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I. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF THIS STATEMENT Cascade Retail Holdings Inc. ("CRH" or the "Company") respectfully submits this Confidential Mediation Statement to the Honorable Philip Ashford (Ret.) in advance of the mediation session scheduled for March 18, 2025. This statement is intended solely for Judge Ashford's review and is submitted through Meridian ADR Services LLC in accordance with the Mediation Agreement e

II. THE PARTIES A. Cascade Retail Holdings Inc. Cascade Retail Holdings Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located at 2200 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 3400, Seattle, Washington 98119. The Company's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "CRHL." CRH's Delaware registered agent is Capitol Registered Agents LLC, located at 1209 Orange Street, Wil

III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND A. CRH's Merchandising Division and Proprietary Information The merchandising division is the beating heart of CRH's business. In FY2024, the division generated $2.3 billion in gross merchandise value, representing the Company's single most important competitive asset. The division's success is built on decades of accumulated expertise, proprietary data, and carefully cultivated vendor relatio

IV. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On March 5, 2025, CRH filed its five-count Verified Complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, together with a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. The Verified Complaint asserts the following claims: Count I — Breach of Restrictive Covenant (against all eight individual defendants): CRH alleges that each of the eight individual defendants has bre

V. STRENGTH OF CRH'S LEGAL CLAIMS CRH respectfully submits that its legal claims are strong across all five counts and that it is highly likely to prevail at the preliminary injunction hearing and, ultimately, at trial. The following assessment addresses each count in turn and responds to the defenses raised in the defendants' March 15 opposition. A. Breach of Restrictive Covenant (Count I) Each of the eight departin

VI. EVIDENCE SUMMARY CRH has compiled a substantial evidentiary record in support of its claims, including documentary, forensic, investigative, and expert evidence. The principal categories of evidence are summarized below. A. Documentary Evidence CRH's documentary evidence includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Employment agreements (original and amended) for all eight individual defendants, each contain

VII. IRREPARABLE HARM CRH's irreparable harm showing is both compelling and urgent. The harm arises from several distinct but reinforcing sources and is intensifying with each passing day. The Rathore Group's departure represents the loss of the entire senior merchandising leadership team in a single, coordinated event. This is not a case of one or two employees leaving for a competitor — a regrettable but ordinary o

VIII. CRH'S SETTLEMENT OBJECTIVES CRH approaches this mediation with a ge