Report of settlement of civil actions.
Section 30
SEC. 30. Report of settlement of civil actions.— Every registered investment company which is a party and every affiliated person of such company who is a party defendant to any action or claim by a registered investment company or a security holder thereof in a derivative capacity against an officer, director, investment adviser, trustee, or depositor of such company for an alleged breach of official duty, which such action or claim is commenced or asserted after the effective date of this Act, shall transmit, unless already transmitted to the Commission, the documents specified in subsection (b) if— such action has been compromised or settled and such settlement or compromise has had the approval of a court having jurisdiction to approve such settlement or compromise; or a final judgment has been entered on the merits in such action. Within thirty days after such settlement or compromise or final judgment, copies of all pleadings and any written record made in such action, together with a statement of the terms of settlement or compromise, if such terms be not included in the record, shall be transmitted to the Commission; and any information contained in any such documents may be used by the Commission in connection with any report or study which may be made by the Commission of lawsuits whether of investment companies or companies generally: Provided, That the names of persons involved shall not be disclosed.