(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, monetization, sale, and/or abandonment of the Liquidation Trust Assets
(including the GUC Reserve Assets) 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, 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 5.4(g);
(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.
The Liquidation Trustee shall allocate its monthly fee proportionately to reflect the nature of, and time devoted to, the tasks undertaken during the applicable month, and shall be entitled to
reasonable compensation and reimbursement of reasonable costs, expenses, and fees for such services in accordance with sections 5.5(h) and 5.5(i).
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 5.5(e), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by
section 5.5(v).
(d) 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, Liquidation Reserve, First Lien Reserve, Second Lien Reserve, and GUC Reserve. Except as otherwise provided for in the Plan, at all times, such accounts shall be
separate accounts and no Cash and/or Liquidation Trust Assets, as applicable, from any such account shall be (i) commingled with funds from any other account, or (ii) transferred to or otherwise used to fund or satisfy any shortfall or
deficit in any other account. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any assets, funds or proceeds held in the GUC Reserve be transferred into any other reserve or account
established or maintained by the Liquidation Trustee or the Debtors.
(e) Indemnification. The Liquidation Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless the Liquidation Trustee and the Liquidation Trust Oversight
Board, if any, each in its capacity as such, for any losses incurred in such capacity, as and to the extent set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(f) Replacement of the Liquidation Trustee. The (a) Liquidation Trust Oversight Board may vote to, or (b) to the extent that no Liquidation
Trust Oversight Board has been established, any Liquidation Trust Beneficiary, on notice and hearing before the Bankruptcy Court, may seek to remove and replace the Liquidation Trustee: (i) upon the death, incapacitation or resignation of the
Liquidation Trustee, (ii) upon its determination that the Liquidation Trustee engaged in actual fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (iii) for cause, or (iv) upon entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court requiring such removal and
replacement, in each case as shall be further detailed in the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(g) 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.
(h) Boards of Directors and Officers. Except as agreed to by the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, or as otherwise
required by local law of the applicable foreign jurisdiction or the organizational documents of any non-Debtor direct or indirect subsidiary, upon the Effective Date, (i) the officers, directors, and managers of the Debtors and non-Debtor
subsidiaries in which the Debtors held equity directly or indirectly immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be relieved of any and all duties with respect to such Debtors and non-Debtor subsidiaries, 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 and non-Debtor subsidiaries in which the Debtors
held equity directly or indirectly immediately prior to the Effective Date without the requirement of having to take any further action. To the extent that the Liquidation Trustee does not assume a role as officer, director, or manager of
any non-Debtor direct or indirect subsidiary on the Effective Date, (a) the Liquidation Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with any third party acting in such capacity or otherwise in control of such subsidiary, including any foreign
liquidator or similar representative appointed in any foreign insolvency proceeding, and (b) any such third party shall exercise their authority with respect thereto in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set
forth in section 5.5(e), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section 5.5(v).
(i) 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, a certificate of dissolution, or such other instrument as may be necessary or appropriate under
applicable law to effectuate the dissolution of the respective Debtor or non-Debtor Affiliate, 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.
(j) 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 Noteholder Secured Claims and Second Lien Noteholder Secured Claims have not received payment in full in Cash on account of such
Claims, for (i) any amendment, modification, supplement to, or deployment of funds in excess of, the Wind Down Budget or the Wind Down Reserve and (ii) any amendment, modification, or supplement to the Liquidation Trust Agreement, and (y)
before the Effective Date, the Creditors’ Committee, and after the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, for any amendment, modification, or supplement to the Liquidation Trust Agreement. The consent rights set forth
in this section 5.4(j) are cumulative to those set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement. The consent rights provided under this section 5.4(j) shall be exercised in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set
forth in section 5.5(e), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section 5.5(v).
(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, which shall reflect the Global Settlement and which shall otherwise be reasonably
acceptable to the Debtors, the Required Senior Secured Holders, and the Creditors’ Committee. With respect to actions taken in this section 5.5, 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, the terms of which shall reflect the Global Settlement and which
shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Debtors, the Required Senior Secured Holders, and the Creditors’ Committee.
(c) Consent Rights. In the event of a conflict between the consent rights set forth in section 5.4(j) 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 5.4(j) of the Plan.
