ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE PLAN ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE PLAN AND THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE VOTING TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PLAN.
For purposes herein: (i) in the appropriate context, each term, whether stated in the singular or the plural, shall include both the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine,
feminine, or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine, and the neutral gender; (ii) except as otherwise provided herein, any reference herein to a contract, lease, instrument, release, indenture, or other agreement or document being in a
particular form or on particular terms and conditions means that the referenced document shall be substantially in that form or substantially on those terms and conditions; (iii) except as otherwise provided, any reference herein to an existing
document or exhibit having been Filed or to be Filed shall mean that document or exhibit, as it may thereafter be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with the Plan and/or the Confirmation Order, as applicable; (iv)
unless otherwise specified herein, all references herein to “Articles” are references to Articles of the Plan or hereto; (v) unless otherwise stated herein, the words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereto” refer to the Plan in its entirety rather than to
a particular portion of the Plan; (vi) captions and headings to Articles are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the interpretation hereof; (vii) the words “include” and “including,” and
variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, and shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (viii) unless otherwise specified, the rules of construction set forth in section 102 of the Bankruptcy Code
shall apply to the Plan; (ix) any term used in capitalized form herein that is not otherwise defined but that is used in the Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Bankruptcy Code or the
Bankruptcy Rules, as the case may be; (x) any docket number references in the Plan shall refer to the docket number of any document Filed with the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases; (xi) references to “shareholders,” “directors,” and/or
“officers” shall also include “members” and/or “managers,” as applicable, as such terms are defined under the applicable state limited liability company laws; (xii) except as otherwise provided herein, any reference to a document or agreement that
is to be issued or entered into that is dependent on an election to be made pursuant to the Plan or an event occurring shall be deemed to be followed by the words “if applicable”; (xiii) any immaterial effectuating provisions may be interpreted by
the Debtors, or after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee, in such a manner that is consistent with the overall purpose and intent of the Plan all without further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any other
Entity; provided, that any effectuating provision that has an economic impact will not be considered “immaterial”; and (xiv) except as otherwise provided, any references to the Effective Date shall mean the
Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. To the extent that the treatment, allowance, or disallowance of any Claim herein is interpreted as a claim objection, the Plan shall be deemed a Claim objection to such Claim.
All references in the Plan to monetary figures shall refer to the legal tender of the United States of America, unless otherwise expressly provided.
In the event of an inconsistency between the Plan and the Plan Supplement, the terms of the relevant document in the Plan Supplement shall control (unless stated otherwise in such Plan Supplement
document or the Confirmation Order). In the event of an inconsistency between the Plan and any other instrument or document created or executed pursuant to the Plan, or between the Plan and the Disclosure Statement, the Plan shall control. The
provisions of the Plan, on the one hand, and of the Confirmation Order, on the other hand, shall be construed in a manner consistent with each other so as to effectuate the purposes of each; provided, that, if there is determined to be any inconsistency between any Plan provision, on the one hand, and any provision of the Confirmation Order, on the other hand, that cannot be so reconciled, then, solely to
the extent of such inconsistency, the provisions of the Confirmation Order shall govern and any such provision of the Confirmation Order shall be deemed a modification of the Plan, as applicable.
Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, the provisions of Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a) shall apply in computing any period of time prescribed or allowed herein. If the date on which a transaction
may occur pursuant to the Plan shall occur on a day that is not a Business Day, then such transaction shall instead occur on the next Business Day but shall be deemed to have been completed as of the required date.
In accordance with section 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Administrative Expense Claims (including Professional Fee Claims, Priority Tax Claims, and postpetition Intercompany Claims) have not
been classified and, thus, are excluded from the classification of Claims and Interests set forth in Article III.
Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim agrees to less favorable treatment, each Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall receive, in full and final
satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of, and in exchange for, such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, at the sole option of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable (i) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed Priority Tax Claim,
on or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, the later of (a) the Effective Date, to the extent such Claim is an Allowed Priority Tax Claim on the Effective Date, (b) the first Business Day after the date that is thirty (30) calendar days
after the date such Priority Tax Claim becomes an Allowed Priority Tax Claim, and (c) the date such Allowed Priority Tax Claim is due and payable in the ordinary course or (ii) such other treatment consistent with the provisions of section
1129(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code; provided that the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, are authorized in their absolute discretion, but not directed, to prepay all or a portion of any such
amounts at any time without penalty or premium. For the avoidance of doubt, Holders of Allowed Priority Tax Claims will receive interest on such Allowed Priority Tax Claims after the Effective Date in accordance with sections 511 and 1129(a)(9)(C)
of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Restructuring Fees and Expenses incurred, or estimated to be incurred, up to and including the Effective Date, shall be paid in full in Cash on the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter (to the extent not previously paid or satisfied during the course of the Chapter 11 Cases) without any requirement to File a fee application with the Bankruptcy Court or without any requirement for Bankruptcy Court review or
approval. All Restructuring Fees and Expenses to be paid on the Effective Date shall be estimated before and as of the Effective Date and such estimates shall be delivered to the Debtors at least three (3) Business Days before the anticipated
Effective Date; provided, however, that such estimates shall not be considered an admission or limitation with respect to such Restructuring Fees and Expenses. On
the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, final invoices for all Restructuring Fees and Expenses incurred before and as of the Effective Date shall be submitted to the Debtors.
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Professional Fee Escrow Account.
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(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Confirmation Date and no later than the Effective Date, the Debtors shall fund the Professional Fee Escrow Account with Cash equal to
the Professional Fee Claims Estimate, and no Liens, Claims, or interests shall encumber the Professional Fee Escrow Account in any way. On the date the Liquidation Trust is established or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the
Debtors will cause title to the Professional Fee Escrow Account to be transferred to the Liquidation Trust.
(b) The Professional Fee Escrow Account and funds held in the escrow (i) shall not be and shall not be deemed property of the Debtors, the Debtors’ Estates, or the Liquidation Trust
and (ii) shall be held in trust for the Professionals; provided that funds remaining in the Professional Fee Escrow Account after all Allowed Professional Fee Claims have been irrevocably paid in full
shall be promptly released from such escrow and vested in the Liquidation Trust without any further action or order of the Bankruptcy Court as Post Effective Date Available Cash. Allowed Professional Fee Claims shall be paid in full, in Cash,
to such Professionals from funds held in the Professional Fee Escrow Account when such Claims are Allowed by an order of the Bankruptcy Court; provided that the Debtors’ obligations with respect to
Professional Fee Claims shall not be limited nor deemed to be limited in any way to the balance of funds held in the Professional Fee Escrow Account, but subject to any order of the Bankruptcy Court capping the amount of any such fees.
(c) If the amount of funds in the Professional Fee Escrow Account is insufficient to fund payment in full of all Allowed Professional Fee Claims and any other Allowed amounts owed to
Professionals, such Professionals shall have an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim for any such deficiency, which shall be satisfied in accordance with section 2.1 of the Plan.
(d) Any objections to Professional Fee Claims shall be served and Filed no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after Filing of the final applications for compensation or
reimbursement.
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Professional Fee Claims Estimate.
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Each Professional shall estimate in good faith its unpaid Professional Fee Claim and other unpaid fees and expenses incurred in rendering services to the Debtors or the Creditors’ Committee, as
applicable, before and as of the Effective Date and shall deliver such reasonable, good faith estimate to the Debtors no later than five (5) Business Days before the Effective Date; provided that such
estimate shall not be deemed to limit the amount of the fees and expenses that are the subject of the Professional’s final request for payment of Filed Professional Fee Claims. If a Professional does not provide an estimate, the Debtors shall
estimate in good faith the unpaid and unbilled fees and expenses of such Professional.
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CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS.
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3.1 |
Classification in General.
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A Claim or Interest is placed in a particular Class for all purposes, including voting, confirmation, and distribution under the Plan and under sections 1122 and 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy
Code; provided that a Claim or Interest is placed in a particular Class for the purpose of receiving Plan Distributions only to the extent that such Claim or Interest is an Allowed Claim or Allowed
Interest in that Class and such Claim or Interest has not been satisfied, released, or otherwise settled before the Effective Date. All of the potential Classes for the Debtors are set forth herein. Certain of the Debtors may not have Holders of
Claims or Interests in a particular Class or Classes, and such Claims shall be treated as set forth in section 3.4.
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Summary of Classification of Claims and Interests.
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The following table designates the Classes of Claims against and Interests in the Debtors and specifies which of those Classes are (i) Impaired or Unimpaired by the Plan, (ii) entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan in accordance with section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) presumed to accept or deemed to reject the Plan. In accordance with section 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Administrative Expense Claims and Priority
Tax Claims have not been classified. The classification of Claims and Interests set forth herein shall apply separately to each Debtor.
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Class
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Designation
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Treatment
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Entitled to Vote
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1
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Other Priority Claims
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Unimpaired
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No (Presumed to Accept)
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2
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First Lien Noteholder Secured Claims
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Impaired
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Yes
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3
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Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims
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Impaired
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Yes
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4
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General Unsecured Claims
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Impaired
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Yes
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5
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Intercompany Claims
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Unimpaired / Impaired
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No (Presumed to Accept / Deemed to Reject)
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6
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Intercompany Interests
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Impaired
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No (Deemed to Reject)
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7
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Subordinated Claims
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Impaired
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No (Deemed to Reject)
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8
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Parent Interests
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Impaired
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No (Deemed to Reject)
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Special Provision Governing Unimpaired Claims.
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, nothing under the Plan shall affect, diminish, or impair the rights of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as
applicable, in respect of any Unimpaired Claims, including all rights in respect of legal and equitable defenses to, or setoffs or recoupments against, any such Unimpaired Claims; and, except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan,
nothing herein shall be deemed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any Claim, Cause of Action, right of setoff, or other legal or equitable defense that the Debtors had immediately before the Petition Date, against or with respect to any Claim
that is Unimpaired (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Claim that is Reinstated) by the Plan. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, as
applicable, shall have, retain, reserve, and be entitled to assert all such Claims, Causes of Action, rights of setoff, and other legal or equitable defenses that the Debtors had immediately before the Petition Date fully as if the Chapter 11
Cases had not been commenced, and all of the Debtors’ and the Liquidation Trustee’s, as applicable, legal and equitable rights with respect to any Reinstated Claim or Claim that is Unimpaired by this Plan may be asserted after the Confirmation
Date and the Effective Date to the same extent as if the Chapter 11 Cases had not been commenced.
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Elimination of Vacant Classes.
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Any Class of Claims against or Interests in a Debtor that, as of the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing, does not have at least one Holder of a Claim or Interest that is Allowed in an
amount greater than zero for voting purposes shall be considered vacant, deemed eliminated from the Plan of such Debtor for purposes of voting to accept or reject the Plan, and disregarded for purposes of determining whether such Debtor’s Plan
satisfies section 1129(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to that Class.
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Voting Classes; Presumed Acceptance by Non-Voting Classes.
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If a Class contains Claims or Interests eligible to vote and no Holders of Claims or Interests eligible to vote in such Class vote to accept or reject the Plan, the Plan shall be presumed
accepted by the Holders of such Claims or Interests in such Class.
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Confirmation Pursuant to Section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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The Debtors shall seek Confirmation of the Plan pursuant to section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any rejecting Class of Claims or Interests. The Debtors reserve the right to
modify the Plan to the extent, if any, confirmation pursuant to section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code requires modification, including to implement a merger of two or more Debtor Entities, the assignment of Assets from one Debtor Entity to one
or more Debtor Entities, and/or other transactions.
Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to waive a Debtor’s or other Person’s right to object on any basis to any Disputed Claim.
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TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS.
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4.1 |
Other Priority Claims (Class 1).
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(a) Classification: Class 1 consists of Other Priority Claims.
(b) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Other Priority Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of such Claim, each
such Holder shall receive, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of such Claim, on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the later of the Effective Date and the date that is thirty (30) calendar days after the
date such Other Priority Claim becomes an Allowed Claim, at the option of the Debtors or Liquidation Trustee (as applicable), either (i) payment in full in Cash or (ii) other treatment consistent with the provisions of section 1129(a)(9) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
(c) Impairment and Voting: Allowed Other Priority Claims are Unimpaired, and Holders of Allowed Other Priority Claims are conclusively
presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, Holders of Allowed Other Priority Claims are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, and the votes of such Holders shall not be
solicited with respect to such Allowed Other Priority Claims.
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First Lien Noteholder Secured Claims (Class 2).
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(a) Classification: Class 2 consists of First Lien Noteholder Secured Claims.
(b) Allowance: On the Effective Date, each First Lien Noteholder Secured Claim is Allowed pursuant to section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code
in the amount of such Holder’s First Lien Noteholder Secured Claim Amount.
(c) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of a First Lien Noteholder Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of such Claim,
each such Holder shall receive, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of such Claim, on the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, such Holder’s Pro Rata Share of the First Lien Liquidation
Trust Interests.
(d) Impairment and Voting: Class 2 is Impaired, and the Holders of First Lien Noteholder Secured Claims in Class 2 are entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan.
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Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims (Class 3).
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(a) Classification: Class 3 consists of Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims.
(b) Allowance: On the Effective Date, each Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claim is Allowed pursuant to section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code
in the amount of such Holder’s Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claim Amount.
(c) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of a Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of such
Claim, each such Holder shall receive, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of such Claim, on the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, such Holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Second Lien
Liquidation Trust Interests.
(d) Impairment and Voting: Class 3 is Impaired, and the Holders of Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims in Class 3 are entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan.
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General Unsecured Claims (Class 4).
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(a) Allowance: On the Effective Date, solely with respect to Holders of First Lien Noteholder Claims and Second Lien Noteholder Claims, each
First Lien Noteholder Deficiency Claim and Second Lien Noteholder Deficiency Claim shall be Allowed, respectively, in an amount equal to such First Lien Noteholder’s and Second Lien Noteholder’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate First Lien
Noteholder Deficiency Claim Amount and Second Lien Noteholder Deficiency Claim Amount.
(b) Classification: Class 4 consists of General Unsecured Claims.
(c) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of such Claim,
each such Holder shall receive, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of such Claim, on the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and after giving effect to allowed Intercompany Claims,
such Holder’s Per Debtor Pro Rata share of the GUC Liquidation Trust Interests.
(d) Impairment and Voting: Class 4 is Impaired, and the Holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims in Class 4 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
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Intercompany Claims (Class 5).
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(a) Classification: Class 5 consists of Intercompany Claims.
(b) Treatment: On or before the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, all Intercompany Claims shall be adjusted,
Reinstated, or discharged (each without any distribution) to the extent reasonably determined to be appropriate by the Debtors or Liquidation Trustee (as applicable).
(c) Impairment and Voting: Holders of Class 5 Claims are either (i) Unimpaired and such Holders
are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code or (ii) Impaired and such Holders are conclusively deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Therefore, Holders of Intercompany Claims are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, and the votes of such Holders will not be solicited with respect to such Intercompany Claims.
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Intercompany Interests (Class 6).
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(a) Classification: Class 6 consists of Intercompany Interests.
