GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Subordination The classification and treatment of Claims under the Plan shall conform to the respective contractual, legal, and equitable subordination rights of such Claims, and any such rights shall be settled, compromised, and released pursuant to the Plan. Restructuring Transactions The Confirmation Order shall be deemed to authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Rights Offering and the issuance of all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring (collectively, the “Restructuring Transactions”). On the Effective Date, the Debtors, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Certificates, and Other Documents On the Effective Date, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Term Sheet or the Plan, all notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests, including credit agreements and indentures, shall be canceled and the obligations of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Debtors shall seek to assume or reject executory contracts and unexpired leases in consultation with the Supporting Creditors and with the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Required Supporting Creditors. The Plan will provide that the executory contracts and unexpired leases that are not assumed or rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) will be deemed assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall be obtained with respect to all decisions to assume or reject, including the deemed assumption of executory contracts and unexpired leases pursuant to the Plan. Retention of Jurisdiction The Plan will provide for the retention of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court for usual and customary matters. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests Pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, and except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document created pursuant to the Plan, the distributions, rights, and treatment that are provided in the Plan shall be in complete satisfaction, discharge, and release, effective as of the Effective Date, of Claims (including any Intercompany Claims resolved or compromised after the Effective Date by the Reorganized Debtors), Interests, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on Claims or Interests from and after the Petition Date, whether known or unknown, against, liabilities of, liens on, obligations of, rights against, and Interests in, the Debtors or any of their assets or properties, regardless of whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims and Interests, including demands, liabilities, and Causes of Action that arose before the Effective Date, any liability (including withdrawal liability) to the extent such Claims or Interests relate to services performed by employees of the Debtors prior to the Effective Date and that arise from a termination of employment, any contingent or non-contingent liability on account of representations or warranties issued on or before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case whether or not: (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such debt or right is filed or deemed filed pursuant to section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a Claim or Interest based upon such debt, right, or Interest is Allowed pursuant to section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c) the holder of such a Claim or Interest has accepted the Plan. The Confirmation Order shall be a judicial determination of the discharge of all Claims and Interests subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date. Releases by the Debtors Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates from any and all Causes of Action, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their 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 against, or Interest in, a Debtor or other Entity, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Releases by Holders of Claims and Interests As of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Plan, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Injunction Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold claims or interests that have been released, discharged, or are subject to exculpation are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Exculpated Parties, or the Released Parties: (a) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (b) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any 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 or interests; (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 or interests unless such holder has filed a motion requesting the right to perform such setoff on or before the Effective Date, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; and (e) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests released or settled pursuant to the Plan. OTHER MATERIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING Management Incentive Plan On the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors will implement a management incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) that shall provide for 10% of the New Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to be issued to management of the Reorganized Debtors after the Effective Date at the discretion of the New Board and on terms to be determined by the New Board (including, without limitation, with respect to allocation, timing and structure of such issuance and the Management Incentive Plan). The Plan will permit the establishment of the Management Incentive Plan by the New Board following the Effective Date. Employment Obligations Each of the Debtors’ “first day” or “second day” motions and proposed orders relating to wages, compensation, and benefits, including executive compensation programs shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. The Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors shall mutually agree as to (i) the continuation, after the Effective Date, of the Key Employee Incentive Plan effective as of May 6, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “XXXX”), (ii) the Debtors’ wages, compensation, and benefit programs that relate to any “insider” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) the assumption, rejection or other disposition of any of the Debtors’ existing employment agreements for insiders. Wages, compensation and benefit programs, other than the XXXX that do not relate to insiders shall be continued after the Effective Date and the Supporting Creditors shall support assumption of non-insider employment agreements, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors and subject to the satisfaction and consent of the Required Supporting Creditors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) following receipt and analysis by the Required Supporting Creditors and their advisors of satisfactory information from the Company regarding such programs, which information the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable. Indemnification of Prepetition Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. Consistent with applicable law, all indemnification