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In re AACOM Data Breach Litigation

This Settlement Website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel for the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this Settlement.  <figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Call</td><td>(833) 630-5371</td></tr><tr><td>Write</td><td><a href="https://forms.ksacms.com/efiling/fr/contactus/aacom_contact_us/new?form-version=1&amp;case_code=83310">Contact Form</a></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Mail</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">In re AACOM Data Breach Litigation c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

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A Court has authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.<hr>If you are an individual residing in the United States whose personally identifiable information (“PII”) or personal health information (“PHI”) was identified as at issue in the Data Incident discovered by AACOM in September 2024, including all those individuals who received notice of the Data Incident, you are eligible to receive a Settlement benefit from a class action Settlement<hr><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">A Court authorized this Settlement Website to those that are eligible to receive Settlement benefits from a $700,000 proposed class action Settlement. The Litigation is titled In re AACOM Data Breach Litigation,&nbsp;Case No. 8:25-cv-01239-TJS and is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The person that filed the class action lawsuit is called Plaintiffs or Settlement Class Representatives and the company they sued is American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (“AACOM” or “Defendant”). Defendant denies any wrongdoing whatsoever. &nbsp;</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Who is a Settlement Class Member?</li></ul>All individuals residing in the United States whose PII/PHI was identified as at issue in the Data Incident discovered by AACOM in September 2024, including all those individuals who received notice of the Data Incident.Excluded from the Settlement Class are AACOM’s officers and directors, legal representatives, and attorneys; members of the judiciary to whom this case is assigned, their families, and members of their staff; all Settlement Class Members who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class; and any other person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding or abetting the criminal activity occurrence of the Data Incident or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge.<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive one or more of the following Settlement benefits: &nbsp;<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Compensation for Out-of-Pocket Losses:&nbsp;Settlement Class Members may claim&nbsp;up to $3,500 by submitting a valid and timely Claim Form and reasonable&nbsp;supporting documentation for ordinary losses&nbsp;that more likely than not, was because of the Data Incident.&nbsp;You may not select Cash Compensation below;</li></ul></li></ul>OR<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Cash Compensation:&nbsp;Instead of Compensation for Out-of-Pocket Losses, Settlement Class Members may file a claim for an Alternative Cash Payment. The amount of the Alternative Cash Payments is&nbsp;estimated to be $50, but will be determined on a pro rata basis;</li></ul>AND<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Credit Monitoring: Twenty-four (24) months of 3-bureau credit and identity theft monitoring will be provided for those Settlement Class Members who elect and submit valid claims for such credit and identity theft monitoring.</li></ul>The amount of the Net Settlement Fund remaining after all payments for Credit Monitoring, Compensation for Out-of-Pocket Losses are made is the Post-Loss Net Settlement Fund. The Post-Loss Net Settlement Fund will be used to make all Alternative Cash Payments. The amount of each Alternative Cash Payment shall be calculated by dividing the Post-Loss Net Settlement Fund by the number of valid claims for Alternative Cash Payments.<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">For more information visit this Settlement Website&nbsp;or call (833) 630-5371.</li></ul>Please read this Settlement Website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border:1.0pt solid black;height:13.65pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:2.0in;">&nbsp;</td><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;height:13.65pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">Summary of Legal Rights</td><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;height:13.65pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">Deadline(s)</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;height:56.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:2.0in;">Submit a Claim Form&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:56.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">The only way to receive a Settlement benefit from the Settlement.</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:56.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">Submitted or postmarked on or before March 4, 2026.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;height:69.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:2.0in;">Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Settlement Class&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:69.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">Receive no benefit from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against Defendant relating to the Data Incident.&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:69.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">Mailed and postmarked on or before February 2, 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;height:126.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:2.0in;">Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:126.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the Settlement or the Fee Award, Costs and Expenses for Settlement Class Counsel and Service Awards. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on March 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET, about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney.</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:126.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">Mailed and postmarked on or before February 2, 2026.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;height:58.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:2.0in;">Do Nothing&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:58.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">You will not receive any Settlement benefit from this class action Settlement, but will remain a Settlement Class Member and be bound by the Released Class Claims.</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;height:58.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained on this Settlement Website. &nbsp;</li><li style="text-align:justify;">The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Settlement benefits will be made available only if the Court approves the Settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.</li></ul>

Case No. 8:25-cv-01239-TJS, United States District Court for the District of Maryland

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Important Dates

Objection Deadline

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Claims Deadline

Final Approval Hearing