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This legal notice is to inform you of the proposed Cal-Maine Settlement reached in
the class action lawsuit, In re Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation, Case No.
08-md-02002, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, and also inform you of an amendment to the Sparboe Settlement.
The Cal-Maine Settlement "Class" includes all persons and entities in the United
States that purchased shell eggs and egg products, in the United States directly from
any producer from January 1, 2000 through February 28, 2014. Due to the CalMaine Settlement, the prior Sparboe Settlement, approved by the Court in 2012, is
amended to add to the Sparboe Settlement Class direct purchases of shell eggs and
egg products from October 24, 2009 through February 28, 2014, expanding the Class
Period to make it comparable to the Cal-Maine Class.
Plaintiffs claim that Defendants conspired to limit the supply of shell eggs and
egg products, which raised the price of shell eggs and egg products and, therefore,
violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, a federal statute that prohibits agreements that
unreasonably restrain competition. Cal-Maine and Sparboe deny all of Plaintiffs'
allegations.
The Cal-Maine Settlement is with Cal-Maine only; the case is continuing against
the remaining defendants. Plaintiffs will release all claims against Cal-Maine. In
exchange, Cal-Maine will provide the Class with $28,000,000 from which claims
can be paid. Cal-Maine will also provide Plaintiffs with information that Plaintiffs'
attorneys believe will aid in their analysis and prosecution of this Action.
There is no monetary relief under the Original or Amended Sparboe Settlement.
Sparboe agreed to provide substantial and immediate cooperation to Plaintiffs,
which the Court already found conferred substantial benefits upon the Class. The
amendment merely conforms the Sparboe Class to the Cal-Maine Class.
If you are a Class Member your legal rights are affected, and you now have a
choice to make. Participate in the Settlements: No action is required to remain
part of the Cal-Maine Settlement or the amended Sparboe Settlement. If the Court
grants final approval to the Cal-Maine Settlement and the Sparboe Amendment, the
Cal-Maine Settlement and Amended Sparboe Settlement will be binding upon you
and all other Class Members. By remaining part of the Cal-Maine Settlement, you
will give up any potential claims that you may have against Cal-Maine relating to
the claims alleged in this lawsuit. You may be eligible to receive a payment from
the Cal-Maine Settlement if you submit a completed claim form (postmarked no
later than August 1, 2014). Ask to be excluded: If you wish to exclude yourself
from the Sparboe Settlement as amended (if you had no purchases before
October 24, 2009) and/or the Cal-Maine Settlement and wish to retain your rights
to pursue your own lawsuit relating to the claims alleged in this lawsuit, you must
formally exclude yourself from one or both Classes by sending a signed letter to
the Claims Administrator postmarked on or before August 1, 2014. Object: You
may notify the Court that you object to the Cal-Maine Settlement and/or Sparboe
Amendment by mailing a statement of your objection(s) to the Court, Plaintiffs'
Counsel, and Defense Counsel postmarked by August 1, 2014. Detailed instructions
on how to participate, opt out or object are on the settlement website.
The Court appointed Steven A. Asher of Weinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC;
Michael D. Hausfeld of Hausfeld LLP; Stanley D. Bernstein of Bernstein Liebhard
LLP; and Stephen D. Susman of Susman Godfrey LLP as Interim Co- Lead Class
Counsel. You do not have to pay them or anyone else to participate. You may hire
your own lawyer at your own expense.

Sweet Lorraine's puts out baguettes to show customers what's available.

As a wholesale operation, Formica Bros. bakes an average
of 50,000 pieces of bread a day to fill that day's existing
orders. "We are unlike other bakeries that inventory breads,"
Giampaolo says. "We do not, as our breads are made to be
service ready, so that they reach the customer as fresh as
possible the day they are to be used." This strategy keeps
waste for Formica Bros. to a minimum.
"Since we bake to order we have very little waste," Giampaolo
says. "Most of our bread that is left over is turned into bread
crumbs, which we sell. We do not have a staling issue because
we do not keep stock of our breads."
Low volume production
It probably comes as no surprise that the baguette has not
gained the popularity in Charlotte, NC, that it has in Paris.

At 2:00 p.m. on September 18, 2014, at the United States District Court, James A.
Byrne Federal Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1797, the
Court will hold a hearing to determine the fairness and adequacy of the Cal-Maine
Settlement and the Sparboe Amendment, and consider a motion for an award of
attorneys' fees and reimbursement of litigation costs. You may appear at the hearing,
but are not required to do so.
Please note that the Court may change the date and/or time of the Fairness
Hearing without further notice. Settlement Class members are advised to check
www.eggproductssettlement.com for any updates.
This notice is only a summary.
www.eggproductssettlement.com.

For

information,

Sweet Lorraine's has been in business for over 18 months and
big baguette business hasn't caught on yet. "We really don't
do a tremendous amount of baguette business," says Christine
Guerriero, co-owner of Sweet Lorraine's in Charlotte. "We do
breads, and they're delicious, but it's just not a huge part of
my business."

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Sweet Lorraine's makes only about a dozen baguettes a
week. "I expected that it would be bigger, but it just hasn't
happened yet," Guerriero says. But as a graduate of the
French Culinary Institute in New York City, Guerriero has not

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