Claim Form – Douglas v. PLDT Inc. et al.

1. To be eligible to recover as a member of the Class based on your claims in the action entitled Douglas v. PLDT Inc., et al., Case No. 2:23-CV-00885-CJC-MAA (the “Action”), you must complete and sign this Proof of Claim and Release Form (“Claim Form”). If you fail to submit a timely and properly addressed (as set forth in paragraph 3 below) Claim Form, your claim may be rejected, and you may not be eligible to receive any money from the Net Settlement Fund created in connection with the proposed Settlement.

2. Submission of this Claim Form, however, does not ensure that you will share in the proceeds of the Settlement.

3. THIS CLAIM FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.STRATEGICCLAIMS.NET/PLDT/ NO LATER THAN JUNE 25, 2024, OR, IF MAILED, POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN JUNE 25, 2024, ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS:

Douglas v. PLDT Inc., et al.
c/o Strategic Claims Services, Inc.
600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 205
Media, PA 19063
Toll-free: (866) 274-4004
Fax: (610) 565-7985
info@strategicclaims.net

If you are NOT a member of the Class (as defined in the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Hearing, and Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (“Notice”), which accompanies this Claim Form), DO NOT submit a Claim Form.

4. Do not mail or deliver your Claim Form to the Court, the parties to the Action, or their counsel. Submit your Claim Form only to the Claims Administrator as set forth in paragraph 3 above.

5. If you are a member of the Class and you have not timely requested exclusion in response to the Notice (dated March 6, 2024), Summary Notice, or Postcard Notice, you are bound by the terms of any judgment entered in the Action, including the releases provided therein, WHETHER OR NOT YOU SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM OR RECEIVE A PAYMENT.

1. If you purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded American Depository Shares (“ADS”) of PLDT Inc. (“PLDT” or the “Company”), during the period from January 1, 2019 through December 21, 2022, inclusive, (the “Class Period”) and held the securities in your name, you are the beneficial owner as well as the record owner. If, however, you purchased or otherwise acquired ADS of PLDT through a third party during the Class Period, such as a brokerage firm, you are the beneficial owner, and the third party is the record owner. For the purposes of this Settlement, you are a Class Member if you purchased or otherwise acquired PLDT ADS between January 1, 2019 and December 21, 2022, inclusive.

2. Use the part of this form entitled “Claimant Information” to identify each beneficial purchaser or acquirer of PLDT ADS that form the basis of this claim, as well as the purchaser or acquirer of record if different. THIS CLAIM MUST BE FILED BY THE ACTUAL BENEFICIAL PURCHASER(S) OR THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH PURCHASER(S).

3. All joint purchasers must sign this claim. Executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, and trustees must complete and sign this claim on behalf of persons represented by them and their authority must accompany this claim and their titles or capacities must be stated. Signature of this form by such a representative constitutes certification of his or her authority to act on behalf of Claimant. The Social Security (or Taxpayer Identification) Number and telephone number of the beneficial owner may be used in verifying the claim. Failure to provide the foregoing information could delay verification of your claim or result in rejection of the claim.

1. Use the part of this form entitled “Schedule of Transactions in PLDT ADS” to supply all required details of your transaction(s) in PLDT ADS, including both: (1) open market ADS purchases; and (2) ADS that were purchased pursuant to: (a) the exercise of a call option(s); and (b) the assignment of a put option(s). If you need more space or additional schedules, attach separate sheets giving all of the required information in substantially the same form. Sign and print or type your name on each additional sheet.

2. On the schedule(s), provide all of the requested information with respect to all of your holdings, purchases, acquisitions, and sales of PLDT ADS during the period from January 1, 2019 through and including March 17, 2023, whether such transactions resulted in a profit or a loss. Failure to report all such transactions may result in the rejection of your claim.

3. The date of covering a “short sale” is deemed to be the date of purchase of PLDT ADS. The date of a “short sale” is deemed to be the date of sale of PLDT ADS. In accordance with the Plan of Allocation, however, the Recognized Loss on “short sales” is zero. In the event that a claimant has a short position in PLDT ADS, the earliest subsequent Class Period purchases shall be matched against such short position and not be entitled to a recovery until that short position is fully covered.

4. Copies of broker confirmations or other documentation of your transactions must be attached to your claim. Failure to provide this documentation could delay verification of your claim or result in rejection of your claim. THE PARTIES DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRANSACTIONS IN PLDT ADS.

