{"id":957274,"date":"2026-05-01T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/summary-notice-of-proposed-settlement-of-derivative-action\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:08:19","slug":"summary-notice-of-proposed-settlement-of-derivative-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/summary-notice-of-proposed-settlement-of-derivative-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwalignl { text-align: left }\n.bwalignr { text-align: right; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n.bwvertalignt { vertical-align: top }\n.bwwidth100 { width: 100% }\n.bwwidth20 { width: 20% }\n.bwwidth30 { width: 30% }\n.bwwidth32 { width: 32% }\n.bwwidth33 { width: 33% }\n.bwwidth35 { width: 35% }\n.bwwidth50 { width: 50% }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action<\/b><\/p>\n<p>WALTHAM, Mass.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pega.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Demd%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_content%3DBlueprint&amp;esheet=54526163&amp;newsitemid=20260501018564&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Pegasystems+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c97a8e6eb740b4193a0e12e03772ce03\">Pegasystems Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: PEGA) today provided the following notice of a proposed settlement of derivative actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth100\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><b>SUFFOLK, S.S.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><b>SUPERIOR COURT<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><b>Civil No. 24-1734-BLS1<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>JOHN DWYER, &amp; another<sup>1<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\"><b>Plaintiffs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b><span class=\"bwuline\">vs<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>ALAN TREFLER, &amp; others<sup>2<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\"><b>Defendants<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><b>CONSOLIDATED WITH<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><b>Civil No. 24-3076-BLS1<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>JAYNE BIRCH, &amp; another<sup>3<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\"><b>Plaintiffs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b><span class=\"bwuline\">vs<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>ALAN TREFLER, &amp; others<sup>4<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwwidth32\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\"><b>Defendants<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth33\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b><b><span class=\"bwuline\">SETTLEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTIONS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nTO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO OR WHICH HOLD SHARES OF PEGASYSTEMS INC. (\u201cPEGASYSTEMS\u201d OR THE \u201cCOMPANY\u201d) COMMON STOCK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b><b>YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF THIS STOCKHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTION.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure and Mass. Gen. L. ch. 156D, \u00a7 7.45, and an Order of the Suffolk County Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the \u201cState Court\u201d), of the pendency of the stockholder derivative action captioned <i>Dwyer et al. v. Trefler et al.<\/i>, Civ. No. 2484CV01734-BLS1 (the \u201cState Derivative Action\u201d), pending in the State Court, and the stockholder derivative action captioned <i>Larkin et al. v. Trefler et al.<\/i>, No. 1:25-cv-10303-WGY (the \u201cFederal Derivative Action\u201d and, together with the State Derivative Action, the \u201cActions\u201d) pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>\nYOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that the Settling Parties have reached a proposed settlement of the Actions (the \u201cSettlement\u201d), subject to the approval of the State Court, as provided in a Stipulation of Settlement dated as of February 6, 2026 (the \u201cStipulation\u201d).<sup>5<\/sup> Under the terms of the proposed Settlement, the Pegasystems Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d) will declare a special cash dividend in an amount of $7 million to be funded by the Company and distributed to the Company\u2019s shareholders other than the Individual Defendants, their immediate family members, and certain affiliated entities (defined in the Stipulation of Settlement as \u201cExcluded Holders\u201d). Also, pursuant to the Settlement, the Individual Defendants and Pegasystems acknowledge that the Actions and the Demand Letters played a material causal role in the adoption of certain governance reforms by the Board and Pegasystems.<\/p>\n<p>\nA more detailed description of the Settlement terms, as well as a description of the history of the Actions and an explanation of stockholders\u2019 legal rights with respect to the Settlement, is provided in the full printed Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Stockholder Derivative Actions (the \u201cNotice\u201d). The Notice and the Stipulation are publicly available on the \u201cInvestor Relations\u201d section of Pegasystems\u2019 website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pega.com%2Fabout%2Finvestors&amp;esheet=54526163&amp;newsitemid=20260501018564&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pega.com%2Fabout%2Finvestors&amp;index=2&amp;md5=03aea415b5e1a9789452af4f8c18466e\">https:\/\/www.pega.com\/about\/investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Court will consider the Settlement and all matters related to the Settlement at the Settlement Hearing. The Settlement Hearing will be held on June 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Peter B. Krupp at the Suffolk County Superior Court, 3 Pemberton Square, Courtroom 1015, Boston, MA 02108. Any person, including counsel, may attend, observe or participate in the hearing over Zoom (Mtg ID: 161 888 7367). At the Settlement Hearing, the State Court will, among other things: (i) determine whether the State Plaintiffs and their counsel have adequately represented the interests of the Company and its stockholders; (ii) determine whether the proposed Settlement on the terms and conditions provided for in the Stipulation is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Company and its stockholders, and should be approved by the Court; (iii) determine whether the Judgment, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to the Stipulation, should be entered; (iv) determine whether the application by Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel for an award of attorneys\u2019 fees and expenses, including any award payments to Plaintiffs (the \u201cFee and Expense Application\u201d), should be approved; and (v) consider any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the Settlement. Stockholders do not need to attend the Settlement Hearing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Please Note<\/span>: The State Court has reserved the right to adjourn the Settlement Hearing or any adjournment thereof, including the consideration of the Fee and Expense Application, without further notice of any kind. The Court has further reserved the right to approve the Stipulation and the Settlement, at or after the Settlement Hearing, with such modifications as may be consented to by the Settling Parties and without further notice to Pegasystems stockholders. You should monitor the Court\u2019s docket and the website of Representative Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel, as indicated below, before making plans to attend the Settlement Hearing. You may also confirm the date and time of the Settlement Hearing by contacting Representative Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel as indicated below.