(b) Treatment: On the Effective Date, and without the need for any further corporate or limited liability company action or approval of any
member, board of directors, board of managers, managers, management, or Security Holders of any Debtor, all Intercompany Interests shall be cancelled, released, and extinguished, by distribution, contribution or otherwise, as determined by the
Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee (as applicable); provided that no Plan Distributions shall be made to Holders of an Intercompany Interest on account of such Intercompany Interest under the Plan.
(c) Impairment and Voting: Holders of Class 6 Intercompany Interests are Impaired and such Holders
are conclusively deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, Holders of Intercompany Interests are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, and the votes of such Holders will not be
solicited with respect to such Intercompany Interests.
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Subordinated Claims (Class 7).
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(a) Classification: Class 7 consists of Subordinated Claims.
(b) Treatment: All Subordinated Claims, if any, shall be discharged, cancelled, released, and extinguished as of the Effective Date, and will
be of no further force or effect, and Holders of Allowed Subordinated Claims will not receive any distribution on account of such Claims.
(c) Impairment and Voting: Class 7 is Impaired and Holders of Subordinated Claims are conclusively deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant
to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, holders of Subordinated Claims are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, and the votes of such Holders will not be solicited with respect to such Subordinated Claims.
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Parent Interests (Class 8).
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(a) Classification: Class 8 consists of Parent Interests.
(b) Treatment: Without the need for any further corporate or limited liability company action or approval of any board of directors,
management, or Security Holders of any Debtor, as applicable, all Parent Interests shall be cancelled (i) on the Effective Date, with respect to all Unblocked Parent Interests and (ii) after OFAC issues the OFAC License, with respect to all
Blocked Parent Interests, and the Holders of Parent Interests will not receive or retain any property on account of such Parent Interests under the Plan.
(c) Impairment and Voting: Class 8 is Impaired and Holders of Parent Interests are conclusively deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant to
section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, Holders of Parent Interests are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, and the votes of such Holders will not be solicited with respect to such Parent Interests.
| ARTICLE V. |
MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
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5.1 |
No Substantive Consolidation.
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The Plan is being proposed as a joint plan of liquidation of the Debtors for administrative purposes only and constitutes a separate chapter 11 plan for each Debtor. The Plan is not premised on,
and does not provide for, the substantive consolidation of the Debtors with respect to the Classes of Claims or Interests set forth in the Plan, or otherwise.
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Sources of Consideration for Plan Distribution.
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The Debtors and Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, shall fund Plan Distributions under the Plan as set forth herein with the (i) Effective Date Available Cash, (ii) Post Effective Date Available
Cash, (iii) Excess Cash, (iv) Senior Claims Reserve, (v) First Lien Reserve, (vi) Second Lien Reserve, (vii) GUC Reserve, (viii) Surplus Wind Down Reserve, (ix) Surplus Senior Claims Reserve.
(a) Appointment. Subject to the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, [●] shall be
appointed as the Liquidation Trustee for each of the Debtors and the Liquidation Trust.
(b) Authority. Subject to Articles Article X and Article XI of the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall have the authority and right on behalf
of each of the Debtors, without the need for Bankruptcy Court approval (unless otherwise expressly indicated), to carry out and implement all provisions of the Plan, including, to:
(i) except to the extent Claims have been previously Allowed, control and effectuate the Claims reconciliation process, including to object to, seek to subordinate,
compromise, or settle any and all Claims;
(ii) make distributions to Holders of Allowed Claims in accordance with the Plan;
(iii) withhold from the amount distributable to any Entity the maximum amount needed to pay any tax or other charge that the Liquidation Trustee has determined may
be required to be withheld from such distribution under the income tax or other laws of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof;
(iv) exercise its business judgment to direct and control the Wind Down, liquidation, sale, and/or abandonment of the remaining Assets of the Debtors under the Plan
and in accordance with applicable law as necessary to maximize distributions to Holders of Allowed Claims;
(v) prosecute any Retained Causes of Action on behalf of the Debtors or Liquidation Trust (as applicable), elect not to pursue any Retained Causes of Action, and
determine whether and when to compromise, settle, abandon, dismiss, or otherwise dispose of any such Retained Causes of Action, as the Liquidation Trustee may determine is in the best interests of the Debtors or Estates (as applicable);
(vi) make payments to existing Professionals that continue to perform after the Effective Date;
(vii) protect and enforce the rights to the Liquidation Trust Assets (including any Retained Causes of Action) vested in the Liquidation Trust and the Liquidation
Trustee by any method deemed appropriate, including by judicial proceedings or otherwise;
(viii) open and maintain bank accounts on behalf of or in the name of the Liquidation Trust;
(ix) purchase and carry all insurance policies that the Liquidation Trustee deems reasonably necessary or advisable to pay all associated insurance premiums and
costs;
(x) maintain the books and records and accounts of the Debtors or Liquidation Trust and obtain any necessary insurance;
(xi) invest Cash of the Debtors or Liquidation Trust, as available, and any income earned thereon;
(xii) prepare, file, and prosecute any necessary filings or pleadings with the Bankruptcy Court to carry out the duties of the Liquidation Trustee as described
herein;
(xiii) investigate any Liquidation Trust Assets, and any other potential Causes of Action;
(xiv) marshal, market for sale, and wind down any of the remaining Liquidation Trust Assets;
(xv) acquire litigation and other claims related to the Debtors, and prosecuting such claims;
(xvi) develop and use creditor communication procedures, including a creditor portal (if necessary);
(xvii) review and compel turnover of the property of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trust;
(xviii) pursuant to any investigation related to a Retained Cause of Action, seek the examination of any person pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004;
(xix) incur and pay reasonable and necessary expenses in connection with the performance of duties under the Plan, including the reasonable fees and expenses of
Professionals retained by the Liquidation Trustee;
(xx) serve on the board of directors of any Affiliate of the Liquidation Trust; provided, that such Affiliate’s objective is
consistent with that of the Liquidation Trust;
(xxi) administer each Debtor’s tax obligations, including as provided in section 5.3(e);
(xxii) prepare and file any and all informational returns, reports, statements, returns, or disclosures relating to the Debtors or Liquidation Trust that are required
hereunder, by any Governmental Unit or applicable law;
(xxiii) amend, modify, or supplement the Wind Down Budget, with the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld;
(xxiv) determine, from time to time, whether the amounts available in the Wind Down Reserve are in excess of the amount necessary to satisfy the purpose for which such
reserve was established and amend, modify, or supplement the Wind Down Budget accordingly. If the Liquidation Trustee determines that a surplus exists in the Wind Down Reserve as of the date of such determination, the Liquidation Trustee may
allocate such Surplus Wind Down Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall;
(xxv) determine, from time to time, whether the amounts available in the Senior Claims Reserve are in excess of the amount necessary to pay Holders of Allowed Senior
Claims, plus any such Disputed Claims until final Allowance or Disallowance. If the Liquidation Trustee determines that a surplus exists in the Senior Claims Reserve as of the date of such determination, the Liquidation Trustee may allocate the
Surplus Senior Claims Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall;
(xxvi) enter into any agreement or execute any document or instrument required by or consistent with the Plan or the Confirmation Order and to perform all obligations
thereunder;
(xxvii) close the Chapter 11 Cases;
(xxviii) pay Statutory Fees on behalf of the Debtors or Liquidation Trust in accordance with section 13.1 of the Plan; and
(xxix) perform other duties and functions that are consistent with the implementation of the Plan.
For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the Liquidation Trustee’s pursuit in respect of any Claim or Retained Cause of Action shall be subject in all respects
to Article XI of the Plan, and no Releasing Party may pursue any Claim or Retained Cause of Action against any Released Party. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the authority of the Liquidation Trustee shall be exercised
in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set forth in section 5.4(d), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section
5.4(m).
(c) Separate Accounts. In addition to the Professional Fee Escrow Account, the Liquidation Trustee shall establish and maintain separate
segregated accounts for each of the Senior Claims Reserve, Wind Down Reserve, First Lien Reserve, Second Lien Reserve, and GUC Reserve. At all times, such accounts shall be separate accounts and funds from any such account shall not be (i)
commingled with funds from any other account, or (ii) used to fund or otherwise satisfy any shortfall or deficit in any other account; provided, that any surplus amounts in the Professional Fee Escrow
Account or the account comprising the Wind Down Reserve shall first be reallocated to cover any deficits in the Senior Claims Reserve, and only thereafter may be reallocated, as applicable, to the First Lien Reserve and the Second Lien Reserve
in accordance with the Waterfall.
(d) Indemnification. The Liquidation Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless the Liquidation Trustee in its capacity as such, for any losses
incurred in such capacity, except to the extent such losses were the result of such party’s bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or criminal conduct.
(e) Counsel to Liquidation Trustee. The Liquidation Trustee shall have the right to retain one or more law firms, in its reasonable judgment,
to serve as counsel to the Liquidation Trustee with respect to the claims reconciliation process and the prosecution of Retained Causes of Action. The Liquidation Trustee is otherwise authorized to retain non-legal advisors as necessary to
exercise his duties set forth in the Plan, subject to the Wind Down Budget.
(f) Tax Power for Debtors. The Liquidation Trustee, in its capacity as the trustee of the Liquidation Trust, shall have full and exclusive
authority and responsibility with respect to all taxes of the Debtors (including, without limitation, as the common parent or other agent of any consolidated, combined, or unitary tax group of which the Debtors were the agent), to the same
extent as if the Liquidation Trustee were the Debtor in Possession. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Debtors shall execute, on or before the Effective Date, a power of attorney authorizing the Liquidation Trustee, in its capacity as
the trustee of the Liquidation Trust, to correspond with any taxing authority on behalf of such Debtor and to sign, collect, negotiate, settle, and administer tax payments and tax returns. In furtherance of the foregoing:
(i) Following the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed), on behalf of the Debtors, all tax returns,
informational returns, reports, statements, returns or disclosures relating to the Debtor that are required to be filed, by any Governmental Unit or applicable law or that the Liquidation Trustee otherwise deems appropriate, including the
filing of amended tax returns or requests for refunds for all taxable periods; (b) request, if necessary, an expedited determination of any unpaid tax liability of each Debtor or its Estate under Bankruptcy Code section 505(b) for all taxable
periods of such Debtor ending after the Petition Date through the liquidation of such Debtor as determined under applicable tax laws; and (c) represent the interest and account of each Debtor or its Estate before any taxing authority in all
matters including, without limitation, any action, suit, proceeding or audit.
(ii) The Liquidation Trust shall be entitled to all tax refunds of the Debtors, and the Liquidation Trust shall bear responsibility for all tax liabilities of the
Debtors for all taxable years, to the extent not satisfied or otherwise released by the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Trustee shall not be personally liable for any tax liabilities of the Debtors.
(g) Boards of Directors and Officers. Upon the Effective Date, (i) the officers and directors of the Debtors existing before the Effective Date
shall be relieved of any and all duties with respect to the Debtors and shall be deemed to have resigned without the requirement of having to take any further action and (ii) the Liquidation Trustee shall be the sole officer, director, or
manager, as applicable, of each of the Debtors without the requirement of having to take any further action.
(h) Dissolution. After the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall, subject to applicable non-bankruptcy law and consistent with the
implementation of the Plan, merge, dissolve, liquidate, or take such other similar action with respect to each Debtor (including the cancellation of all Interests in each Estate and the dissolution and liquidation of each non-Debtor Affiliate,
each in accordance with the terms of the Plan) and complete the winding up of such Estate as expeditiously as practicable without the necessity for any other or further actions to be taken by or on behalf of such Estate or its shareholders or
members, as applicable, or any payments to be made in connection therewith subject to the filing of a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of dissolution, as applicable, with the appropriate Governmental Unit. The Liquidation Trustee
may, to the extent required by applicable non-bankruptcy law, maintain a Debtor as a corporate entity in good standing until such time as such Debtor is dissolved or merged out of existence in accordance with the Plan. After (i) all Disputed
Claims have been resolved, (ii) all Liquidation Trust Assets have been liquidated, (iii) all distributions from the Liquidation Trust required to be made by the Liquidation Trustee under the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement have been
made, and (iv) solely with respect to Debtor Luminar Technologies, Inc., the OFAC License and any and all other OFAC approvals and or authorizations required by OFAC in connection with the Blocked Parent Interests have been obtained, the
Liquidation Trustee shall expeditiously dissolve each Debtor.
(i) Consent Rights. The Liquidation Trustee shall obtain the prior written consent (email being sufficient), such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld, of (x) the Required Senior Secured Holders, only to the extent that Holders of First Lien Secured Notes Claims and Second Lien Secured Notes Claims have not received payment in full in Cash on account of such Claims, and
(y) solely before the Effective Date, the Creditors’ Committee, for: (i) any amendment, modification, supplement to, or deployment of funds in excess of, the Wind Down Budget or the Wind Down Reserve; (ii) the prioritization, prosecution,
settlement, or abandonment of Retained Causes of Action, (iii) any material amendment, modification, or supplement to the Liquidation Trust Agreement, and (iv) the liquidation, sale and/or abandonment of Liquidation Trust Assets, other than
with respect to GUC Reserve Assets, which, shall require only that the Liquidation Trustee obtain the consent set forth herein from the Creditors’ Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, the appointment of the Liquidation Trustee and the
appointment of any successor of such Liquidation Trustee shall be subject to the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, and the identity of any such Liquidation Trustee shall be satisfactory to
the Required Senior Secured Holders. The consent rights set forth in this section 5.3 are cumulative to those set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement, which Liquidation Trust Agreement shall provide for customary consent rights by the
Holders of the applicable Liquidation Trust Interests over any of the foregoing items in this clause 5.3(i) that adversely affect their rights and entitlements thereunder. The consent right provided under this section (i) shall be exercised in
a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set forth in section 5.4(d), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section
5.4(m).
(a) Establishment of Liquidation Trust. On or before the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee shall take all necessary
steps to establish the Liquidation Trust for the benefit of Holders of Claims against the Debtors, including executing the Liquidation Trust Agreement and the Liquidation Trust Transfer Agreement, each of which shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Required Senior Secured Holders. With respect to actions taken in this section 5.4, the Liquidation Trustee is acting solely in its capacity as trustee of the Liquidation Trust.
(b) Liquidation Trust Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the establishment, obligations, and governance of the Liquidation Trust, the
rights, obligations, and duties of the Liquidation Trustee, and the rights of creditors, including consent rights, shall be set forth fully in the Liquidation Trust Agreement, and the consent rights set forth in section 5.3 of the Plan are
cumulative to those set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the consent rights set forth in section 5.3 of the Plan on the one hand, and the Liquidation Trust Agreement or any other document on the
other, the document containing the broadest consent rights shall control. For the further avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any consent rights set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement shall not limit,
dilute, or otherwise impair those set forth in section 5.3 of the Plan.
(c) Issuance of Parent Debtor Additional Stock to Liquidation Trust. On the Effective Date and substantially contemporaneously with (i) the
cancellation of the Unblocked Parent Stock pursuant to Section 4.8, and (ii) the transfer of the Liquidation Trust Assets to the Liquidation Trust pursuant to section 5.4(e) of the Plan, the Debtors and/or the Liquidation Trustee shall cause
Parent Debtor to issue the Parent Debtor Additional Stock to the Liquidation Trust. Upon issuance of the Parent Debtor Additional Stock to the Liquidation Trust, the Liquidation Trust shall be the majority shareholder of Parent Debtor. For the
avoidance of doubt, until all Blocked Parent Interests are cancelled in accordance with the terms of section 4.8, all Holders of Blocked Parent Interests shall, pursuant to section 11.4 and section 11.5 of the Plan, be enjoined from exercising
any rights with respect thereto. The Holders of Blocked Parent Stock hereby agree to, or shall be deemed to, waive any pre-emption rights under the certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or other organizational documents, as applicable, of
Debtor Parent in respect of the issuance of the Parent Debtor Additional Stock to the Liquidation Trust.
