for review, by affirmance on the merits,
or otherwise) in a manner that does not result in any material alteration of the orders or
judgments of dismissal; and (d) any awards of attorneys fees and/or expenses in any of the
Derivative Cases have been made and are in accordance with Paragraphs 11 through 13 herein.
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5. Upon the Final Settlement Date, counsel for the Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs shall cause the Settlement Amount (including any interest thereon) to be
remitted to AIG, less (i) any applicable taxes and other costs of maintaining the escrow account,
(ii) any attorneys fees and expenses as are awarded to counsel for any of the plaintiffs in the
Derivative Cases (and any applicable interest thereon), subject to the limitations of Paragraphs 11
through 13 herein, to the extent not already paid in accordance with Paragraphs 11 and 13, and
(iii) the costs of providing notice of the Settlement to AIGs stockholders. With the exception of
the costs described in (i) and (iii) above and except as permitted in Paragraphs 11 and 13, no
monies may be removed from the escrow account for any purpose prior to the Final Settlement Date.
6. Upon the Final Settlement Date, the plaintiffs in the Derivative Cases (not to include
AIG), derivatively on behalf of AIG, thereby release and forever discharge the D&O Beneficiaries
and all other current and former AIG officers, directors and employees, including Aidinoff, Broad,
Bensinger, Chia, M. Cohen, W. Cohen, Conable, Crandall, Dooley, Feldstein, Futter, Gonda, Graf, E.
Greenberg, Hammerman, Hills, Hoenemeyer, Holbrooke, Kanak, Miles, Moor, Neuger, Petralito, Phypers,
Roberts, Stempel, Sullivan, Tse, Wintrob, Wisner and Zarb, from any and all claims, debts, demands,
rights or causes of action or liabilities whatsoever, known or unknown, that were brought, could
have been brought, or should have been brought in a derivative capacity at any point from the
beginning of time through the date of this Agreement on behalf of AIG, and that arise out of or
relate in any way to the allegations made in the First Amended Combined Complaint, the complaint
filed in the New York State Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action, the complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler, or to any of the
events or transactions that were the subject of the First Amended Combined Complaint, the complaint
filed in the New York State Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action, or the complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler. Nothing in
this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it be construed as, a release of any claims against any
persons other than the D&O Beneficiaries and other current and former AIG officers, directors and
employees. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it be construed as, a release by the
plaintiffs in the Derivative Cases of any claims they may have as members of the class in the
Securities Litigation. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, the released claims do not include
any claims that have been asserted in the currently pending complaints or that arise from any
appeals stemming therefrom in Bible v. Liddy, et al., C.A. No. BC410879 (pending in California
Superior Court, Los Angeles County); City of New Orleans Employees Retirement System v. Bensinger,
et al., C.A. No. 4042-VCS (pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery, New Castle County); Grill v.
Bollenbach, et al., C.A. No. 650150 (pending in New York Supreme Court, New York County); Hauber v.
Sullivan, et al., C.A. No. 08-003951 (pending in New York Supreme Court, Nassau County); In Re
American International Group, Inc., 2007 Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 07-CV-10464
(S.D.N.Y.) (LAP) (previously pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York and currently on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit); John Paul Fulco, Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere Backe
Childrens Trust v.
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Cassano, et al., C.A. No. 4290-VCS (pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery, New Castle
County); or Pride Invs., Inc. v. Bensinger, et al., C.A. No. BC426595 (pending in California
Superior Court, Los Angeles County).
7. Upon the Final Settlement Date, the D&O Beneficiaries thereby release and forever discharge
each other and the plaintiffs in the Derivative Cases (not to include AIG) from any and all claims,
debts, demands, rights or causes of action or liabilities whatsoever, known or unknown, that were
brought, could have been brought, or should have been brought at any point from the beginning of
time through the date of this Agreement, and that arise out of or relate in any way to the
allegations made in the First Amended Combined Complaint, the complaint filed in the New York State
Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, the
complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler, or to any of the events or transactions that were the
subject of the First Amended Combined Complaint, the complaint filed in the New York State
Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, or
the complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler, including claims brought derivatively on behalf
of AIG. This release shall not affect, and is not intended to affect, any rights or obligations
between or among the D&O
Beneficiaries under other agreements between or among them, including, but not limited to,
employment separation agreements and pension or investment rights and obligations.
8. Upon the Final Settlement Date, the D&O Beneficiaries, on the one hand, and the AIG
Cross-Claim/Third Party Defendants, on the other hand, thereby release and forever discharge each
other from any and all claims, debts, demands, rights or causes of action or liabilities
whatsoever, known or unknown, that were brought, could have been brought, or should have been
brought at any point from the beginning of time through the date of this Agreement, and that arise
out of or relate in any way to the allegations made in the First Amended Combined Complaint, the
complaint filed in the New York State Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, the complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler, or to any
of the events or transactions that were the subject of the First Amended Combined Complaint, the
complaint filed in the New York State Derivative Action, the complaint filed in the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, or the complaints filed in Bassman and Kleinhandler,
including claims brought derivatively on behalf of AIG and third party and cross claims brought by
Greenberg and/or Smith. This release shall not affect, and is not intended to affect, any rights or
obligations between or among the D&O Beneficiaries and the AIG Cross-Claim/Third Party Defendants
under other agreements between or among them, including, but not limited to, employment separation
agreements and pension or investment rights and obligations.
9. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to be, nor shall it be construed to be, a release
of any claims by the D&O Beneficiaries against any insurance coverage to which they may be
entitled, which is a matter that the D&O Beneficiaries intend to address separately in the
written settlement agreement with the D&O Carriers described in Paragraph 1 herein. This
Agreement also does not affect, nor shall it be
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construed to affect, any rights that the D&O Beneficiaries or any of the AIG Defendants may have
to indemnification or advancement.
10. It is intended and agreed by the Parties that the damages which may be recovered
derivatively on behalf of AIG by the plaintiffs in the Derivative Cases against tortfeasors other
than the D&O Beneficiaries shall be reduced to the extent of the pro rata share of the D&O
Beneficiaries. The foregoing language is intended to comply with 10 Del. C. § 6304(b) and NY CPLR §
15-108, to the extent applicable, so as to preclude any liability of any of the D&O Beneficiaries
to any other alleged tortfeasors, for contribution or otherwise; and any language of this release
inconsistent with such intent or with the requirements of 10 Del. C. § 6304(b) and NY CPLR § 15-108
for the execution of such intent shall be void and of no consequence, and in place thereof it is
agreed that it shall be considered that this document contains such other language, if any, as is
necessary to make effectual the express intent of the parties as aforementioned.
11. Counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs agree that they will seek, on behalf of all
counsel in the Delaware Derivative Action and any of the cases consolidated therein, an award from
the Court of Chancery of attorneys fees of no more than 22.5 percent of the Settlement Amount,
plus no more than $1,000,000 in expenses, to be used to pay for any awards of attorneys fees and
expenses in the Delaware Derivative Action and any of the cases consolidated therein. Counsel for
the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs shall request that the courts order awarding such fees and
expenses specify that any fees and expenses so awarded fully satisfy any obligation by AIG to pay
any attorneys fees and/or expenses in the Delaware Derivative Action or any of the cases
consolidated therein. The D&O Beneficiaries and AIG agree to take no position on this fee and
expense request. The plaintiffs and plaintiffs counsel in the New York Federal Consolidated
Derivative Action, Bassman, and Kleinhandler played no part in any negotiations surrounding any
request for fees and expenses by counsel for the plaintiffs in the Delaware Derivative Action, and
take no position on this request. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any fees and expenses
awarded to counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs shall be paid from the escrow account to
the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel within five (5) business days after entry of the order
awarding such attorneys fees or expenses, notwithstanding the existence of any timely filed
objections to that order, or potential for appeal therefrom, or any collateral attack on the
Settlement or any part thereof; provided, however, that (a) in the event that the Final Settlement
Date does not occur such that the Settlement Amount must be returned to the D&O Carriers, the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel shall, within five (5) business days after receiving notice
from AIG or the D&O Carriers, return to the escrow account the full amount withdrawn plus accrued
interest at the same net rate as was earned by the escrow account; and (b) in the event that the
award of fees and expenses to the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel is reduced, reversed or
otherwise modified, whether on appeal, further proceedings on remand, successful collateral attack
or otherwise, then the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel shall, within five (5) business days
after receiving notice of any such reduction, reversal or other modification, return to the escrow
account (or to AIG, if the balance in the escrow account has already been remitted to AIG) the
difference between the amount initially
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awarded and any amount ultimately and finally awarded, plus accrued interest at the same net rate
as was earned by the escrow account.
12. Provided that the Court of Chancery awards attorneys fees and expenses in the full amount
requested by the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel in accordance with Paragraph 11 above,
counsel for the plaintiffs in the New York State Derivative Action agree not to seek any award of
attorneys fees or expenses in the New York State Derivative Action. In the event that the Court of
Chancery awards attorneys fees and expenses less than the amount requested, counsel for the
plaintiffs in the New York State Derivative Action may request an award of attorneys fees and/or
expenses in that action sufficient to make the total amount awarded in the Delaware Derivative
Action and the New York State Derivative Action equal to the amount requested in the Delaware
Derivative Action in accordance with Paragraph 11. The D&O Beneficiaries, AIG, and the plaintiffs
and plaintiffs counsel in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, Bassman, and
Kleinhandler agree to take no position on this fee and expense request.
