Ancora Merlin LP

Complaint in Andrew E. Roth, of New York v. Macellum Opportunity Fund LP, Macellum Management LP, and Macellum Advisors GP LLC, all described as Delaware companies based in New York; Ancora Merlin Institutional LP, Ancora Merlin LP, Ancora Catalyst Institutional LP, Ancora Catalyst LP, Ancora Catalyst SPV I LP, all described as Delaware companies based in Cleveland, Ohio; Ancora Catalyst SPV I SPC Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Ancora Advisors LLC, described as a Nevada company based in Cleveland, Ohio; Jonathan Duskin, of New York, NY, and Frederick DiSanto, of Cleveland, Ohio, as Defendants, and Big Lots Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, as Nominal Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.