(d) Purpose of Liquidation Trust. The sole purpose of the Liquidation Trust is to implement the Plan on behalf, and for the benefit, of the
beneficiaries of the Liquidation Trust, and to serve as a mechanism for liquidating, converting to Cash and distributing the Liquidation Trust Assets in accordance with Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-4(d), with no objective to continue
or engage in the conduct of a trade or business, except to the extent reasonably necessary to, and consistent with, the liquidating purpose of the Liquidation Trust.
(e) Transfer of Liquidation Trust Assets to the Liquidation Trust. On the Effective Date, all Liquidation Trust Assets shall transfer to, and
vest exclusively in, the Liquidation Trust in accordance with the terms set forth herein and the Liquidation Trust Transfer Agreement; provided, however, that
to the extent certain Liquidation Trust Assets cannot be transferred to, vested in, and assumed by the Liquidation Trust on such date or otherwise are not available to be so transferred until after such date, such assets shall be automatically,
and without further act or deed, transferred to, vested in, or assumed by the Liquidation Trust as soon as reasonably practicable after such date. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, no Liquidation Trust Assets shall be used
for any purpose other than as contemplated by, and in accordance with the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement. Such transfer of the Liquidation Trust Assets shall be free and clear of all Claims, Interests, Liens, other encumbrances, and
liabilities of any kind.
(f) Funding of the Wind Down Reserve, Senior Claims Reserve, First Lien Reserve, Second Lien Reserve, and GUC
Reserve. On the Effective Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Debtors shall establish and fund the Wind Down Reserve with the Wind Down Amount and transfer the Wind Down Reserve to the Liquidation Trust to satisfy the Wind
Down Budget. On the Effective Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Debtors shall establish and fund each of the Senior Claims Reserve, First Lien Reserve, Second Lien Reserve, and the GUC Reserve.
(g) Wind Down Expenses. The Liquidation Trustee and any other Professionals engaged by the Liquidation Trust shall be entitled to compensation
and reimbursement of costs, expenses, and fees, as provided in the Liquidation Trust Agreement and subject to the Wind Down Budget, which may only be paid pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Liquidation Trust shall pay for expenses incurred,
as provided in and subject to the Wind Down Budget.
(h) Administrative Obligations and Assumption of Liabilities. In furtherance of the purposes of the Liquidation Trust, and subject to the
Liquidation Trust Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Liquidation Trust shall expressly (i) assume all liability for (a) all Claims against the Debtors and (b) operating expenses of the Liquidation Trust and (ii) undertake to administer
and pay the foregoing with Effective Date Available Cash, Post Effective Date Available Cash, funds in the Professional Fee Escrow Account, Excess Cash, the Wind Down Reserve, the Senior Claims Reserve, and the GUC Reserve, each in accordance
with the Plan. The Liquidation Trust shall have all defenses, cross-claims, offsets, and recoupments regarding Claims that the Debtors have, or would have had, under applicable law; provided, however, that no such claims, defenses, or rights may be asserted against the Debtors.
(i) Institution and Maintenance of Legal and Other Proceedings. As of the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trust shall be empowered to
initiate, prosecute, defend, and resolve all legal actions and other proceedings related to any of the Liquidation Trust Assets or liability of the Liquidation Trust. The Liquidation Trust shall be empowered to initiate, prosecute, defend, and
resolve all such actions in the name of the Debtors if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Liquidation Trustee. The Liquidation Trust shall be responsible for the payment of all damages, awards, judgments, settlements, expenses, costs, fees,
and other charges incurred subsequent to the Effective Date arising from, or associated with, any legal action or other proceeding brought pursuant to this section of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Trust, pursuant to
section 1123(b)(3)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable state corporate law, is appointed as the successor-in-interest to, and representative of, the Debtors and their Estates for the retention, enforcement, settlement, or adjustment of all
Claims.
(j) Dissolution. The Liquidation Trust shall be dissolved and the Liquidation Trustee shall be discharged from their duties with respect to the
Liquidation Trust upon completion of their duties as set forth in the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be no earlier than the date on which (i) all Disputed Claims have been resolved, (ii) all
Liquidation Trust Assets have been liquidated, (iii) all distributions from the Liquidation Trust required to be made by the Liquidation Trustee under the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement have been made, and (iv) solely with respect to
Debtor Luminar Technologies, Inc., the OFAC License and any and all other OFAC approvals and or authorizations required by OFAC in connection with the Blocked Parent Interests have been obtained, unless dissolution on an earlier date is
authorized pursuant to a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the Liquidation Trust be dissolved later than five (5) years from the date the Liquidation Trust is established unless the Bankruptcy
Court, upon motion made within the six (6) month period before such fifth (5th) anniversary (and, in the event of further extension, by order of the Bankruptcy Court, upon motion made at least six (6) months before the end of the preceding
extension), determines that a fixed period extension (not to exceed three (3) years, together with any prior extensions, without a favorable private letter ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Liquidation Trustee
that any further extension would not adversely affect the status of the trust as a liquidating trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is necessary to facilitate or complete the recovery on, and liquidation of, the Liquidation Trust Assets.
(k) Expedited Determination of Taxes. The Liquidation Trustee may request an expedited determination of taxes under section 505(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code for all tax returns filed by or on behalf of the Liquidation Trust through the date upon which the Liquidation Trust is terminated, and for all tax returns filed by or on behalf of the Debtors for all taxable periods of the
Debtors.
(l) Non-Transferability of Distribution Rights. Any beneficial interest in the Liquidation Trust (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Liquidation Trust Interests) or any right to receive a distribution from the Liquidation Trust shall not be evidenced by any certificate, security, receipt, or in any other form or manner whatsoever, except as maintained on the books and
records of the Liquidation Trust by the Liquidation Trustee. Further, any beneficial interest in the Liquidation Trust (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Trust Interests) or any right to receive a distribution from the
Liquidation Trust shall be nontransferable and non-assignable except by will, intestate, succession, or operation of law. Any beneficial interest in the Liquidation Trust (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Trust Interests)
or any right to receive a distribution from the Liquidation Trust shall not constitute Securities and shall not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. However, if it is determined that such beneficial interests
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Trust Interests) or rights constitute Securities, the exemption provisions of section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code will be satisfied and the offer and sale under the Plan of the
Liquidation Trust Interests will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all applicable state and local securities laws and regulations.
(m) U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of the Liquidation Trust. In furtherance of this section of the Plan, and subject to the next paragraph
of this section, (i) the Liquidation Trust shall be structured to qualify as a “liquidating trust” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d) and in compliance with Revenue Procedure 94-45, 1994-2 C.B. 684 and, thus, as a
“grantor trust” within the meaning of sections 671 through 679 of the Tax Code to the Holders of beneficial interests in the Liquidation Trust, consistent with the terms of the Plan; (ii) the sole purpose of the Liquidation Trust shall be the
liquidation and distribution of the Liquidation Trust Assets in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d), including the resolution of Claims in accordance with this Plan, with no objective to continue or engage in the conduct
of a trade or business; (iii) all parties (including the Debtors, their Estates, Holders of beneficial interests in the Liquidation Trust, and the Liquidation Trustee) shall report consistently with such treatment (including the deemed receipt
of the underlying assets, subject to applicable liabilities and obligations, by the Holders of beneficial interests in the Liquidation Trust, followed by the deemed transfer of such Liquidation Trust Assets to the Liquidation Trust); (iv) all
parties shall report consistently with the valuation of the Liquidation Trust Assets transferred to the Liquidation Trust as determined by the Liquidation Trustee (or its designee); (v) the Liquidation Trustee shall be responsible for filing
returns for the Liquidation Trust as a grantor trust pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.671-4(a); and (vi) the Liquidation Trustee shall annually send to each holder of beneficial interests in the Liquidation Trust a separate statement
regarding the receipts and expenditures of the Liquidation Trust as relevant for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Subject to definitive guidance from the IRS or a court of competent jurisdiction to the contrary (including the receipt by the Liquidation Trustee of a private letter ruling if the Liquidation
Trustee so requests one, or the receipt of an adverse determination by the IRS upon audit if not contested by the Liquidation Trustee), the Liquidation Trustee (i) shall timely elect to treat the GUC Reserve as a “disputed ownership fund”
governed by Treasury Regulation section 1.468B-9, (ii) may timely elect to treat any other portion of the Liquidation Trust allocable to, or retained on account of, Disputed Claims as a “disputed ownership fund” governed by Treasury Regulation
section 1.468B-9, and (iii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall report consistently with the foregoing for state and local income tax purposes. As to the GUC Reserve and any other assets allocable to, or retained on account of,
Disputed Claims treated as a “disputed ownership fund,” all distributions thereof shall be net of any costs and expenses, including taxes, relating to the retention or disposition of such assets, and the Liquidation Trustee shall be responsible
for payment, out of such assets, of any taxes imposed on or with respect to such assets. In the event any cash in such reserve or fund is insufficient to pay the costs and expenses of the reserve or fund (including any taxes attributable to any
income that may arise upon the distribution of the assets), assets of the reserve or fund may be sold to pay such costs and expenses.All parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, their Estates, the Liquidation Trust, and the Holders of
beneficial interests in the Liquidation Trust) will be required to report for tax purposes consistently with the foregoing.
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Exemption from Securities Laws.
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(a) The issuance of the Parent Debtor Additional Stock to the Liquidation Trust pursuant to the Plan is being made in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or, solely to the extent section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act is not available, another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Such securities will be considered “restricted securities”
and may not be transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement or under an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as, under certain conditions, the resale provisions of Rule 144 of
the Securities Act.
(a) Before the Effective Date, the Debtors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell their interests in all of their Assets pursuant to any applicable Court order.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trust shall be established and administered pursuant to the terms of the Liquidation Trust Agreement and the Plan.
(c) On the Effective Date, any remaining Assets subject to Article XI of the Plan, shall transfer to the Liquidation Trust as Liquidation Trust Assets automatically and without further
action of the Bankruptcy Court.
(d) On or before the Effective Date, the Professional Fee Escrow Account shall be established and funded with an amount of Cash sufficient to pay Professional Fee Claims, based upon
estimates provided by the Professionals, as set forth in section 2.6 of the Plan.
(e) On the Effective Date, the Senior Claims Reserve shall be established and funded pursuant to the Plan.
(f) On the Effective Date, the Wind Down Reserve shall be funded in accordance with the Wind Down Budget for the Wind Down process and be funded with the Wind Down Amount. An initial
Wind Down Budget shall be filed with the Plan Supplement; provided that the Wind Down Budget may only be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time with the prior written consent (email
being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(g) On the Effective Date, the GUC Reserve shall be established and funded in an amount equal to the GUC Reserve Funding Amount.
(h) On and after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trust shall use commercially reasonable efforts to liquidate and distribute the value of its respective interests in the
Liquidation Trust Assets, including through either prosecuting, settling, or otherwise monetizing the Liquidation Trust Assets, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(i) In accordance with section 5.3 of the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall allocate Surplus Wind Down Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall.
(j) In accordance with section 5.3 of the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall allocate Surplus Senior Claims Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall.
(k) At the conclusion of the Wind Down (or sooner as reasonably determined by the Liquidation Trustee), any residual amounts remaining in the Liquidation Trust shall be distributed to
Holders of Allowed Claims in accordance with the Waterfall.
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Compromise and Settlement of Claims, Interests, and Controversies.
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Pursuant to sections 363 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 9019, and in consideration for the classification, distribution, releases, and other benefits provided under the Plan,
upon the Effective Date, the provisions of the Plan shall constitute a good faith compromise and settlement of all Claims, Interests, and controversies relating to the contractual, legal, equitable, and subordination rights that a Claim Holder or
an Interest Holder may have with respect to any Allowed Claim or Interest or any distribution to be made on account of such Allowed Claim or Interest. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the
compromise or settlement of all such Allowed Claims, Interests, and controversies, as well as a finding by the Bankruptcy Court that such compromise and settlement is in the best interests of the Debtors, their Estates, and Holders of Allowed
Claims and Interests, and is fair, equitable, and is within the range of reasonableness. Subject to the provisions of this Plan governing distributions, all Plan Distributions made to Holders of Allowed Claims and Interests in any Class are
intended to be and shall be final.
(a) Upon the Effective Date, by virtue of the solicitation of votes in favor of the Plan and entry of the Confirmation Order, all actions contemplated by the Plan (including any action
to be undertaken by the Liquidation Trust and/or the Liquidation Trustee) shall be deemed authorized, approved, and, to the extent taken before the Effective Date, ratified without any requirement for further action by Holders of Claims or
Interests, the Debtors, or any other Entity or Person. All matters provided for in the Plan involving the corporate structure of the Debtors, and any corporate action required by the Debtors in connection therewith, shall be deemed to have
occurred and shall be in effect as of the Effective Date, without any requirement of further action by the Debtors or the Estates.
(b) The authorizations and approvals contemplated by this section 5.8 shall be effective notwithstanding any requirements under non-bankruptcy law.
(c) The Confirmation Order shall and shall be deemed, pursuant to sections 363, 1123, and 1142 of the Bankruptcy Code, to authorize and direct parties, as applicable, among other
things, to take all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan.
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Cancellation of Existing Securities, Agreements, and Liens.
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(a) Except for the purpose of evidencing a right to a Plan Distribution and except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, on the
Effective Date and without the need for any further organizational action or approval of any member, board of directors, board of managers, managers, management, or Security Holders of any Debtor, all Interests (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, any warrants) other than Blocked Parent Interests, which, shall be treated in accordance with section 4.8 of the Plan, agreements, instruments, notes, certificates, mortgages, security documents, and any other instruments or documents
evidencing any Claim or Interest and any rights of any Holder in respect thereof shall be deemed cancelled, discharged, and of no force or effect, and the obligations of the Debtors thereunder shall be deemed fully and finally satisfied, settled,
released, and discharged; provided, however, that the First Lien Notes Documents and Second Lien Notes Documents shall continue solely to (i)
preserve the First Lien Agent and Second Lien Agent’s rights thereunder solely against the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders, respectively, to assert, pursue, and be paid with respect to any lien, expense reimbursement,
indemnification or similar amounts, and (ii) permit the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders to receive their distributions. Upon the Effective Date, the obligations of the First Lien Agent, under the First Lien Notes Documents,
and the Second Lien Agent, under the Second Lien Notes Documents, shall be discharged and its duties thereunder shall be deemed fully satisfied, except to the extent necessary to facilitate the distribution provided in the Plan to First Lien
Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders. For the avoidance of doubt, until the First Lien Noteholder Claims and Second Lien Noteholder Claims are satisfied in accordance with the terms of the Plan, nothing contained in the Plan or the
Confirmation Order shall in any way limit or affect the standing of the First Lien Agent or Second Lien Agent to appear and be heard in the Chapter 11 Cases on and after the Effective Date.