(d) Issuance of Parent Debtor Additional Stock to Liquidation Trust. On the Effective Date and substantially contemporaneously with (i)
the cancellation of the Unblocked Parent Interests pursuant to section 4.9(b), and (ii) the transfer of the Liquidation Trust Assets to the Liquidation Trust pursuant to section 5.5(f) 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 4.9(b), all Holders of Blocked Parent Interests shall, pursuant to section 11.4 of the Plan, be enjoined from
exercising any rights with respect thereto.
(e) 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.
(f) Transfer of Liquidation Trust Assets to the Liquidation Trust. On the Effective Date (and as it relates to the equity of non-Debtor
foreign direct and indirect subsidiaries, to the extent permitted under the local law of the relevant foreign jurisdiction, if applicable), all Liquidation Trust Assets shall transfer to, and vest exclusively in, the Liquidation Trust, or
such other Person or Entity as the Liquidation Trust may designate, in accordance with the terms set forth herein and the Liquidation Trust 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. To the maximum extent permitted by law, for all applicable tax purposes, all Liquidation Trust Assets shall be treated as being transferred by the Debtors in accordance with Section 5.5(v) as
of the Effective Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all stock or other equity interests directly owned by a Debtor in a foreign non-Debtor subsidiary). 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.
(g) Funding of the Wind Down Reserve, Senior Claims Reserve, Liquidation 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. The Liquidation Reserve shall be established on the Effective Date and funded in accordance with the terms of the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(h) Wind Down Expenses. The Liquidation Trustee and any other Professionals engaged by the Liquidation Trust shall be entitled to
reasonable compensation and reimbursement of reasonable costs, expenses, and fees, as provided in the Liquidation Trust Agreement, for (i) services rendered in connection with the Wind Down, (ii) the reconciliation of Senior Claims and
Secured Claims, (iii) the administration, monetization, and/or liquidation of remaining Liquidation Trust Assets (other than GUC Reserve Assets), and (iv) making Plan Distributions to Holders of Senior Claims, Other Secured Claims, First Lien
Noteholder Claims, and Second Lien Noteholder Claims pursuant to Article VII of the Plan. Such compensation and reimbursement shall be paid solely from the Wind Down Reserve in the ordinary course of business, in accordance with the terms of
the Plan, the Liquidation Trust Agreement, and subject to the Wind Down Budget.
(i) GUC Reserve Expenses. The Liquidation Trustee and any other Professionals engaged by the Liquidation Trust shall be entitled to
reasonable compensation and reimbursement of reasonable costs, expenses, and fees, as provided in the Liquidation Trust Agreement, for services rendered in connection with (i) the reconciliation of General Unsecured Claims, (ii) the
prosecution, settlement, administration, monetization and/or liquidation of the GUC Reserve Assets, and (iii) making Plan Distributions to Holders of General Unsecured Claims pursuant to Article VII of the Plan. Such compensation and
reimbursement shall be paid solely from the GUC Reserve Funding Amount in the ordinary course of business, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(j) Interim Distributions to Holders of GUC Liquidation Trust Interests. At any time prior to the completion of the reconciliation of all
General Unsecured Claims and the pursuit, abandonment, liquidation and/or monetization of all GUC Reserve Assets, the Liquidation Trustee may, in its reasonable discretion and subject to section 2.2(c) hereof and the approval of the
Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, make one or more interim distributions of the GUC Reserve Assets and any proceeds thereof to Holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of GUC Liquidation
Trust Interests; provided that the Liquidation Trustee shall reserve such amounts as it determines are reasonably necessary to satisfy Disputed General Unsecured Claims and the costs and expenses,
including taxes, associated with the GUC Reserve.
(k) 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 (Non-GUC Reserve Assets), Post Effective Date Available Cash (GUC Reserve Assets), funds in the Professional Fee Escrow Account, Excess Cash, the
Wind Down Reserve, the Senior Claims Reserve, the Liquidation 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.
(l) Liquidation Trust Oversight Board. The Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, shall have the rights and powers relating to the
supervision of the Liquidation Trustee with respect to (i) the General Unsecured Claims reconciliation process, (ii) the pursuit, abandonment, monetization, prosecution, adjudication, settlement, resolution or liquidation of GUC Reserve
Assets (including, subject to section 9.4 hereof, the enforcement of the terms and coverage under the D&O Policies in respect of any applicable Retained Causes of Action), and (iii) distributions to Holders of General Unsecured Claims
pursuant to the Plan, as set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement. The authority of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board shall be exercised in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set forth in section 5.5(e),
and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section 5.5(v).
