THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER WITH RESPECT TO ANY SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCES OF A CHAPTER 11 PLAN. SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION ONLY WILL BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND/OR PROVISIONS OF THE BANKRUPTCY...
Exhibit 99.1
THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER WITH RESPECT TO ANY SECURITIES OR
A SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCES OF A CHAPTER 11 PLAN. SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION ONLY WILL BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND/OR PROVISIONS OF THE
BANKRUPTCY CODE.
A SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCES OF A CHAPTER 11 PLAN. SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION ONLY WILL BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND/OR PROVISIONS OF THE
BANKRUPTCY CODE.
AMENDED PLAN SUPPORT AGREEMENT
by and among
XXXX CORPORATION,
UNITED STEELWORKERS,
INTERNATIONAL UNION, UAW,
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. AND
CERTAIN CREDITORS OF XXXX CORPORATION
Dated as of July 26, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RECITALS |
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ARTICLE I OVERVIEW OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS |
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ARTICLE II OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEBTORS |
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ARTICLE III SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF THE USW, THE UAW AND CENTERBRIDGE |
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ARTICLE IV SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF THE SUPPORTING CREDITORS |
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ARTICLE V |
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PLAN FRAMEWORK |
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION EVENTS |
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ARTICLE VIII GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; VENUE |
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ARTICLE IX IMPLEMENTATION |
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Supporting Creditors
Exhibit B: Plan Term Sheet
Exhibit C: Investment Agreement
Exhibit D: Qualified Investor and Participating Claim Definitions
Exhibit A: Supporting Creditors
Exhibit B: Plan Term Sheet
Exhibit C: Investment Agreement
Exhibit D: Qualified Investor and Participating Claim Definitions
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This Amended Plan Support Agreement (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of July 26,
2007, by and among Xxxx Corporation (“Xxxx”), on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries
operating as debtors and debtors-in-possession (together with Xxxx, the “Debtors”) in the
Chapter 11 Cases (as defined below); the United Steelworkers (the “USW”); the International
Union, UAW (the “UAW”); Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. on behalf of itself and its
affiliates (“Centerbridge”); and the creditors set forth on Exhibit A hereto (collectively,
the “Supporting Creditors”). Each of the Debtors, the USW, the UAW, Centerbridge and the
Supporting Creditors is referred to herein individually as a “Party,” and collectively, as
the “Parties”. As used herein, the words “this Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereunder” and words
of like import shall mean this Agreement.
RECITALS
A. On March 3, 2006, the Debtors commenced jointly administered chapter 11 cases (together,
the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below). The Debtors’
successful reorganization as a sustainable, viable business requires the simultaneous
implementation of several distinct restructuring initiatives and the cooperation of all the
Debtors’ key business constituencies: customers, vendors, employees and retirees.
B. On Xxxxx 0, 0000, Xxxxxxx & Stroock & Xxxxx LLP (“Stroock”) was retained as counsel
to an ad hoc group of holders of the Debtors’ unsecured bonds (the “Ad Hoc Group”).
C. The USW and the UAW have retained Centerbridge as an advisor.
D. On February 1, 2007, the Debtors filed the Motion and Memorandum of Law of Debtors and
Debtors in Possession to Reject their Collective Bargaining Agreements and to Modify their Retiree
Benefits Pursuant to Sections 1113 and 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “1113/1114
Litigation”).
E. In March and April 2007, the trial with respect to the 1113/1114 Litigation took place
before the Bankruptcy Court.
F. Since April 2007, the Debtors, the USW, the UAW and Centerbridge have engaged in
discussions regarding a possible consensual resolution of (i) the 1113/1114 Litigation and (ii) all
other issues between the Debtors and each of the USW and the UAW related to the Debtors’
restructuring (the “Global Settlement”). The Global Settlement includes, among other
things, these Parties’ respective views of certain of the terms for a chapter 11 plan for the
Debtors. The Global Settlement is conditioned upon the Debtors, the USW, the UAW, the Supporting
Creditors and Centerbridge reaching agreement on all documents pertinent in any way to the Global
Settlement, including Centerbridge’s and the Supporting Creditors’ participation in the Plan (as
defined below) and/or all transactions contemplated thereby.
G. As a consequence of the discussions mentioned above, this Agreement sets forth the Parties’
agreement with respect to their support of a plan of reorganization for the Debtors in
order to implement the Global Settlement (the “Plan”), including the Plan Term Sheet
and the entry into the Investment Agreement (as defined below) and the Union Settlement Agreements
(as defined below).
H. Centerbridge will make the New Investment (as defined below) on the terms and on the
conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement (as defined below), which sets forth the
obligations of Centerbridge to make the New Investment in exchange for certain Convertible
Preferred Shares (as defined below) to be issued by Reorganized Xxxx under a confirmed Plan.
I. Certain holders of general unsecured claims who are members of the Ad Hoc Group wish to
express their support for the Global Settlement and wish to be part of the group formulating a
Plan.
J. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Parties have agreed to work together to attempt
to complete the negotiation of the terms of the Plan, as well as to resolve other outstanding
issues, and to formulate and facilitate confirmation and consummation of the Plan and the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that Xxxx will be the sole
proponent of the Plan.
K. In so agreeing, the Parties do not desire and do not intend in any way to avoid, violate or
diminish (i) the disclosure, solicitation and other requirements of applicable securities and
bankruptcy laws or (ii) the fiduciary duties of the Debtors or any such other Party having such
duties.