(b) After the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee may, in its sole discretion, take any action necessary to terminate, cancel,
extinguish, and/or evidence the release of any and all mortgages, deeds of trust, Liens, pledges, and other Security interests with respect to the First Lien Noteholder Secured Claims and the Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims, including,
without limitation, the preparation and filing of any and all documents necessary to terminate, satisfy, or release any mortgages, deeds of trust, Liens, pledges, and other Security interests held by the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien
Noteholders, including, without limitation, UCC-3 termination statements.
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Vesting of Liabilities in the Liquidation Trust.
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Except as provided in the Plan, the transfer to, vesting in, and assumption by the Liquidation Trust of the Liquidation Trust Assets, as contemplated by the Plan shall, as of the date of such
transfer and assumption, bar recovery or any action against the Debtors and the Debtors’ Estates for, or with respect to, all Claims. The Liquidation Trust shall, as of the date upon which the Liquidation Trust is established, assume sole and
exclusive responsibility and liability for all Claims against the Debtors, and such Claims shall be liquidated, resolved, or paid by the Liquidation Trust.
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Effectuating Documents; Further Transactions.
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(a) On and after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee is authorized to and may issue, execute, deliver, file or record such contracts, securities, instruments, releases, and
other agreements or documents and take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement and further evidence the terms and conditions of the Plan in the name of and on behalf of the Debtors, without the need for any
approvals, authorization, or consents except for those expressly required pursuant to the Plan
(b) Before, on, or after the Effective Date (as appropriate), all matters provided for pursuant to the Plan that would otherwise require approval of the Security Holders, directors,
managers, or members of the Debtors shall be deemed to have been so approved and shall be in effect before, on or after the Effective Date (as appropriate) pursuant to applicable law and without any requirement of further action by the Security
Holders, directors, managers, or members of the Debtors, or the need for any approvals, authorizations, actions or consents.
After the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall, in an expeditious but orderly manner, wind down, sell, and otherwise liquidate and convert to Cash the Liquidation
Trust Assets, with no objective to continue or conduct a trade or business except to the extent reasonably necessary to, and consistent with, the liquidation and orderly wind down of the Debtors and shall not unduly prolong the duration of the
liquidation and the wind down. Upon the completion of the liquidation and wind down of the Debtors, the Liquidation Trustee shall be authorized to file a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of dissolution, as applicable, with the
appropriate governmental authorities terminating the legal existence of each of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates, as determined in the sole discretion of the Liquidation Trustee, and take such other actions consistent therewith to effect
the termination of the legal existence of each such Debtor and any non-Debtor Affiliate, as applicable.
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Closing of the Chapter 11 Cases.
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When all Disputed Claims have become Allowed Claims or have been disallowed by Final Order, all Assets have been liquidated into Cash or abandoned, and all remaining available Cash has been
distributed in accordance with the Plan and the Chapter 11 Cases have been fully administered, the Liquidation Trustee shall seek authority from the Bankruptcy Court to close the Chapter 11 Cases in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and the
Bankruptcy Rules.
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Boards of Directors and Officers.
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Upon the Effective Date, (i) the officers and directors of the Debtors existing before the Effective Date shall be relieved of any and all duties with the respect to the Debtors and shall be
deemed to have resigned without the requirement of having to take any further action and (ii) the Liquidation Trustee shall be the sole officer, director, or manager, as applicable, of each of the Debtors without the requirement of having to take
any further action.
To the extent necessary or appropriate, as of the Effective Date, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or other organizational documents, as applicable, of the Debtors shall be amended
to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan.
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DISTRIBUTIONS.
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Distributions Generally.
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On or after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall make all Plan Distributions to Holders of Allowed Claims only in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Confirmation Order, and
the Liquidation Trust Agreement, to Holders of Allowed Claims, and only to the extent that the Liquidation Trust has sufficient Liquidation Trust Assets (or income and/or proceeds realized from Liquidation Trust Assets) to make such payments in
accordance with and to the extent provided for in the Plan, the Confirmation Order and the Liquidation Trust Agreement. The Liquidation Trustee shall direct the Initial Plan Distribution (including the Plan Distribution of the Liquidation Trust
Interests) to Holders of Allowed Claims as set forth in Article IV. After the date of the Initial Plan Distribution, the Liquidation Trustee shall from time to time, subject to sections 5.4(m) and 7.4, determine in its sole discretion the
subsequent dates for Plan Distributions.
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No Postpetition Interest on Claims.
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Unless otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan, the Confirmation Order, another order of the Bankruptcy Court, or the Bankruptcy Code (including postpetition interest in accordance with
sections 506(b) and 726(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code), interest shall not accrue or be paid on any Claims, and no Holder of a Claim shall be entitled to interest accruing on such Claim on or after the Petition Date; provided, that if interest is payable pursuant to the preceding clause, and except for interest comprising part of the First Lien Noteholder Claim Amount and Second Lien Noteholder Claim Amount which, in each case, to the extent
permitted pursuant to the preceding clause, shall accrue and be payable at the rates provided therefor under the First Lien Notes Indenture and Second Lien Notes Indenture, respectively, including any related Default Interest (as defined therein)
and any make-whole or other premium included in the Redemption Price (as defined in the First Lien Notes Indenture or the Second Lien Notes Indenture, as applicable), interest shall accrue at the Federal Judgment Rate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961
on a non-compounded basis from the date the obligation underlying the Claim becomes due and is not timely paid through the date of payment.
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Distribution Record Date.
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(a) As of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date, the various transfer registers for each of the Classes of Claims or Interests as maintained by the Debtors or their
respective agents shall be deemed closed for purposes of determining whether a Holder of such a Claim or Interest is a record holder entitled to Plan Distributions, and there shall be no further changes in the record Holders or the permitted
designees of any of the Claims or Interests. The Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee shall have no obligation to recognize any transfer or designation of the Claims or Interests occurring on or after the Distribution Record Date. In addition,
with respect to payment of any Cure Amounts or disputes over any Cure Amounts, neither the Debtors nor the Liquidation Trustee shall have any obligation to recognize or deal with any party other than the non-Debtor party to the applicable
Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date, even if such non-Debtor party has sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred its Claim for a Cure Amount.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Distribution Record Date shall not apply to distributions in respect of securities deposited with DTC, the Holders of which shall receive
distributions, if any, in accordance with the customary exchange procedures of DTC or the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with a distribution through the facilities of DTC (if any), DTC shall be considered a single Holder for
purposes of distributions. All distributions to First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders shall be made to or at the direction of the First Lien Notes Agent and Second Lien Notes Agent, respectively, or, upon and pursuant to the prior
written consent (email being sufficient) of the First Lien Notes Agent and Second Lien Notes Agent, as applicable, to or at the direction of the Claims and Noticing Agent.
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Date of Distributions.
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(a) In the event that any payment or act under the Plan is required to be made or performed on a date that is not a Business Day, then the making of such payment or the performance of
such act may be completed on the next succeeding Business Day, but shall be deemed to have been completed as of the required date.
(b) After the resolution of a Disputed Senior Claim, the Liquidation Trustee shall treat any amounts that were reserved on account of such Disputed Senior Claim that is either (i)
Disallowed or (ii) Allowed in a lesser amount than asserted, as Surplus Senior Claims Reserve and such amounts shall be allocated pursuant to the Waterfall.
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Distributions after Effective Date.
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(a) Distributions made after the Effective Date to Holders of Disputed Claims that are not Allowed Claims as of the Effective Date but which later become Allowed Claims, shall be
deemed to have been made on the Effective Date.
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7.6 |
Plan Distributions Made by Liquidation Trustee.
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All Plan Distributions shall be made by the Liquidation Trustee on and after the Effective Date as provided herein. The Liquidation Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety or other security for the
performance of its duties. The Debtors shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Liquidation Trustee with the amounts of Claims and the identities and addresses of Holders of Claims, in each case, as set forth in the Debtors’
books and records. The Debtors shall cooperate in good faith with the Liquidation Trustee to comply with the reporting and withholding requirements outlined in section 7.16 of the Plan.
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7.7 |
Delivery of Distributions.
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Subject to Bankruptcy Rule 9010, the Liquidation Trustee shall make all distributions to any Holder of an Allowed Claim or Interest or its authorized designee or transferee as and when required
by the Plan at (i) the address of such Holder on the books and records of the Debtors or their agents or (ii) at the address in any written notice of address change delivered to the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, including any addresses
included on any transfers of Claim Filed pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3001. In the event that any distribution to any Holder is returned as undeliverable, no further distributions shall be made to such Holder unless and until the Liquidation
Trustee is notified in writing of such Holder’s then-current address, at which time, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable, all currently-due, missed distributions shall be made to such Holder without interest. Nothing herein shall
require the Liquidation Trustee to attempt to locate Holders of undeliverable distributions and, if located, assist such Holders in complying with section 7.16 of the Plan.
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7.8 |
Delivery of Distributions to First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders.
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As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, and subject to the First Lien Agent’s rights under Sections 7.11 and 10.06 of the First Lien Indenture, the Debtors shall make all distributions
with respect to the First Lien Notes and the First Lien Noteholder Claim to the First Lien Agent, or to DTC upon the written consent of the First Lien Agent, for onward distribution to the applicable First Lien Noteholders through DTC in exchange
for the First Lien Notes and any of their book entry positions relating to such notes. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, and subject to the Second Lien Agent’s rights under Sections 7.11 and 10.06 of the Second Lien Indenture, the
Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, shall make all distributions with respect to the Second Lien Notes and the Second Lien Noteholder Claim to the Second Lien Agent, or to DTC upon the written consent of the Second Lien Agent, for
onward distribution to the applicable Second Lien Noteholders through DTC in exchange for the Second Lien Notes and any of their book entry positions relating to such notes.
As a condition precedent to the distribution provided for in this subsection, the First Lien Noteholders and the Second Lien Noteholders, respectively, shall be deemed to have surrendered their
First Lien Notes and Second Lien Notes, book entry positions related to such notes and other documentation underlying such notes, and all such surrendered First Lien Notes and Second Lien Notes, book entry positions, and other documents shall be
deemed to be cancelled in accordance with section 5.9 of the Plan. With respect to each distribution to be made to the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders, the respective obligations of the First Lien Agent and Second Lien Agent,
relating to such distribution shall be discharged and deemed satisfied upon DTC’s receipt of such distribution.
(a) One year from the later of: (i) the Effective Date and (ii) the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the date a Claim or Interest is first Allowed, all distributions payable
on account of such Claim or Interest that are not claimed or accepted by such date shall be deemed unclaimed property under section 347(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and shall revert to the Liquidation Trustee or its successor or assigns, and all
claims of any other Entity (including the holder of a Claim in the same Class) to such distribution shall be released and forever barred. The Liquidation Trustee shall have no obligation to attempt to locate any holder of an Allowed Claim other
than by reviewing the Debtors’ books and records and the Bankruptcy Court’s filings.
(b) A distribution shall be deemed unclaimed if a Holder has not (i) accepted a particular distribution or, in the case of distribution made by check, by ninety (90) calendar days
after issuance, negotiated such check, (ii) given notice to the Liquidation Trustee of an intent to accept a particular distribution, (iii) responded to the Debtors’ or Liquidation Trustee’s, as applicable, request for information necessary to
facilitate a particular distribution, or (iv) taken any other action necessary to facilitate such distribution.
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Satisfaction of Claims.
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Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, any distributions and deliveries to be made on account of Allowed Claims under the Plan shall be in complete and final satisfaction,
release, and settlement of and exchange for such Allowed Claims.
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7.11 |
Manner of Payment under Plan.
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Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, at the option of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, any Cash payment to be made hereunder may be made by a check or wire
transfer, or ACH transfer, or as otherwise required or provided in applicable agreements or customary practices of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, including, to the extent such distribution is being made on account of
securities deposited with DTC, through the facilities of DTC in accordance with DTC’s applicable customary procedures.
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7.12 |
Minimum Cash Distributions.
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The Liquidation Trustee shall not be required to make any distribution of Cash less than one hundred dollars ($100) to any Holder of an Allowed Claim; provided, however, that if any distribution is not made pursuant to this section 7.12, such distribution shall be added to any subsequent distribution to be made on behalf of such Holder’s Allowed Claim.
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7.13 |
No Distribution in Excess of Amount of Allowed Claim.
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Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, no Holder of an Allowed Claim shall receive, on account of such Allowed Claim, Plan Distributions in excess of the Allowed amount of such
Claim.
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7.14 |
Allocation of Distributions between Principal and Interest.
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan and subject to section 7.2 of the Plan or as otherwise required by law (as reasonably determined by the Liquidation Trustee), distributions with respect
to an Allowed Claim shall be allocated first to the principal portion of such Allowed Claim (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes) and, thereafter, to the remaining portion of such Allowed Claim, if any, including accrued
but unpaid interest.
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7.15 |
Setoffs and Recoupments.
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(a) Subject to sections 11.6(a), 11.6(b), 11.7, 11.9, the Liquidation Trustee may, but shall not be required to, set off or recoup against any Claim, and any distribution to be made
pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claim, any and all claims, rights, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever that the Debtors may have against the Holder of such Claim; provided, however, that neither the failure to do so nor the allowance of any Claim hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release by the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee of any claims, rights, or Causes of Action
that a Debtor or the Liquidation Trustee may possess against the Holder of such Claim.
(b) In no event shall any Holder of Claims be entitled to set off any such Claim against any claim, right, or Cause of Action of a Debtor or the Liquidation Trustee, unless (i) the
Debtors, or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, have consented or (ii) such Holder has Filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court requesting the authority to perform such setoff on or before the Confirmation Date, and notwithstanding any
indication in any Proof of Claim or otherwise that such Holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph does not create
any new rights to setoff or recoupment that did not exist under any applicable law or agreement in existence before the Effective Date.
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Expenses of Liquidation Trustee.
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Subject to the written agreement of the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, the amount of any reasonable and documented out‑of‑pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Liquidation Trustee on or
after the Effective Date (including taxes other than any income, franchise, capital gain, or similar taxes) and any reasonable and documented compensation and out-of-pocket expense reimbursement Claims (including for reasonable and documented
outside attorneys’ fees and other professional fees and out-of-pocket expenses) made by the Liquidation Trustee shall be paid in Cash by the Liquidation Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
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Withholding and Reporting Requirements.
