Free Affidavit - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
MAGTEN ASSET MANAGENLENT CORP. and )
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NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION, g
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Plaintiff; 3 C.A. No. 05-499-.IIF
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MICHAEL I. HANSON and ERNIE J. KINDT, g
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AF FIDAVIT OF ERNEST J. KFNDT
STATE OF MONTANA )
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ERNEST J. KINDT, first being duly sworn upon his oath deposes and says:
I. I live in Butte, Montana.
2. I am a defendant in the above-captioned matter.
3. I am informed and believe that during 2002 and 2003, NorthWestern Corporation I
empioyed three law firms — Jones Day, Gibson, Dunn & Crutoher LLP and Paul, t
Hastings, Ianofsky & Walker, LLP — to conduct internal investigations of [
No1thWestem regarding its accounting and reporting practices. {
4. I was never interviewed as a part of any of those investigations. I
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5. To the best of my knowledge, none ofthe investigations of Jones Day, Gibson, Dunn
& Crutcher LLP and Paul, Hastings, Ianofsky & Walker LLP found any wrongdoing
on my part associated with the going flat transaction which occurred on November
15, 2002 or relating to any financial disclosures, misstaternents or omissions of
NorthWestern, or with respect to any other matter.
6. I have never been interviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
with respect to NorthWestern Corporation or its subsidiaries.
7. To the best of my knowledge, I was never officially investigated by the SEC with
respect to NcrthWestern’s accounting and reporting practices or any other matters.
8. I was never charged with any crimes or violations bythe SEC with respect to
NorthWestern’s accounting and reporting practices or any other matters.
Further your afiiant sayeth not.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on November 30, 2007, the attached
AFFIDAVIT OF ERNEST J. KINDT was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court
using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing(s) to the following counsel of record:
Victoria Watson Counihan, Esquire
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dale R. Dube, Esquire
Blank Rome LLP
Kathleen M. Miller, Esquire
Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow LLP
In addition, the undersigned forwarded a copy of same in the manner indicated below to:
BY E-MAIL AND HAND-DELIVERY
Victoria W. Counihan, Esquire Dale R. Dube, Esquire
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Blank Rome LLP
. The Nemours Building 1201 Market Street, Suite 800
1007 North Orange Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801
Wilmington, DE 19801
Kathleen M. Miller, Esquire
Smith Katzenstein & Furiow LLP
800 Delaware Avenue .
Wilmington, DE 19801
BY E—MAIL AND FIRST—CLASS MAIL
Steven J. Reisman, Esquire John Snellings, Esquire
Joseph D. Pizzurro, Esquire Nixon Peabody, LLP
Nancy E. Delaney, Esquire 100 Summer Street
Miriam K. Harwood, Esquire Boston, MA 02110-2131
Curtis, Mallet—Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0061 ]
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Bonnie Steingart, Esquire
Gary L. Kaplan, Esquire
John W. Brewer
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 1004-1980
/s/ Denise Seasfone Kmfi
Denise Seastone Kraft (#2778)
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Wilmington, DE 19801
(3 02) 777-7770
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