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
OVERVIEW OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
1113/1114 Litigation
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Has the meaning set forth in Recital D hereof | |
Ad Hoc Group
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Has the meaning set forth in Recital B hereof | |
Agreement
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Bankruptcy Code
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Means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, and codified at title 11 of the United States Code and as applicable to the Chapter 11 Cases | |
Bankruptcy Court
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Means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York | |
Bankruptcy Rules
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Mean the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure | |
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Centerbridge
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Chapter 11 Cases
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Has the meaning set forth in Recital A hereof | |
Claim
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Has the meaning ascribed to it in section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code | |
Confirmation Order
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Means the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Debtors’ Plan in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the USW, the UAW, Centerbridge and the Supporting Creditors | |
Convertible Preferred Shares
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Means, collectively, the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred (both as defined in the Investment Agreement) | |
Creditors Committee
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Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a) hereof | |
Xxxx
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Debtors
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Disclosure Statement
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Means a disclosure statement with respect to the Plan filed by the Debtors with the Bankruptcy Court | |
Disclosure Statement Order
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Means the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Debtors’ Disclosure Statement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the USW, the UAW, Centerbridge and the Supporting Creditors | |
Effective Date
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Means a day, as determined by the Debtors and reasonably acceptable to Centerbridge, that is the business day as soon as reasonably practicable after all conditions to the effective date set forth in the Plan have been met or waived | |
Global Settlement
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Has the meaning set forth in Recital F hereof | |
Investment Agreement
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Means the Investment Agreement among Xxxx Corporation, Centerbridge and a subsidiary of Centerbridge attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference to which no changes shall be made without the consent of the Supporting Creditors | |
Motion
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Has the meaning set forth in section 2.1 hereof | |
New Investment
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Means the proposed investment in the Reorganized Company by Centerbridge and other potential investors | |
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Party or Parties
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Plan
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Has the meaning set forth in Recital G hereof, shall include exhibits to the Plan and shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the USW, the UAW, Centerbridge and Supporting Creditors holding at least $650 million in aggregate amount of Participating Claims (as such term is defined on Exhibit D) | |
Plan Term Sheet
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Means the term sheet entitled “Xxxx Corporation, et al. Critical Elements to be Included in a Plan of Reorganization,” which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference | |
Qualified Marketmaker
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Means an entity that (i) holds itself out to the public as standing ready in the ordinary course of its business to purchase from customers and sell to customers Qualified Securities (or to enter with customers into long and short positions in derivative contracts that reference Qualified Securities), in its capacity as a dealer or market maker in such Qualified Securities, (ii) in fact regularly makes a two-way market in such Qualified Securities, and (iii) consistently has filed its U.S. federal income tax returns on the basis that such business constituted a securities dealer business within the scope of section 475(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. An entity that is under common control with or controlled by a Qualified Marketmaker shall be considered a Qualified Marketmaker for purposes of this waiver (and the limitations to this waiver expressly provided herein) to the extent it satisfies conditions (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence. | |
Qualified Securities
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Means (i) New Common Stock (as defined in the Investment Agreement) and (ii) options, forward contracts, swaps or other derivative contracts that require the delivery of such securities, or that require the payment of money determined by reference to the value or yield of such securities. | |
Reorganized Company
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Means the Reorganized Debtors and their nondebtor subsidiaries | |
Reorganized Xxxx
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Means a corporation that shall be the successor of Xxxx under a confirmed Plan | |
Reorganized Debtors
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Means the Debtors, or any successor thereto, on or after the Effective Date of the Plan | |
Supporting Creditors
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof; the Supporting Creditors are identified on Exhibit A hereto |
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Termination Event
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Has the meaning set forth in section 7.1 hereof | |
UAW
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof | |
Unions
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Means the authorized representatives of the USW and UAW | |
Union Settlement Agreements
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Means the settlement agreements reached by and among the Debtors and each of the Unions as of July 5, 2007, as amended on the date hereof. | |
USW
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Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof |
ARTICLE II
OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEBTORS
The Debtors presently believe that, subject to the exercise of their fiduciary duties as
debtors and debtors-in-possession (after consultation with outside legal and financial advisors),
prompt consummation of the Plan will facilitate the Debtors’ reorganization and is in the best
interests of their creditors, shareholders and other parties-in-interest. Accordingly, the Debtors
hereby agree, subject to the exercise of their fiduciary duties as debtors and
debtors-in-possession (after consultation with outside legal and financial advisors), to use
reasonable best efforts to propose the Plan and prosecute confirmation and consummation thereof.
Subject to the foregoing, for as long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Debtors agree to:
2.1 Prepare and file with the Bankruptcy Court a motion (the “Motion”) seeking an
order, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the USW, the UAW and
Centerbridge, from the Bankruptcy Court (i) approving and authorizing the Debtors to enter into the
Union Settlement Agreements, the Investment Agreement and this Agreement; (ii) authorizing payment
of the Expense Reimbursement, the Termination Fee, the Commitment Fee and the Break-up Fee (as such
terms are defined in the Investment Agreement) pursuant to, and on the terms and conditions set
forth in, Article VII of the Investment Agreement; and (iii) determining that the Parties’ entry
into, and performance of, their obligations under the Union Settlement Agreements, the Investment
Agreement and this Agreement do not violate any law, including the Bankruptcy Code, and do not give
rise to any claim or remedy against the Parties; and
2.2 Not object to any application under section 503(b) or inclusion as part of the Plan under
section 1129(a)(4) by Stroock for its representation of the Ad Hoc Group for payment of its
reasonable legal fees and expenses from the filing of the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases to the
Effective Date up to a cap of $5 million; and
2.3 Not propose any Plan premised upon the use of section 382(l)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code and will propose only a Plan premised upon the use of section 382(l)(6) of the Internal
Revenue Code; and
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2.4 Engage in good faith negotiations with the other Parties and other parties in interest
regarding the Plan, Disclosure Statement and other definitive documents that are consistent with
this Agreement and that resolve all unresolved items reflected herein and/or are necessary to the
implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; including, without limitation:
a. Using reasonable best efforts to negotiate with parties in interest and thereafter file the
Plan and the Disclosure Statement by September 3, 2007; and
b. Use reasonable best efforts to obtain entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Confirmation
Order on or before February 28, 2008.