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(a) Withholding Rights. In connection with the Plan, any Person issuing any instrument or making any distribution described in the Plan (or
any other related agreement) or payment in connection therewith shall comply with all applicable withholding and reporting requirements imposed by any federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxing authority, and, notwithstanding any provision in the
Plan to the contrary, any such Person shall be authorized to take all actions necessary or appropriate to comply with such withholding and reporting requirements, including liquidating a portion of any distribution or payment to be made under
or in connection with the Plan (or any other related agreement) to generate sufficient funds to pay applicable withholding taxes, using its own funds to pay any applicable withholding taxes and retaining a portion of the applicable
distribution, withholding distributions pending receipt of information necessary or appropriate to facilitate such distributions or establishing any other mechanisms it believes are reasonable and appropriate. Any amounts withheld shall be
deemed to have been distributed to and received by the applicable recipient for all purposes of the Plan. In the case of a non-Cash distribution that is subject to withholding, the distributing party may withhold an appropriate portion of such
distributed property and either (i) sell such withheld property to generate Cash necessary to pay over the withholding tax (or reimburse the distributing party for any advance payment of the withholding tax), or (ii) pay the withholding tax
using its own funds and retain such withheld property. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been distributed to, and received by, the applicable recipient for all purposes of the Plan. Any party
issuing any instrument or making any non-cash distribution pursuant to the Plan has the right, but not the obligation, to not make a distribution until such Holder has made arrangements satisfactory to such issuing or disbursing party for
payment of any such tax obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder of an Allowed Claim or Interest or any other Person that receives a distribution pursuant to the Plan or payment in connection therewith shall have the sole and
exclusive responsibility for the satisfaction and payment of any tax obligations imposed by any governmental unit, including, without limitation, income, withholding, and other taxes, on account of such distribution. The Liquidation Trustee
reserves the right to allocate all distributions made under the Plan in compliance with applicable wage garnishments, alimony, child support, and other spousal awards, Liens, and encumbrances.
(b) Forms. Any party entitled to receive any property as an issuance or distribution under the Plan shall, upon reasonable request, deliver to
the applicable withholding agent or such other Entity or Estate designated by the Liquidation Trustee (which Person shall subsequently deliver to the Liquidation Trustee any applicable Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
Form W-8 or Form W-9 received) an appropriate IRS Form W-9 or an appropriate IRS Form W-8 and/or any other forms or documents reasonably requested by the Liquidation Trustee or the applicable withholding agent to reduce or eliminate any
withholding required by any federal, state, or local taxing authority. If such request is made by a withholding agent or such other Entity or Estate as designated by the Liquidation Trustee, and such party fails to comply before the date that
is 180 calendar days after the request is made, the amount of such distribution shall irrevocably revert to the Liquidation Trust and any Claim in respect of such distribution shall be forever barred from assertion against the Liquidation Trust
or its property.
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PROCEDURES FOR DISPUTED CLAIMS.
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8.1 |
Disputed Claims Generally.
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Except as expressly provided in the Plan or in any order entered in the Chapter 11 Cases before the Effective Date (including the Confirmation Order), no Claim shall become an Allowed Claim
unless and until such Claim is deemed Allowed pursuant to the Plan or Final Order, including the Confirmation Order (when it becomes a Final Order) Allowing such Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, insofar
as a Claim is Allowed under the Plan or was Allowed before the Effective Date, from and after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall have and retain any and all rights and defenses that the Debtors
had immediately before the Effective Date with respect to any Disputed Claim, including related to Causes of Action retained pursuant to the Plan. Any objections to Claims shall be served and Filed on or before the Claim Objection
Deadline.
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8.2 |
Resolution of Claims.
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Except insofar as a Claim is Allowed under the Plan, on and after the Effective Date, objections to Claims against the Debtors may be interposed and prosecuted only by the Liquidation Trustee.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan and notwithstanding any requirements that may be imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall have the authority to (i) file, withdraw, or
litigate to judgment objections to Claims, (ii) settle or compromise any Disputed Claim without any further notice to or action, order, or approval by the Bankruptcy Court, and (iii) administer and adjust the Debtors’ claims register to reflect
any such settlements or compromises without any further notice to or action, order, or approval by the Bankruptcy Court. If the Liquidation Trustee and a Holder of a Disputed Claim are unable to reach a settlement on the Disputed Claim, such
Disputed Claim shall be submitted to the Bankruptcy Court for resolution.
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8.3 |
Estimation of Claims.
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The Liquidation Trustee shall determine, resolve and otherwise adjudicate all contingent, unliquidated, and Disputed Claims. The Liquidation Trustee, with respect to such Disputed Claims, may at
any time request that the Bankruptcy Court estimate any contingent, unliquidated, or Disputed Claim pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, including to establish a reserve for distribution purposes, regardless of whether the Debtors
previously objected to such Claim or whether the Bankruptcy Court has ruled on any such objection, and the Bankruptcy Court will retain jurisdiction to estimate any Claim at any time during litigation concerning any objection to any Claim,
including, without limitation, during the pendency of any appeal relating to any such objection. In the event that the Bankruptcy Court estimates any contingent, unliquidated, or Disputed Claim, the amount so estimated shall constitute either the
Allowed amount of such Claim or a maximum limitation on such Claim, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court. If the estimated amount constitutes a maximum limitation on the amount of such Claim, the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as
applicable, may pursue supplementary proceedings to object to the Allowance of such Claim. Notwithstanding section 502(j) of the Bankruptcy Code, in no event shall any Holder of a Claim that has been estimated pursuant to section 502(c) of the
Bankruptcy Code or otherwise be entitled to seek reconsideration of such estimation unless such Holder has Filed a motion requesting the right to seek such reconsideration on or before twenty-one (21) calendar days after the date on which such
Claim is estimated.
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8.4 |
Claim Resolution Procedures Cumulative.
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All of the Claims, objection, estimation, and resolution procedures in the Plan are intended to be cumulative and not exclusive of one another. Claims may be estimated and subsequently settled,
compromised, withdrawn, or resolved in accordance with the Plan without further notice or Bankruptcy Court approval.
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8.5 |
Adjustment to Claims Register Without Objection.
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Any duplicate Claim or Interest or any Claim or Interest that has been paid or satisfied, or any Claim that has been amended or superseded, may be adjusted or expunged on the claims register by
the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, upon stipulation or any agreement in writing, including, without limitation, email correspondence, between the parties in interest without the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as
applicable, having to File an application, motion, complaint, objection, or any other legal proceeding seeking to object to such Claim or Interest and without any further notice or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
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8.6 |
No Distributions Pending Allowance.
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If an objection, motion to estimate, or other challenge to a Claim or Interest is Filed, no payment or distribution provided under the Plan shall be made on account of such Claim or Interest
unless and until (and only to the extent that) such Disputed Claim or Interest becomes an Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest.
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8.7 |
Distributions after Allowance.
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To the extent that a Disputed Claim ultimately becomes an Allowed Claim, distributions (if any) shall be made to the Holder of such Allowed Claim in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. On
a date that is at least forty-five (45) calendar days after the date on which the Final Order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court allowing any Disputed Claim becomes a Final Order, or on an earlier date selected by the Liquidation Trustee in the
Liquidation Trustee’s sole discretion, the Liquidation Trustee shall provide to the Holder of such Claim the Plan Distribution (if any) to which such Holder is entitled under the Plan as of the Effective Date, subject to section 5.4(m) and
without any interest to be paid on account of such Claim unless required by the Bankruptcy Code.
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8.8 |
Single Satisfaction of Claims and Interests.
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In no case shall the aggregate value of all property received or retained under the Plan on account of any Allowed Claim or Interest exceed 100 percent of the underlying Allowed Claim or
Interest.
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Amendments to Claims.
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On or after the Effective Date, except as provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, a Claim may not be Filed or amended without the prior authorization of the Bankruptcy Court, and any
other new or amended Claim or Proof of Claim Filed after the Effective Date shall be deemed Disallowed in full and expunged without any further action or notice to the Bankruptcy Court.
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Reservation of Rights to Object to Claims
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The failure of the Liquidation Trustee to object to any Claim shall not be construed as an admission to the validity or amount of any such Claim, any portion thereof, or any other Claim related
thereto, whether or not such Claim is asserted in any currently pending or subsequently initiated proceeding, and shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, to contest, challenge the
validity of, or otherwise defend against any such claim in the Bankruptcy Court or non-bankruptcy forum.
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Disallowance of Claims.
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Any Claims held by Entities from which property is recoverable under sections 542, 543, 550, or 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or that is a transferee of a transfer avoidable under sections 522(f),
522(h), 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be deemed Disallowed pursuant to section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, and Holders of such Claims may not receive any distributions on account of such Claims until such
time as such Causes of Action against that Entity have been settled or a Bankruptcy Court order with respect thereto has been entered and all sums due, if any, to the Debtors by that Entity have been turned over or paid to the Liquidation
Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided herein or otherwise agreed by the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, any and all Proofs of Claim Filed after the applicable Bar Date shall be deemed
Disallowed and expunged as of the Effective Date without any further notice or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court, and Holders of such Claims or Interests may not receive any distributions on account of such Claims or Interests,
unless the Bankruptcy Court shall have determined by a Final Order, on or before the Confirmation Hearing, that cause exists to extend the Bar Date as to such Proof of Claim on the basis of excusable neglect.
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EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES.
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(a) As of and subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, all Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases to which any of the Debtors are parties shall be deemed rejected, unless
such contract or lease (i) was previously assumed or rejected by the Debtors, pursuant to Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, (ii) previously expired or terminated pursuant to its own terms or by agreement of the parties thereto, (iii) is the
subject of a motion to assume Filed by the Debtors on or before the Confirmation Date, (iv) is specifically designated as a contract or lease to be assumed by the Debtors on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts, or (v) is the subject of a pending
Assumption Dispute.
(b) Subject to (i) resolution of any disputes in accordance with section 9.3 of the Plan with respect to the Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases subject to such disputes, and (ii)
the occurrence of the Effective Date, entry of the Confirmation Order by the Bankruptcy Court shall constitute (x) a determination by the Bankruptcy Court that the Debtors, the Liquidation Trustee, or the assignee of such Executory Contract or
Unexpired Lease (as applicable) have provided adequate assurance of future performance under such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease, and (y) approval of the assumptions, assumptions and assignments, or rejections provided for in the Plan
pursuant to sections 365(a) and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code. Unless otherwise indicated or provided in a separate order of the Bankruptcy Court or the Plan Supplement, rejections, assumptions, or assumptions and assignments of Executory
Contracts and Unexpired Leases pursuant to the Plan are effective as of the Effective Date. Each Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease assumed pursuant to the Plan or by order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be assigned to the Liquidation Trust
on the date such trust is established or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and shall vest in, and be fully enforceable by, the Liquidation Trust in accordance with its terms, except as modified by any provision of the Plan, any
order of the Bankruptcy Court authorizing and providing for its assumption or assumption and assignment, or applicable law.
(c) To the maximum extent permitted by law, to the extent any provision in any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease assumed pursuant to the Plan restricts or prevents, or purports to
restrict or prevent, or is breached or deemed breached by, the assumption of such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease (including any “change of control” provision), then such provision shall be deemed modified such that the transactions
contemplated by the Plan shall not entitle the non-Debtor party thereto to terminate such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or to exercise any other default-related rights with respect thereto.
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9.2 |
Survival of the Debtors’ D&O Indemnification Obligations.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, all D&O Indemnification Obligations shall (i) remain in full force and effect, (ii) not be discharged, impaired, or otherwise affected in
any way, including by the Plan, the Plan Supplement, or the Confirmation Order, (iii) not be limited, reduced or terminated after the Effective Date, and (iv) survive unimpaired and unaffected irrespective of whether such D&O
Indemnification Obligation is owed for an act or event occurring before, on or after the Petition Date; provided that the Liquidation Trustee shall not indemnify officers, directors, members or managers
of the Debtors for any claims or Causes of Action that are not indemnified by such D&O Indemnification Obligation. All such obligations shall be deemed and treated as Executory Contracts to be assumed by the Debtors under the Plan and shall
continue as obligations of the Liquidation Trust. Any Claim based on the Debtors’ D&O Indemnification Obligations shall not be a Disputed Claim or subject to any objection, in either case, by reason of section 502(e)(1)(B) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
(b) In accordance with the foregoing, the Liquidation Trustee shall cooperate with the Board of Directors and current officers, members, managers, agents, or employees in relation to
the D&O Indemnification Obligations assumed under the Plan, including responding to reasonable requests for information and providing access to attorneys, financial advisors, accountants, and other professionals with knowledge of matters
relevant to any such claim covered by a D&O Indemnification Obligation assumed under the Plan, including any claim or Cause of Action arising under any state or federal securities laws.
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Determination of Assumption and Cure Disputes and Deemed Consent.
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(a) Any Cure Amount shall be satisfied, pursuant to section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, by payment of the Cure Amount, as reflected in the applicable cure notice, in Cash on the
Effective Date, subject to the limitations described below, or on such other terms as the parties to such Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases and the Debtors or Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, may otherwise agree.
(b) The Debtors shall File, as part of the Plan Supplement, the Schedule of Assumed Contracts. To the extent practicable, at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the deadline to
object to Confirmation of the Plan, the Debtors shall serve a notice on parties to Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases to be assumed, or assumed and assigned to the Liquidation Trust, reflecting the Debtors’ intention to potentially assume
or assume and assign the contract or lease in connection with the Plan and, where applicable, setting forth the proposed Cure Amount (if any). If a counterparty to any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease that the Debtors intend to assume or
assume and assign to the Liquidation Trust is not listed on such a notice, the proposed Cure Amount for such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed to be Zero Dollars ($0). Any objection by a
counterparty to an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease to the proposed assumption, assumption and assignment, or related Cure Amount must be Filed, served, and actually received by the Debtors within ten (10) calendar days of the service of
the assumption notice, or such shorter period as agreed to by the parties or authorized by the Bankruptcy Court. Any counterparty to an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease that does not timely object to the notice of the proposed
assumption or assumption and assignment of such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed to have assented to assumption or assumption and assignment of the applicable Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease notwithstanding any
provision thereof that purports to (i) prohibit, restrict, or condition the transfer or assignment of such contract or lease; (ii) terminate or modify, or permit the termination or modification of, a contract or lease as a result of any direct
or indirect transfer or assignment of the rights of any Debtor under such contract or lease or a change, if any, in the ownership or control to the extent contemplated by the Plan; (iii) increase, accelerate, or otherwise alter any obligations
or liabilities of any Debtor or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, under such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease; or (iv) create or impose a Lien upon any property or Asset of any Debtor or the Liquidation Trust, as applicable. Each
such provision shall be deemed to not apply to the assumption of such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease pursuant to the Plan and counterparties to assumed Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases that fail to object to the proposed
assumption or assumption and assignment in accordance with the terms set forth in this section 9.3, shall forever be barred and enjoined from objecting to the proposed assumption or assumption and assignment, or to the validity of such
assumption or assumption and assignment (including with respect to any Cure Amounts or the provision of adequate assurance of future performance), or taking actions prohibited by the foregoing or the Bankruptcy Code on account of transactions
contemplated by the Plan.
(c) If there is an Assumption Dispute pertaining to assumption of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease (other than a dispute pertaining to a Cure Amount) and such Assumption
Dispute is not resolved, such dispute shall be heard by the Bankruptcy Court before such assumption being effective; provided that the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, may settle any
dispute regarding the Cure Amount or the nature thereof without any further notice to any party or any action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
(d) To the extent an Assumption Dispute relates solely to the Cure Amount, the Debtors may assume and/or assume and assign the applicable Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease before
the resolution of the Assumption Dispute; provided that the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, reserve Cash in an amount sufficient to pay the full amount reasonably asserted as the
required Cure Amount by the non-Debtor party to such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease (or such smaller amount as may be fixed or estimated by the Bankruptcy Court or otherwise agreed to by such non-Debtor party and the applicable Debtor or
the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable). The Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, may settle any Assumption Dispute or the nature thereof without any further notice to any party or any action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy
Court.