13. Separate and apart from the fees and expenses to be requested in the Delaware Derivative
Action and the New York State Derivative Action, counsel for the plaintiffs in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action agree that they will seek, on behalf of all counsel in the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, any of the cases consolidated therein, Bassman, and
Kleinhandler, a fee of no more than $2,500,000 to be used to pay for any awards of attorneys fees
and expenses in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, any of the cases consolidated
therein, Bassman, and/or Kleinhandler. Counsel for the plaintiffs in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action shall request that the courts order awarding such fees and expenses
specify that any fees and expenses so awarded fully satisfy any obligation by AIG to pay any
attorneys fees and/or expenses in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, any of the
cases consolidated therein, Bassman, and/or Kleinhandler. The D&O Beneficiaries and AIG agree to
take no position on this fee and expense request. The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs and their
counsel played no part in any negotiations surrounding any request for fees and expenses by counsel
for the plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, and take no position on
this request. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any fees and expenses awarded to counsel for
the plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action shall be paid from the escrow
account to such counsel within five (5) business days after entry of the order awarding such
attorneys fees or expenses, notwithstanding the existence of any timely filed objections to that
order, or potential for appeal therefrom, or any collateral attack on the Settlement or any part
thereof; provided, however, that (a) in the event that the Final Settlement Date does not occur
such that the Settlement Amount must be returned to the D&O Carriers, counsel for the plaintiffs in
the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action shall, within five (5) business days after
receiving notice from AIG or the D&O Carriers, return to the escrow account the full amount
withdrawn plus accrued interest at the same net rate as was earned by the escrow account; and (b)
in the event that the award of fees and expenses to the counsel for the plaintiffs in the New York
Federal Consolidated Derivative Action is reduced, reversed or otherwise modified, whether on
appeal, further
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proceedings on remand, successful collateral attack or otherwise, then counsel for the plaintiffs
in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action shall, within five (5) business days after
receiving notice of any such reduction, reversal or other modification, return to the escrow
account (or to AIG, if the balance in the escrow account has already been remitted to AIG) the
difference between the amount initially awarded and any amount ultimately and finally awarded, plus
accrued interest at the same net rate as was earned by the escrow account.
14. The Parties agree that the Hon. Layn R. Phillips (or, if he is unable to serve, the Hon.
Daniel Weinstein) will have exclusive and binding authority to interpret and resolve any disputes
in whole or in part arising from, or relating to, this Agreement.
15. The Parties agree that the escrow account is intended to be a Qualified Settlement Fund
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.468B-1 and that counsel for the Delaware Derivative
Plaintiffs, as administrators of the escrow account within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §
1.468B-2(k)(3), shall be solely responsible for filing or causing to be filed all informational and
other tax returns as may be necessary or appropriate (including, without limitation, the returns
described in Treasury Regulation § 1.468B-2(k)) for the escrow account. All taxes on the income
earned on the Settlement Amount shall be paid out of the Settlement Amount and counsel for the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs shall also be solely responsible for causing payment to be made from
the Settlement Amount of any taxes owed with respect to the Settlement Amount.
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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP |
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On behalf of Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana, and as Lead Counsel in the
Delaware Derivative Action, on behalf of Paula Rosen; Thomas McAdam; Bruce G.
Murphy; and Jerome Kaplan, Trustee, Trust of Edith J. Kaplan |
Dated: August 20, 2010
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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP |
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270 Madison Avenue |
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New York, New York 10016 |
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On behalf of the City of New Orleans Employees Retirement
System and John Paul Fulco, Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere
Backe Childrens Trust, and as Lead Counsel in the Delaware Derivative Action, on behalf
of Paula Rosen; Thomas McAdam; Bruce G. Murphy; and Jerome Kaplan, Trustee, Trust
of Edith J. Kaplan |
Dated: August 20, 2010
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On behalf of Marilyn Clark, and as Lead Counsel in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative
Action, on behalf of Gail Fink, Maxine Marcus, Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation Retiree
Medical Benefits Trust and Dr. Frederick Hauber |
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GARWIN GERSTEIN & FISHER LLP |
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GREENFIELD & GOODMAN LLC |
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250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor |
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New York, New York 10013 |
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WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ |
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51 West 52nd Street |
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New York, New York 10019 |
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HAFETZ NECHELES & ROCCO |
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500 Fifth Avenue, 29th Floor |
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New York, New York 10110 |
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Exhibit 99.3
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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CONSOLIDATED DERIVATIVE LITIGATION |
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NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF
SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTION, AND OF SETTLEMENT HEARING
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ALL RECORD AND BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP,
INC. COMMON STOCK AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON NOVEMBER 16, 2010 (THE
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PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. YOUR RIGHTS
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BROKERAGE FIRMS, BANKS AND OTHERS WHO HOLD AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC. STOCK OF RECORD BUT ARE NOT THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS, ARE
REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS NOTICE PROMPTLY TO THE BENEFICIAL OWNER(S). |
PURPOSE OF NOTICE
The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of the pendency and proposed partial settlement
(Settlement) of the above-captioned shareholder derivative action (the Delaware Derivative
Action) which was brought on behalf of American International Group, Inc. (AIG or the Company)
in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the Court). The proposed Settlement provides
for the payment of $90 million (the Settlement Amount) to AIG, in exchange for the release and
dismissal of certain claims by or on behalf of AIG against its former officers, directors, and
employees. In addition to the Delaware Derivative Action, the Settlement, if approved, will
resolve the claims asserted on behalf of AIG against its former officers, directors and employees
in a related action pending in the New York Supreme Court,
captioned Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana, et al. v. Cantwell, et. al., No.