ARTICLE III
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF THE USW, THE UAW
AND CENTERBRIDGE
Unless and until this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, each of the
USW, the UAW and Centerbridge agrees (and shall cause its respective affiliates to agree) that:
3.1 It will support prosecution, confirmation and consummation of the Plan including without
limitation, (i) the entry of the Disclosure Statement Order and (ii) the entry of the Confirmation
Order, despite objection or the rejection of the Plan (whether by vote or operation of section
1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code) by any impaired class;
provided, however, that, for the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in this subsection is an agreement by any of the USW or the UAW to vote to accept
or reject the Plan.
3.2 It will not, nor will it encourage any other person or entity to, (i) object to, delay,
impede, appeal, or take any other action, directly or indirectly, to interfere with, the entry of
the Disclosure Statement Order; (ii) commence any proceeding or prosecute, join in, or otherwise
support any action to oppose or object to the Plan or Disclosure Statement; and (iii) delay, object
to, impede, appeal, or take any other action, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the
acceptance or confirmation of the Plan, the entry of the Confirmation Order or the occurrence of
the Effective Date.
3.3 It will engage in good faith negotiations with the other Parties and other parties in
interest regarding the Plan, Disclosure Statement and other definitive documents that are
consistent with this Agreement and/or are necessary to the implementation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4 Centerbridge hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has completed such due diligence
review as is required in order to commit to the New Investment and that its obligations hereunder
are not subject to any due diligence condition. Without limiting the foregoing, the Debtors will
continue to provide Centerbridge with such information and access as it reasonably requests.
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3.5 With respect to the UAW and USW only, not object to any application under section 503(b)
or as part of the Plan under section 1129(a)(4) by Stroock for its representation of the Ad Hoc
Group for payment of its reasonable legal fees and expenses from the filing of the Debtors’ Chapter
11 Cases to the Effective Date up to a cap of $5 million.
3.6 With respect to Centerbridge only, support through publicly filed pleadings any
application under section 503(b) or as part of the Plan under section 1129(a)(4) by Stroock for its
representation of the Ad Hoc Group for payment of its reasonable legal fees and expenses from the
filing of the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases to the Effective Date up to a cap of $5 million.
3.7 It will not support any Plan premised upon the use of section 382(l)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code and will support only a Plan premised upon the use of section 382(l)(6) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE IV
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF THE SUPPORTING CREDITORS
Unless and until this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, each
Supporting Creditor agrees that:
4.1 It will support prosecution, confirmation and consummation of the Plan including without
limitation, (i) the entry of the Disclosure Statement Order and (ii) the entry of the Confirmation
Order, despite objection or the rejection of the Plan (whether by vote or operation of section
1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code) by any impaired class;
provided, however, that, for the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in this subsection is an agreement by any Supporting Creditor to vote to accept
or reject the Plan.
4.2 It will not, nor will it encourage any other person or entity to, (i) object to, delay,
impede, appeal, or take any other action, directly or indirectly, to interfere with, the entry of
the Disclosure Statement Order; (ii) commence any proceeding or prosecute, join in, or otherwise
support any action to oppose or object to the Plan or Disclosure Statement; (iii) support or
encourage anyone to compete with the Investment Agreement; and (iv) delay, object to, impede,
appeal, or take any other action, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the acceptance or
confirmation of the Plan, the entry of the Confirmation Order or the occurrence of the Effective
Date.
4.3 It will engage in good faith negotiations with the other Parties and other parties in
interest regarding the Plan, Disclosure Statement and other definitive documents that are
consistent with this Agreement and/or are necessary to the implementation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4 It agrees not to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose, directly or
indirectly (including by creating any subsidiary or affiliate for the sole purpose of acquiring any
Claims against any Debtor) their right, title or interest in respect of any Supporting Creditor
Claim (or any such Claim against any Debtor acquired after the date of this Agreement) against any
Debtor ( a “Transfer”), in whole or in part, or any interest therein (collectively, the
“Relevant Claims”) unless the recipient of such Relevant Claim (a “Transferee”)
agrees in writing (such
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writing, a “Transferee Acknowledgment”), prior to such Transfer, to be bound by this
Agreement in its entirety without revisions. Upon the execution of the Transferee Acknowledgment,
the Transferee shall be deemed to constitute a Supporting Creditor and, to the extent that such
Transferee constitutes a Qualified Investor, shall be entitled to purchase shares of the Series B
Preferred as set forth in, and subject to the limitations of, the Investment Agreement. Any
Transfer that does not comply with this paragraph shall be void ab initio. In the event of a
Transfer, the transferor shall, within five (5) business days, provide written notice of such
transfer to the Company, together with a copy of the Transferee Acknowledgment.
4.5 Subject to the provisions of any confidentiality agreement between the Supporting Creditor
and any Debtor, it shall be permitted to purchase additional Claims against any Debtor; provided,
however, that any such claims so acquired shall, whether or not the Supporting Creditor holds any
Relevant Claims at the time of the acquisition, automatically be deemed to be Relevant Claims and
to be subject to all of the terms of this Agreement hereof.
4.6 It is a “Qualified Investor” as defined in the Investment Agreement and as such term is
defined on Exhibit D.
4.7 Acquisitions and dispositions of Claims by a Qualified Marketmakers that net to zero at
the end of a trading day and that settle on the same settlement date (including, without
limitation, transactions in which a Qualified Marketmaker acts as a “riskless principal” between
customers by buying and selling the same aggregate amounts of securities) shall not be subject to
the requirements of subsections 4 and 5 of this Article IV.
ARTICLE V
PLAN FRAMEWORK
5.1 The Plan will contain the terms set forth in the Plan Term Sheet and the Investment
Agreement, both of which are attached as Exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
The Parties acknowledge and agree that as a critical and integral part of the Global
Settlement, the following agreements have been executed and delivered:
6.1 The Debtors have executed and delivered the Union Settlement Agreements, including the
amendment dated as of the date hereof.
6.2 The USW and the UAW have executed and delivered their respective Union Settlement
Agreement in accordance with their respective constitutions, including the amendment dated as of
the date hereof; and
6.3 The Debtors and Centerbridge will execute and deliver the Investment Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION EVENTS
7.1 The occurrence of any of the following shall be a “Termination Event”:
a. The termination of the Investment Agreement once executed;
b. The termination of any one of the Union Settlement Agreements;
c. The Plan fails to become effective on or before May 1, 2008;
d. Any court shall declare, in a final, non-appealable order, this Agreement to be
unenforceable;
e. The Debtors obtain approval of a disclosure statement other than the Disclosure Statement;
f. The Motion is denied by the Bankruptcy Court;
g. The failure of the fees of Xxxxxx Buckfire, as financial advisor to the Debtors, to be
reduced to an amount agreed upon by Supporting Creditors holding at least $650 million in aggregate
amount of Participating Claims, Centerbridge and the Debtors; or
h. With respect to the obligations of each Supporting Creditor (but not with respect to the
obligations of any other Party hereto), the Plan fails to become effective by its terms by February
28, 2008 or (ii) any changes are made to the Investment Agreement or any exhibit thereto without
the consent of Supporting Creditors holding at least $650 million in aggregate amount of
Participating Claims.
7.2 All obligations hereunder of all Parties shall terminate and shall be of no further force
and effect:
a. Automatically, and without written notice, upon the occurrence of the Termination Events
described in Subsections 7.1(a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) above;
b. Unless waived in writing by all Parties, upon written notice by one Party upon the
occurrence of the Termination Events described in Subsection 7.1(c) above; and
c. Automatically, and without written notice, immediately prior to the issuance of the common
stock and Convertible Preferred Shares contemplated by the Plan and the Investment Agreement.
7.3 All obligations hereunder with respect to an applicable Supporting Creditor (but not with
respect to the obligations of any other Party hereto), shall terminate and shall be of no further
force and effect after written notice is delivered to all other Parties (except other Supporting
Creditors) by such Supporting Creditor or its counsel, upon the occurrence of the Termination
Events described in Subsection 7.1(g) and (h).
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ARTICLE VIII
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; VENUE
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of New York without regard to any conflict of law provision that could require the
application of the law of any other jurisdiction. By its execution and delivery of this Agreement,
each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Bankruptcy Court will retain
exclusive jurisdiction over all matters related to the construction, interpretation or enforcement
of this Agreement. Each Party further agrees to waive any objection
based on forum non conveniens.
Each Party waives any right it may have to a trial by jury and consents to the Bankruptcy Court
hearing and determining any matters related to the construction, interpretation or enforcement of
this Agreement and the Investment Agreement without regard to whether such matter is a core matter
within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).
ARTICLE IX
IMPLEMENTATION
9.1 After execution of this Agreement by all Parties, the Debtors will file the Motion with
the Bankruptcy Court. The Supporting Creditors, the USW and the UAW will timely file statements in
support of the Motion with the Bankruptcy Court.
9.2 The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith all of the documents and transactions
described in, or in connection with, this Agreement.
9.3 A Supporting Creditor will be entitled to purchase Series B Preferred in accordance with
the terms of the Investment Agreement; provided that, such Supporting Creditor is a Qualified
Investor, as defined in the Investment Agreement and set forth in Exhibit D hereto.
9.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to preclude any Supporting Creditor, acting
alone and not in concert with any other Supporting Creditor, from making a proposal for an
Alternative Investment, Alternative Majority Investment or Alternative Transaction (as such terms
are defined in the Investment Agreement) that would be an alternative to the New Investment.
9.5 (a) Any signatory who is a member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Creditors Committee”) executes this Agreement only
in its individual capacity and not as a member of the Creditors Committee, and nothing contained
herein shall apply to limit the free and unrestricted performance of such signatory’s duties as a
member of the Creditors Committee, including, without limitation, the consideration and action,
solely as a Creditors Committee member and not in its individual capacity, with respect to any
competing plan of reorganization.
(b) Nothing contained herein shall restrict the right of a signatory to contact the Creditors
Committee to provide comments on any relevant matter under Section 1102(b)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy
Code, including without limitation the signatory’s views in favor of or against any competing plan
of reorganization.
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ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 It is an express condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement that (a) the Bankruptcy
Court shall have entered an order approving the Motion and (b) the Union Settlement Agreements
shall have been executed by the Debtors, and the relevant Union Settlement Agreement shall have
been approved, executed and delivered by the USW or the UAW, as applicable, in accordance with
their respective constitutions.
10.2 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing contained herein (a) is intended
to, or does, in any manner waive, limit, impair or restrict the ability of each of the Parties to
protect and preserve its rights, remedies, and interests; (b) may be deemed an admission of any
kind; or (c) effects a modification of any existing agreement until such time as the Bankruptcy
Court may have approved such modification. If the transactions contemplated herein are not
consummated, or if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Parties fully reserve any and
all of their rights. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408 and any applicable state rules of
evidence, this Agreement and all negotiations relating thereto are not admissible into evidence in
any proceeding other than a proceeding to enforce the terms of this Agreement.
10.3 Centerbridge shall promptly deliver to the Debtors, the USW, the UAW and the Supporting
Creditors written notice upon the termination of the Investment Agreement. The Debtors shall
promptly deliver to Centerbridge, the USW, the UAW and the Supporting Creditors written notice upon
the termination of the Investment Agreement.
10.4 The Supporting Creditors shall promptly deliver to Centerbridge, the Debtors, the USW and
the UAW written notice upon the termination of this Agreement.
10.5 The USW and/or the UAW shall deliver to the Debtors, the Supporting Creditors, the USW or
the UAW (as applicable) and Centerbridge written notice upon the termination of any one of the
Union Settlement Agreements as and when provided therein.
10.6 Each Party hereby acknowledges that this Agreement is not, and shall not be deemed to be,
a solicitation to accept or reject a plan or the Plan in contravention of section 1125(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code. Each Party further acknowledges that no securities of any Debtor are being
offered or sold hereby and that this Agreement does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of any Debtor.
10.7 Each Party, severally and not jointly, represents, covenants, warrants and agrees to each
other Party, only as to itself and not as to each of the others, that the following statements, as
applicable, are true, correct and complete as of the date hereof:
a. It has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder;
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b. It is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its state of
organization and it has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder;
c. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations
hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part; provided,
however, that the Debtors’ authority to enter into this Agreement is subject to Bankruptcy
Court approval;
d. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid,
and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to entry of the
order approving the Motion;
e. The execution, delivery, and performance by it (when such performance is due) of this
Agreement do not and shall not (i) violate any provision of law, rule, or regulation applicable to
it or any of its affiliates or its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational
documents or those of any of its affiliates or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual
obligation to which it or any of its affiliates is a party; and
f. There are no undisclosed agreements or commitments between or among the Parties or, to the
knowledge of the Parties, any other parties regarding matters subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
10.8 Each Supporting Creditor, severally and not jointly, represents, covenants, warrants and
agrees to each other Party, only as to itself and not as to each of the others, that it is the
legal or beneficial holder of, or holder of investment authority over, the Supporting Creditor
Claim set forth on Exhibit A and has or will have the authority to vote or direct the voting of
claims relating to the Supporting Creditor Claim set forth on Exhibit A in respect of the Plan.
10.9 Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement may not be modified,
waived, amended or supplemented unless such modification, waiver, amendment or supplement is in
writing and has been signed by each Party. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, whether or not
similar, nor shall any waiver be deemed a continuing waiver.
10.10 This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, and representatives;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this subsection shall be deemed to
permit sales, assignments, delegations or transfers of this Agreement or any Party’s rights or
obligations hereunder.
10.11 Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to confer any rights or remedies under
or by reason of this Agreement on any person or entity other than the Parties hereto, nor is
anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any
third party to any Party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third party any right
of subrogation or action over or against any Party to this Agreement.
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10.12 All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) if
delivered personally, sent via electronic facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or
certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to
the Parties at the following addresses:
a. If to the Debtors, to:
Xxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Day
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
b. If to the USW, to:
United Steelworkers
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Jury, Esq.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Jury, Esq.
c. If to the UAW, to:
International Union, UAW
Solidarity House
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Solidarity House
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
d. If to Centerbridge, to:
Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
e. If to the Supporting Creditors, to:
the addressees set forth on Exhibit A.
with a copy to:
Stroock & Stroock & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
10.13 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page of this Agreement.
10.14 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to
such subject matter, provided, however, that upon execution of the Investment Agreement by the
parties thereto, the Investment Agreement will supersede the New Investment Term Sheet. This
Agreement is the product of negotiations among the Parties and represents the Parties’ intentions.
In any action to enforce or interpret this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed in a
neutral manner, and no term or provision of this Agreement, or this Agreement as a whole, shall be
construed more or less favorably to any Party.
10.15 The agreements, representations and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement are,
in all respects, several and not joint. Any breach of this Agreement by any Party shall not result
in liability for any other non-breaching Party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have each caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by their respective, duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
XXXX CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Acting Secretary | |||
UNITED STEELWORKERS |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Jury | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Jury | |||
Title: | Associate General Counsel | |||
INTERNATIONAL UNION, UAW |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Associate General Counsel | |||
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. |
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By: | Centerbridge Associates, L.P., | |||
its general partner |
By: | Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC, | |||
its general partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Person |
SUPPORTING CREDITOR |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Name of Institution:
Amount of Bondholder Claims (as defined in Exhibit D hereto) Held: $ |
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Amount of Trade Claims (as defined in Exhibit D hereto) Held: $ |
EXHIBIT A
[Supporting Creditors]
EXHIBIT B
in re Xxxx Corporation, et al.
CRITICAL ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN A
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This Term Sheet summarizes certain of the principal terms and conditions of a chapter 11 plan
of reorganization (the “Plan”) of Xxxx Corporation (“Xxxx”) and its debtor
subsidiaries (each, a “Debtor” and, collectively, the “Debtors”) to be proposed by
the Debtors in the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York as an integral part of the resolution and settlement of (a) the
proceedings under 11 U.S.C. §§ 1113 and 1114 between (i) the Debtors and, respectively, (ii) the
United Steelworkers (“USW”) and (iii) the International Union, UAW (“UAW”); and (b)
all other issues among the Debtors and each of the USW and the UAW ( the “Global
Settlement”).
This Term Sheet is attached as Exhibit A to a plan support agreement (as it may be amended
from time to time, the “PSA”) among (a) the Debtors, (b) the Unions (as defined below), (c)
Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) and (d) certain supporting unsecured
creditors (the “Supporting Creditors”). In the PSA, the Unions agree to support, and will
commit to not oppose, a Plan that includes the terms and conditions set forth in this Term Sheet.
Upon execution of the PSA, this Term Sheet is intended to be binding on the signatories of the PSA
in accordance with the terms of the PSA, which will be subject to Bankruptcy Court approval.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Term Sheet remains subject to, among other things, (a)
resolution of any terms or items set forth herein that are bracketed or indicated as “to be
determined;” (b) acceptable definitive documentation of all matters contemplated herein, including
the Plan and any agreements specifically contemplated in this Term Sheet; and (c) the fiduciary
duties of the Debtors. No vote in favor of any Plan is being solicited by or agreed to by this
Term Sheet.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Term Sheet is being provided
as part of settlement discussions and, therefore, shall be treated as such pursuant to Federal Rule
of Evidence 408 and all bankruptcy and state law equivalents until such time as it is final and
fully executed.
1. Certain Defined Terms
Ad Hoc Steering Committee |
Means DK Partners, Dune Capital Management, LP, Franklin Mutual Advisers and Silver Point Capital LP or the four largest Bondholders that have executed appropriate confidentiality agreements with the Debtors and who are members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders if any of the aforementioned parties are no longer Bondholders |
Bondholders
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Means, collectively, the holders of: (i) the $150 million of 6.5% unsecured notes due March 15, 2008; (ii) the $350 million of 6.5% unsecured notes due on March 1, 2009; (iii) the $250 million of 10.125% unsecured notes due on March 15, 2010; (iv) the $575 million of 9.0% unsecured notes due August 15, 2011; (v) the € 200 million of 9% unsecured notes due August 15, 2011; (vi) the $450 million of 5.85% unsecured notes due on January 15, 2015; (vii) the $200 million of 7.0% unsecured notes due on March 15, 2028; and (viii) the $400 million of 7.0% unsecured notes due on March 1, 2029. | |
Consolidated Debtors
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[To be defined] | |
Creditors’ Committee
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Means the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases, as such committee may be constituted from time to time. | |
DB Plan
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Means a defined benefit pension plan covering employees that are represented by the USW or the UAW. | |
DIP Facility
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Means the Debtors’ existing debtor-in-possession credit facility, subject to any amendment thereto. | |
Effective Date
|
Means a day, as determined by the Debtors and that is reasonably acceptable to Centerbridge, that is the business day as soon as reasonably practicable after all conditions to the Effective Date in the Plan have been met or waived. | |
Emergence Liquidity
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Means, as of the Effective Date, the sum of (i) cash and cash equivalents of the Debtors and their subsidiaries and (ii) unused commitments under the Exit Facility after giving effect to all cash distributions to be made on the Effective Date pursuant to the Plan. | |
Excess
Distributable Cash
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Means cash of the Reorganized Debtors in excess of the minimum cash required to operate the business on the Effective Date and thereafter. | |
Exit Facility
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Means a senior secured financing facility to be entered into on the Effective Date by and among the Reorganized Debtors and the lenders party thereto, as determined prior to emergence through a competitive financing process run by the Debtors’ financial advisor and investment banker, Xxxxxx Buckfire & Co., LLC, subject to the covenant set forth below. | |
Invalidation Clauses
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Means subclause (C) or (E) in the definition of Qualified Investor in the Investment Agreement. | |
Investment Agreement
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Means that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of July ___, 2007, between Centerbridge , CBP Parts Acquisition Co. LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), and Xxxx, |
which, among other things, sets forth the terms for the proposed investment in the Reorganized Company by Centerbridge and its affiliates and other potential investors, which will be attached as Exhibit B to the PSA. | ||
Non-Core Businesses
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Means those businesses to be specified by the Debtors and disclosed in confidence to the Unions, the Creditors’ Committee and Centerbridge. The Company represents that it has previously identified to the Unions those Non-Core Businesses that include UAW or USW represented facilities. Subject to any prepayment requirements set forth in the DIP Facility, proceeds from the sale of Non-Core Businesses will be used to fund operations or distributions under the Plan. | |
Qualified Investor
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Has the meaning given to it in the Investment Agreement. | |
Reorganized Company
|
Means the Reorganized Debtors and their nondebtor subsidiaries. | |
Reorganized Debtors
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Means the Debtors, or any successor thereto, on or after the Effective Date of the Plan. | |
Union Consent
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Unless otherwise expressly agreed, “Union Consent” shall mean the agreement of the respective International President of the UAW or USW (or any designee of such officer). | |
Unions
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Means the authorized representatives of the USW and the UAW. | |
Union Settlement
Agreements
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Means the settlement agreements reached by and among the Debtors and each of the Unions as of July 5, 2007, as amended. | |
Unsecured Claims
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Means unsecured nonpriority claims other than (i) convenience class claims, (ii) asbestos personal injury claims, (iii) intercompany claims, (iv) Xxxx Credit Corporation claims and (v) any claims of the non-union retirees represented by the Official Committee of Non-Union Retirees. | |
Unsecured Creditors
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Means the holders of Unsecured Claims against the Consolidated Debtors. | |
2. New Investment |
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New Investment
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On the Effective Date, there shall be an investment made in the Reorganized Company as described in the Investment Agreement. | |
Process
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The order approving the Global Settlement shall contain provisions for a process (the “Process”) acceptable to the Debtors, the Unions, Centerbridge and the Creditors’ Committee under which persons or entities |
who have submitted a bona fide expression of interest for an Alternative Investment, Alternative Majority Investment, Alternative Transaction or Alternative Stand-Alone Plan (each as defined in the Investment Agreement and each, an “Alternative Proposal”): (i) would be granted access to Company information after signing a confidentiality agreement having terms no less favorable to the Company or more favorable to the recipient thereunder than the respective terms of the confidentiality agreement executed by Appaloosa Management L.P. (an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”); and (ii) would be authorized to submit simultaneously to the Debtors and the Creditors’ Committee a definitive Alternative Proposal on or before , 2007. The Debtors will keep the Creditors’ Committee and the Ad Hoc Steering Committee informed of all Alternative Proposals and, if the Company chooses to proceed with an Alternative Proposal, the Debtors agree that they will amend any plan of reorganization that may then be filed with the Bankruptcy Court to incorporate such Alternative Proposal; and the Unions, Centerbridge and the Ad Hoc Bondholders’ Committee agree (and the Creditors’ Committee will agree on the record at the July 26, 2007 hearing) that they will not (i) construe any such amendment as a “new” plan such that the Debtors would lose their exclusive rights to file or solicit acceptances to such plan, as amended, or (ii) take any other action or make any other suggestion in any forum to limit or terminate such exclusive rights of the Debtors. In all events, each Union shall retain its rights under Appendix R to its respective Settlement Agreement, as modified to: (i) provide that the counsel for the Creditors’ Committee will be co-counsel with the Debtors in any mediation/arbitration proceeding under Appendix R to the Union Settlement Agreements; (ii) establish an objective standard by which the mediator/arbitrator is to determine whether the Unions acted reasonably in withholding their consent to an alternative transaction; (iii) identify an arbitrator that is acceptable to the Debtors, the Unions and the Creditors’ Committee; and (iv) limit the Union’s due diligence and the arbitration period to four weeks in the aggregate. | ||
Nothing herein relieves the Debtors of their obligations under the Investment Agreement. | ||
3. Termination Events |
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Termination Events
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The Investment Agreement and the Union Settlement Agreements shall each contain certain specified termination events and remedies therefor. | |
4. Certain Emergence Covenants and Other Terms |
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Leverage Limitation
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The total amount of funded debt at emergence shall not exceed $1.5 billion. |
Minimum Emergence Liquidity
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Upon emergence, the Reorganized Debtors’ Minimum Emergence Liquidity will be reasonably acceptable to the Unions and Centerbridge. | |
Exit Facility
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The Debtors shall obtain an Exit Facility upon emergence to, among other things, refinance the DIP Facility, provide liquidity through short-term borrowings for working capital and general corporate purposes, and permit the issuance of letters of credit. The Exit Facility will be with parties and on market terms reasonably acceptable to Centerbridge; provided, that the Debtors shall have the obligation to consult with Centerbridge regarding such terms and parties. | |
Union Settlement Agreement Obligations |
The Plan will conform to the Union Settlement Agreements in terms of providing reasonable certainty, acceptable to the Debtors and the Unions, as to the source and the amount of cash required to meet the Debtors’ cash payment obligations as set forth in the Union Settlement Agreements. The Plan shall provide for the Unions’ Claim as described in the Union Settlement Agreements. | |
Treatment of Unsecured Creditors
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Unsecured Creditors will receive, on account of their allowed Unsecured Claims, their pro rata portion of shares of common stock of the Reorganized Company (“New Common Stock”) and/or Excess Distributable Cash if it is determined that Excess Distributable Cash is available. In addition, Unsecured Creditors that are not Qualified Investors (but not including creditors that were Qualified Investors but ceased to be so as of the Record Date as a result of the operation of the Invalidation Clauses) (collectively, the “Non-Eligible Unsecured Creditors”) will receive an amount of cash and/or New Common Stock that is (i) determined to be reasonably acceptable to the Debtors, Centerbridge and the Ad Hoc Steering Committee and (ii) approved by the Bankruptcy Court. Distributions to the Unions shall be governed by the terms of the Union Settlement Agreements. | |
Initial Management
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The Plan shall contain a process whereby the individuals who are expected to serve on the New Board shall negotiate, in consultation with Centerbridge, employment agreements with the senior management team which shall be market employment agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Centerbridge, which employment agreements will be subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Reorganized Company on the Effective Date. Centerbridge will consult with the Ad Hoc Steering Committee with respect to such employment agreements; provided, however, that in the event Centerbridge determines in good faith that revealing certain specific information at a particular point in time could impact negatively either the substance of the negotiations or the prospects of the Company it reserves the right to delay consultation until it |
reasonably determines in good faith that the risk of a negative impact has passed; provided further that Centerbridge will oppose the execution or finalization of such employment agreements without first discussing them with the Ad Hoc Steering Committee. | ||
Tax Attributes To Be Preserved
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Unless otherwise agreed by the New Investor, the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Steering Committee, the investments under the Plan, as well as any relevant Plan provisions, will be structured so as to preserve the ability of the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors to qualify for tax benefits available under IRC section 382(l)(6). | |
No Sale of Core Businesses Prior to
Emergence
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Except for the sale of the Non-Core Businesses and in addition to any requirements, or consents required by the lenders, under the DIP Facility, the Debtors will not sell any business line within the Automotive Systems Group or the Commercial Vehicles Group prior to the Effective Date without Union Consent or the consent of Centerbridge. | |
Successorship and Sales Post
Emergence
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The Debtors will emerge from chapter 11 with their businesses other than the Non-Core Businesses (the “Core Businesses”) intact. Limitations on the Reorganized Debtors’ ability to sell, transfer or distribute substantially all of the stock or assets of any of the Core Businesses shall be addressed, if at all, in the Union Settlement Agreement and related individual collective bargaining agreements. | |
Outside Effective Date
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The PSA and this Term Sheet shall expire and be of no further effect (i) for the Unions, the Debtors and Centerbridge if the Plan fails to become effective on or before May 1, 2008 and (ii) for any Supporting Creditor that has exercised its right to terminate the PSA because the Plan fails to become effective on or before February 28, 2008 (as applicable, the “Outside Effective Date”). | |
Unsecured Claim Condition to
Effective Date
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It shall be a condition to the occurrence of the Effective Date of the Plan that the total amount of allowed Unsecured Claims (excluding any claims of the Unions) shall not exceed $3.25 billion; provided, however, that this condition may be waived by the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee acting reasonably and consistently with its fiduciary duties to all unsecured creditors and after taking into account the efforts that the Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee and other parties, if applicable, have made to resolve Unsecured Claims. | |
Union VEBAs
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The Plan will provide that consideration will be paid into separate, Union-specific voluntary employees’ benefit associations to be established pursuant to the Union Settlement Agreements in the amount set forth therein and that, upon such funding, the Debtors shall have no further obligation (whether ongoing or by claims against their estates) for the provision of non-pension benefits to UAW and USW retirees. |
LTD Claims
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The claims, if any, of the members of the UAW or the USW that are receiving Long Term Disability shall be deemed settled (in accordance with the applicable Union Settlement Agreement) and shall not be entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan due to the provisions for funding the Union VEBAs on account of such claims set forth in the Union Settlement Agreements. | |
Acceptance and Rejection
Provisions
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Other than as set forth herein, the Plan will contain customary provisions regarding the acceptance of the Plan by impaired and unimpaired classes and the deemed rejection by certain classes. | |
Cramdown
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To the extent that any impaired class rejects the Plan or is deemed to have rejected the Plan, the Debtors reserve the right to seek, and the Unions, the Ad Hoc Steering Committee and Centerbridge agree to support, confirmation of the Plan under 11 U.S.C. § 1129(b). | |
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
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The Plan will not provide for or be conditioned upon the distress termination of any DB Plan pursuant to section 4041(c) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1341(c), nor shall the Debtors (or any Plan sponsored by the Debtors) seek a standard termination of any DB Plan. In addition, the Debtors agree to oppose any involuntary termination sought pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1342 of any DB Plan. | |
Collective Bargaining Agreements
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The Plan will provide for the (i) assumption by the Debtors of the new collective bargaining agreements to be entered by the Debtors and the UAW or USW as contemplated by the Union Settlement Agreement at the following bargaining units: (a) Fort Xxxxx, IN – Local Union 903; (b) Henderson, KY – Local Union 9443-02; (c) Marion, IN – Local Union 113; (d) Auburn Hills, MI – UAW Local 771; (e) Rochester Hills UAW Local 771; (f) Longview, TX UAW Local [TBD]; (g) Lima, OH – UAW Local 1765; (h) Elizabethtown, KY – UAW Local 3047; and (i) Pottstown, PA – UAW Local 644; (ii) the assumption of the respective Neutrality Agreements as contemplated by the Union Settlement Agreements, and (iii) the assumption of any and all other related agreements necessary to effect the Union Settlement Agreements. | |
New Board
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The Board of Directors of the Reorganized Company shall be as set forth in the Investment Agreement. |
EXHIBIT C
[Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 31, 2007]
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 31, 2007]
EXHIBIT D1
“Acquired Bond Claims” means Qualified Bond Claims that are transferred to a Person who (A)
is a QIB and (B) who assumes all of the obligations of the transferor under the Support Agreement
in connection with such transfer. Acquired Bond Claims that are subsequently transferred to a
Person who (A) is a QIB and (B) who assumes all of the obligations of the transferor under the
Support Agreement and delivers a signature page to the Support Agreement to the Company and
Centerbridge within 5 business days of the closing of such transfer (however, in no event later
than the Confirmation Date) shall continue to be deemed Acquired Bond Claims.
“Bondholder Claims” means all allowed liquidated, noncontingent, unsecured Claims on
account of the unsecured notes listed in the definition of Bondholders in the Plan Term Sheet;
“Bondholder Record Date” means August 13, 2007;
“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer,” as such term is defined in Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Qualified Bond Claims” means the net Bondholder Claims (after subtracting short positions
and/or other hedge positions) that are beneficially owned as of the Bondholder Record Date by a
Person who (A) together with its Affiliates, holds Bondholder Claims and/or Trade Claims in an
aggregate amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount; (B) is a QIB; and (C) executes and
delivers a signature page to this Agreement on or before the Bondholder Record Date.
“Qualified Investor” means a Person, other than the Unions, who (A) together with its
Affiliates, beneficially owns Qualified Bond Claims, Acquired Bond Claims, and/or Qualified Trade
Claims(such claims collectively, “Participating Claims”) in an aggregate amount equal to or
greater than the Threshold Amount; (B) is a QIB; (C) is qualified to make the representations and
warranties in, and who delivers to the Company within the timeframe specified in Section 1.2 of the
Investment Agreement, a duly executed copy of, a Series B Subscription Agreement in the form of
Exhibit C ; and (D) has not at any time during the period from the Record Date through and
including the Effective Date, engaged in any short sales of New Common Stock or Claims, any
transactions involving options (including exchange-traded options), puts, calls or other
derivatives involving securities of New Xxxx or any other transactions of any type that would have
the effect of providing such holder with any other economic gain in the event of a decrease in the
current or future market price of New Common Stock or Claims unless the Person has engaged in such
activity pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Agreement, or otherwise breached any covenants or
agreements in the Subscription Agreement
“Qualified Trade Claims” means Trade Claims that are beneficially owned as of the
Trade Claims Record Date by a Person who (A) together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns Trade
1 | Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Investment Agreement. |
Claims, Qualified Bond Claims and/or Participating Claims in an aggregate amount equal to or
greater than the Threshold Amount; (B) is a QIB; and (C) executes and delivers a signature page to
this Agreement on or before the Trade Claims Record Date.
“Threshold Amount” means $25 million.
“Trade Claims Record Date” means the Confirmation Date.