(e) Subject to resolution of any dispute regarding any Cure Amount, all Cure Amounts shall be satisfied promptly, or otherwise as soon as practicable, by payment of the Cure Amount by
the Debtors or the Liquidation Trust, as the case may be, upon assumption or assumption and assignment, as applicable, of the underlying Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases. Assumption or assumption and assignment, as applicable, of any
Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease pursuant to the Plan, or otherwise, shall result in the full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of any Claims or defaults, subject to satisfaction of the Cure Amount, whether
monetary or nonmonetary, including defaults of provisions restricting the change in control or ownership interest composition or other bankruptcy-related defaults, arising under any assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease at any time
before the effective date of the assumption or assumption and assignment, as applicable. Any Proofs of Claim Filed with respect to an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease that has been assumed or assumed and assigned, as applicable, shall be
deemed Disallowed and expunged, without further notice to or action, order or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any other Entity, upon the deemed assumption of such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease.
(f) With respect to payment of any Cure Amounts or Assumption Disputes, neither the Debtors nor the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, shall have any obligation to recognize or deal
with any party other than the non-Debtor party to the applicable Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease, even if such non-Debtor party has sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred its cure Claim.
Unless otherwise provided by an order of the Bankruptcy Court, Proofs of Claim with respect to Claims arising from the rejection of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, if any, must be Filed
with the Bankruptcy Court by the later of thirty (30) calendar days from (i) the date of entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving such rejection, (ii) the effective date of the rejection of such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease,
and (iii) the Effective Date. Any Claims arising from the rejection of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease not Filed within such time shall be Disallowed pursuant to the Confirmation Order or such other
order of the Bankruptcy Court, as applicable, forever barred from assertion, and shall not be enforceable against, as applicable, the Debtors, their Estates, the Liquidation Trust, the Liquidation Trustee, or property of the foregoing, without
the need for any objection by the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, or further notice to, or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any other Entity, and any Claim arising out of the rejection of the Executory
Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed fully satisfied, released, and discharged, notwithstanding anything in the Schedules, if any, or a Proof of Claim to the contrary. Claims arising from
the rejection of the Debtors’ Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases shall be classified as General Unsecured Claims and may be objected to in accordance with the provisions of section 8.2 of the Plan and applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code and Bankruptcy Rules.
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9.5 |
Insurance Policies/Claims Payable By Third Parties.
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(a) All insurance policies which were issued to the Debtors as first named insured, including any D&O Policy, shall be deemed to be and treated as Executory Contracts and shall be
assumed by the applicable Debtors and shall continue in full force and effect thereafter in accordance with their respective terms, and on and after the Effective Date the Liquidation Trust shall become and
remain liable in full for all of its and the Debtors’ obligations under the insurance policies regardless of whether such obligations arise before, on or after the Effective Date, and all such insurance policies shall vest in the
Liquidation Trust. Coverage for defense and indemnity under the D&O Policy shall remain available to all individuals within the definition of “Insureds” in any D&O Policy.
(b) In addition, after the Effective Date, all officers, directors, agents, or employees who served in such capacity at any time before the Effective Date shall be entitled to the full
benefits of any D&O Policy (including any “tail” policy) for the full term of such policy, to the extent set forth in such policies.
(c) In addition, after the Effective Date, the coverage under any D&O Policy (including any “tail policy”) in effect as of the Petition Date shall not be terminated or otherwise
reduced, and any current and former directors, officers, members, managers, agents or employees of any of the Debtors who served in such capacity at any time before the Effective Date shall be entitled to the full benefits of any such D&O
Policy for the full term of such policy to the extent set forth in such policies.
In the event that the Debtors determine that an Allowed Claim is covered in full or in part under one of the Debtors’ insurance policies, no distributions under the Plan shall be made on account
of such Allowed Claim unless and until, and solely to the extent that, (i) the Holder of such Allowed Claim has exhausted all remedies with respect to such insurance policy, and (ii) an insurer authorized to issue a coverage position under such
insurance policy, or the agent of such insurer, issues a formal determination, which the Debtors in their sole discretion do not contest, that coverage under such insurance policy is excluded or otherwise unavailable for losses arising from such
Allowed Claim. Any proceeds available pursuant to one of the Debtors’ insurance policies shall reduce the Allowed amount of a Claim on a dollar-for-dollar basis. To the extent that one or more of the Debtors’ insurers agrees to satisfy in full or
in part a Claim (if and to the extent adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction), then immediately upon such insurers’ agreement, the applicable portion of such Claim may be expunged without a Claim objection having to be Filed and without
any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. If an applicable insurance policy has a SIR, the Holder of an Insured Litigation Claim shall have an Allowed General Unsecured Claim or a section 510(b) Claim, as
applicable, against the applicable Debtor’s Estate solely up to the amount of the SIR that may be established upon the liquidation of the Insured Litigation Claim. Such SIR shall be considered satisfied pursuant to the Plan through allowance of
the General Unsecured Claim or section 510(b) Claim, as applicable, solely in the amount of the applicable SIR, if any; provided, however that nothing herein obligates the Debtors, the Liquidation Trust,
or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, to otherwise satisfy any SIR under any insurance policy. Any recovery on account of the Insured Litigation Claim in excess of the SIR established upon the liquidation of the Claim shall be recovered
solely from the Debtors’ insurance coverage, if any, and only to the extent of available insurance coverage and any proceeds thereof. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to limit, extinguish, or diminish the insurance coverage that may exist
or shall be construed as a finding that liquidated any Claim payable pursuant to an insurance policy. Nothing herein relieves any Entity from the requirement to timely File a Proof of Claim by the applicable claims bar date.
To the extent provided under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease transferred and assigned hereunder shall remain in full force and effect for
the benefit of the transferee or assignee in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding any provision in such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease (including, without limitation, those of the type set forth in section 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy
Code) that prohibits, restricts, or conditions such transfer or assignment. To the extent provided under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, any provision that prohibits, restricts, or conditions the assignment or transfer of any such
Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or that terminates or modifies such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or allows the counterparty to such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease to terminate, modify, recapture, impose any penalty,
condition renewal or extension, or modify any term or condition upon any such transfer and assignment, constitutes an unenforceable anti-assignment provision and is void and of no force or effect.
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Modifications, Amendments, Supplements, Restatements, or Other Agreements.
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Unless otherwise provided herein or by separate order of the Bankruptcy Court, each Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease that is assumed shall include any and all modifications, amendments,
supplements, restatements, or other agreements made directly or indirectly by any agreement, instrument, or other document that in any manner affects such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease, without regard to whether such agreement,
instrument, or other document is listed in the Schedule of Assumed Contracts.
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Reservation of Rights.
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(a) The Debtors may amend the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and any cure notice until five (5) calendar days immediately before the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing in order to
(i) add, delete, or reclassify any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or amend a proposed assumption or assumption and assignment and/or (ii) amend the proposed Cure Amount; provided, that if the
Confirmation Hearing is adjourned for a period of more than two (2) consecutive calendar days, the Debtors’ right to amend such schedules and notices shall be extended to the Business Day immediately before the adjourned date of the
Confirmation Hearing, with such extension applying in the case of any and all subsequent adjournments of the Confirmation Hearing. The Debtors shall provide notice of such amendment to any affected counterparty as soon as reasonably
practicable.
(b) Neither the exclusion nor inclusion of any contract or lease by the Debtors on any exhibit, schedule, or other annex to the Plan or in the Plan Supplement, nor anything contained
in the Plan, will constitute an admission by the Debtors that any such contract or lease is or is not in fact an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or that the Debtors, the Liquidation Trust, or the Liquidation Trustee or their respective
Affiliates has any liability thereunder.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, nothing in the Plan will waive, excuse, limit, diminish, or otherwise alter any of the defenses, Claims, Causes of Action, or other rights
of the Debtors, Liquidation Trust, or the Liquidation Trustee under any Executory or non-Executory Contract or any unexpired or expired lease.
(d) Nothing in the Plan will increase, augment, or add to any of the duties, obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable,
under any Executory or non-Executory Contract or any unexpired or expired lease.
(e) If there is a dispute regarding whether a contract or lease is or was executory or unexpired at the time of assumption or rejection under the Plan, the Debtors or the Liquidation
Trustee, as applicable, shall have thirty (30) calendar days following entry of a Final Order resolving such dispute to alter their treatment of such contract or lease by filing a notice indicating such altered treatment.
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Intellectual Property Licenses and Agreements.
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All intellectual property contracts, licenses, royalties, or other similar agreements to which the Debtors have any rights or obligations in effect as of the date of the Confirmation Order shall
be deemed and treated as Executory Contracts pursuant to the Plan and shall be assumed by the respective Debtors and assigned to the Liquidation Trust and shall continue in full force and effect unless any such intellectual property contract,
license, royalty, or other similar agreement otherwise is specifically rejected pursuant to a separate order of the Bankruptcy Court or is the subject of a separate rejection motion Filed by the Debtors in accordance with the Plan. Unless
otherwise noted hereunder, all other intellectual property contracts, licenses, royalties, or other similar agreements shall vest in the Liquidation Trust and the Liquidation Trustee may take all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to
ensure such vesting as contemplated herein.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date.
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The following are conditions precedent to the Effective Date of the Plan:
(a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Cash Collateral Orders, and the Cash Collateral Orders shall not have been modified, reversed, revoked, stayed for a period in excess of
five (5) business days, rescinded, vacated, or amended in a manner adverse to the rights, interest, priorities, or entitlements of the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders without the express prior written consent (email being
sufficient) of the Senior Secured Holders (as defined therein) and the Notes Trustees (as defined therein) (acting at the direction of the requisite Senior Secured Holders);
(b) no Termination Event, as defined in the Cash Collateral Orders, is continuing or has otherwise not been cured, waived, or modified, in accordance with the terms thereof;
(c) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Disclosure Statement Order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Senior Secured Holders, which order shall be in full force and effect and such orders shall not have been stayed, modified, or vacated on appeal;
(d) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Senior Secured Holders, and the Confirmation Order shall
be a Final Order;
(e) all Milestones shall have been met or waived;
(f) all outstanding prepetition and postpetition Restructuring Fees and Expenses shall have been paid;
(g) the Professional Fee Escrow Account shall have been established and funded in Cash;
(h) the Liquidation Trust Agreement shall be executed, and the Liquidation Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted such appointment;
(i) the Wind Down Reserve shall have been funded with the Wind Down Amount in accordance with the Wind Down Budget;
(j) the Senior Claims Reserve shall have been established and funded;
(k) the GUC Reserve shall have been established and funded with the GUC Reserve Funding Amount;
(l) the Plan Supplement, and any and all of the schedules, documents, and exhibits contained therein shall have been Filed with the Bankruptcy Court and shall be consistent in all
material respects with the Plan;
(m) all documents and agreements necessary to implement the Plan, and the other transactions and other matters contemplated herein, shall have (i) been tendered for delivery and (ii)
been effected or executed by all Entities party thereto, and all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of such documents and agreements shall have been satisfied or waived pursuant to the terms of such documents or agreements;
(n) all authorizations, consents, regulatory or governmental approvals, rulings or documents, including Bankruptcy Court approval, necessary to effectuate and implement the Plan will
have been obtained; and
(o) the Plan shall not have been materially amended, altered, or modified from the Plan as confirmed by the Confirmation Order, unless such alteration, or modification is before
substantial consummation and has been consented to in writing (email being sufficient) by the Creditors’ Committee and the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and meets the requirements of sections
1122, 1123 and 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Waiver of Conditions Precedent.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, all actions required to be taken on the Effective Date shall take place and shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously and no such action
shall be deemed to have occurred before the taking of any other such action. Each of the conditions precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date may be waived by the Debtors (and with respect to section
10.1(f), the First Lien Agent and/or the Second Lien Agent, to the extent such waiver applies to any Restructuring Fees and Expenses due to the First Lien Agent and/or the Second Lien Agent, respectively), with the prior written
consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, without notice, leave, or order of the Bankruptcy Court or any formal action other than proceedings to confirm or consummate
the Plan.
(b) The stay of the Confirmation Order pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3020(e) shall be deemed waived by and upon the entry of the Confirmation Order, and the Confirmation Order shall take
effect immediately upon its entry.
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Effect of Failure of a Condition.
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If the Effective Date does not occur, the Plan shall be null and void in all respects and nothing contained in the Plan or the Disclosure Statement shall (i) constitute a waiver or release of any Claims by or against or any Interests in the
Debtors, (ii) prejudice in any manner the rights of any Person, or (iii) constitute an admission, acknowledgement, offer, or undertaking by the Debtors or any other Person.
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EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION OF PLAN.
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As of the Effective Date, the Plan shall bind (i) the Debtors, (ii) the Liquidation Trustee, (iii) all Holders of Claims against and Interests in the Debtors, and each of their respective
successors and assigns, notwithstanding whether any such Holders were (a) Impaired or Unimpaired under the Plan, (b) deemed to accept or reject the Plan, (c) failed to vote to accept or reject the Plan, (d) voted to reject the Plan, and/or (e)
received any distribution under the Plan, (iv) all Entities that are parties to or are subject to the settlements, compromises, releases, and injunctions described in the Plan, (v) each Entity acquiring property under the Plan and the
Confirmation Order, and (vi) any and all non-Debtor parties to Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases with the Debtors.
Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or any Plan Document, on the Effective Date, pursuant to section 1141(b) and (c) of the Bankruptcy Code, all Liquidation Trust Assets, including all
claims, rights, and Retained Causes of Action and any property acquired by the Debtors under or in connection with the Plan or the Plan Supplement, shall vest in the Liquidation Trust free and clear of all Liens, Claims, Interests, charges, or
other encumbrances unless expressly provided otherwise by the Plan or Confirmation Order. On and after the Effective Date, except as otherwise provided herein, the Liquidation Trustee may operate the Debtors’ businesses and may use, acquire, or
dispose of property and pursue, compromise or settle any Claims (including any Administrative Expense Claims), Interests, and Causes of Action without supervision or approval by the Bankruptcy Court and free of any restrictions of the Bankruptcy
Code or Bankruptcy Rules. Without limiting the foregoing, the Liquidation Trustee may pay the charges that it incurs on behalf of the Liquidation Trust after the Effective Date for professional fees, disbursements, expenses, or related support
services without application to the Bankruptcy Court.
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Term of Injunctions or Stays.
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Unless otherwise provided herein or in a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, all injunctions or stays arising under or entered during the Chapter 11 Cases under section 105 or 362 of the
Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise, and in existence on the Confirmation Date, shall remain in full force and effect until the later of the Effective Date and the date indicated in the order providing for such injunction or stay. For the avoidance of doubt, the NOL Order shall remain enforceable beyond the Effective Date.
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Injunction Against Interference with Plan.