provisions currently in place (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) for the current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors, as applicable, shall be reinstated and remain intact, irrevocable, and shall survive the effectiveness of the Restructuring on terms no less favorable to such current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors than the indemnification provisions in place prior to the Restructuring. Director, Officer, Manager, and Employee Tail Insurance Coverage On or before the Effective Date, the Debtors shall purchase and maintain directors, officers, managers, and employee liability tail coverage for the six-year period following the Effective Date on terms no less favorable than the Debtors’ existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage and with an aggregate limit of liability upon the Effective Date of no less than the aggregate limit of liability under the existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage upon placement. Reasonable directors and officers insurance policies shall remain in place in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 Cases and from and after the Plan Effective Date. Claims of the Debtors The Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall retain all rights to commence and pursue any Causes of Action, other than any Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the release and exculpation provisions outlined in this Term Sheet. Prior to consummation of the Plan, the Debtors shall not settle, compromise or discharge any Cause of Action that is not agreed to be released pursuant to this Term Sheet without the consent of the Required Supporting Lenders. Additional Plan Provisions and Documentation The Plan shall contain other customary provisions for chapter 11 plans of this type. The Plan and all supporting and implementing documentation (including all briefs and other pleadings filed in support thereof, all documents filed as part of the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order) shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. Conditions Precedent to Restructuring The following shall be conditions to the Effective Date (the “Conditions Precedent”): (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors, and shall: (i) authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;
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Samples: Second Forbearance Agreement
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Subordination Governance The classification and treatment of Claims under New Board shall be appointed on the Plan Effective Date and shall conform consist of seven members, which shall include three current independent members and four additional members to be appointed in accordance with the respective contractualNew Organizational Documents of Reorganized Holdings, legal, and equitable subordination rights of such Claims, and any such rights which shall be settled, compromised, consistent with a governance term sheet that must be agreed to by (and released pursuant to must be acceptable to) the Plan. Restructuring Transactions The Confirmation Order shall be deemed to authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Rights Offering Company Parties and the issuance of all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to Required Consenting Creditors by the Restructuring Governance Milestone (collectively, the “Restructuring TransactionsGovernance Term Sheet”). On the Effective DateThe New Organizational Documents, the Debtorsincluding charters, bylaws, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, or other organizational documents, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificatesbe consistent with this Restructuring Term Sheet, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Certificates, and Other Documents On the Effective Date, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Term Sheet or the Plan, all notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests, including credit agreements and indentures, shall be canceled and the obligations of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Debtors shall seek to assume or reject executory contracts and unexpired leases in consultation with the Supporting Creditors and with the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Required Supporting Creditors. The Plan will provide that the executory contracts and unexpired leases that are not assumed or rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) will be deemed assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall be obtained with respect to all decisions to assume or reject, including the deemed assumption of executory contracts and unexpired leases pursuant to the Plan. Retention of Jurisdiction The Plan will provide for the retention of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court for usual and customary matters. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests Pursuant to section 1141(d1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, and except as shall otherwise specifically provided be in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document created pursuant form and substance acceptable to the Plan, the distributions, rights, Required Consenting Creditors. The New Organizational Documents shall include terms and treatment provisions that are provided in the Plan usual and customary for Organizational Documents of reorganized debtors, all of which shall be in complete satisfaction, discharge, and release, effective as of the Effective Date, of Claims (including any Intercompany Claims resolved or compromised after the Effective Date by the Reorganized Debtors), Interests, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on Claims or Interests from and after the Petition Date, whether known or unknown, against, liabilities of, liens on, obligations of, rights against, and Interests in, the Debtors or any of their assets or properties, regardless of whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant acceptable to the Plan on account of such Claims and InterestsRequired Consenting Creditors. There will be no put rights for minority holders. The Reorganized Debtors will be private, including demands, liabilities, and Causes of Action that arose before the Effective Date, any liability (including withdrawal liability) to the extent such Claims or Interests relate to services performed by employees of the Debtors prior to the Effective Date and that arise from a termination of employment, any contingent or non-contingent liability on account of representations or warranties issued on or before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case whether or not: (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such debt or right is filed or deemed filed pursuant to section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a Claim or Interest based upon such debt, right, or Interest is Allowed pursuant to section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c) the holder of such a Claim or Interest has accepted the Planpossible. The Confirmation Order shall be a judicial determination of the discharge of all Claims and Interests subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date. Releases by the Debtors Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates from any and all Causes of Action, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their 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 against, or Interest in, a Debtor or other Entity, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Releases by Holders of Claims and Interests As of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Plan, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Injunction Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold claims or interests that have been released, discharged, or are subject to exculpation are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Exculpated Parties, or the Released Parties: (a) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (b) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any 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 or interests; (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 or interests unless such holder has filed a motion requesting the right to perform such setoff on or before the Effective Date, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; and (e) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests released or settled pursuant to the Plan. OTHER MATERIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING Management Incentive Plan On Following the Plan Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors will implement a management New Board shall adopt an equity incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) that provides for the issuance of equity and equity-based awards (“Awards”) to employees, consultants and directors/managers of the Company Parties. The New Board shall provide for reserve a pool of New Interests under the Management Incentive Plan representing up to 10% of the issued and outstanding New Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to be issued to management Interests as of the Reorganized Debtors after the Plan Effective Date at (the discretion “MIP Pool”), inclusive of New Interests reserved in the MIP Pool. The form of the New Board Awards, the participants in the Management Incentive Plan, the allocations of the Awards to such participants, and on the terms to and conditions of the Awards shall be determined by the New Board (including, without limitation, with respect to allocation, timing and structure of such issuance and the Management Incentive Plan). The Plan will permit the establishment of the Management Incentive Plan by the New Board following the Effective Datein its sole discretion. Employment Obligations Each and Programs Pursuant to the Restructuring Support Agreement and this Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Creditors consent to the continuation of the DebtorsCompany Parties’ “first day” or “second day” motions and proposed orders relating to ordinary course wages, compensation, and benefitsbenefits programs according to the terms and practices thereof as of the Agreement Effective Date, including ordinary course executive compensation programs shall be and any motions in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. The Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors shall mutually agree as to (i) the continuation, after the Effective Date, of the Key Employee Incentive Plan effective as of May 6, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “XXXX”), (ii) the Debtors’ wages, compensation, and benefit programs that relate to any “insider” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) the assumption, rejection or other disposition of any of the Debtors’ existing employment agreements for insiders. Wages, compensation and benefit programs, other than the XXXX that do not relate to insiders shall be continued after the Effective Date and the Supporting Creditors shall support assumption of non-insider employment agreements, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors and subject to the satisfaction and consent of the Required Supporting Creditors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) following receipt and analysis by the Required Supporting Creditors and their advisors of satisfactory information from the Company regarding such programs, which information the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable. Indemnification of Prepetition Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. Consistent with applicable law, all indemnification provisions currently in place (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) Court for the current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of approval thereof. On the Debtors, as applicable, shall be reinstated and remain intact, irrevocable, and shall survive the effectiveness of the Restructuring on terms no less favorable to such current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors than the indemnification provisions in place prior to the Restructuring. Director, Officer, Manager, and Employee Tail Insurance Coverage On or before the Plan Effective Date, the Debtors shall purchase and maintain directorsassume all employment agreements or letters, officersindemnification agreements, managersseverance agreements, and employee liability tail coverage for or other agreements entered into with employees as of the six-year period following the Effective Execution Date on terms no less favorable than the Debtors’ existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage and with an aggregate limit or hired thereafter. Exemption from SEC Registration The issuance of liability upon the Effective Date of no less than the aggregate limit of liability all securities under the existing director, officer, manager, Plan will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and employee coverage upon placement. Reasonable directors and officers insurance policies shall remain in place in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 Cases and from and after the Plan Effective Date. Claims of the Debtors The Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall retain all rights to commence and pursue any Causes of Action, other than any Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the release and exculpation provisions outlined in this Term Sheet. Prior to consummation of the Plan, the Debtors shall not settle, compromise or discharge any Cause of Action that is not agreed to be released pursuant to this Term Sheet without the consent of the Required Supporting Lenders. Additional Plan Provisions and Documentation The Plan shall contain other customary provisions for chapter 11 plans of this type. The Plan and all supporting and implementing documentation (including all briefs and other pleadings filed in support thereof, all documents filed as part of the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order) shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. Conditions Precedent to Restructuring The following shall be conditions to the Effective Date (the “Conditions Precedent”): (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors, and shall: (i) authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;applicable law.
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Samples: Restructuring Support Agreement
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Subordination The classification allowance, classification, and treatment of satisfying all Claims and Interests under the Plan shall conform takes into consideration any and all subordination rights, whether arising by contract or under general principles of equitable subordination, section 510(b) or 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise. On the Effective Date, any and all subordination rights or obligations that a Holder of a Claim or Interest may have with respect to any distribution to be made under the Plan will be discharged and terminated, and all actions related to the respective contractual, legal, and equitable enforcement of such subordination rights will be enjoined permanently. Accordingly, distributions under the Plan to Holders of Allowed Claims (including, for the avoidance of doubt, distributions to Holders of Allowed Claims in Class 3 and Class 4) will not be subject to turnover or payment to a beneficiary of such Claimsterminated subordination rights, and or to levy, garnishment, attachment or other legal process by a beneficiary of such terminated subordination rights provided, that any such subordination rights shall be settledpreserved in the event the Confirmation Order is vacated, compromised, and released pursuant to the PlanEffective Date does not occur in accordance with the terms hereunder or the Plan is revoked or withdrawn. Restructuring Transactions The Confirmation Order shall be deemed to authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Rights Offering Plan and Plan Supplement and the issuance of all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring (collectively, the “Restructuring Transactions”). On the Plan Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Certificates, and Other Documents On the Effective Date, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Term Sheet or the Plan, all notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests, including credit agreements and indentures, shall be canceled and the obligations of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Debtors shall seek to assume or reject executory contracts and unexpired leases in consultation with the Supporting Creditors and with the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Required Supporting Creditors. The Plan will provide that the executory contracts and unexpired leases that are not assumed or rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) will be deemed assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall be obtained with respect to all decisions to assume or reject, including the deemed assumption of executory contracts and unexpired leases pursuant to the Plan. Retention of Jurisdiction The Plan will provide for the retention of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court for usual and customary matters. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests Pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, and except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document created pursuant to the Plan, the distributions, rights, and treatment that are provided in the Plan shall be in complete satisfaction, discharge, and release, effective as of the Effective Date, of Claims (including any Intercompany Claims resolved or compromised after the Effective Date by the Reorganized Debtors), Interests, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on Claims or Interests from and after the Petition Date, whether known or unknown, against, liabilities of, liens on, obligations of, rights against, and Interests in, the Debtors or any of their assets or properties, regardless of whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims and Interests, including demands, liabilities, and Causes of Action that arose before the Effective Date, any liability (including withdrawal liability) to the extent such Claims or Interests relate to services performed by employees of the Debtors prior to the Effective Date and that arise from a termination of employment, any contingent or non-contingent liability on account of representations or warranties issued on or before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case whether or not: (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such debt or right is filed or deemed filed pursuant to section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a Claim or Interest based upon such debt, right, or Interest is Allowed pursuant to section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c) the holder of such a Claim or Interest has accepted the Plan. The Confirmation Order shall be a judicial determination of the discharge of all Claims and Interests subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date. Releases by the Debtors Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates from any and all Causes of Action, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their 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 against, or Interest in, a Debtor or other Entity, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Releases by Holders of Claims and Interests As of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Plan, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Injunction Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold claims or interests that have been released, discharged, or are subject to exculpation are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Exculpated Parties, or the Released Parties: (a) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (b) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any 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 or interests; (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 or interests unless such holder has filed a motion requesting the right to perform such setoff on or before the Effective Date, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; and (e) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests released or settled pursuant to the Plan. OTHER MATERIAL GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING Management Incentive Plan On the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors will implement a management incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) that shall provide for 10% of the New Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to be issued to management of the Reorganized Debtors after the Effective Date at the discretion of the New Board and on terms to be determined by the New Board (including, without limitation, with respect to allocation, timing and structure of such issuance and the Management Incentive Plan). The Plan will permit the establishment of the Management Incentive Plan by the New Board following the Effective Date. Employment Obligations Each of the Debtors’ “first day” or “second day” motions and proposed orders relating to wages, compensation, and benefits, including executive compensation programs shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. The Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors shall mutually agree as to (i) the continuation, after the Effective Date, of the Key Employee Incentive Plan effective as of May 6, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “XXXX”), (ii) the Debtors’ wages, compensation, and benefit programs that relate to any “insider” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) the assumption, rejection or other disposition of any of the Debtors’ existing employment agreements for insiders. Wages, compensation and benefit programs, other than the XXXX that do not relate to insiders shall be continued after the Effective Date and the Supporting Creditors shall support assumption of non-insider employment agreements, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors and subject to the satisfaction and consent of the Required Supporting Creditors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) following receipt and analysis by the Required Supporting Creditors and their advisors of satisfactory information from the Company regarding such programs, which information the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable. Indemnification of Prepetition Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. Consistent with applicable law, all indemnification provisions currently in place (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) for the current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors, as applicable, shall be reinstated and remain intact, irrevocable, and shall survive the effectiveness of the Restructuring on terms no less favorable to such current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors than the indemnification provisions in place prior to the Restructuring. Director, Officer, Manager, and Employee Tail Insurance Coverage On or before the Effective Date, the Debtors shall purchase and maintain directors, officers, managers, and employee liability tail coverage for the six-year period following the Effective Date on terms no less favorable than the Debtors’ existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage and with an aggregate limit of liability upon the Effective Date of no less than the aggregate limit of liability under the existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage upon placement. Reasonable directors and officers insurance policies shall remain in place in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 Cases and from and after the Plan Effective Date. Claims of the Debtors The Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall retain all rights to commence and pursue any Causes of Action, other than any Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the release and exculpation provisions outlined in this Term Sheet. Prior to consummation of the Plan, the Debtors shall not settle, compromise or discharge any Cause of Action that is not agreed to be released pursuant to this Term Sheet without the consent of the Required Supporting Lenders. Additional Plan Provisions and Documentation The Plan shall contain other customary provisions for chapter 11 plans of this type. The Plan and all supporting and implementing documentation (including all briefs and other pleadings filed in support thereof, all documents filed as part of the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order) shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. Conditions Precedent to Restructuring The following shall be conditions to the Effective Date (the “Conditions Precedent”): (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors, and shall: (i) authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;PLAN
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Samples: Restructuring Support Agreement
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Subordination The classification and treatment of Claims under the Plan shall conform to settle and compromise the respective contractual, legal, and equitable subordination rights of such Claims, and any such rights shall be settled, compromised, and released pursuant to the Plan. Restructuring Transactions The Confirmation Order shall be deemed to authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate appropriate, consistent with the Restructuring Support Agreement, to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Rights Offering and the issuance of all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring (collectively, the “Restructuring Transactions”). On the Effective Date, the Debtors, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Certificates, and Other Documents On the Effective Date, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Term Sheet Sheet, the Restructuring Support Agreement or the Plan, all notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests, including credit agreements and indentures, shall be canceled and the obligations of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged. Issuance of New Securities; Execution of the Plan Restructuring Documents On the Effective Date, the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Except as otherwise provided in this Term Sheet or the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Debtors shall seek to assume or reject reject, as the case may be, executory contracts and unexpired leases in consultation the Plan Supplement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Consenting Creditors; provided, however, that the Debtors shall consult and reasonably cooperate with the Supporting Consenting Creditors and with the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Required Supporting Creditors. The Plan will provide that the executory contracts and unexpired leases that are not assumed or rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) will be deemed assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall be obtained with respect to all decisions to assume the assumption or reject, including the deemed assumption rejection of executory such contracts and unexpired leases pursuant to the Planleases. Retention of Jurisdiction The Plan will provide for the retention of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court for usual and customary matters. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests Pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, and except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document created pursuant to the Plan, the distributions, rights, and treatment that are provided in the Plan shall be in complete satisfaction, discharge, and release, effective as of the Effective Date, of Claims (including any Debtor Intercompany Claims resolved or compromised after the Effective Date by the Reorganized Debtors), Interests, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on Claims or Interests from and after the Petition Date, whether known or unknown, against, liabilities of, liens Liens on, obligations of, rights against, and Interests in, the Debtors or any of their assets or properties, regardless of whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims and Interests, including demands, liabilities, and Causes of Action that arose before the Effective Date, any liability (including withdrawal liability) to the extent such Claims or Interests relate to services performed by employees of the Debtors prior to before the Effective Date and that arise from a termination of employment, any contingent or non-contingent liability on account of representations or warranties issued on or before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case whether or not: (a1) a Proof of Claim based upon such debt or right is filed or deemed filed pursuant to section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b2) a Claim or Interest based upon such debt, right, or Interest is Allowed pursuant to section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c3) the holder Holder of such a Claim or Interest has accepted the Plan. Any default or “event of default” by the Debtors or Affiliates with respect to any Claim or Interest that existed immediately before or on account of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases shall be deemed cured (and no longer continuing) as of the Effective Date. The Confirmation Order shall be a judicial determination of the discharge of all Claims and Interests subject to the occurrence of the Effective DateDate occurring. Releases by the Debtors Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates from any and all Causes of Action, including any derivative claims, claims asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their Estates would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether individually or collectively) or on behalf of the holder Holder of any Claim againstor Interest, or that any Holder of any Claim or Interest in, a Debtor or other Entitycould have asserted on behalf of the Debtors, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, : (a) the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Backstop Commitment Restructuring Support Agreement, the Plan, or ; (b) any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document (including providing any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document, or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion) created or entered into in connection with the RSARestructuring Support Agreement, the Disclosure Statement, or the DIP FacilityPlan; (c) the Chapter 11 Cases, or the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities Securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, ; or upon (d) any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not include any claims or liabilities arising out of or relating to any act or omission of a Released Party that is determined in a Final Order to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan. Releases by Holders of Claims and Interests of the Debtors As of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, claims asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Plan, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Injunction Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold claims or interests that have been released, discharged, or are subject to exculpation are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Exculpated Parties, or the Released Parties: (a) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (b) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any 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 or interests; (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 or interests unless such holder has filed a motion requesting the right to perform such setoff on or before the Effective Date, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; and (e) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests released or settled pursuant to the Plan. OTHER MATERIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING Management Incentive Plan On the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors will implement a management incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) that shall provide for 10% of the New Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to be issued to management of the Reorganized Debtors after the Effective Date at the discretion of the New Board and on terms to be determined by the New Board (including, without limitation, with respect to allocation, timing and structure of such issuance and the Management Incentive Plan). The Plan will permit the establishment of the Management Incentive Plan by the New Board following the Effective Date. Employment Obligations Each of the Debtors’ “first day” or “second day” motions and proposed orders relating to wages, compensation, and benefits, including executive compensation programs shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. The Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors shall mutually agree as to (i) the continuation, after the Effective Date, of the Key Employee Incentive Plan effective as of May 6, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “XXXX”), (ii) the Debtors’ wages, compensation, and benefit programs that relate to any “insider” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) the assumption, rejection or other disposition of any of the Debtors’ existing employment agreements for insiders. Wages, compensation and benefit programs, other than the XXXX that do not relate to insiders shall be continued after the Effective Date and the Supporting Creditors shall support assumption of non-insider employment agreements, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors and subject to the satisfaction and consent of the Required Supporting Creditors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) following receipt and analysis by the Required Supporting Creditors and their advisors of satisfactory information from the Company regarding such programs, which information the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable. Indemnification of Prepetition Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. Consistent with applicable law, all indemnification provisions currently in place (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) for the current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors, as applicable, shall be reinstated and remain intact, irrevocable, and shall survive the effectiveness of the Restructuring on terms no less favorable to such current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors than the indemnification provisions in place prior to the Restructuring. Director, Officer, Manager, and Employee Tail Insurance Coverage On or before the Effective Date, the Debtors shall purchase and maintain directors, officers, managers, and employee liability tail coverage for the six-year period following the Effective Date on terms no less favorable than the Debtors’ existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage and with an aggregate limit of liability upon the Effective Date of no less than the aggregate limit of liability under the existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage upon placement. Reasonable directors and officers insurance policies shall remain in place in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 Cases and from and after the Plan Effective Date. Claims of the Debtors The Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall retain all rights to commence and pursue any Causes of Action, other than any Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the release and exculpation provisions outlined in this Term Sheet. Prior to consummation of the Plan, the Debtors shall not settle, compromise or discharge any Cause of Action that is not agreed to be released pursuant to this Term Sheet without the consent of the Required Supporting Lenders. Additional Plan Provisions and Documentation The Plan shall contain other customary provisions for chapter 11 plans of this type. The Plan and all supporting and implementing documentation (including all briefs and other pleadings filed in support thereof, all documents filed as part of the Plan Supplement, and the Confirmation Order) shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. Conditions Precedent to Restructuring The following shall be conditions to the Effective Date (the “Conditions Precedent”): (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors, and shall: (i) authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;:
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Samples: Intercreditor Agreement
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Subordination Governance The classification and treatment of Claims under the Plan shall conform to the respective contractual, legal, and equitable subordination rights of such Claims, and any such rights shall New Board will be settled, compromised, and released pursuant to the Plan. Restructuring Transactions The Confirmation Order shall be deemed to authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Rights Offering and the issuance of all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring (collectively, the “Restructuring Transactions”). On the Effective Date, the Debtors, as applicable, shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Restructuring. Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Certificates, and Other Documents On the Effective Date, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Term Sheet or the Plan, all notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests, including credit agreements and indentures, shall be canceled and the obligations of the Debtors and any non-Debtor Affiliates thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Debtors shall seek to assume or reject executory contracts and unexpired leases in consultation with the Supporting Creditors and with the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Required Supporting Creditors. The Plan will provide that the executory contracts and unexpired leases that are not assumed or rejected as of appointed on the Plan Effective Date (either and will consist of no more than seven members. The Strategic Investor will have the right to appoint one member of the New Board on the Plan Effective Date and will maintain such board appointment right so long as the Strategic Investor owns 50% of the New Holdco Equity issued or issuable pursuant to the Plan Convertible B Exit Notes on a converted or a separate motion“as converted” basis (under the Convertible B Exit Notes) will be deemed assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. For (for the avoidance of doubt, the Strategic Investor will lose its board appointment rights only if it sells the Convertible B Exit Notes and/or New Holdco Equity below the above threshold and not as a result of dilution). Following conversion of the Convertible B Exit Notes, if the Strategic Investor holds 20% or more of the New Holdco Equity, the Strategic Investor will be entitled to designate an additional independent member of the New Board and will maintain such board appointment right so long as the Strategic Investor holds 20% or more of the New HoldCo Equity. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the governance of the Reorganized Debtors will be determined by the Required DIP Commitment Parties and the Strategic Investor, with the consent shall of the Company Parties (which will not be obtained with respect to all decisions to assume unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or rejectdelayed), and will be set forth in the Plan Supplement. The New Organizational Documents, including the deemed assumption of executory contracts charters, bylaws, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, or other organizational documents, as applicable, will be consistent with this Restructuring Term Sheet, and unexpired leases pursuant to the Plan. Retention of Jurisdiction The Plan will provide for the retention of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court for usual and customary matters. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests Pursuant to section 1141(d1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, and except as will otherwise specifically provided be determined by the Required DIP Commitment Parties and the Strategic Investor, with the consent of the Company Parties (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed). The New Organizational Documents will include terms and provisions that are usual and customary for Organizational Documents of reorganized debtors, including fiduciary duty waivers in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document created pursuant to the Plan, the distributions, rights, Organizational Documents for New HoldCo and treatment that are provided in the Plan shall be in complete satisfaction, discharge, customary indemnification and release, effective as of the Effective Date, of Claims (including any Intercompany Claims resolved or compromised after the Effective Date by the Reorganized Debtors), Interests, and Causes of Action of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on Claims or Interests from and after the Petition Date, whether known or unknown, against, liabilities of, liens on, obligations of, rights against, and Interests in, the Debtors or any of their assets or properties, regardless of whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims and Interests, including demands, liabilities, and Causes of Action that arose before the Effective Date, any liability (including withdrawal liability) to the extent such Claims or Interests relate to services performed by employees of the Debtors prior to the Effective Date and that arise from a termination of employment, any contingent or non-contingent liability on account of representations or warranties issued on or before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case whether or not: (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such debt or right is filed or deemed filed pursuant to section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a Claim or Interest based upon such debt, right, or Interest is Allowed pursuant to section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c) the holder of such a Claim or Interest has accepted the Planexculpation provisions. The Confirmation Order shall New HoldCo will be a judicial determination of the discharge of all Claims and Interests private company not subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date. Releases by the Debtors Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates from any and all Causes of Action, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their 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 against, or Interest in, a Debtor or other Entity, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property reporting under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Releases by Holders Securities Act of Claims and Interests As of the Effective Date, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Merger, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, the Plan, the Backstop Commitment Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the RSA, the Disclosure Statement, the DIP Facility, or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Injunction Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold claims or interests that have been released, discharged, or are subject to exculpation are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against1933, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Exculpated Parties, or the Released Parties: (a) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (b) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests; (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any 