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If any interest or other investment income is earned on the Settlement Fund while in the control of the Escrow Agent, such interest shall be included in the Net Settlement Fund and disbursed as part of the Settlement or, if the Final Settlement Date does not occur, returned to Facebook as provided below.\n(a) Within twenty-one (21) calendar days after entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, Facebook shall cause to be paid into an interest-bearing account designated and controlled by the Escrow Agent that portion of the Settlement Fund projected to be adequate to pay for the costs of delivering notice to the Class (as described in Section 3.3 below), based on reasonable estimates provided by the Settlement Administrator and/or any third-party vendor contemplated to be responsible for delivering notice. For the sake of clarity, this payment into the escrow account will exclude any amounts for payment of Class Counsel\u2019s Fees and Costs, Plaintiffs\u2019 Incentive Awards, and the claims of Authorized Claimants, and/or the distributions to Cy Pres Recipients described in Section 2.3 and Section 2.4.\n(b) Thereafter, Facebook may, at its discretion, cause to be paid into the escrow account additional portions of the Settlement Fund for the purposes of paying any additional costs of delivering notice to the Class, any costs incurred by the Escrow Agent and Settlement Administrator, any costs of Taxes, or any Tax Expenses. For the sake of clarity, these payments into the escrow account will exclude any amounts for payment of Class Counsel\u2019s Fees and Costs, Plaintiffs\u2019\n(c) Within five (5) business days after the Final Settlement Date, Facebook shall cause to be paid into the escrow account the remaining portion of the Settlement Fund that has not previously been paid into the escrow account.\n(d) All funds held by the Escrow Agent shall be deemed and considered to be in custodia legis of the Court, and shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, until such time as such funds shall be distributed pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and/or further order(s) of the Court.\n(e) Upon five (5) business days notice to Class Counsel and Facebook\u2019s Counsel, the Escrow Agent may pay itself and the Settlement Administrator their costs reasonably and actually incurred in their roles as the Settlement Administrator and Escrow Agent.\n(f) The Settlement Fund is the total amount that Facebook will pay under this Settlement for any purpose, including without limitation, to satisfy claims by Class Members (including Minor Subclass Members), Class Counsel\u2019s Fees and Costs, Incentive Awards, the costs of delivering notice to the Class, and the costs incurred by the Settlement Administrator and Escrow Agent. 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The Settlement Fund is calculated based upon the Total Settlement Amount described in Paragraph 6.1 ($175,000,000.00) minus the value of the non-monetary relief portion of the Settlement described in Section VII ($22,500,000.00).\n8.2 The Settlement Fund will be placed in an interest bearing account (the \u201cSettlement Fund Account\u201d) approved by Class Counsel with a unique Taxpayer Identification Number. Any interest accrued prior to the distribution of any monetary awards will be divided equally between the Class Award for Backpay and the Maximum Class Award for Compensatory Damages, described in Paragraphs 10.1(iii) and (iv) below, and distributed according to the procedures set forth therein.\n8.3 The Settlement Fund Account will constitute a qualified settlement fund pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 1.468B-1. Upon the opening of the account, Novartis shall execute an election statement provided by the Claims Administrator which shall be affixed to the initial tax return of the Settlement Fund Account in order to establish the start date of the Settlement Fund Account. The Settlement Fund Account will be created, managed and disbursed by the Claims Administrator under the supervision of Class Counsel and Counsel for Novartis. The Claims Administrator shall be the only entity authorized to make withdrawals or payments from the Settlement Fund Account. Novartis will have no responsibilities or liabilities with respect to the administration of the Settlement Fund Account, including any distribution therefrom and the reporting for such distribution.\n8.4 Upon wiring the Settlement Fund amount, Novartis will have no further monetary obligations with respect to Settlement Class Members, Class Counsel or Named Plaintiffs pursuant to the Settlement and shall have no further responsibility to make any additional payments pursuant to this Settlement, including with respect to attorneys\u2019 fees and costs.\n8.5 The Claims Administrator shall have the obligation to return the entire Settlement Fund (including all income and/or interest generated by the Settlement Fund Account) to Novartis within five (5) business days in the event of revocation of this Settlement pursuant to Section XI below, or in the event that this Settlement Agreement is reversed on appeal or is otherwise rendered null and void for any reason.\n8.6 The Claims Administrator shall distribute the Settlement Fund (including any interest generated by the Settlement Fund Account) pursuant to the provisions below, and on the time schedule described herein and pursuant to orders of the Court.\n8.7 In the event that the Settlement Fund is not completely distributed for any reason, any and all remaining funds shall revert back to Novartis. The Claims Administrator shall provide, by wire transfer, the amount to be reverted to Novartis no later than ten (10) business days after the distribution of the settlement checks described in Section X.J below. In addition, within one (1) year and fifteen (15) business days from the date of distribution of the settlement checks described in Section X.J below, the Claims Administrator shall provide to Novartis, by wire transfer, the amount of any settlement checks not paid from the Settlement Fund Account due to Settlement Class Members\u2019 failure to cash the check within one (1) year. The Claims Administrator\u2019s determination of the amount to revert back to Novartis pursuant to this provision shall be final and non- appealable.\n8.8 $164,500.00 of the Settlement Fund will be set aside in a fund to be distributed to a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the workforce. 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