650064/2009 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.) (the New York State Derivative Action), and in three
related actions pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
captioned In re American International Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 04-CV-8406 (the New
York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action), Bassman v. Greenberg, No. 05-CV-7022, and
Kleinhandler v. Greenberg, No. 05-CV-6417 (S.D.N.Y.). These actions and the Delaware Derivative
Action are collectively referred to in this Notice as the Derivative Cases.
A hearing on the proposed Settlement (the Settlement Hearing) will be held before The
Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Vice Chancellor, on January 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., at the New Castle
County Courthouse, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 to: (i) determine whether the terms
and conditions of the proposed Settlement are fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests
of AIG and its stockholders; (ii) determine whether a judgment should be entered dismissing with
prejudice the shareholder derivative claims asserted on behalf of AIG in the Delaware Derivative
Action against all defendants who are current or former officers, directors or employees of AIG,
including Bernard Aidinoff, Eli Broad, Michael J. Castelli (Castelli), Vincent Cantwell
(Cantwell), Pei-Yuan Chia, Carlos Coello (Coello), Marshall A. Cohen, William Cohen, Barber
Conable, Jr., Robert L. Crandall, Martin S. Feldstein, Ellen V. Futter, John Graf, Evan Greenberg,
Maurice R. Greenberg (Greenberg), Carla Hills, Frank Hoenemeyer, Richard Holbrooke, Robert P.
Jacobson (Jacobson), Donald P. Kanak, Edward E. Matthews (Matthews), Christian M. Milton
(Milton), John Mohs (Mohs), Kristian P. Moor, L. Michael Murphy (Murphy), Karen Radke
(Radke), John Roberts, Howard Smith (Smith), Martin J. Sullivan, Jean-Baptist Tateossian
(Tateossian), Thomas R. Tizzio (Tizzio), Edmund S. W. Tse, Joseph H. Umansky (Umansky), Jay
S. Wintrob, Frank G.
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Wisner, and Frank Zarb (collectively, the D&O Defendants);1 (iii) hear and
determine any objections to the Settlement; (iv) consider a request by the plaintiffs counsel in
the Delaware Derivative Action for an award of attorneys fees equal to 22.5% of the $90 million
Settlement Amount and expenses of no more than $1 million; and (vi) consider other such matters as
the Court deems appropriate.
If you were a shareholder of AIG as of November 16, 2010, you have a right to object or
otherwise be heard regarding the proposed Settlement and the proposed award of attorneys fees and
expenses in the Delaware Derivative Action, and to attend the Settlement Hearing.
The Court has reserved the right to adjourn or continue the Settlement Hearing, or any portion
thereof, without further notice to you other than by announcement at the Settlement Hearing or any
adjournment thereof. The Court has further reserved the right to approve the Settlement, at or
after the Settlement Hearing, with such modifications as may be consented to by the parties and
without further notice of any kind.
If the Court approves the Settlement of the Delaware Derivative Action, the plaintiffs in the
other Derivative Cases will request that those actions be dismissed with prejudice, and may
separately request awards of attorneys fees and expenses totaling no more than $2.5 million.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE DERIVATIVE CASES
HAS BEEN PREPARED BY COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES.
THE COURT HAS MADE NO FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
MATTERS, AND THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN EXPRESSION OR
STATEMENT BY THE COURT OF ANY FINDINGS OF FACT OR LAW.
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have already been dismissed, either voluntarily or by Order of the Court. The
proposed judgment will prevent those claims from being reasserted, and will
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Nature of the Case
The Derivative Cases were brought by shareholders of AIG, derivatively on behalf of AIG, to
assert claims against a number of defendants for harm allegedly caused to AIG. The defendants
include current and former officers, directors and/or employees of AIG; AIGs former audit firm,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC); and several entities that are alleged to have engaged in
wrongdoing that harmed AIG, including Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (Marsh), ACE Ltd. (ACE)
and General Re Corporation (Gen Re). The proposed Settlement is only with the defendants who are
former officers, directors and employees of AIG. The claims against PwC, Marsh, ACE, and Gen Re
have been dismissed and are on appeal.