<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you are a Pegasystems stockholder who or which continues to hold shares of Pegasystems common stock as of June 25, 2026, the date of the Settlement Hearing, you may object to the Settlement or the Fee and Expense Application in writing, and you also have the right to appear at the Settlement Hearing. Any objections must be in writing and filed with the Civil Clerk\u2019s Office, Suffolk County Superior Court, and delivered to Representative State Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel, Representative Federal Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel, and Defendants Counsel such that they are <b><i>received<\/i> no later than June 15, 2026<\/b>, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Please Note<\/span>: There is no proof of claim form for stockholders to submit in connection with this Settlement, and stockholders are not required to take any action in response to this notice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT <\/b>All questions regarding this notice and the Settlement should be made to Representative Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel:<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth100\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nJoel Fleming<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nEquity Litigation Group LLP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n1 Washington Mall #1307<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nBoston, MA 02108<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nTelephone: (617) 468-8602<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nEmail: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:jfleming@equitylitigation.com\">jfleming@equitylitigation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nLawrence Eagel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nBragar Eagel &amp; Squire, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nTelephone: (212) 308-5888<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nEmail: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:eagel@bespc.com\">eagel@bespc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth30\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignl bwcellpmargin\">\nDated: April 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwwidth20\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth50\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignl bwcellpmargin\">\nBy Order of the Court<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth30\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwwidth20\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth50\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignl bwcellpmargin\">\nSuffolk County Superior Court<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth30\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwwidth20\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth50\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignl bwcellpmargin\">\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Ray Gerber.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>2<\/sup> Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, and Benjamin Baril. Pegasystems Inc. is named as a nominal defendant.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>3<\/sup> Robert Garfield.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>4<\/sup> Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, Benjamin Baril, and Kenneth Stillwell. Pegasystems Inc. is named as a nominal defendant.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>5<\/sup> All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this notice shall have the meaning provided in the Stipulation, which is publicly available on the \u201cInvestor Relations\u201d section of Pegasystems\u2019 website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pega.com%2Fabout%2Finvestors&amp;esheet=54526163&amp;newsitemid=20260501018564&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pega.com%2Fabout%2Finvestors&amp;index=3&amp;md5=8f69a7713195abb87498f76a46ebe09b\">https:\/\/www.pega.com\/about\/investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260501018564r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260501018564\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260501018564\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Press Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Lisa Pintchman Rogers<br \/>\n<br \/>VP, Corporate Communications<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:lisapintchman.rogers@pega.com\">lisapintchman.rogers@pega.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>617-866-6022<br \/>\n<br \/>Twitter: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpega&amp;esheet=54526163&amp;newsitemid=20260501018564&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%40pega&amp;index=4&amp;md5=c00f9f36c9c7579ae48e2e3e9b049c67\">@pega<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Investor Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Peter Welburn<br \/>\n<br \/>VP, Corporate Development &amp; Investor Relations<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:PegaInvestorRelations@pega.com\">PegaInvestorRelations@pega.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>617-498-8968<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Massachusetts United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Professional Services Apps\/Applications Technology Software Consulting Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action WALTHAM, Mass.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) today provided the following notice of a proposed settlement of derivative actions. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, S.S. SUPERIOR COURT \u00a0 Civil No. 24-1734-BLS1 \u00a0 JOHN DWYER, &amp; another1 Plaintiffs vs. ALAN TREFLER, &amp; others2 Defendants \u00a0 CONSOLIDATED WITH \u00a0 Civil No. 24-3076-BLS1 JAYNE BIRCH, &amp; another3 Plaintiffs vs. ALAN TREFLER, &amp; others4 Defendants \u00a0 SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTIONS TO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO OR WHICH HOLD SHARES OF PEGASYSTEMS INC. (\u201cPEGASYSTEMS\u201d OR THE \u201cCOMPANY\u201d) COMMON STOCK. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. 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