5. NOTICE REGARDING INSTITUTIONAL FILERS: Representatives with authority to file on behalf of (a) accounts of multiple Class Members and/or (b) institutional accounts with large numbers of transactions (“Representative Filers”) must submit information regarding their transactions in an electronic spreadsheet format. If you are a Representative Filer, you must contact the Claims Administrator at efile@strategicclaims.net or visit their website at www.strategicclaims.net/institutional-filers/ to obtain the required file layout. Claims which are not submitted in electronic spreadsheet format and in accordance with the Claims Administrator’s instructions may be subject to rejection. All Representative Filers MUST also submit a manually signed Claim Form, as well as proof of authority to file (see Item 3 of the Claimant Identification), along with the electronic spreadsheet format. No claims submitted in electronic spreadsheet format will be considered to have been properly submitted unless the Claims Administrator issues to the Claimant a written acknowledgment of receipt and acceptance of electronically submitted data.

6. NOTICE REGARDING ONLINE FILING: Claimants who are not Representative Filers may submit their claims online using the electronic version of the Claim Form hosted at www.strategicclaims.net/pldt/. If you are not acting as a Representative Filer, you do not need to contact the Claims Administrator prior to filing; you will receive an automated email confirming receipt once your Claim Form has been submitted. If you are unsure if you should submit your claim as a Representative Filer, please contact the Claims Administrator at info@strategicclaims.net or (866) 274-4004. If you are not a Representative Filer, but your claim contains a large number of transactions, the Claims Administrator may request that you also submit an electronic spreadsheet showing your transactions to accompany your Claim Form.

The Claims Administrator will use this information for all communications regarding this Claim Form. If this information changes, you MUST notify the Claims Administrator in writing.

Below is a summary of the transactions you entered. Your Beginning Holdings plus Purchases/Acquisitions minus Sales and Ending Holdings should equal zero. Please correct any errors below to ensure that all transactions are accounted for.

I (We) submit this Claim Form under the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, dated February 16, 2024 (the “Stipulation”), described in the Notice. I (We) also submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of California with respect to my (our) claim as a Class Member, the subject matter of the Settlement, and for purposes of enforcing the release set forth herein. I (We) further acknowledge that I am (we are) bound by and subject to the terms of any judgment that may be entered in the Action. I (We) agree to furnish additional information to the Claims Administrator to support this Claim (including transactions in other PLDT securities) if requested to do so. I (We) have not submitted any other Claim in the Action covering the same purchases or acquisitions of PLDT ADS and know of no other person having done so on my (our) behalf.

1. Upon the occurrence of the Court’s approval of the Settlement, as detailed in the accompanying Notice, I (we) agree and acknowledge that my (our) signature(s) below shall effect and constitute a full and complete release and discharge by me (us) and my (our) heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, or legal representatives, in their capacities as such (or, if I am (we are) submitting this Claim Form on behalf of a corporation, a partnership, estate, or one or more other persons, by it, him, her, or them, and by its, his, her, or their heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, or legal representatives, in their capacities as such) of each of the “Released Defendants’ Claims” and all “Released Claims” as those terms are defined in the Stipulation.

2. Upon the occurrence of the Court’s approval of the Settlement, as detailed in the accompanying Notice, I (we) agree and acknowledge that my (our) signature(s) below shall effect and constitute an agreement by me (us) and my (our) heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, or legal representatives, in their capacities as such (or, if I am (we are) submitting this Claim Form on behalf of a corporation, a partnership, estate, or one or more other persons, by it, him, her, or them, and by its, his, her, or their heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, or legal representatives, in their capacities as such) not to commence, maintain, prosecute, or enforce any action or other proceeding in all state and federal courts and arbitral fora, and in the courts and agencies of all foreign jurisdictions (including the Philippines) asserting any and all Released Claims (including Unknown Claims) against any of the Released Parties.

3. I (We) acknowledge that the inclusion of “Unknown Claims” in the definition of “Released Claims” set forth in the Stipulation was separately bargained for and is a material element of the Settlement of which this release is a part.

4. I (We) hereby warrant and represent that I (we) have not assigned or transferred or purported to assign or transfer, voluntarily or involuntarily, any matter released pursuant to this release or any other part or portion thereof.

5. I (We) hereby warrant and represent that I (we) have included the information requested about all of my (our) transactions in PLDT ADS that are the subject of this claim, as well as the opening and closing positions in such securities held by me (us) on the dates requested in this Claim Form.

6. I (We) certify that I am (we are) not subject to backup withholding under the provisions of Section 3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

I (We) declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that all of the foregoing information supplied on this Claim Form by the undersigned is true and correct and that the documents submitted herewith are true and correct copies of what they purport to be.