The claims that have been brought on AIGs behalf against the Companys former officers,
directors and employees arise out of wrongdoing that is alleged to have occurred primarily during
the 1999-2005 time period, including allegations of:
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sham insurance transactions with Gen Re that were intended to deceive
shareholders and the market into believing that AIG had a larger cushion of
reserves (loss reserves) to pay claims than it actually did; |
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marketing and sale of fraudulent income-smoothing products that were
specifically intended to enable other companies to report false financial
information to the public; |
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topside adjustments that were made to AIGs consolidated books and records in
order to further overstate loss reserves in the Companys reported financial
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concealment of losses suffered at two of AIGs insurance underwriting businesses
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creation of non-existent underwriting revenue by booking life settlement
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concealment of AIGs relationships with multiple offshore reinsurers that were
affiliates of and controlled by AIG, including deception of regulators with regard
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concealment of known losses by setting aside reserves to spread those losses
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improper reporting of investment income from a covered call program that
converted unrealized capital gains into net investment income; |
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booking of workers compensation insurance premiums as regular liability
insurance revenue in order to fraudulently reduce AIGs required contributions to
state workers compensation systems and to avoid paying taxes on those premiums;
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participation in a scheme to fix prices and rig bids in the municipal
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The plaintiffs claim that the D&O Defendants alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and other
wrongdoing caused substantial harm to the Company, causing AIG to:
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pay $1.64 billion to resolve claims and matters under investigation with the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and the New York State
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pay more than $130 million to settle investigations by the SEC and DOJ into
fraudulent structured financial transactions between AIG, PNC Financial Services
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spend tens (if not hundreds) of millions of dollars to conduct multiple internal
investigations and to defend itself from various government investigations and
civil lawsuits; |
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restate all its financial statements from 1999 through the third quarter of
2004, lowering net income by $3.4 billion and reducing its consolidated net worth
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suffer substantial damage to its reputation and be subjected to, and incur
additional costs related to, increased regulatory scrutiny, oversight and
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Procedural History
Between October 2004 and May 2005, several shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the
Delaware Court of Chancery, asserting claims on behalf of AIG against a number of the D&O
Defendants and Marsh, in relation to the alleged bid-rigging and contingent commission schemes with
Marsh, the sale of illegal income-smoothing products, the concealment of underwriting losses, and
the concealment of AIGs relationships with offshore reinsurers. Those cases were consolidated to
form the Delaware Derivative Action, and the plaintiffs counsel agreed that the consolidated
action would be prosecuted by two institutional investors, the Teachers Retirement System of
Louisiana and the City of New Orleans Retirement System (together, the Delaware Derivative
Plaintiffs) as co-lead plaintiffs.
In August 2005, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Consolidated
Stockholders Derivative Complaint which named a number of additional defendants, including
additional D&O Defendants as well as PwC, ACE, Gen Re, and certain employees of Marsh and Gen Re.
The claims against PwC were for breach of contract, negligence and malpractice, while the claims
against the other newly-named defendants primarily related to the alleged fraudulent schemes
involving Gen Re and Marsh.
AIG appointed a Special Litigation Committee (the SLC) to investigate the claims that had
been alleged in the Delaware Derivative Action, and the action was stayed until March 14, 2007 to
permit the SLC to complete its investigation. As a result of the investigation, the SLC decided it
was in AIGs best interests to (a) directly pursue the claims that had been asserted in the
Delaware Derivative Action against Greenberg and Smith; (b) seek dismissal of certain D&O
Defendants and claims; and (c) take no position on the remaining claims. The SLC caused AIG to
move to dismiss the claims against D&O Defendants Eli Broad, Pei-Yuan Chia, Marshall A.
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Cohen, Martin S. Feldstein, Ellen V. Futter, John Graf, Carla A. Hills, Frank J. Hoenemeyer,
Donald P. Kanak, Kristian P. Moor, Martin Sullivan, Edmund Tse, Jay S. Wintrob, Frank G. Wisner,
and Frank Zarb. The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs did not oppose that motion.
On September 28, 2007, AIG and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs jointly filed a Combined
Amended Complaint in the Delaware Derivative Action, wherein AIG asserted claims directly against
Greenberg and Smith (the Non-Derivative Claims) and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs asserted
claims derivatively on behalf of AIG against, among others, the following D&O Defendants:
Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Evan Greenberg, Jacobson, Matthews, Milton, Mohs, Murphy, Radke,
Tateossian, Tizzio and Umansky (the Derivative Claims). The Derivative Claims include claims
relating to the sham Gen Re transactions, the Marsh bid-rigging and contingent commission schemes,
top-side adjustments, concealment of underwriting losses, and improper booking of life settlement
transactions and workers compensation insurance premiums.
On April 11, 2008, AIG and the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs jointly filed the First Amended
Combined Complaint, which did not alter the Non-Derivative Claims or the previously-asserted
Derivative Claims, but which asserted an additional Derivative Claim against Greenberg, Matthews
and Tizzio, alleging participation in a scheme to rig bids in the municipal derivatives market.
Motions to dismiss the First Amended Combined Complaint were filed on June 13, 2008. During
the course of briefing on the motions to dismiss the Derivative Claims, the Delaware Derivative
Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed defendants Cantwell, Jacobson and Umansky from the Delaware
Derivative Action, without prejudice. On February 10, 2009, following extensive briefing and oral
argument by counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs, the motions to
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dismiss the Derivative Claims were denied with respect to defendants Greenberg, Matthews, and
Tizzio, and granted for lack of personal jurisdiction with respect to defendants Castelli, Coello,
Milton and Radke. The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs subsequently voluntarily dismissed defendants
Tateossian, Mohs, and Murphy, among others, who were similarly situated with respect to personal
jurisdiction. The Court also dismissed the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs claims against PwC,
Marsh, ACE, and Gen Re based on the in pari delicto doctrine. The dismissal of those claims
against PwC, Marsh, ACE and Gen Re is presently on appeal.