(m) Composition of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board. The Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if
any, shall be comprised of three (3) members, each of which shall be selected by the Creditors’ Committee. The composition of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, shall be set forth in the Plan Supplement. Members of the
Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, shall serve without compensation; provided, however, that such members shall be entitled to
reimbursement of reasonable costs and expenses, which shall be paid solely from the GUC Reserve Funding Amount in the ordinary course of business. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the Creditors’ Committee determines not to select and
appoint members to the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, the Liquidation Trustee shall continue to administer the Liquidation Trust in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Plan and the Liquidation Trust Agreement, and any
actions or decisions that would otherwise require the consent of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board shall be undertaken by the Liquidation Trustee in its sole discretion, subject to its fiduciary duties to the Holders of Liquidation Trust
Interests.
(n) Governance of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Liquidation Trust Agreement,
decisions of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, shall be made by majority vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any decision of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, that would materially alter the treatment of the First
Lien Noteholder Deficiency Claims or Second Lien Noteholder Deficiency Claims shall require the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the Required Senior Secured Holders (or a designated representative thereof).
(o) Counsel to the Liquidation Trust. The Liquidation Trustee, in its reasonable
judgment and without Bankruptcy Court approval, shall have the right to select one or more law firms to serve as counsel to the Liquidation Trust. The Liquidation Trustee is otherwise authorized to retain non-legal advisors as
necessary to exercise its duties set forth in the Plan, subject to the Wind Down Budget.
(p) Periodic Reporting. The Liquidation Trustee shall provide periodic reporting to the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any,
regarding the status of (i) the General Unsecured Claims reconciliation process and (ii) the pursuit, abandonment, or liquidation of GUC Reserve Assets, in each case as set forth in the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(q) 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.
(r) Dissolution. The Liquidation Trust shall be dissolved and the Liquidation Trustee and Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, 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 foregoing, 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.
(s) 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.
(t) Exculpation of Liquidation Trust Oversight Board. The Liquidation Trust Agreement shall provide that the Liquidation Trust Oversight
Board, if any, shall be exculpated (subject to exceptions for willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence, or fraud) to the fullest extent allowable by applicable law with respect to the liquidating of the Liquidation Trust Assets and
administration of the Liquidation Trust.
(u) 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 issuance 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.
(v) 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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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 shall transfer to the Liquidation Trust as Liquidation Trust Assets in accordance with the terms of the Plan 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 Effective Date Available Cash in an amount 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 with Effective Date Available Cash in an amount equal to the estimate to be
provided by the Debtors to the Ad Hoc Noteholder Group and Creditors’ Committee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Confirmation Hearing.
(f) On the Effective Date, the Wind Down Reserve shall be funded with Effective Date Available Cash 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) The Liquidation Reserve shall be established on the Effective Date and funded in accordance with the terms of the Liquidation Trust Agreement.
(h) On the Effective Date, the First Lien Reserve shall be established and funded pursuant to the Waterfall with Excess Cash.
(i) On the Effective Date, the Second Lien Reserve shall be established and funded pursuant to the Waterfall with Excess Cash, if any.
(j) On the Effective Date, the GUC Reserve shall be established and funded in an amount equal to the GUC Reserve Funding Amount.
(k) After the Effective Date, Excess Cash shall be allocated and distributed in accordance with the Waterfall.
(l) 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.
(m) In accordance with section 5.4 of the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall allocate Surplus Wind Down Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall.
(n) In accordance with section 5.4 of the Plan, the Liquidation Trustee shall allocate Surplus Senior Claims Reserve pursuant to the Waterfall.
(o) The Liquidation Trustee shall allocate any GUC Residual Amount pursuant to the Waterfall.
(p) 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 5.9 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 4.9 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 Notes Agent and Second Lien Notes 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 (i) First Lien Notes Agent, under the
First Lien Notes Documents, and (ii) the Second Lien Notes 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, respectively. 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 Notes Agent or Second Lien Notes Agent to appear and be heard in the Chapter 11 Cases on and after the
Effective Date.
