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                                     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                   FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

                                                    :
REBECCA M. McCUTCHEON and                           :
PAUL CAUFIELD                                       :
                                                    :
On behalf of themselves and all                     :
others similarly situated,                          :
                                                    :    No. 16-cv-4170
                  Plaintiffs,
                                                    :
                  v.                                :
                                                    :
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO., et al.,
                                                    :
                  Defendants.                       :
                                                    :


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    9. How Will Class Counsel Be Paid?

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    (OL*RWWHVGLHQHU                                                  Robert Newman
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    11. When And Where Will The Court Decide Whether To Give Final Approval Of The Settlement?
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