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If you purchased PVC Pipe Products, two End-User Class antitrust settlements may affect you.

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ATKR Atkore Inc. is named as a defendant in an antitrust litigation concerning PVC Pipe Products, agreeing to a settlement of $50,000,000. This indicates potential negative financial impact and legal issues. OTTR Otter Tail Corporation is named as a defendant in an antitrust litigation concerning PVC Pipe Products, agreeing to a settlement of $30,000,000 along with Northern Pipe and Vinyltech. This suggests financial and legal repercussions.

PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC regarding In re PVC Pipe Antitrust Litigation.

Settlements have been reached by the End-User Class Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit called In re PVC Pipe Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:24-cv-07639 (the "Lawsuit"), which is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "Court") against Atkore Inc., Atkore International, Inc., Atkore Plastic Pipe Corp., Atkore RMCP, Inc., Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation, and affiliated brands Heritage, Queen City Plastics, Rocky Mountain Colby Pipe, and Cor-Tek ("Atkore") and Otter Tail Corporation, Northern Pipe Products, Inc., and Vinyltech Corporation (collectively, "Northern Pipe and Vinyltech" and with Atkore, "Settling Defendants"). These Settlements apply only to the Settling Defendants and do not dismiss claims against other Defendants in the Lawsuit. End-User Class Plaintiffs allege that Converter Defendants, Defendant Oil Price Information Service, LLC, and their co-conspirators conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of PVC Pipe Products from September 1, 2017, to June 10, 2026, with the intent and expected result of increasing prices of PVC Pipe Products sold in the United States and its territories, in violation of federal antitrust laws and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.

If you are an End-User Settlement Class member, your rights will be affected by this case.

Who is an End-User Settlement Class member?

End-User Settlement Class members include all purchasers of PVC Pipe Products in the United States and its territories during the period September 1, 2017, through June 10, 2026, who fall into any of the following categories:

What are your options?

The Settlements require Atkore to pay $50,000,000 and Northern Pipe and Vinyltech to pay $30,000,000 to the End-User Settlement Class, and provide cooperation in the ongoing litigation against the remaining Defendants.

Do End-User Settlement Class members need to hire a lawyer?

End-User Settlement Class members are represented by Interim Co-Lead Counsel appointed by the Court, and will not be personally responsible for their fees and expenses. Any attorneys' fees, costs, expenses, and service awards that the Court orders, plus the costs to administer the Settlements, will come out of the Settlement Funds pro rata. Interim Co-Lead Counsel are not seeking recovery of attorneys' fees at this time, but will be seeking payment to cover litigation expenses of up to $4 million upon Final Approval of the Settlements. A copy of the motion for reimbursement of litigation expenses will be available at www.EndUserPVCLitigation.com.

You may hire your own attorney, at your own expense. If you hire a lawyer to speak for you or to appear in Court, your lawyer must file a Notice of Appearance.

The Court's fairness hearing.

The Court will hold a fairness hearing on October 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central in Courtroom 1425 at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60604 to consider whether the Settlements are fair, reasonable, and adequate and to consider the request by interim Co-Lead Counsel for reimbursement of litigation expenses. If there are objections, the Court will consider them at that time.

This is only a summary. More details about the proposed Settlements and instructions on how to object or exclude yourself are available at www.EndUserPVCLitigation.com or by calling (833) 621-8556. You may also write with questions to PVC – End-User Class Settlement Notice, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.

SOURCE Kroll Settlement Administration LLC