(b) The Unsecured Notes shall be deemed cancelled, discharged, and of no force or
effect on the Effective Date, except as necessary to (a) enforce the rights, claims, and interests of the Unsecured Notes Trustee solely against the Unsecured Noteholders; (b) allow the receipt of and to make distributions under the Plan in
accordance with the terms of the Unsecured Notes Indenture; and (c) preserve any rights of the Unsecured Notes Trustee and any predecessor thereof to seek compensation and reimbursement, to payment of fees, expenses, and indemnification
obligations as against any property distributable to the Unsecured Noteholders, including any rights to priority of payment and/or to exercise charging liens, and to enforce its rights, claims, and interests, vis-à-vis any party other than
the Debtors.
In addition, as a condition precedent to the distributions provided for the Unsecured Notes, the Unsecured Noteholders shall be deemed to have surrendered their Unsecured
Notes, book entry positions related to such notes and other documentation underlying such notes, and all such surrendered Unsecured Notes, book entry positions, and other documents shall be deemed to be cancelled in accordance with this section
5.10 of the Plan. With respect to the distribution to be made to the Unsecured Noteholders, the respective obligations of the Unsecured Notes Trustee, relating to such distribution shall be discharged and deemed satisfied upon DTC’s receipt of
such distribution.
(c) 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 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 Holders of Secured Claims, 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 and subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Liquidation Trust Oversight Board, if any, as set forth in the Liquidation Trust
Agreement.
(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, or, as necessary or appropriate, reasonably assist any third-party designee(s) to accomplish each of the foregoing, 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 each applicable Debtor and non-Debtor
Affiliate in which the Debtors held equity directly or indirectly immediately prior to the Effective Date, the Liquidation Trustee may file a certificate of cancellation, a certificate of dissolution, or such other instrument as may be
necessary or appropriate under applicable law to effectuate the dissolution of the relevant Debtor or non-Debtor Affiliate with the appropriate governmental authorities, thereby terminating the legal existence of each such Debtor or non-Debtor
Affiliate, as determined in the sole discretion of the Liquidation Trustee, and take such other actions consistent therewith to effectuate the termination of the legal existence of each such Debtor or 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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Except as agreed to by the Debtors or the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, or as otherwise required by local law of the applicable foreign jurisdiction or the organizational documents of
any non-Debtor direct or indirect subsidiary, upon the Effective Date, (i) the officers, directors, and managers of the Debtors and non-Debtor subsidiaries in which the Debtors held equity directly or indirectly immediately prior to the
Effective Date shall be relieved of any and all duties with respect to such Debtors and non-Debtor subsidiaries, 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 and non-Debtor subsidiaries in which the Debtors held equity directly or indirectly immediately prior to the Effective Date without the requirement
of having to take any further action. To the extent that the Liquidation Trustee does not assume a role as officer, director, or manager of any non-Debtor direct or indirect subsidiary on the Effective Date, (a) the Liquidation Trustee shall
reasonably cooperate with any third party acting in such capacity or otherwise in control of such subsidiary, including any foreign liquidator or similar representative appointed in any foreign insolvency proceeding, and (b) any such third
party shall exercise their authority with respect thereto in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Liquidation Trust, as set forth in section 5.5(e), and the intended qualification of the Liquidation Trust as a “liquidating trust” for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as contemplated by section 5.5(v).
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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7.1 |
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 5.5(v) and 7.4, determine in its sole discretion the
subsequent dates for Plan Distributions.
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7.2 |
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.
(c) All distributions to First Lien Noteholders, Second Lien Noteholders, and Unsecured Noteholders shall be made to or at the direction of the First Lien Notes Agent, Second Lien
Notes Agent, or Unsecured Notes Trustee, respectively, or, upon and pursuant to the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of the First Lien Notes Agent, Second Lien Notes Agent, or Unsecured Notes Trustee, as applicable, to or at the
direction of the Claims and Noticing Agent. Distributions under the Plan to Unsecured Noteholders, including distributions of Cash from the Liquidation Trust to the Unsecured Noteholders, shall be subject to the Unsecured Notes Trustee’s
charging lien.
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7.4 |
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 7.17 of the Plan.
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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 7.17 of the Plan.