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Upon the entry of the Confirmation Order, all Holders of Claims and Interests and all other parties in interest, along with their respective present and former Affiliates, employees, agents,
officers, directors, and principals, shall be enjoined from taking any action to interfere with the implementation or the occurrence of the Effective Date.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, or for distributions required to be paid or delivered pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation
Order, all Entities that have held, hold, or may hold Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action that are (i) released or discharged pursuant to the Plan, including under section 11.6(a) or section 11.6(b) of the Plan, or (ii) subject to
exculpation pursuant to section 11.7 of the Plan, and all other parties in interest, are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, an Estate, the
Liquidation Trust, the Liquidation Trustee, the Released Parties, and/or the Exculpated Parties (to the extent of the exculpation provided pursuant to section 11.7 of the Plan with respect to the Exculpated Parties), as applicable, with
respect to such Claims, Interests, and Causes of Action: (A) commencing, conducting, or continuing in any manner, directly or indirectly, any suit, action, or other proceeding of any kind (including any proceeding in a judicial, arbitral,
administrative, or other forum) on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action; (B) enforcing, levying, attaching (including any prejudgment attachment), collecting, or otherwise
recovering in any manner or by any means, whether directly, or indirectly, any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action; (C)
creating, perfecting, or otherwise enforcing in any manner, directly or indirectly, any Lien or encumbrance of any kind against such Entities or the property or the estates of such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect
to any such Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action; (D) asserting any right of setoff, subrogation, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from such Entities or against the property of such Entities on account of or in
connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action unless (x) such Entity has timely asserted such setoff right either in a Filed Proof of Claim, or in another document Filed with the Bankruptcy Court
explicitly preserving such setoff or that otherwise indicates that such entity asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise or (y) such right to setoff arises under a postpetition agreement
with the Debtors or (i) an Executory Contract or (ii) an Unexpired Lease, in the case of (i) and (ii), that has been assumed by the Debtors as of the Effective Date; (E) acting or proceeding in any manner, in any place whatsoever, that does
not conform to or comply with the provisions of the Plan and Confirmation Order, to the full extent permitted by applicable law; and (F) commencing or continuing, in any manner or in any place, any action or other proceeding of any kind on
account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action released, settled, and/or treated, entitled to a distribution, or cancelled pursuant to the Plan, including pursuant to section 11.6(a) or
section 11.6(b) of the Plan or otherwise Disallowed; provided that such Entities that have held, hold, or may hold Claims against, Interests
in, or Causes of Action against, a Debtor or an Estate shall not be precluded from exercising their rights and remedies, or obtaining the benefits, solely pursuant to and consistent with the terms of the Plan.
(b) Subject in all respects to section 12.1 of the Plan, no Entity may commence or pursue a Claim or Cause of Action of any kind against any Released
Party (solely with respect to Claims or Causes of Action that purportedly may be assertable by, or on behalf of, a Releasing Party) or Exculpated Party that arose or arises from, in whole or in part: the Debtors (including the governance,
management, direct or indirect ownership, transactions with, or operation thereof) or their Estates; the Liquidation Trust; the Liquidation Trustee; the Chapter 11 Cases (including the filing and administration thereof); the Wind Down; the
Disclosure Statement; the negotiation, formulation, preparation, dissemination, or consummation of any contract, instrument, release, or document created or entered into in connection with the Plan (including the Plan Supplement); any other
debt or Security of the Debtors and the ownership thereof; the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any debt or Security of the Debtors (which includes, for the avoidance of doubt, all Claims and Causes of Action asserted
or assertable in the Securities Class Actions); the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to any Claim or Interest that is treated in the Plan; the business or contractual or other arrangements or other interactions
between any Releasing Party and any Released Party or Exculpated Party; the restructuring of any Claim or Interest before or during the Chapter 11 Cases; any other in-or-out-of-court restructuring efforts of the Debtors; any intercompany
obligations, transactions, or transfers; the formulation, preparation, negotiation, dissemination, solicitation, filing, confirmation, and consummation of the Plan (including the Plan Supplement) and the transactions contemplated by the
Confirmation Order; the funding of the Plan; the administration and implementation of the Plan or Confirmation Order, including the distribution of property under the Plan; or any other agreement, act or omission, transaction, transfer,
event, or other occurrence related to the foregoing and taking place on or before the Effective Date related or relating to the foregoing without the Bankruptcy Court (i) first determining, after notice and a hearing, that such Claim or Cause
of Action represents a colorable claim that has not, with respect to a Released Party, been released under the Plan or, with respect to an Exculpated Party, been exculpated under the Plan and (ii) specifically authorizing such Entity to bring
such Claim or Cause of Action against any such Released Party or Exculpated Party. The Bankruptcy Court shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a Claim or Cause of Action is colorable and has not been released or
exculpated (as applicable) and, only to the extent legally permissible and as provided for in section 12.1 of the Plan, shall have jurisdiction to adjudicate the underlying colorable Claim or Cause of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the
foregoing sentence is subject to applicable law regarding the Bankruptcy Court’s subject matter jurisdiction to hear such matter.
(c) By participating in the Plan by voting or by accepting Plan Distributions pursuant to the Plan (in whatever sum), each Holder of an Allowed Claim
extinguished, discharged, or released pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed to have affirmatively and specifically consented to be bound by the Plan, including the injunctions set forth in this section 11.5, and each such Holder acknowledges
and accepts that the Plan is a binding compromise of an Allowed Claim or an Interest extinguished and releases all rights in respect of such Allowed Claim or Interest extinguished such that such Holders of Claims agree to waive any right (if
any) to object to or otherwise challenge the Plan and its effect on Claims or any other matter whatsoever and that such release and waiver shall be effective irrespective of which law governs the rights of the said Holder as against a Debtor.
(d) The injunctions in this section 11.5 shall extend to any successors of the Debtors and their respective property and interests in property.
(a) Releases by the Debtors and their Estates. Except as otherwise expressly set forth below in this section 11.6, notwithstanding anything contained in
the Plan to the contrary, pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby confirmed, as of the Confirmation Date and the Effective Date, the Debtors, the Estates, the
Liquidation Trust, and the Liquidation Trustee, in each case on behalf of themselves and their respective successors, assigns, any Estate representative(s) appointed or selected pursuant to section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, and any
and all other Entities that may purport to assert any Claim or Cause of Action derivatively by or through any of the foregoing Entities, shall be deemed to have conclusively, absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever released and
discharged the Released Parties from any and all Claims, Interests, obligations, rights, suits, damages, Causes of Action, remedies, and liabilities whatsoever (including any derivative claims, asserted or assertable on behalf of the Debtors
or the Estates), whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, in law, equity, or otherwise that the Debtors or the Estates would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether
individually or collectively) or on behalf of the Holder of any Claim or Interest or other Entity, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part: any act or omission, obligation, transaction, transfer, agreement,
event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Confirmation Date or the Effective Date, as applicable, including any Claims or Causes of Action based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors
(including the governance, management, direct or indirect ownership, transactions with, or operation thereof) or their Estates; the Liquidation Trust; the Liquidation Trustee; the Chapter 11 Cases (including the filing and administration
thereof); the Wind Down; the Disclosure Statement; the negotiation, formulation, preparation, dissemination, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by any contract, instrument, release, or document created or entered into in
connection with the Plan (including the Plan Supplement); any other debt or Security of the Debtors and the ownership thereof; the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any debt or Security of the Debtors (which includes,
for the avoidance of doubt, all Claims or Causes of Action asserted or assertable in the Securities Class Actions); the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to any Claim or Interest that is treated in the Plan; the
business or contractual or other arrangements or other interactions between any Debtor and any Released Party; the restructuring of any Claim or Interest before or during the Chapter 11 Cases; any other in-or-out-of-court restructuring
efforts of the Debtors; any intercompany obligations, transactions, or transfers; the formulation, preparation, negotiation, dissemination, solicitation, filing, confirmation, and consummation of the Plan (including the Plan Supplement) and
the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order; the funding of the Plan; the administration and implementation of the Plan or the Confirmation Order, including the distribution of property under the Plan; or any other agreement, act
or omission, transaction, transfer, event, or other occurrence related to the foregoing and taking place on or before the Confirmation Date or the Effective Date, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the
releases contained in this section (a) shall not be construed as releasing (a) any Released Party from Claims or Causes of Action arising from an act or omission that is judicially determined by a Final Order to have constituted actual fraud
or criminal misconduct, (b) any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement
the Plan or the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order, (c) before the Effective Date, any post-Confirmation Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any document, instrument, or
agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan or the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order, or (d) any Intercompany Claims, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be treated in
accordance with section 4.5 of the Plan. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan, Disclosure Statement, or the Confirmation Order, no Person or Entity not defined as a Released Party, shall be deemed to be granted a release under the Plan
or Confirmation Order.
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The release provisions remain subject to modification as part of the Special Investigation Committee’s ongoing review. Accordingly, the Debtors reserve the right to modify the persons listed, if any, on the Non-Released Parties
Schedule.
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(b) Third-Party Releases. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, as of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to
have conclusively, absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever released and discharged each Released Party from any and all Claims, obligations, rights, suits, damages, Causes of Action, remedies, and liabilities whatsoever,
including any derivative Claims or Causes of Action asserted or assertable on behalf of the Releasing Parties that such Releasing Parties would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether individually or collectively) or
on behalf of the Holder of any Claim or Interest or other Entity, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, in law, equity, or otherwise based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole
or in part: any act or omission, obligation, transaction, transfer, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date, including any Claims or Causes of Action based on or relating to, or in any manner arising
from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the governance, management, direct or indirect ownership, transactions with, or operation thereof) or their Estates; the Liquidation Trust; the Liquidation Trustee; the Chapter 11 Cases
(including the filing and administration thereof); the Wind Down; the Disclosure Statement; the negotiation, formulation, preparation, dissemination, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by any contract, instrument, release, or
document created or entered into in connection with the Plan (including the Plan Supplement); any other debt or Security of the Debtors and the ownership thereof; the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any debt or
Security of the Debtors (which includes, for the avoidance of doubt, all Claims and Causes of Action asserted or assertable in the Securities Class Actions); the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to any Claim or
Interest that is treated in the Plan; the business or contractual or other arrangements or other interactions between any Releasing Party and any Released Party in connection with the Debtors; the restructuring of any Claim or Interest before
or during the Chapter 11 Cases; any other in-or-out-of-court restructuring efforts of the Debtors; any intercompany obligations, transactions, or transfers; the formulation, preparation, negotiation, dissemination, solicitation, filing,
confirmation, and consummation of the Plan (including the Plan Supplement) and the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order; the funding of the Plan; the administration and implementation of the Plan or the Confirmation Order,
including the distribution of property under the Plan; or any other agreement, act or omission, transaction, transfer, event, or other occurrence related to the foregoing and taking place on or before the Effective Date. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases contained in this section 11.6 shall not be construed as releasing (a) any Released Party from Claims or Causes of Action arising from an act or omission that is judicially determined by
a Final Order to have constituted actual fraud or criminal misconduct, (b) any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth
in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan or the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order, or (c) any right held, retained, or preserved by either the First
Lien Notes Agent or Second Lien Notes Agent under this Plan, against the First Lien Noteholders and Second Lien Noteholders, respectively. Nothing contained in the Plan, nor the release of any claims
pursuant to the Plan, is evidence of the merit, or lack of merit, of the Claims or Causes of Action released by the Plan.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability for, and each Exculpated Party is hereby released and exculpated from, any
Cause of Action based on, relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, from the Petition Date through the Effective Date: the Debtors (including the governance, management, direct or indirect ownership, transactions with, or
operation thereof) or their Estates; the Liquidation Trust; the Liquidation Trustee; the Chapter 11 Cases (including the filing and administration thereof); the Wind Down; the Disclosure Statement; the negotiation, formulation, preparation,
dissemination, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by any contract, instrument, release, or document created or entered into in connection with the Plan (including the Plan Supplement); any other debt or Security of the Debtors and
the ownership thereof; the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any debt or Security of the Debtors; the business or contractual or other arrangements or other interactions between any Debtor and any Exculpated Party; the
restructuring of any Claim or Interest during the Chapter 11 Cases or on the Effective Date; any intercompany obligations, transactions, or transfers; the formulation, preparation, negotiation, dissemination, solicitation, filing, confirmation,
and consummation of the Plan (including the Plan Supplement) and the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation Order; the funding of the Plan; the administration and implementation of the Plan or Confirmation Order, including the
distribution of property under the Plan; or any other agreement, act or omission, transaction, transfer, event, or other occurrence related to the foregoing and taking place on or before the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the foregoing, the exculpations in this section 11.7 shall not release or exculpate (a) any Entity from Claims or Causes of Action arising from an act or omission that is judicially determined by a Final Order to have constituted
actual fraud (provided that actual fraud shall not exempt from the scope of these exculpations any Claims or Causes of Action arising under sections 544 or 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or state or foreign
laws governing fraudulent or otherwise avoidable transfers or conveyances), willful misconduct, or gross negligence, or (b) any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any document,
instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the exculpations contained in this section 11.7 will be in addition to, and not in limitation of, all other
releases set forth in sections 11.6(a) and 11.6(b).
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Waiver of Statutory Limitation on Releases.
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EACH RELEASING PARTY IN EACH OF THE RELEASES CONTAINED IN THE PLAN (INCLUDING UNDER Article XI OF THE PLAN) EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALTHOUGH ORDINARILY A GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT EXTEND TO
CLAIMS WHICH THE RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR, WHICH IF KNOWN BY IT MAY HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED ITS SETTLEMENT WITH THE PARTY RELEASED, IT HAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING TO ENTER
INTO THE ABOVE RELEASES THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF SUCH UNKNOWN LOSSES OR CLAIMS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH RELEASING PARTY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS CONFERRED UPON IT BY ANY STATUTE OR RULE OF LAW WHICH
PROVIDES THAT A RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CLAIMANT DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY IT MAY HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED ITS SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEASED PARTY,
INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542. THE RELEASES CONTAINED IN SECTION 11.6 OF THE PLAN ARE EFFECTIVE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THOSE RELEASED MATTERS ARE PRESENTLY KNOWN, UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FORESEEN OR
UNFORESEEN.
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Injunction Related to Releases and Exculpation.
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The Confirmation Order shall permanently enjoin the commencement or prosecution by any Entity, whether directly, derivatively, or otherwise, of any Claims, obligations, suits, judgments, damages,
demands, debts, rights, Causes of Action, losses, or liabilities released or exculpated pursuant to the Plan, including the claims, obligations, suits, judgments, damages, demands, debts, rights, Causes of Action, and liabilities released or
exculpated in the Plan or the Confirmation Order.
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Subordinated Claims.
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The allowance, classification, and treatment of all Allowed Claims and Interests and the respective distributions and treatments thereof under the Plan take into account and conform to the
relative priority and rights of the Claims and Interests in each Class in connection with any contractual, legal, and equitable subordination rights relating thereto, whether arising under general principles of equitable subordination, sections
510(a), 510(b), or 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise. Pursuant to section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors reserve the right, to reclassify any Allowed Claim or Interest in accordance with any contractual, legal, or equitable
subordination relating thereto.
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Retention of Causes of Action/Transfer of Causes of Action and Reservation of Rights.