On February 5, 2010, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding dated November 25, 2009, AIG,
Greenberg and Smith filed a stipulation providing that the direct claims asserted in the Delaware
Derivative Action against Greenberg and Smith were dismissed with prejudice, and providing for the
release of certain claims by Greenberg and Smith against AIG.
Further proceedings on the claims against Greenberg, Matthews and Tizzio in the Delaware
Derivative Action have been stayed pending resolution of the claims against AIG in the federal
securities class action litigation captioned In re American International Group, Inc. Securities
Litigation, No. 04 Civ. 8141(JES) (S.D.N.Y.) (the Securities Litigation). However, during this
stay and indeed for the past several years the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs have had access
to the extensive document discovery database from the Securities Litigation containing millions of
pages of documents, as well as copies of the deposition transcripts from that litigation, which the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs have reviewed and utilized in connection with various amendments of
their complaint in the Delaware Derivative Action.
On February 11, 2009, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs commenced the New York State
Derivative Action, asserting claims against, among others, Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Jacobson,
Milton, Mohs, Murphy, Radke, Tateossian and Umansky. The claims in the New
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York State Derivative Action are substantially similar to those that had previously been
asserted against these defendants in the Delaware Derivative Action. Motions to dismiss filed on
behalf of Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Jacobson, Milton, Mohs, Murphy, Radke, Tateossian and Umansky
have been fully briefed in the New York State Derivative Action, but the case has been stayed while
the parties pursue settlement discussions. The settlement that has been negotiated in the Delaware
Derivative Action will also resolve the claims in the New York State Derivative Action against
Cantwell, Castelli, Coello, Jacobson, Milton, Mohs, Murphy, Radke, Tateossian and Umansky.
The New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action and the Bassman and Kleinhandler actions
were filed in New York federal court and involve similar claims to those in the Delaware Derivative
Action. The plaintiffs in those New York federal actions agreed in September 2007 to stay their
cases pending resolution of the Delaware Derivative Action. The settlement that has been
negotiated in the Delaware Derivative Action will also resolve the claims in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action, Bassman and Kleinhandler against all defendants named in those
actions.
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY A SUMMARY. FOR THE COMPLETE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, PLEASE SEE THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WHICH WILL BE FILED AS AN EXHIBIT TO A FORM 8-K THAT AIG WILL FILE
WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 14, 2010. THE SETTLEMENT HAS NOT YET
BEEN CONSIDERED OR APPROVED BY THE COURT.
The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs, in their capacity as plaintiffs in both the Delaware
Derivative Action and the New York State Derivative Action, have asserted claims against numerous
current and former AIG executives who are insured under certain directors and officers liability
insurance policies with a total coverage limit of $200 million (the D&O
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Policies). Those AIG executives have claims under those D&O Policies for recovery of their own
legal defense costs, as well as for the payment of any settlements or judgments that may be entered
against them in the Derivative Cases and in other legal proceedings arising from their work for
AIG.
In an effort to maximize the proceeds from the D&O Policies that will be devoted to the
settlement of the Derivative Cases, and thus will flow back to AIG as the beneficiary of the
Derivative Cases, counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs engaged in extensive negotiations
with representatives of Greenberg and Smith and with the D&O Defendants insurance carriers (the
D&O Carriers), including several mediation sessions with a retired federal judge, regarding the
allocation of the available insurance proceeds.
During these negotiations, the D&O Carriers asserted many coverage defenses which, they
contended, would entitle them to rescind and/or severely restrict the coverage provided under the
policies. After protracted arms-length negotiations, the D&O Carriers agreed to pay out a total
of $150 million of the total $200 million in possible coverage. The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs
and the D&O Defendants thereafter agreed that, of this amount, $90 million would be allocated to
the settlement of the Derivative Cases and thus would be paid to AIG (after deduction of taxes,
attorneys fees and expenses, and certain other costs), while the remaining $60 million would be
paid to Greenberg and Smith as partial reimbursement of their legal costs.
The terms of the Settlement are more fully described in the Agreement Between the Teachers
Retirement System of Louisiana; the City of New Orleans Employees Retirement System; John Paul
Fulco, Trustee f/b/o Lucia Forastiere Irrevocable June Forastiere Backe Childrens Trust; Paula
Rosen; Thomas McAdam; Bruce G. Murphy; Jerome Kaplan, Trustee,
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Trust of Edith J. Kaplan; Marilyn Clark; Gail Fink; Maxine Marcus; Pirelli Armstrong Tire
Corporation Retiree Medical Benefits Trust; Dr. Frederick Hauber; R. S. Bassman; David M.