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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 Notes Agent’s rights under sections 7.11 and 10.06 of the First Lien Notes Indenture, the Debtors or the
Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, shall make all distributions with respect to the First Lien Notes and the First Lien Noteholder Claims to the First Lien Notes Agent, or to DTC upon the written consent of the First Lien Notes 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 Notes Agent’s rights under sections 7.11 and 10.06 of the Second Lien Notes 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 Claims to the Second Lien Notes Agent, or to DTC upon the written consent of the Second Lien Notes 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 section 7.8, 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 5.10 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 Notes Agent and
Second Lien Notes 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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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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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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Setoffs and Recoupments.
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(a) Subject to sections 11.6(a), 11.6(b), 11.7, 11.8, and 11.9, the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, 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 or the Liquidation Trustee 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, except 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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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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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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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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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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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 5.5(v) and
without any interest to be paid on account of such Claim unless required by the Bankruptcy Code.
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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 (including, but not limited to, those giving rise to D&O
Indemnification Obligations) 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, (v) is the subject of a pending Assumption Dispute, or (vi) is a D&O Policy or other insurance policy to which any Debtor or the Liquidation Trustee is a
beneficiary or an insured. For the avoidance of doubt, any and all D&O Indemnification Obligations shall be deemed rejected as of the Effective Date, notwithstanding the fact that D&O Policies (which, for the avoidance of doubt, do
not give rise to and are not a source of D&O Indemnification Obligations) are assumed.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or Confirmation Order, any obligations of Debtor Luminar Technologies, Inc. under the TSA shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms and the LSI Sale Order and, for the avoidance of doubt, the TSA shall not be deemed rejected upon the occurrence of the Effective Date and the Debtors and/or the Liquidation Trustee shall perform such duties required
of the Debtors pursuant to the TSA in accordance with its terms.
(c) Subject to (i) resolution of any disputes in accordance with section 9.2 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.
(d) 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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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 9.2, 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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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 (except, for the avoidance of doubt, D&O Indemnification Obligations, which do not find their source in any D&O Policy and shall be
deemed rejected on the Effective Date) 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. For the avoidance of doubt, all D&O Indemnification Obligations shall be deemed rejected as of the Effective
Date.
(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. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section 9.4(c) shall in any way impair the Liquidation Trustee’s ability on and after the Effective Date to assert
on behalf of the Liquidation Trust any claims that are not otherwise released pursuant to section 11.6(a) of the Plan and are properly asserted under and/or covered by the D&O Policies, or to seek to recover the proceeds of the applicable
D&O Policies on account of such claims in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable D&O Policies, which shall not be altered.
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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10.1 |
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 Approval Order, which shall reflect the Global Settlement and which shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to
the Debtors, the Required Senior Secured Holders, and the Creditors’ Committee, 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, which shall reflect the Global Settlement and which shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Debtors, the
Required Senior Secured Holders, and the Creditors’ Committee, 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, the Retained Causes of Action (including any D&O Policy proceeds payable to the
Estate on account of settlements or judgments from Commercial Tort Claims and other non-released claims and Causes of Action, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding claims and Causes of Action relating to or arising from the SAFE Note and
the NEXT Note (each as defined in the Disclosure Statement), as referenced on the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action, and the proceeds thereof), the Unencumbered Assets, and any proceeds of the foregoing;
(l) only if the Effective Date of the Plan occurs on or before April 14, 2026, the aggregate Allowed Professional Fee Claims of the Debtors’ Advisors (excluding any amounts paid
pursuant to the Ordinary Course Professionals Retention Order) shall not exceed $26,471,000.00;
(m) the aggregate Creditors’ Committee Fees (including for the Unsecured Notes Trustee) shall not exceed $4,225,000.00 in accordance with section 2.2(c) of the Plan;
(n) 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;
(o) 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;
(p) except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the issuance of the OFAC License, 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
(q) 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 (i) before
substantial consummation, (ii) has been consented to in accordance with section 13.6(a), and (iii) 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 Notes Agent and/or the Second Lien Notes Agent, to the extent such waiver applies to any Restructuring Fees and Expenses due to the First Lien Notes Agent and/or the Second Lien Notes Agent, respectively),
with the prior written consent (email being sufficient) of (i) the Required Senior Secured Holders, (ii) with respect to the conditions precedent contained in clauses (c), (d), (g) (solely as it relates to the Creditors’ Committee and Trustee
Advisors), (h), (k), (m), (n), and (q) in section 10.1, the Creditors’ Committee, and (iii) with respect to the condition precedent contained in clause (f) in section 10.1 (solely as it relates to the Restructuring Fees and Expenses due to
the Unsecured Notes Trustee), the Unsecured Notes Trustee, 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 (as defined in the Confirmation Order), 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 consummation of the Plan 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 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; 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 Exculpated Party; the restructuring of any Claim or Interest during the Chapter 11 Cases; any in-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 from the Petition Date through and including 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 been exculpated under the Plan and (ii) specifically authorizing such Entity to bring such Claim or Cause of Action against any such 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 exculpated 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(a), 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 11.6(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, criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or willful 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, (d) any Intercompany Claims, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be treated in accordance with section 4.6 of the Plan unless otherwise provided herein, or (e) any Claims or Causes of Action asserted or assertable
by any non-Debtor Affiliate(s) against any other non-Debtor Affiliate(s) or the Debtors. 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.
