Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 24, 2023, Clover Health Investments, Corp. (the “Company”) announced that the Company has reached an agreement to resolve the securities class action captioned Bond v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-CV-00096 (M.D. Tenn.) (the “securities class action”), which was filed in the wake of its de-SPAC transaction. The proposed settlement contains no admission of liability or wrongdoing by any of the defendants, including the Company, and is subject to definitive documentation and final court approval.
On April 21, 2023, the parties to the securities class action entered into a memorandum of understanding providing for the settlement of the class action. Subject to negotiation of definitive documentation and final court approval, the class will receive $22 million dollars (less an award of fees and expenses to the plaintiffs’ counsel, as determined by the court), the defendants (including the Company) will receive customary releases, and the litigation will be concluded. The Company will use insurance proceeds totaling $19.5 million that have been advanced or have been committed to be advanced by the Company’s insurers to fund the settlement. The Company expects to pay $2.5 million of out-of-pocket costs to fund the settlement. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has recorded a reserve of $500,000.
A copy of the press release announcing the agreement described herein is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
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