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Claims must be submitted online or mailed and postmarked by May 29, 2025.

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The Final Approval Order was granted on May 19, 2025.

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This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel for the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case. For more information, please <a href="https://forms.ksacms.com/efiling/fr/contactus/general/new?form-version=1&amp;case_code=83152">click here to contact us</a> or call (833) 876-1377. You may also write to:In re Golden Corral Data Breach Litigation c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC P.O. Box 5324 New York, NY 10150-5324

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NOTE: The Court has granted Final Approval of the Settlement on May 19, 2025. Please visit the <a href="https://www.gcdatasettlement.com/documents">Documents</a> page for full detail of that Order. <hr/>In re Golden Corral Data Incident LitigationCase No. 5:24-cv-00123-M-BM A Court has authorized this website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.<hr/>If You Are An Individual Impacted By The Data Incident That Occurred Between August 11, 2023, and August 15, 2023, Who Was Sent A Notice of The Data Incident, You Are Eligible to Receive a Settlement Payment from a Class Action Settlement<hr/>A Court authorized this Settlement Website, to those that are eligible to receive a Settlement Payment from a proposed class action settlement. The Litigation is titled In re Golden Corral Data Incident Litigation, Case No. 5:24-cv-00123-M-BM and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division. The persons that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs or Settlement Class Representatives and the company they sued is Golden Corral Corporation (or “Defendant”). Defendant denies any wrongdoing whatsoever.  Who is a Settlement Class Member? All individuals impacted by the Data Incident that occurred between August 11, 2023, and August 15, 2023, who were sent a notice of the Data Incident. Excluded from the Settlement Class are (1) the judges presiding over this Litigation, and members of their direct families; (2) the Defendant, their subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which Defendant or their parents have a controlling interest, and their current or former officers and directors; and (3) Settlement Class Members who submit a valid request for exclusion prior to the Opt-Out Deadline.  Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive:<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Compensation for Unreimbursed Economic Losses: Settlement Payment from the Settlement Fund, up to a total of $10,000 per Settlement Class Member, upon submission of an Approved Claim and supporting documentation, for unreimbursed ordinary and/or extraordinary economic losses incurred as a result of the Data Incident; OR  </li><li style="text-align:justify;">Pro Rata Cash Payment: Settlement Class Members may submit a claim for a pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund, instead of Unreimbursed Economic Losses. The estimated value of Pro Rata Cash Payments will be $50 per Approved Claim. The amount of the Pro Rata Cash Payments will be increased or decreased on a pro rata basis, depending upon the number of Approved Claims filed and the amount of funds available for these payments.  </li></ul>To submit a claim or obtain more information visit the <a href="https://www.gcdatasettlement.com/documents">Documents</a> page or call (833) 876-1377 to request a Claim. Please read this 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:69.7pt;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:69.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">The only way to receive a Settlement Payment 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:69.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">Submitted or postmarked on or before May 29, 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 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 Defendant relating to the Data Incident. </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;">The Court approved deadline to submit a Request for Exclusion has passed on April 29, 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 Final Approval 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 Fee and Expense Application. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on May 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 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;">The Court approved deadline to submit an Objection has passed on April 29, 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:71.5pt;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:71.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:189.05pt;">You will not receive any Settlement Payment from this class action 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:71.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:166.55pt;">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this website. The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments to Settlement Class Members will be made only if the Court approves the settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division. Case No. 5:24-cv-00123-M-BM

In re Golden Corral Data Incident Litigation

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