Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP,
McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivan & McGarvey, P.C,
and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP Announce
Hearing on Proposed Class Action Settlement
March 26, 2010 06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time
SAN DIEGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The following statement is being issued by Coughlin Stoia Geller
Rudman & Robbins LLP, McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivan & McGarvey, P.C, and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro
LLP pursuant to an order of the United States District Court, District of Montana:
TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED, ACQUIRED AND/OR OWNED Montana Power Company
common stock at any time between September 12, 1999 and November 14, 2001
The United States District Court for the District of Montana will hold a hearing beginning on May 20, 2010, at 8:30
a.m. and continuing as necessary on May 21, 2010, at the United States Courthouse, 400 North Main, Butte,
Montana, to determine whether to approve the settlements reached in three separate cases brought on behalf of
persons who purchased and/or owned Montana Power Company common stock at various times. The settlements
of the three cases discussed below were reached on a global basis and, therefore, payment of funds is contingent
upon approval of all three settlements.
The Securities Action
The proposed settlement of the securities case is for $19,000,000. If you purchased or acquired Montana Power
Company common stock between January 30, 2001 and November 14, 2001, you may be eligible for a payment
and your rights may be affected by the settlement of the securities case. You may request to be excluded from the
securities settlement class. To do so, your exclusion request must be postmarked by April 30, 2010, and be
submitted in the manner explained in the detailed securities notice. If you have not received a detailed securities
notice, you may obtain a copy by writing to: Touch America Securities Litigation, Claims Administrator, c/o
Gilardi & Co. LLC, P.O. Box 8040, San Rafael, CA 94912-8040; by calling 877-571-86