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Bayer ADR Securities Litigation

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This official website is maintained by the Claims Administrator under the supervision of Lead Counsel for the members of the Settlement Class in the class action lawsuit entitled Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund, et al., v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, et al., No. 3:20-cv-04737-RS (the “Action”) which is now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bayer ADR Securities Litigation

If you are a Class Member, you are subject to the Settlement. The Class consists of:

All persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Bayer’s publicly traded American Depositary Receipts from May 23, 2016 to July 6, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

The information contained on this web page is only a summary of information presented in more detail in the Notice of (I) Proposed Class Action Settlement; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses (the “Settlement Notice”), which you can access by clicking here. Since this website is just a summary, you should review the Settlement Notice for additional information.

On June 27, 2025, the Court preliminarily approved the Settlement, authorized the Settlement to be disseminated to potential Class Members, and scheduled the Settlement Hearing to consider whether to grant final approval to the Settlement. Please read the Settlement Notice carefully to fully understand your rights and options.

PLEASE READ THE SETTLEMENT NOTICE CAREFULLY.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THE SETTLEMENT:
Description Due Date

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM BY OCTOBER 16, 2025.

The only way to get a payment. See paragraph 33 of the Settlement Notice. If you are a Class Member, you will be bound by the Settlement as approved by the Court and you will give up any Released Plaintiffs’ Claims (defined in paragraph 27 of the Settlement Notice) that you have against Defendants and Defendants’ Released Persons (defined in paragraph 28 of the Settlement Notice), so it is in your interest to submit a Claim Form.

IF YOU PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE CERTIFIED CLASS, OPT BACK INTO THE CLASS BY OCTOBER 9, 2025.

If you previously submitted a request for exclusion in connection with the Class Notice and now want to be part of the Class in order to be eligible to receive a payment, follow the steps for opting back into the class. See paragraphs 45-47 of the Settlement Notice.

OBJECT BY OCTOBER 9, 2025

If you object to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or the request for attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses, you may write to the Court and explain why you object to them. You cannot object to the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, or the fee and expense request unless you are a Class Member and did not exclude yourself from the Class. Submitting an objection will not exclude you from the Class. See paragraphs 50-54 of the Settlement Notice.

GO TO A HEARING ON OCTOBER 30, 2025

Filing a written objection and notice of intention to appear by October 9, 2025 allows you to speak in Court, at the discretion of the Court, about the fairness of the proposed Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and/or the request for attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses. If you submit a written objection, you may (but you do not have to) attend the hearing and, at the discretion of the Court, speak to the Court about your objection. See paragraph 53 of the Settlement Notice.

DO NOTHING

Receive no payment and forfeit your legal rights.