Kleinhandler; C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; Starr International Company, Inc.; Vincent Cantwell; Michael
J. Castelli; Carlos Coello; Maurice R. Greenberg; Robert P. Jacobson; Edward E. Matthews; Christian
M. Milton; John Mohs; L. Michael Murphy; Karen Radke; Howard I. Smith; Martin Sullivan;
Jean-Baptist Tateossian; Thomas R. Tizzio; Joseph H. Umansky; Bernard Aidinoff; Steven J.
Bensinger; Marshall A. Cohen; William Dooley; Martin Feldstein; Ellen Futter; Stephen Hammerman;
Richard Holbrooke; George Miles; Kristian Moor; Win Neuger; Edmund Tse; Jay Wintrob; and Frank Zarb
(the Agreement). A copy of the Agreement is available on plaintiffs counsels websites at
www.gelaw.com and www.whafh.com and will be filed as an Exhibit to a Form 8-K
filing by AIG on or before December 14, 2010.
In consideration of the $90 million to be paid to AIG, and upon the Final Settlement Date as
defined in the Agreement, the D&O Defendants and all other current or former AIG officers,
directors and employees will be released from all claims and liabilities that were, or could have
been, asserted derivatively on behalf of AIG and that (1) arise out of or relate in any way to the
allegations made in the complaints in the Derivative Cases, or (2) arise out of or relate in any
way to any of the events or transactions that were the subject of any of those complaints. The
Settlement will not affect any claims that AIG stockholders have in their individual capacities,
including claims for recovery as class members in the Securities Litigation.
The Agreement has been signed by the plaintiffs in all of the Derivative Cases, and, upon the
Final Settlement Date, will resolve all claims, cross-claims, and third party claims against the
D&O Defendants and all other current and former AIG officers, directors and employees in all of the
Derivative Cases.
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In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the D&O Carriers paid $90 million (the
Settlement Amount) into an interest-bearing escrow account maintained by counsel for the Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs for the benefit of AIG. Upon the Final Settlement Date (defined below),
counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs will cause the Settlement Amount (including any
interest thereon) to be remitted to AIG, less (i) any applicable taxes and other costs of
maintaining the escrow account, (ii) any attorneys fees and expenses as are awarded to counsel for
any of the plaintiffs in the Derivative Cases (and any applicable interest thereon), and (iii) the
costs of providing notice of the Settlement to AIGs stockholders.
The Final Settlement Date is the date on which each of the following has occurred: (a) the
Court has approved the Settlement and has entered an order or judgment dismissing the Delaware
Derivative Action against the D&O Defendants with prejudice; (b) the courts in the New York Federal
Consolidated Derivative Action, Kleinhandler, Bassman, and the New York State Derivative Action
have entered orders or judgments dismissing with prejudice each of those actions against the D&O
Defendants; (c) the time for taking an appeal from the dismissal of any of the Derivative Cases
against the D&O Defendants has expired, or, if any appeal is taken, the date on which all appeals
have been finally disposed of in a manner that does not materially alter the orders or judgments of
dismissal; and (d) any awards of attorneys fees and/or expenses in any of the Derivative Cases
have been made and are in accordance with the Agreement.
DISMISSAL
It is the intent of the parties that the proposed Settlement, if approved by the Court, will
result in the entry of an order or judgment dismissing the Delaware Derivative Action as against
the D&O Defendants, with prejudice. Upon the entry of such an order or judgment, the plaintiffs
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in the other Derivative Cases will similarly request the dismissal of those actions with
prejudice against the D&O Defendants. The Settlement shall have no effect on any claims or appeals
involving PwC, Marsh, Gen Re, ACE, or any other defendant other than the D&O Defendants.
THE PARTIES POSITIONS AS TO THE
DESIRABILITY OF THE SETTLEMENT
The Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs and the plaintiffs in the other Derivative Cases have
thoroughly considered the facts and law underlying those actions, and after weighing the costs and
uncertainties of continued litigation against the likelihood of success, and taking into account
the financial circumstances of AIG, have determined that it is in the best interests of AIG and its
stockholders that the Derivative Cases be fully and finally settled in the manner and upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, and that those terms and conditions are fair,
reasonable, and adequate and in the best interests of AIG and its shareholders.
The D&O Defendants have denied and continue to deny all allegations of wrongdoing and
liability, but have nevertheless concluded that further litigation would be time-consuming and
expensive, and that it is desirable that the claims against them in the Derivative Cases be fully
and finally settled upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Agreement.
ATTORNEYS FEES AND EXPENSES
Counsel for the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs intend to apply to the Court for an award of
attorneys fees not to exceed 22.5% of the Settlement Amount, and for reimbursement of
out-of-pocket costs and expenses not to exceed $1,000,000. In the Agreement, counsel for the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs agreed not to request attorneys fees or expenses greater than these
amounts, and AIG and the D&O Defendants agreed not to take a position on the request.
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If the Court awards the full amount of fees, costs and expenses requested in the Delaware
Derivative Action, the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel have agreed to make no request for
attorneys fees, costs or expenses in the New York State Derivative Action. If the Court does not
award the full amount requested by the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel, the Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs counsel may request an award of attorneys fees and/or expenses in the New
York State Derivative Action equal to the difference.
