The Securities and Exchange Commission

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34-55627 Apr. 12, 2007 Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2007/34-55627.pdf

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Release No. 55627 / April 12, 2007
Administrative Proceeding
File No. 3-11524
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:
In the Matter of : Order Directing
: Disbursement of Fair Fund
PILGRIM BAXTER & :
ASSOCIATES, LTD., :
:
Respondent. :
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On June 30, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposed Plan of Distribution and issued a Notice of Proposed Distribution Plan and Opportunity for Comment (Exchange Act Release No. 54073) pursuant to Rule 1103 of the Fair Fund Rules, 17 C.F.R. § 201.1103 (the “Notice”). The Commission received comments and, on November 22, 2006, the Commission approved the proposed Plan of Distribution as modified (Exchange Act Release No. 54812).
The Plan provides that a Fair Fund consisting of $250,000,000 in disgorgement and civil penalties, plus any accrued interest, less any amounts necessary to pay taxes due on Fair Fund earnings be transferred in increments to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Bank”) to be distributed to injured investors according to the methodology set forth in the Plan. The Plan provides that the Commission will arrange for distribution of the Fair Fund in tranches when a Payment File listing the payees with the identification information required to make the distribution has been received and accepted for each tranche. The Payment File for the first tranche has been received and accepted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Commission shall transfer for the first tranche $124,999,781.40 of the Fair Fund to the Bank and the Plan Administrator shall distribute to investors, as provided for in the Plan of Distribution.
For the Commission, by its Secretary, pursuant to delegated authority.
Nancy M. Morris
Secretary