In addition, 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 Debtors’ trade vendors from any and all Preference Actions.
(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; 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; provided that, with respect to
Claims against the Debtors, this section 11.6(b) shall only apply to Claims arising from any act or omission, transaction, agreement, event or other occurrence taking place from and including the Petition Date through the Effective Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases contained in this section 11.6(b) 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, willful misconduct, criminal misconduct, or gross negligence, (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) 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, or (d) any Claims or Causes of Action asserted or assertable by any non-Debtor Affiliate(s) against any other non-Debtor Affiliate(s) or the Debtors. 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.
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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11.9 |
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, 11.8, and 11.9, 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, 11.8, 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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Debtors are Not Entitled to a Discharge.
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Nothing in the Plan or the Confirmation Order shall grant the Debtors a discharge pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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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 resolve any dispute related to the Liquidation Trust;
(l) 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;
(m) 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;
(n) to determine such other matters and for such other purposes as may be provided in the Confirmation Order;
(o) 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);
(p) 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;
(q) to resolve disputes concerning Disputed Claims or the administration thereof;
(r) 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;
(s) 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;
(t) to enter a final decree closing the Chapter 11 Cases;
(u) to recover all Assets of the Debtors and property of the Debtors’ Estates, wherever located; and
(v) 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.
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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 (i) the Required Senior Secured Holders and (ii) solely to the extent that there are Plan modifications that are inconsistent with the Global Settlement or that materially adversely affect Holders of General Unsecured Claims,
the Creditors’ Committee, in each instance, 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 and, solely to the extent that there are Plan modifications that are inconsistent with the Global
Settlement or that materially adversely affect Holders of General Unsecured Claims, the Creditors’ Committee, 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 and the Creditors’ Committee, 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 and the Creditors’ Committee, 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 internal 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:
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if to the Debtors before the Effective Date:
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Luminar Technologies, Inc.
2603 Discovery Drive, Suite 100
Orlando, Florida 32826
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Robin Chiu, Chief Restructuring Officer
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Alexander Fishkin, Chief Legal Officer
- and –
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Jessica Liou
- and –
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3700
Houston, Texas 77002
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Stephanie N. Morrison
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Austin B. Crabtree
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if to the Liquidation Trustee after the Effective Date:
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10 Bank Street, Suite 1100
White Plains, New York 10606
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if to the Creditors’ Committee:
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Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Ave.
New York, New York 10166
Erez Gilad
- and –
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If to the Ad Hoc Noteholder Group:
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Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
Sam Badawi
- and –
191 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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If to the U.S. Trustee:
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Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk Avenue, Suite 3516
Houston, Texas 77002
C. Ross Travis
After the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, have 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 Debtors and the Liquidation Trustee, as applicable, are 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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Respectfully submitted,
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LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., on behalf of itself and its affiliated Debtors
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Robin Chiu |
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Name: Robin Chiu
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Title: Chief Restructuring Officer
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Exhibit A
Non-Released Parties
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Any director or officer who (i) was a former director or officer of a Debtor as of the Petition Date and (ii) is not a member of the Current Directors and Officers.
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