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the New York Federal Consolidated Derivative Action, Bassman,
and Kleinhandler agreed to ask the court in those cases for an award of attorneys fees and
expenses totaling no more than $2,500,000.
THE SETTLEMENT HEARING
The Court has scheduled a Settlement Hearing, which will be held before The Honorable Leo E.
Strine, Jr., Vice Chancellor, on January 18, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., at New Castle County Courthouse,
500 King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 to:
a. determine whether the Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable,
adequate, and in the best interests of AIG and its shareholders;
b. determine whether final judgment should be entered dismissing the Delaware Derivative
Action with prejudice as against the D&O Defendants, and releasing, barring, and enjoining
prosecution of the claims released in the Agreement;
c. consider the application by the Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel for an award of
attorneys fees, costs, and/or expenses;
d. hear and determine any objections to the Settlement or to the application by Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs counsel for an award of attorneys fees, costs, and/or expenses; and
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e. rule on such other matters as the Court may deem appropriate.
The Court has reserved the right to adjourn and reconvene the Settlement Hearing without
further notice other than by announcement at the Settlement Hearing or any adjournment thereof.
The Court has further reserved the right to approve the Settlement at or after the Settlement
Hearing with such modifications as may be consented to by the parties to the Agreement and without
further notice.
RIGHT TO APPEAR AT SETTLEMENT HEARING
Any person or entity who was a shareholder of AIG as of November 16, 2010 and who wishes to
object to the Settlement, the Judgment to be entered herein, and/or the application of the Delaware
Derivative Plaintiffs counsel for attorneys fees, costs, and/or expenses, or who otherwise wishes
to be heard (an Objector), may appear in person or through his attorney at the Settlement Hearing
and present any evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant; provided,
however, that no Objector shall be heard, and no papers, briefs, pleadings or other
documents submitted by any Objector shall be considered by the Court (except as the Court, in its
discretion, shall otherwise direct upon application of such Objector and for good cause shown)
unless, no later than January 7, 2011, the Objector files with the Register in Chancery, The Court
of Chancery, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, and serves on the counsel of
record listed below such that it is received no later than January 7, 2011, the following: (i) a
written notice of intention to appear; (ii) proof of ownership of AIG stock as of November 16,
2010; (iii) a detailed statement of the Objectors objections to any matter before the Court and
the grounds therefor or the reasons why the Objector desires to appear and to be heard; and (iv)
all documents and writings which the Objector desires the Court to consider. Such filings must be
served upon the following counsel:
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Stuart M. Grant
GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.
1201 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Counsel for Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana
Peter C. Harrar
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
270 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Counsel for the City of New Orleans Employees Retirement System
David Boies
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
333 Main Street
Armonk, New York 10504
Counsel for Maurice R. Greenberg, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc., and Starr International Company, Inc.
Vincent A. Sama
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
Counsel for Howard I. Smith
Brian McDonough
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
140 Broadway, 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Counsel for Vincent Cantwell
Charles I. Poret
DECHERT LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Counsel for Michael J. Castelli
Nicholas M. De Feis
DE FEIS OCONNELL & ROSE, P.C.
500 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10110
Counsel for Carlos Coello
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Jamison A. Diehl
AKIN GUMP
590 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Counsel for Robert P. Jacobson
John Gardiner
SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Counsel for Edward Matthews
Tracy E. Sivitz
HAFETZ & NECHELES
500 Fifth Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10110
Counsel for Christian M. Milton
Jeffrey Lichtman
750 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 581-1001
Counsel for John Mohs
Craig D. Singer
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Counsel for L. Michael Murphy
Michael S. Kim
KOBRE & KIM LLP
800 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Counsel for Thomas R. Tizzio and Karen J. Radke
Roland G. Riopelle
SERCARZ & RIOPELLE, LLP
152 W. 57th Street, Suite 24C
New York, NY 10019
Counsel for Jean-Baptist Tateossian
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Paul Hugel
CLAYMAN & ROSENBERG
305 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10165
Counsel for Joseph Umansky
Daniel J. Kramer
PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Counsel for AIG
Unless the Court otherwise directs, any person who fails to object in the manner prescribed
above shall be deemed to have waived his, her, or its objection.
SCOPE OF THIS NOTICE AND FURTHER INFORMATION
This Notice does not purport to be a comprehensive description of the Derivative Cases, the
allegations or transactions related thereto, or the terms of the Settlement. For a more detailed
statement of the matters involved in the Delaware Derivative Action, you may inspect the pleadings,
the orders entered by the Court and other papers filed in the action, unless sealed, at the Office
of the Register in Chancery of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County
Courthouse, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, during regular business hours of
each business day. For other inquiries regarding the Action or the Settlement, you may contact the
Delaware Derivative Plaintiffs counsel, c/o Peter Harrar, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz
LLP, 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, Telephone: 800-575-0735. DO NOT WRITE TO OR
TELEPHONE THE COURT.
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