Nevada Exclusion/Objection Procedures

Exclusion Procedures

Any member of any Settlement Class may request exclusion from the Settlement Class by personally signing and mailing such request, postmarked on or before August 10, 2006 (the "Opt-Out Deadline"), to:

Attorney General's Office
Bureau of Consumer Protection
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Attn. Settlement Administrator

Such request shall state the name and address of the Settlement Class Member requesting exclusion, and, in substance, that the class member elects to be excluded from the Settlement Class. Settlement Class members who timely exclude themselves in this manner will not be bound by any judgment entered in connection with this settlement. Members of the Settlement Class who do not timely exclude themselves in this manner will be bound by the terms of this Settlement, if it is finally approved by the Court, and by any judgment entered pursuant thereto. Copies of any exclusions received pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to counsel for Settling Defendants not more than ten (10) calendar days after the Opt-Out Deadline.

Objection or Notice of Intention to Appear Procedures

Any member of the Settlement Class who has not timely requested exclusion may appear at the final approval hearing and show cause why the Court should not approve this Settlement, and dismiss the actions, with prejudice, as to the Settling Defendants, and may appear at the hearing to support or oppose Class Counsel's application for attorney's fees and expenses. For a member of the Settlement Class to have any objections considered at the hearing, the class member must file, no later than August 10, 2006, with the Clerk of the District Court of Clark County, Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89155 , a statement which includes (a) the class member's complete name and residence or business address (giving the address of any lawyer who represents the class member is not sufficient); (b) that the class member purchased natural gas or electricity in Southern Nevada during the period September 1, 1996 through January 4, 2006, inclusive; and (c) each ground for comment or objection and any supporting papers the class member desires the Court to consider. Copies of this statement must also be sent by first-class mail to: