Doherty, et al. v. Francesca's Acquisitions, LLC - Settlement Agreement

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You must submit your Claim Form online on or before November 10, 2025, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked on or before November 10, 2025.

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A Court has authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.If You Are an Individual Residing in the United States Whose Personal Information Was Compromised in the Data Breach That is the Subject of the Data Breach Notice That Francesca’s Sent to the Settlement Class Representatives and Others in Substantially the Same Form on or after September 25, 2023, You Are Eligible to Receive a Benefit from a Class Action Settlement A Court authorized this Settlement Website, to those that are eligible to receive Settlement benefits from a proposed class action Settlement. The Action is titled Doherty, et al. v. Francesca's Acquisitions, LLC, Case No. 2025CH000025 and is pending in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, Illinois. The people that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs or Settlement Class Representatives and the company they sued is Francesca’s Acquisition LLC (Defendant or Francesca’s). Francesca’s denies any wrongdoing whatsoever. Who is a Settlement Class Member?All individuals residing in the United States whose Personal Information was compromised in the Data Breach that is the subject of the Data Breach notice that Francesca’s sent to the Settlement Class Representatives and others in substantially the same form on or after September 25, 2023.  The Settlement Class specifically excludes: (i) the Court, Court personnel, and members of their immediate families; (ii) 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 leading to the Data Breach or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge; (iii) any Settlement Class Members that timely and validly exclude themselves from the Settlement and (iv) owners, officers, directors, agents and/or representatives of Francesca’s and their parent entities, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and/or assigns, with the exception of employees and/or former employees whose Personal Information (PII) was compromised in the Data Breach that is the subject of the Data Breach notice that Francesca’s sent to the Settlement Class Representatives and others in substantially the same form on or after September 25, 2023. Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive one or more of the following:<ul><li>Compensation for Ordinary Losses: All Settlement Class Members who submit a valid, complete, and timely Claim Form may make a Claim for up to $1,500 of documented losses resulting from the Data Breach;  </li><li>Compensation for Lost Time: All Settlement Class Members who submit a valid, complete, and timely Claim Form may file a claim for reimbursement of up to five hours of lost time at a rate of $25 per hour for time spent by the Settlement Class Member addressing the Data Breach, with such Claims being subject to the $1,500 Ordinary Losses cap set forth above;</li></ul>AND<ul><li>Compensation for Extraordinary Losses: All Settlement Class Members up to $5,000 for each Settlement Class Member for proven monetary loss, upon submission of a Claim and supporting documentation;</li></ul>OR<ul><li>Alternative Cash Payment: Instead of receiving compensation for Ordinary Losses, Lost Time, and/or Extraordinary Losses, Settlement Class Members may elect to receive an Alternative Cash Payment of $50, unless the Settlement Class Member resided in California at the time of the Data Breach, in which case the Settlement Class Member may elect to receive an Alternative Cash Payment of $75.</li></ul> In addition to the benefits above, Settlement Class Members will receive the following:<ul><li>Credit Monitoring – Settlement Class Members may accept two (2) years of three bureau credit monitoring services. You do not need to submit a Claim Form to receive this benefit.</li></ul>The Settlement Administrator will provide an activation code for these credit monitoring services with the Summary Notice. Settlement Class Members will not be required to complete a Claim Form to obtain this benefit, but rather, will merely need to enroll and activate the service using the activation code provided with the Summary Notice.<ul><li>To obtain more information visit <a href="https://francescasdatasettlement.com/faq">this</a> or call (833) 890-4817.</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;"> </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 </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 November 10, 2025.</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 </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 Francesca’s relating to the Data Breach. </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 October 10, 2025.  </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 Fairness Hearing     </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 Attorneys’ Fees, and Expenses and Service Awards. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Fairness Hearing on November 13, 2025, at 9AM CT 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 October 10, 2025.</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 </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 releases.</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>Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this Settlement Website.</li><li>The Court will still 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>

Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, Illinois, Case No.; 2025CH000025 