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 or interests; (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 or interests unless such holder has filed a motion requesting the right to perform such setoff on or before the Effective Date, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such holder asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; and (e) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such claims or interests released or settled pursuant to the Planamended. OTHER MATERIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESTRUCTURING Management Incentive Plan On Following the Plan Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors New Board will implement a management adopt an equity incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) that shall provide provides for the issuance of equity and equity-based awards (“Awards”) to employees, consultants, and directors/managers of New HoldCo. The New Board will reserve a pool of New HoldCo Equity under the Management Incentive Plan representing up to 10% of the issued and outstanding New Common StockHoldCo Equity as of the Plan Effective Date (the “MIP Pool”), inclusive of New HoldCo Equity reserved in the MIP Pool. The MIP Pool will not be subject to dilution by the New HoldCo Equity issued under the Plan or on a fully diluted basis, account of any conversion of the Convertible A Exit Notes. The MIP Pool will be subject to dilution by the New HoldCo Equity issued in exchange for any Investment Option. The form of the Awards (which are expected to be issued to management in the form of profits interests), the participants in the Management Incentive Plan, the allocations of the Reorganized Debtors after Awards to such participants, and the Effective Date at the discretion terms and conditions of the New Board Awards (including time-based and on terms to performance-based vesting) will be determined by the New Board (including, without limitation, with respect to allocation, timing and structure of such issuance and the Management Incentive Plan). The Plan will permit the establishment of the Management Incentive Plan by the New Board following the Effective Datein its sole discretion. Employment Obligations Each and Programs Pursuant to the Restructuring Support Agreement and this Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Parties consent to the continuation of the DebtorsCompany Parties’ “first day” or “second day” motions and proposed orders relating to ordinary course wages, compensation, and benefitsbenefits programs according to the terms and practices thereof as of the Petition Date, including ordinary course executive compensation programs shall be and any motions in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors. The Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors shall mutually agree as to (i) the continuation, after the Effective Date, of the Key Employee Incentive Plan effective as of May 6, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “XXXX”), (ii) the Debtors’ wages, compensation, and benefit programs that relate to any “insider” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) the assumption, rejection or other disposition of any of the Debtors’ existing employment agreements for insiders. Wages, compensation and benefit programs, other than the XXXX that do not relate to insiders shall be continued after the Effective Date and the Supporting Creditors shall support assumption of non-insider employment agreements, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors and subject to the satisfaction and consent of the Required Supporting Creditors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) following receipt and analysis by the Required Supporting Creditors and their advisors of satisfactory information from the Company regarding such programs, which information the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable. Indemnification of Prepetition Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. Consistent with applicable law, all indemnification provisions currently in place (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) Court for the current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of approval thereof. On the Debtors, as applicable, shall be reinstated and remain intact, irrevocable, and shall survive the effectiveness of the Restructuring on terms no less favorable to such current and former directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Debtors than the indemnification provisions in place prior to the Restructuring. Director, Officer, Manager, and Employee Tail Insurance Coverage On or before the Plan Effective Date, the Debtors shall purchase and maintain directorswill assume all employment agreements or letters, officersindemnification agreements, managersseverance agreements, and employee liability tail coverage for or other agreements entered into with employees as of the six-year period following the Effective Petition Date on terms no less favorable than the Debtors’ existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage and with an aggregate limit of liability upon the Effective Date of no less than the aggregate limit of liability under the existing director, officer, manager, and employee coverage upon placementor hired thereafter. Reasonable directors and officers insurance policies shall remain in place in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 Cases and from and after Preference Waiver On the Plan Effective Date. Claims , all Preference Actions against any trade counterparty of the Debtors The Reorganized Debtorswill be deemed waived by the Debtors and/or their Estates, as applicable. Exemption from SEC Registration The issuance of all securities under the Plan will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable law. Executory Contracts Subject to the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement, shall retain all rights to commence and pursue any Causes of Action, other than any Causes of Action released except as otherwise agreed by the Debtors pursuant to the release and exculpation provisions outlined in this Term Sheet. Prior to consummation of the PlanCompany Parties, the Debtors shall not settle, compromise or discharge any Cause of Action that is not agreed to be released pursuant to this Term Sheet without the consent of the Required Supporting Lenders. Additional Plan Provisions and Documentation The Plan shall contain other customary provisions for chapter 11 plans of this type. The Plan and all supporting and implementing documentation (including all briefs and other pleadings filed in support thereof, all documents filed as part of the Plan SupplementDIP Commitment Parties, and the Confirmation Order) shall Strategic Investor, all unexpired agreements with Sports Leagues and MVPDs will be in form and substance acceptable to assumed by the Debtors and Company Parties on the Required Supporting Creditors. Conditions Precedent to Restructuring The following shall be conditions to the Plan Effective Date (the “Conditions Precedent”): (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Confirmation Order, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Debtors and the Required Supporting Creditors, and shall: (i) authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;Date.
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Samples: Restructuring Support Agreement