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Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, including in all respects sections 11.6(a), 11.6(b), 11.7, and11.9, nothing contained in the Plan or the Confirmation Order shall be deemed to be a
waiver or relinquishment of any rights, claims, Causes of Action, rights of setoff or recoupment, or other legal or equitable defenses that the Debtors had immediately before the Effective Date on behalf of the Estates or of themselves in
accordance with any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable non-bankruptcy law. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, including in all respects sections 11.6(a), 11.6(b), 11.7, and 11.9, the Liquidation Trustee, on behalf of the
Debtors, shall have, retain, reserve, and be entitled to assert all such claims, Causes of Action, rights of setoff or recoupment, and other legal or equitable defenses as fully as if the Chapter 11 Cases had not been commenced, and all of the
Debtors’ legal and equitable rights in respect of any Unimpaired Claim may be asserted after the Confirmation Date and Effective Date to the same extent as if the Chapter 11 Cases had not been commenced.
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Ipso Facto and Similar Provisions Ineffective.
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Any term of any prepetition policy, prepetition contract, or other prepetition obligation applicable to a Debtor shall be void and of no further force or effect with respect to any Debtor to the
extent that such policy, contract, or other obligation is conditioned on, creates an obligation of the Debtor as a result of, or gives rise to a right of any Entity based on any of the following: (i) the insolvency or financial condition of a
Debtor; (ii) the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases; or (iii) the Confirmation or consummation of the Plan, including any change of control that shall occur as a result of such consummation.
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Solicitation of Plan.
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As of the Confirmation Date (i) the Debtors shall be deemed to have solicited acceptances of the Plan in good faith and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code,
including without limitation, sections 1125(a) and (e) of the Bankruptcy Code, and any applicable non-bankruptcy law, rule, or regulation governing the adequacy of disclosure in connection with such solicitation and (ii) the Debtors and each of
their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, professionals, accountants, and attorneys shall be deemed to have participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code in the offer and issuance of any securities under the Plan, and therefore are not, and on account of such offer, issuance, and solicitation will not be, liable at any time for any violation of any applicable law,
rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or the offer and issuance of any Securities under the Plan.
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No Successor Liability.
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Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan and the Confirmation Order, the Liquidation Trust (i) is not, and shall not be deemed to assume, agree to perform, pay, or otherwise have any
responsibilities for any liabilities or obligations of the Debtors or any other Person relating to or arising out of the operations or the Assets of the Debtors on or before the Effective Date; (ii) is not, and shall not be, a successor to the
Debtors by reason of any theory of law or equity or responsible for the knowledge or conduct of any Debtor before the Effective Date; and (iii) shall not have any successor or transferee liability of any kind or character.
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RETENTION OF JURISDICTION.
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Retention of Jurisdiction.
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On and after the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising in, arising under, and related to the Chapter 11 Cases for, among other
things, the following purposes:
(a) to hear and determine motions and/or applications for the assumption, assumption and assignment, or rejection of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, including Assumption
Disputes, and the allowance, classification, priority, compromise, estimation, or payment of Claims resulting therefrom;
(b) to determine any motion, adversary proceeding, proceeding, application, contested matter, and/or other litigated matter pending on or commenced after the Confirmation Date;
(c) to hear and resolve any disputes arising from or related to (i) any orders of the Bankruptcy Court granting relief under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 or (ii) any protective orders entered by
the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the foregoing;
(d) to ensure that distributions to Holders of Allowed Claims and Interests are accomplished as provided for in the Plan and Confirmation Order and to adjudicate any and all disputes
arising from or relating to distributions under the Plan;
(e) to consider the allowance, classification, priority, compromise, estimation, or payment of any Claim or any counterclaim related thereto;
(f) to enter, implement or enforce such orders as may be appropriate in the event the Confirmation Order is for any reason stayed, reversed, revoked, modified, or vacated;
(g) to issue and enforce injunctions, enter and implement other orders, and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to restrain interference by any Person with the
consummation, implementation, or enforcement of the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any other order of the Bankruptcy Court;
(h) to hear and determine any application to modify the Plan in accordance with section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, or approve any modification of the Confirmation Order or any
contract, instrument, release, or other agreements or document created in connection with the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, or the Confirmation Order (in each case, to the extent Bankruptcy Court approval is necessary), or to remedy any
defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Confirmation Order, or any order of the Bankruptcy Court, in such a manner as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and effects thereof;
(i) to hear and determine all Professional Fee Claims;
(j) to resolve disputes concerning any reserves with respect to Disputed Claims or the administration thereof;
(k) to hear and determine disputes arising in connection with the interpretation, implementation, or enforcement of the Plan, the Plan Supplement, the Confirmation Order, any
transactions or payments in furtherance of either, or any agreement, instrument, or other document governing or relating to any of the foregoing;
(l) to take any action and issue such orders, including any such action or orders as may be necessary after entry of the Confirmation Order or the occurrence of the Effective Date, as
may be necessary to construe, interpret, enforce, implement, execute, and consummate the Plan, the Plan Supplement, and Confirmation Order;
(m) to determine such other matters and for such other purposes as may be provided in the Confirmation Order;
(n) to hear and determine matters concerning state, local, and federal taxes in accordance with sections 346, 505, and 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code (including any requests for expedited
determinations under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code);
(o) to hear, adjudicate, decide, or resolve any and all matters related to Article XI of the Plan, including, without limitation, the releases, discharge, exculpations, and injunctions
issued thereunder;
(p) to resolve disputes concerning Disputed Claims or the administration thereof;
(q) to resolve any disputes concerning whether a Person had sufficient notice of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Disclosure Statement, any solicitation conducted in connection with the
Chapter 11 Cases, any claims bar date established in the Chapter 11 Cases, or any deadline for responding or objecting to a Cure Amount, in each case, for the purpose of determining whether a Claim or Interest is discharged hereunder or for any
other purposes;
(r) to hear and determine any other matters related to the Chapter 11 Cases and not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code or title 28 of the United States Code;
(s) to enter a final decree closing the Chapter 11 Cases;
(t) to recover all Assets of the Debtors and property of the Debtors’ Estates, wherever located; and
(u) to hear and determine any rights, claims, or Causes of Action held by or accruing to the Debtors pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or pursuant to any federal statute or legal theory.
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Courts of Competent Jurisdiction.
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If the Bankruptcy Court abstains from exercising, or declines to exercise, jurisdiction or is otherwise without jurisdiction over any matter arising out of the Plan, such abstention, refusal, or
failure of jurisdiction shall have no effect upon and shall not control, prohibit, or limit the exercise of jurisdiction by any other court having competent jurisdiction with respect to such matter.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
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Payment of Statutory Fees.
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All fees due and payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) before the Effective Date shall be paid by the Debtors in full in Cash on the Effective Date. On and after the Effective Date, the
Liquidation Trustee shall pay any and all Statutory Fees when due and payable, and shall file with the Bankruptcy Court quarterly reports in a form reasonably acceptable to the U.S. Trustee. After the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee, on
behalf of each Debtor, shall remain obligated to file post-confirmation quarterly reports and to pay Statutory Fees to the U.S. Trustee until the earliest of that particular Debtor’s case being closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under
Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the U.S. Trustee shall not be required to file a Proof of Claim or any other request for payment of Statutory Fees.
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Exemption from Certain Transfer Taxes.
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Pursuant to section 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code, (i) the issuance, transfer or exchange of any securities, instruments or documents, (ii) the creation, filing or recording of any Lien, mortgage,
deed of trust, or other security interest, (iii) the making, assignment, filing or recording of any lease or sublease or the making or delivery of any deed, bill of sale, assignment or other instrument of transfer under, pursuant to, in
furtherance of, or in connection with the Plan, including, without limitation, any deeds, bills of sale, or assignments executed in connection with any of the transactions contemplated under the Plan (including any transactions and transfers of
assets to and by the Liquidation Trust) or the reinvesting, transfer, or sale of any real or personal property of the Debtors or the Liquidation Trust pursuant to, in implementation of or as contemplated in the Plan, (iv) the issuance, renewal,
modification, or securing of indebtedness by such means, and the making, delivery or recording of any deed or other instrument of transfer under, in furtherance of, or in connection with, the Plan, including, without limitation, the Confirmation
Order, shall constitute a “transfer under a plan” within the purview of section 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code and shall not be subject to or taxed under any law imposing any document recording tax, stamp tax, conveyance fee, or other similar tax,
mortgage tax, real estate transfer tax, mortgage recording tax, Uniform Commercial Code filing or recording fee, regulatory filing or recording fee, sales tax, use tax, or other similar tax or governmental assessment. Consistent with the
foregoing, each recorder of deeds or similar official for any county, city, or governmental unit in which any instrument hereunder is to be recorded shall, pursuant to the Confirmation Order, be ordered and directed to accept such instrument
without requiring the payment of any filing fees, documentary stamp tax, deed stamps, stamp tax, transfer tax, intangible tax, or similar tax.
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Dissolution of Creditors’ Committee.
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On the Effective Date, the Creditors’ Committee shall be deemed to have been dissolved, and the members thereof, and their respective counsel, advisors and agents, shall be released and
discharged of and from all further authority, duties, responsibilities, and obligations related to and arising from and in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, except with respect to (i) any continuing confidentiality obligations, (ii) reviewing
and prosecuting Professional Fee Claims, (iii) participating in any appeals of the Confirmation Order, and (iv) participating in any pending adversary proceedings. From and after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee shall continue to pay,
when due and payable in the ordinary course of business, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Creditors’ Committee’s professionals solely to the extent arising out of or related to the foregoing without further order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
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Request for Expedited Determination of Taxes.
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The Liquidation Trustee shall have the right to request an expedited determination under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to tax returns filed, or to be filed, on behalf of the
Liquidation Trust for any and all taxable periods ending after the Petition Date through the Wind Down Completion Date.
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Dates of Actions to Implement Plan
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In the event that any payment or act under the Plan is required to be made or performed on a date that is not a Business Day, then the making of such payment or the performance of such act may be
completed on the next succeeding Business Day, but shall be deemed to have been completed as of the required date.
(a) Plan Modifications. The Plan may be amended, modified, or supplemented by the Debtors, with the prior written consent (email being
sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, in the manner provided for by section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code or as otherwise permitted by law without additional disclosure pursuant to
section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code, except as otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court. In addition, after the Confirmation Date, so long as such action does not materially and adversely affect the treatment of Holders of Allowed Claims or
Interests pursuant to the Plan, the Debtors (with the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) may remedy any defect or omission or reconcile any
inconsistencies in the Plan or the Confirmation Order with respect to such matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes or effects of the Plan, and any Holder of a Claim or Interest that has accepted the Plan shall be deemed to have
accepted the Plan as amended, modified, or supplemented.
(b) Other Amendments. Before the Effective Date, the Debtors (with the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior
Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) may make appropriate technical adjustments and modifications to the Plan and the documents contained in the Plan Supplement without further order or approval of the Bankruptcy
Court, as long as such technical adjustments and modifications do not adversely affect in a material way the treatment of the Holders of Claims or Interests under the Plan.
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Revocation or Withdrawal of the Plan.
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The Debtors reserve the right to revoke or withdraw the Plan before the Effective Date as to any or all of the Debtors (with the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required
Senior Secured Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). If, with respect to a Debtor, the Plan has been revoked or withdrawn before the Effective Date, or if Confirmation or the occurrence of the Effective Date as to such Debtor
does not occur on the Effective Date, then, with respect to such Debtor: (i) the Plan shall be null and void in all respects; (ii) any settlement or compromise embodied in the Plan (including the fixing or limiting to an amount any Claim or
Interest or Class of Claims or Interests), assumption of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases affected by the Plan, and any document or agreement executed pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed null and void; and (iii) nothing contained in the
Plan shall (a) constitute a waiver or release of any Claim by or against, or any Interest in, such Debtor or any other Person, (b) prejudice in any manner the rights of such Debtor or any other Person, or (c) constitute an admission of any sort
by any Debtor or any other Person.
Except to the extent that the Bankruptcy Code or other federal law is applicable, or to the extent a Plan Document provides otherwise, the rights, duties, and obligations arising under the Plan
shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
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Immediate Binding Effect.
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Notwithstanding any Bankruptcy Rule providing for a stay of the Confirmation Order or Plan, including Bankruptcy Rules 3020(e), 6004(h), 7062, or otherwise, upon the occurrence of the Effective
Date, the terms of the Plan, the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable and deemed binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Debtors, the Holders of Claims and Interests, the Released
Parties, the Exculpated Parties, and each of their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, the Liquidation Trustee, all Entities that are parties to or are subject to the settlements, compromises, releases, and
injunctions described in the Plan, and any and all non-Debtor parties to Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases with the Debtors. All Claims shall be as fixed, adjusted, or compromised, as applicable, pursuant to the Plan regardless of whether
any Holder of a Claim, Interest, or debt has voted on the Plan.
The requirements under Bankruptcy Rule 3020(e) that an order confirming a plan is stayed until the expiration of fourteen days after entry of the order shall be waived by the Confirmation Order.
The Confirmation Order shall take effect immediately and shall not be stayed pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules 3020(e), 6004(h), 6006(d), or 7062 or otherwise.
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Successors and Assigns.
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The rights, benefits, and obligations of any Person named or referred to in the Plan shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of any heir, executor, administrator, successor, or
permitted assign, if any, of each Entity.
On the Effective Date, the Plan, the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous negotiations, promises, covenants, agreements, understandings, and representations on such subjects, all of
which have become merged and integrated into the Plan.
All exhibits, schedules, supplements, and appendices to the Plan (including the Plan Supplement) are incorporated into and are a part of the Plan as if set forth in full herein.
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by the Plan, unless otherwise set forth herein or determined by the Bankruptcy Court, the provisions of Bankruptcy Rule 9006 shall apply.
All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the Debtors to be effective shall be in writing (including by electronic transmission) and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be
deemed to have been duly given or made when actually delivered or addressed as follows:
Luminar Technologies, Inc.
2603 Discovery Drive, Suite 100
Orlando, Florida 32826
Attn: Robin Chiu, Chief Restructuring Officer
Alexander Fishkin, Chief Legal Officer
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Attn: Ronit J. Berkovich
Jessica Liou
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
- and –
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3700
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn: Stephanie N. Morrison
Austin B. Crabtree
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
(b) if to the Creditors’ Committee:
Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Ave.
New York, New York 10166
Attn: Kris Hansen
Erez Gilad
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
- and –
(c) If to the Ad Hoc Noteholder Group:
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Matthew Roose
Sam Badawi
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
- and –
191 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attn: Conor McNamara
Email: [REDACTED]
(d) If to the U.S. Trustee:
Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk Avenue, Suite 3516
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn: Jana Whiteworth
C. Ross Travis
Email: [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
After the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee has the authority to send a notice to Entities providing that, to continue to receive documents pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002, they must File
a renewed request to receive documents pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002. After the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee is authorized to limit the list of Entities receiving documents pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002 to those Entities who have
Filed such renewed requests.
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Reservation of Rights.
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Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be of no force or effect unless the Bankruptcy Court enters the Confirmation Order. None of the filing of the Plan, any statement or provisions
of the Plan, or the taking of any action by the Debtors with respect to the Plan shall be, or deemed to be, an admission or waiver of any rights of the Debtors with respect to any Claim or Interests before the Effective Date.
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January 29, 2026
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Respectfully submitted,
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LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., on behalf of itself and its affiliated Debtors
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By:
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/s/ Robin Chiu
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Name: Robin Chiu
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Title: Chief Restructuring Officer
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